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Residents urged to respond to government consultation on once-in-a-generation opportunity to change local councils

The government has launched a consultation on options to reorganise local councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire.

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February 6, 2026

Fun, Theatre and Family Days Out This February Half-Term

Starting on 15 February, families across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse can enjoy a fun-filled half-term with a range of free and low-cost activities, from sports and games to theatre and arts and crafts.

photo of Faringdon swimming pool

November 6, 2023

Over £440,000 awarded to support swimming pools in South and Vale

Swimming pools across South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse have been awarded a total of £441,542. The award will help ensure residents continue to have access to good swimming facilities across the two districts. Recent research has shown swimming positively contributes to physical and mental wellbeing, to individual and community development, and helps to […]

An image of the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre from the front and the right image is the outside of Wantage Leisure Centre

February 16, 2023

Leisure centres to be greener thanks to £6m funding

Air Source Heat Pumps, solar panels and other energy efficiency measures will be installed at Wantage Leisure Centre and the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre in Abingdon. Vale of White Horse District Council was successful in its bid for the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme and has been awarded £5,992,916 in funding which will […]