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Are you ready for the local elections?
Voters encouraged to make sure they are registered ahead of May local elections.
District Council help kickstart young person’s career in tackling climate change
New starter Jacques, a 23-year-old graduate, has joined West Oxfordshire District Council as a ‘Climate Kickstarter’ to help local residents reduce their carbon footprints and tackle the climate emergency.
£260,156 for homelessness prevention across the District
West Oxfordshire District Council has allocated £260,156 for homelessness prevention, reducing the need for expensive short term, emergency accommodation and reducing uncertainty for individuals and families.
West Oxfordshire District Council to trial innovative digital tools to improve engagement with residents around the future of the District
West Oxfordshire District Council has been successful in a funding bid to trial new, innovative digital platforms to help improve engagement with residents around the future of the district.
Introducing the all-electric road sweeper quietly hitting West Oxfordshire’s streets
West Oxfordshire District Council has taken delivery of its first all-electric street sweeper as part of its commitment for all council activities and operations to become carbon neutral by 2030 as it seeks to tackle the climate emergency.
First electric vehicle charging points to go live as District Council gears up for low carbon transport revolution
Drivers of electric vehicles will soon be able to plug in and charge at five West Oxfordshire District Council owned car parks as part of a £5.4m funded project to roll out electric vehicle charging points (EVCP) across Oxfordshire.
Planting Pollinators with Pupils
West Oxfordshire District Council worked with pupils from St John the Evangelist C of E Primary School to create new wildflower meadows in Carterton.
Council awards community grants to support local projects and community groups
Voluntary sector organisations across the District are set to be awarded key grant funding from the Council to help support them in delivering support for local communities. The Council is distributing £187,851 to 13 local groups and projects.
West Oxfordshire District Council calls for more consideration to rural travel options in county transport plans
West Oxfordshire District Council is calling for stronger recognition of the transport challenges faced by rural communities in a future planning document for transport across Oxfordshire.
West Oxfordshire residents invited to put their best foot forward for the Big Bag litter challenge
The Great British Spring Clean - Keep Britain Tidy's flagship event - gets underway next week (25 March to 10 April) and residents in West Oxfordshire are invited to join the army of volunteers from across the country who will be cleaning up around where they live, to protect the environment and rid streets of litter.
Council’s Climate Action Biannual Report reveals positive action against climate change
The Council’s latest climate action biannual report shared at full council includes the results of the Land Management Plan community engagement exercise; the launch of its hedgehog highways campaign; and news of its carbon account with progress towards its target of carbon neutral.