At the end of last year, the Home Office announced the funding settlement for police across the country for the next financial year. In Thames Valley, this means an additional £12.6m in Government grant to pay for an additional 179 police officers. The increase in officers is the second part of the national uplift programme…
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OXFORDSHIRE SOUTH AND VALE CITIZENS ADVICE: TREASURER AND TRUSTEE NEEDED
We are looking for (a) a Treasurer and (b) a Trustee to join our Board. We are a local charity providing the Citizens Advice service in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse. We advise 12,000 people each year and help four in every five to resolve their problems. We are members of National Citizens…
We’re urging residents to follow the lockdown rules to help stop the spread
We have an important message to send to our residents to urge them to continue to stay at home, avoid mixing with other households, and abide by the lockdown rules to help curb the rapid spread of Covid-19. It’s important that we reinforce this message as widely as possible, so please help us spread the…
Residents in southern Oxfordshire should not go cold and hungry this winter.
Released 14 January 2021 The Winter Support Grant Scheme is now available for residents in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse who need help to buy food and heating their homes this winter. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have been working with Oxfordshire County Council and other district councils to…
One week left to have your say on council tax increase
At the end of last year, the Home Office announced the funding settlement for police across the country for the next financial year. In Thames Valley, this means an additional £12.6m in Government grant to pay for an additional 179 police officers. The increase in officers is the second part of the national uplift programme…
Latest public health data and advice
In the seven days up to 1 January 2021, there has been a total of 3,591 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oxfordshire (equivalent to a weekly rate of 519.2 per 100,000 residents). This is an increase from 2,190 new cases in the previous seven days ending 25 December (equivalent to a weekly rate of 316.6 per…
Have Your Say on An Increase To Council Tax Across the Thames Valley
Sent on behalf of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner The Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, Anthony Stansfeld, is seeking your views on a proposed increase to the policing element of council tax for 2021/22. In response to the exceptional operational demands placed on the police, particularly in response to the…
Citizens Advice needs volunteer advisers
We can all face problems that are too stressful or complicated to sort out alone. In 2019 our 150 volunteers advised over 11,000 people. We helped three quarters resolve their debt, benefits, employment and housing problems. We now need more advisers to help us during and after the Covid-19 crisis. Our main offices are in…
Waste Collection change in Vale of White Horse District
New Collection Day: Wednesday 6th January Bin Types: Green and Food
New year present for bus passengers in Oxfordshire
Bus passengers are set to be benefit as services across the county are set to be improved and maintained in the New Year thanks to Oxfordshire County Council working with local bus operators and major employers. Bus operators have also taken a number of measures to promote safe travel, by implementing social distancing measures on…