With Halloween now the third biggest annual shopping event for UK supermarkets after Christmas and Easter and 30.4 million Halloween pumpkins expected to be purchased, West Oxfordshire District Council is asking residents to consider the impact their celebrations have on the environment. 

West Oxfordshire District Council has welcomed funding from the Department of Levelling Up and Communities (DHLUC) to purchase homes for Afghan refugees seeking to build their lives in the district.  

To tie in with the 'Rescue Me' theme for this year's Recycle Week (14 - 20 October) West Oxfordshire District Council is asking residents if they can save just one more recyclable item from their rubbish bins. Whether it’s an empty shampoo bottle that’s gone into the bathroom bin and is destined for general waste, or a foil takeaway container that no one wants to wash up, if everyone in the district saved just one more recyclable item a week from the rubbish bin it would add up to almost 6 million items over the course of a year.   

West Oxfordshire District Council has launched its new Climate Action Fund grant scheme, designed to help small and medium-sized businesses in the district reduce their carbon footprint and become more climate resilient. Supported by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF), the scheme offers financial backing for capital projects that promote sustainability. 

West Oxfordshire District Council has submitted a detailed response to the Government's consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and other changes to the planning system. Whilst welcoming many aspects of the proposals, the Council has raised significant concerns over certain proposals, particularly those relating accelerated rate of delivery of new homes, without resolving outstanding issues relating to land assembly, developer build-out, and securing funding for essential infrastructure.