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January 10, 2025

Councils should seek to influence Local Government Reorganisation for the benefit of communities

Councils in Oxfordshire should do everything they can to influence decisions on Local Government Reorganisation in the county the leader of South Oxfordshire District Council explained this week.

January 9, 2025

£60,000 available in grants for performing arts in South Oxfordshire

Published 9 January 2025 A new £60,000 Performing Arts grant scheme, run by South Oxfordshire District Council will open for applications on 3 February 2025. The scheme is open to voluntary and community organisations in South Oxfordshire, who will be able to apply for a minimum of £500 and up to a maximum of £5,000 […]

December 23, 2024

Bathtub dumpers ordered to soak up hefty fine

Two Nottinghamshire residents must pay more than £4,000 after admitting illegally dumping a bathtub, tyres and a large amount of renovation waste near Didcot.

December 23, 2024

Owners of retirement development fined for failing to remove unauthorised adverts

The owners of a retirement development in the Thame conservation area have been ordered to pay more than £2,700 after admitting breaching planning law for failing to remove multiple unauthorised advertisements from around their site.

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

Published 17 December 2024 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 […]

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