Latest news

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

Council Services Over Christmas and New Year 2024/25

A guide to council services over the Christmas and New Year period when the council offices are closed to the public. Abbey House – Reception will close at Abbey House from 4pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025 at 8.30am. Waste collections – all you need to know about waste […]

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.

November 25, 2024

Councils begin to decarbonise Fleet with delivery of new Electric Vans

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have taken delivery of two new electric vans as they start to decarbonise their fleet of maintenance vehicles.

November 22, 2024

Taxi driver fined for offering unlicensed Regatta rides

A private hire taxi driver has been ordered to pay more than £700 after pleading guilty to illegally plying for hire during Henley Regatta. Mr Shabuddin Parvas, 54, of Cressingham Road, Reading, pleaded guilty at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Friday 15 November to unlawfully plying for hire in Henley and failing to wear his driver’s […]

Photos showing Cllr Sam James-Lawrie and the McDonald's in Didcot with Assistant Manager Leyla Shabani and Cllr Mark Coleman at the McDonalds in Abingdon with Shift Manager Anamaria Mudura.

November 18, 2024

Food businesses urged to ‘❤️ your area’ and join the fight against litter

Food businesses in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse are being asked to play a key role in reducing litter by supporting the district councils’ ‘❤️ your area’ campaign. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are looking to local traders as well as national names to display anti-litter stickers on takeaway […]