Vale of White Horse District Council is investing £177,500 refurbishing Faringdon Leisure Centre starting this month.

The swimming pool changing area, including cubicles, toilets and showers are the first on the list of improvement works to the centre. The sauna and steam room are also set to be fully replaced.

The current poolside changing area will be closed between 17 June and 19 July for the... Read More »

The vacancy will be filled by election if, within fourteen working days of the date of this notice, any ten local government electors for the said parish submit a written request to the Returning Office, Vale of White Horse District Council, 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4SB.

In computing these fourteen days mentioned above you disregard a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Eve,... Read More »

Cllr Emily Smith is the new Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council.

Cllr Smith has represented the Botley ward on the council for four years and was previously the opposition group leader. She was elected as the Leader of the Council at the Vale Annual Council meeting on Wednesday 15 May.

The new Chair of Vale of White Horse District Council is Cllr Margaret Crick, who was voted in at the same... Read More »

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF EAST HANNEY PARISH COUNCIL?

NOTICE OF ONE VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR

CO-OPTION APPLICATION

Following the recent public election for the membership of East Hanney Parish Council, held on 2ndMay 2019, the Parish Council has one vacant seat.

Applications are now invited for the vacant position that exists in the office of Councillor for East Hanney Parish Council.... Read More »

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are alerting residents after they received a report that a man, wearing a high visibility jacket and a false council ID badge, has been impersonating a council officer to provide a waste collection service.

The councils are urging all residents to be aware that their officers and waste crews would never knock on someone's door and ask to take... Read More »

The nominated Didcot Garden Town Advisory Board met on 11 March to discuss the proposed operation and structure of the board and the three sounding boards it will be setting up.

The separate sounding boards will consist of a:

• a parish council board, to include parishes within the garden town area of influence,
• a business sounding board made up by representatives from local business based in the vicinity... Read More »

A taxi driver who refused to take a passenger with a guide dog in Abingdon has been ordered to pay nearly £600 after he was successfully prosecuted by Vale of White Horse District Council.

Tahir Murad, 45, of Cullerne Close in Abingdon, pleaded guilty to breaching equality legislation and was fined £300 and ordered to pay a contribution of £250 towards the prosecution costs and a £30... Read More »

Working with event organisers, we have produced this calendar of the major events along The Ridgeway National Trail this year. These walking, running, horse riding and off-road cycling events are a great way to motivate people to keep fit and explore the countryside, and raise money for charity too in some cases. Whilst there may be smaller events taking place and we cannot guarantee we know about... Read More »

The South Oxfordshire district committee of CPRE invites you to:

DIDCOT from Village to Garden Town – A talk about Didcot's past, its future and its impact on surrounding settlements & countryside.

By David Taylor – Didcot Historical Society & Andrew Down – South Oxfordshire District Council

Tuesday 9th April, 2019

at Didcot Baptist Church, 43 Wantage Road, Dicot, OX11 0BS https://www.didcotbaptist.org.uk/... Read More »