Vale of White Horse District Council News
Read news and features about Vale of White Horse District Council – one of five district councils in Oxfordshire. It covers an area that includes Faringdon, Abingdon, Wantage and Botley.
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Grant scheme available for rural businesses and organisations in South Oxon and Vale districts
The scheme is designed to support capital projects for small businesses and community infrastructure that help to improve productivity and strengthen the rural economy and communities.
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South Oxon and Vale Councils affordable housing grants to help address urgent needs
More affordable, energy-efficient homes will be built in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse thanks to an improved affordable housing grants process.
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First phase of Didcot Valley Park site granted planning permission
The first phase of 172 homes at Valley Park, a major new development between Harwell and Didcot, has been unanimously approved by local councillors.
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Oxfordshire Community Land Trust unveils its first affordable housing development
Oxfordshire Community Land Trust (OCLT) has announced the opening of its first affordable housing development with an open day and celebration for investors, supporters, contractors and tenants.
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Carter Jonas achieves planning consent for Landan Homes in Faringdon
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has secured planning consent on behalf of Landan Homes Ltd to create a select development of eight new homes in Faringdon, Oxfordshire.
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Council grants now available for community food banks and larders
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils are offering financial support to community organisations as food prices continue to rise and increasing numbers of people turn to food banks for essentials.
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Have a splashing good time at splash pads across the Vale this summer
Preparations are ramping up as the splash pads in the Vale of White Horse District are being prepared to be switched on for the summer.
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Plans submitted for 179 new homes at first housing phase at Valley Park, Didcot
Valley Park is a consortium-led site on land to the west of Great Western Park, which was granted outline planning permission for 4,254 dwellings and other supporting infrastructure in February 2022.
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Milton Park companies secure over 7% of UK’s life sciences equity investment
New research commissioned by Milton Park reveals that £2.14 billion of equity investment was generated across 272 companies based in the science, technology and business community over the past decade.
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£2m boost for community & neighbourhood facilities in South Oxon & Vale of White Horse
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have been allocated £1 million each from the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund to provide better community and neighbourhood facilities.
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Fun, free and low-cost activities for families this February half term
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils arts centres and Active Communities team have planned a week of theatre, workshops and physical activities for children and their families to engage with this February half term.
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Help is at hand for people finding it hard to pay for food and energy bills
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have reopened the Household Support Fund scheme to help households meet the costs of life’s essentials.
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Oxford’s pioneering community-led housing initiative at risk of not hitting funding target
Its first-ever Community Share Offer has, in just 9 weeks, raised over half of its target investment but is now at risk of not hitting 100% of its funding target before the offer closes on 28 February 2023.
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Undercroft car park in Wantage transformed with young people’s art
In October last year, the council’s car park team decided to revamp the area with the help of a local youth group, The Sweatbox, and two local artists – Nor and Lisa.
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South and Vale District Councils agree revised timetable for creating Joint Local Plan 2041
The authorities are working to create a Joint Local Plan, which will seek to deliver the councils’ ambitions for zero-carbon, sustainable development and genuinely affordable homes in the districts up to the year 2041.
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Councillor Emily Smith steps down from leadership role at Vale district
She has taken a new full-time job with a local charity and put forward her deputy Councillor Bethia Thomas (Lib Dem, Faringdon) as her replacement.