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Waste Less. Clean Spaces. Better Places – Week Four: Clean Spaces

Practical tips, local ideas and simple swaps to help everyone reduce waste, save money and create cleaner communities.

January 29, 2026

A big £1M birthday boost for Wantage Leisure Centre

Published 29 January 2026 In what will be its 50th year, Wantage Leisure Centre is going to see some big refurbishment projects taking place throughout 2026. Vale of White Horse District Council, who own the centre, has been working on plans to refresh and update facilities with a budget of £982,000. Funding for the work comes from developer contributions in the area […]

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January 26, 2026

Councils lead the way in disability representation

Two Oxfordshire councils are leading the way in disability representation by achieving the highest level of national accreditation for inclusivity and accessibility.

January 21, 2026

Pieces of town’s history discovered following car park work

Pieces of Abingdon’s rich history have been unearthed following car park improvement works.

January 20, 2026

From payments to emissions – tell us what you think about proposed taxi policy updates

Published 20 January 2026 South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are inviting residents, businesses and the taxi and private hire trade to share their views on proposed updates to their Joint Taxi Licensing Policy. This is your chance to influence how taxi services operate across both districts – from payment options […]

January 16, 2026

Councils remove themselves from “unacceptable” X social media platform

Published 16 January 2026 Two councils are removing their profiles from the social media service X in light of recent events that saw the platform’s integrated AI tool Grok being used to for activities branded as “completely unacceptable”. South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils had already significantly reduced their use of […]

January 16, 2026

Good news for Marcham residents as air quality improves

Published Friday 16 January 2026 At a meeting of the Vale of White Horse District Council Licensing Committee on Thursday 15 January, councillors heard that officers have assessed air quality in the district and found that over five years Marcham Air Quality Management Area has seen consistent reductions in nitrogen dioxide, a key pollutant primarily […]