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October 20, 2021
Council calls for action to remove barriers to tackling the climate emergency
At its council meeting on Thursday 7 October, South Oxfordshire District Council agreed a series of motions aimed at boosting efforts to address the climate emergency, and to protect and enhance the natural environment and increase biodiversity. The motions all highlight the need for government to take action to remove unnecessary barriers which are delaying […]
October 19, 2021
Garden waste service to return to fortnightly collections
The garden waste service in South Oxfordshire will return to its normal fortnightly collections from 1 November.
October 18, 2021
Chair of South Oxfordshire District Council starts fundraising for Earth Trust
Cllr Jo Robb, Chair of South Oxfordshire District Council, joined up with Earth Trust, as one of her chosen charities for this year, and began her fundraising by helping to launch a sponsored Autumnal Walks that celebrates the beautiful wildlife in our district. Earth Trust has identified a 10-kilometre and 5-kilometre walk to help residents […]
October 15, 2021
Grant Scheme launches to help voluntary and community groups in South Oxfordshire
This month South Oxfordshire District Council is opening a new round of vital funding for the district’s voluntary sector through the Revenue Grant scheme to help cover their operational costs and future-proof their work. Organisations within the voluntary sector, who are helping to deliver key services for residents and maintain our natural environment for future […]
October 14, 2021
Halloween competition
We’ve launched a reuse competition for children and adults to help make Halloween more environmentally-friendly
October 14, 2021
Grant funding of more than £450,000 awarded for new affordable housing in Henley
It was agreed by South Oxfordshire District Council last week to award grant funding of more than £450,000 towards the cost of creating new affordable housing in Henley.
October 13, 2021
Councillors call for ‘the Arc’ project to be paused
Councillors in South Oxfordshire are calling on the government to pause the Oxford-Cambridge Arc project, following ongoing concerns over the damage excessive growth could have on communities throughout the region. The Oxford-Cambridge Arc is a government led project that includes the area between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge and aims to make significant economic, social […]
October 13, 2021
Agenda items for South Oxfordshire District Council Licensing Act Committee meeting at 2pm Thursday 21 October 2021
This is a temporary news item to allow people to access the agenda items for the South Oxfordshire District Council Licensing Act Committee meeting at 2pm Thursday 21 October 2021. Agenda paper Item 2, Minutes Item 6, Committee report Appendix 6a – Proposed new gambling policy Appendix 6b – Summary of changes to gambling policy […]
October 13, 2021
Call for the government to reverse the cut to the £20 Universal Credit uplift
Following a motion agreed at the Council meeting on 7 October, Cllr David Rouane, Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council, will write to the government to call on it to reverse the cut to the £20 Universal Credit uplift. In March 2020, the government increased Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit by £20 a week […]
October 8, 2021
Leader’s Report – 7 October 2021
Following positive talks at last week’s cabinet meeting, we now have a tree planting strategy for district council owned land, a Procurement Strategy and now that that the strategic property review has come to fruition we have a sensible way forward mapped out for selling, buying, maintaining and generally making better use of our property […]
