Today (5 June) is World Environment Day and South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have announced that following lockdown there has been a marked reduction in air pollution in our districts – down by nearly 60 per cent in one location. The lack of traffic and the increase in walking and cycling…
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Government Discretionary Business Grant now open for applications
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils will accept applications from noon Wednesday 3 June 2020 from small businesses for a share of around £1.9 million of government support following the coronavirus outbreak. The councils are urging all eligible businesses that were ineligible for the Small Business Grant scheme and Retail, Hospitality and…
Parking charges to be re-introduced in South and Vale car parks
Parking charges will be re-introduced in district council car parks across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse from Monday 8 June. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have allowed people to park for free since 26 March, to support key workers and those who need to shop for essential food…
Oxfordshire Libraries May 2020 Digital Update
Applying to join Oxfordshire Libraries online Go to www.libcat.oxfordshire.gov.uk and click ‘Join the Library’ and fill in your details. We will email your account access details back to you within 1-2 working days eBooks and eAudio https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ebooks Choose from a great range of fiction and non-fiction reading for adults and children. We are investing in…
Council offers big thank you to Oxfordshire residents as recycling sites reopen
At the end of the first day of reopening, Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet Member Cllr Yvonne Constance wanted to thank all those who visited for playing their part. The sites at Alkerton, Ardley, Dix Pit, Drayton, Oakley Wood, Redbridge and Stanford in the Vale have been extremely busy since they opened at 8.00am this morning…
Citizens Advice needs Volunteer Advisers
We can all face problems that are too stressful or complicated to sort out alone. Last year, 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. Normally, our main offices are…
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental health problems can affect anyone, at any time and one in four people will experience some form of mental distress during their lifetime. This can include depression, anxiety, panic disorders and eating disorders, as well as conditions such as bipolar and schizophrenia. So, for one week each May, an awareness campaign takes place to look at…
Return of Form 9s to confirm a burial- Update
As you may know, the Oxfordshire Registration Service, in common with all local registration services in England and Wales are registering only deaths currently, and most of this work is being carried out by registrars working at home. Register offices across the county are currently closed to the public, but there is a small staff…
Online Pop up Business School- 15th June
PopUp Business School is a FREE traveling business school that runs intensive courses helping you to get going. Our courses are run in seminar style with cohorts of anywhere between 30 people and 300. You will receive 1-2-1 support on how to be resilient and sustain your business during uncertain times, how to make sales,…
