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West Oxfordshire District Council has agreed to introduce new parking controls at Kilkenny Lane Country Park in Brize Norton, to protect access for residents and visitors using the site.

Voters across parts of West Oxfordshire District are being encouraged to make sure they are registered, have applied for postal voting, and applied for identification if needed, ahead of the deadlines so that they can vote in the local elections on Thursday 7 May.

Thousands of tonnes of perfectly good food are being thrown away in West Oxfordshire every year, much of it unopened, untouched and still safe to eat.

West Oxfordshire District Council has published a summary of the responses from its recent Local Plan consultation on preferred spatial options and potential future development locations.

Council leaders have set out how the proposal to replace seven councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire with two, streamlined, more cost-effective unitary councils is the only option on the table that puts service-improvement at its heart, while retaining a clear local focus in each area.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Andy Graham, has taken on the role of the Council’s Armed Forces Champion.

As part of the government’s consultation on Local Government Reorganisation, it is asking the question ‘To what extent do you agree or disagree that this proposal will put local government in the area as a whole on a firmer footing’, particularly in relation to West Berkshire Council, who feature as part of two of the three proposals for the area.

West Oxfordshire District Council have published final budget proposals that include investing more in local services and priorities over the next financial year, along with a freeze to charges on the garden waste service.

The Examining Authority examining the proposed Botley West Solar Farm have now submitted their report and recommendations to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. 

Following feedback from its recent public consultation, West Oxfordshire District Council has revised its approach to parking stay times in Burford, Charlbury and Woodstock district council car parks. After carefully considering the views of residents, businesses and visitors, the Council has amended its original proposals, including adjustments to plans for long-stay parking in Woodstock and Charlbury. 

West Oxfordshire District Council’s Executive will be considering investing over half a million pounds to modernise and improve public toilet facilities in the district, focusing on the most used and valued locations to ensure a better experience for residents and visitors.

The government has launched a consultation on options to reorganise local councils across Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is a government-led reform to change how councils in two-tier areas are structured, replacing county and district councils with single unitary structures responsible for local services.