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Council calls for Thames Water to be brought into a special administration regime (SAR)

At their meeting on 25 March, West Oxfordshire District Council voted to write to the government urging them to put Thames Water into a special administration regime (SAR) and then back into some form of non-profit, public ownership.

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West Oxfordshire urges Government to rethink planning reforms to protect local decision-making

West Oxfordshire District Council has responded to a Government consultation on proposed changes to national planning policy, backing some elements of the reforms but urging Ministers to rethink proposals that could weaken local planning powers. 

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A low-carbon future for Windrush Leisure Centre

A major decarbonisation project at West Oxfordshire’s Windrush Leisure Centre is nearing completion, significantly reducing emissions and removing fossil fuels from one of the district’s busiest public buildings.