The April Monthly Meeting of Faringdon & District Royal British Legion will be held on Wednesday April 19th (Third Wednesday of the Month), at 7.30 pm at Faringdon Bowls Club, Gravel Walk. All Welcome.
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Met Office yellow snow and ice warning
Please be advised that the yellow warning for snow and ice has been extended until 0900hrs on Thursday for Oxfordshire and surrounding areas. What to expect
Play your part in the local elections
Would you like to earn money, meet lots of people and play a key role in our local democracy? South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are looking for people to work as poll clerks at the local elections on Thursday 4 May. If you sign up, you’ll receive £168 for…
FOR INFORMATION: Adverse Weather warning level 3 alert
Please see below regarding the cold weather level 3 alert. There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 0900 on Monday 06 Mar and 2359 on Thursday 09 Mar in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. An update…
Household Support Fund closes but help is still available
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have now closed the Household Support Fund and are no longer accepting any new applications for this fund. £139,615 has been made available to residents in the Vale and £142,615 to residents in South Oxfordshire to help people with the rising cost of food and energy…
Come and Meet Enrych Oxfordshire & Bucks
21st and 27th March Come and Meet Enrych Oxfordshire & Bucks Come and join us on Zoom, to learn more about how Enrych are supporting physically disabled adults in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.www.eventbrite.co.uk About this event At Enrych we believe that every adult with a disability should be able to choose how they live and be…
EV charging has doubled in first six months of the VoWHDC scheme
Vale of White Horse District Council’s installation of Electric Vehicle chargers at its car parks has seen charging volumes double in its first six months. In June last year 62 EV chargers were installed across five of the council’s car parks in Abingdon, Faringdon and Wantage as part of the county-wide Park and Charge scheme. The…
Please can you help?
Please do respond to these consultations. To help, CPRE Oxfordshire has prepared 5-minute guides to responding, picking out what we think are the major issues. Sustainable Water – not a Mega-voir! Despite years of well-justified opposition, Thames Water is still pursuing plans for a mega-reservoir near Abingdon, with all the environmental destruction this would cause. …
South and Vale Business Support
In collaboration with ShopAppy, we’re encouraging people to support their local businesses on 14 February for ‘Love Local Day’. Love Local Day 2023 comes at a time when many small independent high street businesses are under immense pressure, due to soaring inflation, costly energy bills and reduced consumer spend, so this year it’s more important…
Hundreds use new website to help shape districts’ future
A new interactive website helped ensure communities had their say on the future of South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse. The website was created by the two district councils to ask people their thoughts on their Joint Local Plan. The plan will help guide the councils when deciding on new housing and jobs…