Over £440,000 awarded to support swimming pools in South and Vale Swimming pools across South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse have been awarded a total of £441,542. The award will help ensure residents continue to have access to good swimming facilities across the two districts. Recent research has shown swimming positively contributes to …
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Weather warnings in place for Oxfordshire
The parish council has just received this from the Emergency Planning team of Oxfordshire County Council: I’m sure you will have seen the recent weather reports concerning Storm Ciaran. Severe weather is forecast over the next few days for both heavy rain and wind, although the wind will mainly impact the South of the County. I …
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Affordable housing grant to help address urgent need
More affordable, energy efficient homes will be built in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse thanks to a new improved grant process. As part of the district councils’ work to help meet the urgent need for genuinely affordable housing in the region, local developers, Community Land Trusts and self-builders can apply for a …
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Webinar to have your say on the draft Oxfordshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy
In relation to my email below about the public consultation for the draft Oxfordshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy, I am really pleased to say that Healthwatch Oxfordshire are hosting a webinar on Thursday 9th November from 12.15-1.15pm to enable people in Oxfordshire to find out more about the draft Health and Wellbeing strategy. Webinar attendees …
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Temporary Traffic Lights outside St Swithun’s School
Please note that Thames Water is carrying out works on Monday & Tuesday 30 & 31 October. For more information : https://one.network/?GB135908847
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Councils support staff with pledge for the Real Living Wage
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have pledged their ongoing commitment for paying staff at least the Real Living Wage. Both councils currently ensure all directly employed council staff receive at least the Real Living Wage and have done for several years. The Real Living Wage (currently £10.90 with an update due …
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Vale of White Horse welcomes A34 Lodge Hill scheme funding announcement
Vale of White Horse District Council has welcomed the news today that Oxfordshire County Council’s A34 Lodge Hill Interchange scheme has been awarded £17.33 million of government funding from Homes England’s Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land (BIL) fund. The Lodge Hill junction, located between Abingdon and Oxford, currently only has north-facing slips. The proposed scheme will offer shorter journey times by adding new south-facing slip roads to …
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New grant to help people stay warm and fed this winter
A new food and warmth grant will help support people in our communities this winter who may otherwise struggle to afford essential things. Access to nutritious food and warm homes are basic necessities – but the ongoing impact of the pandemic on people’s finances, health and wellbeing has been further heightened by the cost-of-living …
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South and Vale media release – Brown bin subscribers can leave out extra garden waste
Residents who are subscribed to the district council brown bin garden waste service in South Oxfordshire or the Vale of White Horse can have extra garden waste collected for free, on their normal collection day only, between 30 October and 10 November. Householders will be able to put out a maximum of up to four additional sacks of garden waste, per brown bin …
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A423 Kennington Improvements scheme – Planned trial hole activity
Email received yesterday by Oxfordshire County Council: I am writing to update you on some planned site investigations as part of the A423 Kennington improvement works and the associated traffic diversion you can expect. Kennington rail bridge is in poor condition and needs to be replaced. To help us finalise the designs and get ready …
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Oxfordshire County Council want to hear your views – draft Health and Wellbeing strategy
Oxfordshire County Council are asking residents to comment on the new draft health and wellbeing strategy which is open for comment until 12 November. As a county, we’re facing challenges with an ageing population, increased demand for services, mental health and wellbeing concerns in young people and significant inequality in our health. A partnership across …
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