Affordable housing, climate and nature recovery, and sustainable and inclusive communities – three things being set as the top priorities at the heart of Vale of White Horse District. Vale of White Horse District Council is setting a new council plan for the next four years and is encouraging everyone within the district to join […]
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October 7, 2021
Leader’s Statement – 6 October 2021
Cllr Emily Smith, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, delivered her Leader’s Statement to Council at the meeting on 6 October 2021 Supporting Vulnerable People It is a particularly busy time for the council with a huge amount of work to support our communities happening in line with our corporate plan. Since our last […]
October 7, 2021
Council calls on the government to reverse Universal Credit uplift cut
Following a motion at the Council meeting on Wednesday 6 October, Cllr Emily Smith, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, is to write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to express grave concern about how families in the Vale will be impacted by the […]
October 6, 2021
Joint leaders’ statement to mark World Homelessness Day – 10 October
A joint statement by the leaders of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils, Cllrs Sue Cooper and Emily Smith to mark World Homelessness Day on 10 October.
October 5, 2021
Councils confirm further support for Afghan refugees
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are to resettle a further six Afghan refugee families, three families each in their respective districts, as part of ongoing support for those forced to flee the country after it fell back under the control of the Taliban. The councils have already delivered on their initial […]
October 5, 2021
New policy to boost the planting and protection of trees on public land
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have launched a new policy which outlines how they will protect, plant and manage trees on the land they own, and how they’ll support communities to apply to plant trees on council owned land. Protecting and increasing tree cover will ensure that trees across our districts […]
October 4, 2021
Litter picking equipment presented to St Nicolas school in Abingdon
St Nicolas CE Primary School in Abingdon was presented with 30 children’s hi-vis jackets and other litter picking equipment by Vale of White Horse District Council as part of a council competition.
September 30, 2021
Celebrating 10 years of enterprise success
It has been a decade since the first enterprise zone was created in Oxfordshire, and during that time the zones have helped scores of businesses to grow, created thousands of jobs and invested millions of pounds across southern Oxfordshire. Enterprise zones are a government initiative that allow local enterprise partnerships to keep business rates and, […]
September 30, 2021
Get ready for the Women’s Tour racing through the Vale on 4 October
Find out when and where you can see the race, and about the rolling road closures
September 27, 2021
Amazon wishlist for specific donations to help Afghan guests
People in Oxfordshire are being asked to make donations of very specific items to help Afghan people currently being looked after in the county after their recent arrival in the UK following events in their home country. As is the case throughout the country Oxfordshire is playing host to a number of Afghan people in […]
September 22, 2021
Councils discover Air Quality Superheroes in southern Oxfordshire
Today (22 September) is International Car Free Day – what better day to announce the winners of our Air Quality Superhero children’s competition.
