As part of a big drive to rethink waste, residents are encouraged to check out the range of repair cafés, libraries of things, community larders, clothes swaps and other great reuse initiatives happening in their local area. With reduce and reuse top of the agenda, last weekend, representatives from South Oxfordshire and Vale of White …
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Brown bin subscribers can have extra garden waste collected this Autumn
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 28 October and 8 November. You can put out a maximum of up to four additional sacks of garden …
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Have your say: Councils propose updates to boost street trading and cut plastic waste
Have your say: Councils propose updates to boost street trading and cut plastic waste South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are reviewing their joint Street Trading Policy for the first time in over a decade and they want your input! Street trading has thrived in recent years and, with the current policy …
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Have your say on proposed changes to council tax premium for long-term empty properties
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have launched a public survey on proposals to reduce the minimum timeframe to charge a council tax premium on long-term empty properties. Currently, the councils allow a maximum duration of up to two years for a domestic property to remain unoccupied and substantially unfurnished before an …
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Councils prevent rise in local homelessness despite an increase in demand on services
Eviction by family and friends top reason for home loss in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse As global attention turns to World Homeless Day, South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse district councils have managed to keep local homeless levels low despite an increase in demand on services. Whilst national homeless figures …
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Get active, enjoy shows and Halloween fun this October half-term
Children and their families can enjoy free and low-cost entertainment and Halloween themed activities during the upcoming half-term holiday, from 27 October to 1 November. Get out and about with the Halloween Xplorer navigation challenge in Benson and Wantage or get active indoors with pickleball in Abingdon and Born to Move fitness classes and Family …
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Community groups get more than £140,000 for climate-friendly projects
Communities across the Vale will soon be benefitting from new insulation and low energy lighting at shared buildings, as well as electric vehicle chargers, a new electric bike scheme and a new repair café thanks to help from the Vale of White Horse District Council’s Climate Action Fund. In total, 21 local organisations have been …
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“Innovative” and “ground-breaking” plan published
Later this year, two district councils will be submitting a plan to the government that aims to help meet their local communities’ need for housing, jobs and infrastructure – and they have now made it publicly available for a six-week period. In September, Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Councils unanimously gave the …
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Update on delays to bin collections
The council has just received this from south and Vale District Councils: Our crews are continuing to catch up on the waste and recycling collections which have been delayed due to the flooding. We’re still experiencing delays with collections in some areas, particularly where flooding remains an issue, so we’re asking residents to please continue …
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Delays to bin collections
The parish council has just received the following from South and Vale: Our bin crews are out as usual this week in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse but there will be some delays to waste and recycling collections due to the flooding, as well as ongoing staff shortages. Residents should continue to …
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Councils’ plan moves a step forward
New plans that raise standards for housing and other types of development are a step closer following council meetings this week. Council members at Vale of White Horse District and South Oxfordshire District councils gave the go ahead for the districts’ draft Joint Local Plan to be published for comment for a six-week period and …
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