A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public.
Latest news
December 19, 2024
Experienced taxi driver caught offering rides illegally during Henley Regatta
A taxi driver has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 and had six penalty points added to his licence after plying for hire illegally during Henley Regatta.
December 17, 2024
New Performing Arts Grant gets approval
Community organisations working in the arts in South Oxfordshire will benefit from a new grant launching next year. Following a Cabinet meeting on Thursday 28 November, South Oxfordshire District Council members approved their new Performing Arts Grant. The new grant will open on 3 February 2025 and be open to voluntary and community organisations in […]
December 15, 2024
Leader’s Report to Council – 12 December 2024
I was joined in the bathroom this morning by the Minister for Housing who was telling the Today Programme that less than a third of the country is covered by an up to date Local Plan and he urged councils to move quickly to produce theirs . We are in this respect almost a model […]
December 12, 2024
A statement from Cllr David Rouane, Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council
Looking back to council work over the last year, I’m struck once again at how much we have achieved.
December 11, 2024
Councils’ future plan takes next step forward
A plan for the future in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse has taken its big next step forward.
December 9, 2024
Rehearsals begin for Cornerstone’s magical pantomime
This weekend the excitement was palpable, as rehearsals for Cornerstone Arts Centre’s pantomime, Cinderella began!
December 5, 2024
Henley gets high-definition CCTV upgrade
16 new high-definition CCTV cameras have been installed in Henley-on-Thames town centre, providing a boost for public safety. The cameras directly replace the old analogue CCTV system and make the best use of digital transmission data cables which were installed to the control room in 2020, providing CCTV operators with much greater picture clarity to […]
December 4, 2024
Vision for the future of sports pitches and leisure facilities approved
A vision for the future of sports and leisure facilities across South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Districts was top of the agenda last week.
December 2, 2024
Council provides 48 affordable new homes in Thame and Wheatley
The first of three new projects to provide 48 new, genuinely affordable and energy efficient homes in Thame and Wheatley to meet local needs* is now finished and has welcomed new tenants. The homes are a combination of new builds and conversions and will include one-bed houses and flats at affordable rent or under a […]
November 27, 2024
Statements following DEFRA report on water quality at Wallingford November 2024
We are obviously disappointed at the news that the water at Wallingford Beach has received a ‘poor’ rating for this year by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in its recent report on Bathing Water sites which was released this week.
