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£134,000 allocated by West Oxfordshire District Council in grants to support local community projects
West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) has allocated £134,472 of grant funding to a number of local projects to help them to continue to deliver or improve invaluable services to residents in the District.
Nature’s recovery at heart of Council’s new land management plans
West Oxfordshire District Council has set out its plans for managing its land areas as it looks to ‘build back greener’ following the Covid pandemic and deliver on its climate change strategy commitment to protect and restore the district’s natural eco-systems and wildlife habitats.
Over 99 percent of West Oxfordshire homes and businesses now able to access superfast broadband thanks to award nominated council project
An innovative project, jointly run by West Oxfordshire District Council and Gigaclear, to provide broadband to West Oxfordshire has now been completed meaning 99 per cent of households and businesses can now access superfast broadband, years ahead of the standard national rollout.
West Oxfordshire District Council and Blenheim Estate Homes win Estates Gazette Award
West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) and Blenheim Estate Homes have won the inaugural Public/Private Partnership of the Year Award at the Estates Gazette Awards.
Council commits to taking action on violence against women and girls
West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) has passed a motion promising to commit to making streets safer for women and girls. Council members from all Parties spoke passionately and emotively about the importance of the motion, brought by Cllr Rosa Bolger (Labour and Co-operative) and Cllr Merilyn Davies (Conservative), which was unanimously supported.
West Oxfordshire residents urged to squash food waste this Halloween as climate summit gets underway
With COP26, the United Nations’ global conference on tackling climate change, opening on 31 October, West Oxfordshire District Council is urging residents to compost, recycle or better still reuse their Jack O’lanterns once this year’s Halloween festivities are over to help reduce food waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
Flood Fair in Witney to help local residents prepare for flooding this winter
West Oxfordshire District Council will be hosting a Flood Fair in Witney to inform residents about how to prepare and what to do during a flood.
Show home opens at new Chipping Norton Extra Care development
Employees at Willow Gardens on Russell Way, and partners in this project celebrated the official opening of its show home last week.
Win a free Family Annual Pass to Blenheim Palace on LoyalFree
Blenheim Palace is offering the chance to win an annual family pass to the historic attraction for new and existing users of the Love West Oxfordshire LoyalFree app.
Standing ovation and glowing tributes for retiring election chief
Keith Butler, West Oxfordshire’s Electoral Returning Officer received a standing ovation at the last full Council meeting and was thanked for his outstanding service to the District.
Afghan refugee resettlement
Statements from the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing