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August 19, 2020

Companies that provide event management services have been overlooked for help during the Covid-19 pandemic and urgent guidance is needed from the government, according to a South Oxfordshire district councillor. Cllr Leigh Rawlins, the Cabinet member for finance at South Oxfordshire District Council, has written a letter to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise […]

August 19, 2020

Released on August 18, 2020 Cabinet members at South Oxfordshire District Council have agreed to go ahead with a public consultation later this year on potential changes to parking in the district.  The council will ask people to comment on a number of options which will form its new parking order and determine how it […]

August 19, 2020

Released on August 18, 2020 South Oxfordshire District Council’s Thames Champion, Cllr Jo Robb, has written a letter to neighbouring councils and user groups inviting them to work together to stop raw sewage from being dumped in the River Thames and its tributaries.  Cllr Robb’s role as Thames Champion is to encourage sustainability and improve […]

August 19, 2020

VJ Day 75 – Statement from Cllr David Bretherton, our Chair and armed forces and veterans’ champion:  “In May we commemorated the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe of World War 2 and now three months later we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Victory in the Far East or VJ day.  With the surrender of […]

August 19, 2020

Released on August 11, 2020 Did Lockdown make you slow down or were you inspired to take up running or join in with classes online? South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils want to hear from residents about how lockdown affected their ability to keep fit. Both councils run activities for all ages […]

August 11, 2020

Released on August 9, 2020 The government has published their White Paper that sets out how they would like to reform the planning system starting with a consultation document entitled ‘Planning for the Future’.  The consultation is now open for comments until 29 October.   You can download the White Paper here. Another consultation now open […]

August 7, 2020

Released on August 6, 2020 There is one week left for residents and people working in South Oxfordshire to have their say on what’s most important for the council to focus on for the district over the next few years.  Councillors have proposed a set of priority themes for the council and are calling upon […]

August 3, 2020

Released on August 3, 2020 The public examination of the South Oxfordshire Local Plan enters its fourth and final week this week with discussions set to focus mostly on the district’s three market towns and Didcot Garden Town. On Tuesday 4 August proceedings will start by looking at Henley on Thames, with the remaining time […]

August 3, 2020

Released on July 30, 2020 Residents in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse are being urged to check the details on a yellow letter which they will receive from their district council from the start of August. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are sending a yellow ‘Canvass Communication Form’ […]

August 3, 2020

Released on July 29, 2020 At its meeting on Thursday 6 August South Oxfordshire District Council’s Cabinet will consider a number of options for potential changes to the district’s parking policy. Options that cabinet will look at include: Standardising the charging hours and Sunday parking fees across the district so that all areas are treated […]