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Greens Respond to English Devolution White Paper
Oxfordshire Greens held an Extraordinary General Meeting in January to discuss the Government’s White Paper on English Devolution; At the meeting Greens agreed that power should be held locally, with full accountability and transparency at the local level and the creation of smaller unitary authorities. Greens disagreed with the interpretation made by others that this […]
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Green Councillor Sam Casey-Rerhaye Condemns Racism of all forms
Cllr Sma -Casey-Rerhaye proposal unanimously accepted to condemn all forms of racism
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Green Councillors move Councils to become Real Living Wage employer
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Councils have extended their policy of paying the Real Living Wage thanks to proposals put forward by two Green councillors this week. The Councils had agreed in principle in February 2023 to ensure staff directly employed by them receive a minimum of the Real Living Wage […]
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South & Vale Greens call for urgent rethink over Didcot HIF1 roads scheme.
Green councillors are renewing their call for Oxfordshire County Council to pause and review a major road scheme around Didcot. This comes as the government’s Climate Change Committee urged a systematic review of all current and future road-building projects, and to allow only schemes that “meaningfully support cost-effective delivery of Net Zero and climate adaptation” […]
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Local election success: South and Vale Greens double their District councillors!
South and Vale Greens are celebrating a successful set of results in Thursday’s local elections. The branch now has four seats on Vale of White Horse District Council and eight in South Oxfordshire. All six of our councillors defended their seats, with six new councillors elected. We also defended and gained a seat on Thame […]
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Greens Call For New “Landscape Scale” 200+ Acre Park for Didcot
Green councillors and campaigners are calling for the creation of a new nature park forDidcot, as part of efforts to improve community wellbeing and tackle the ecological crisis inthe growing town. The large park – of 200 acres or more – would be accessible through sustainable travel fromDidcot and will include areas for people to […]
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Thame Greens Take Action on Cost of Living
Local Green Party campaigner David Dawson helped establish Cosy Thame to give residents practical support and advice on keeping their homes warm amid the cost of living crisis. Working with Thame Green Living, Citizens’ Advice and Thame Town Council, Cosy Thame have given out free draught excluders for residents, organised a curtain exchange and arranged thermal imaging and drone […]
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“As murky as the Thames” – Greens respond to rejection of Wallingford Bathing Water Status application.
Green councillors and campaigners have reacted angrily to the decision by Conservative Secretary of State for Environment Therese Coffey, to reject an application for Bathing Water Status for Wallingford. Greens have condemned the process as opaque and not fit for purpose. South Oxfordshire District Council, Wallingford Town Council and rivers charity Thames21 submitted a joint […]
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County Council urged to rethink school bus decision
Green councillors and campaigners from South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse have called on the County Council to rethink a decision that could see hundreds of students lose their school bus places from September. Oxfordshire County Council have told families at 8 schools who can currently pay for transport under the council’s “Spare Seats” […]
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Green Councillors call for urgent action against speeding on South Oxfordshire roads
Green Councillors representing communities in South Oxfordshire have accused Thames Valley Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner of a dereliction of duty after repeated calls for speed limit enforcement on the A4074 and the A4130 have been met with delays and excuses, despite clear evidence of sustained law-breaking. In an open letter to Thames […]
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“A political stunt”; Greens react to Thames Valley Police Knife Crime Measures.
South & Vale Greens have criticised Thames Valley Police’s new knife crime operation as an oversimplified and knee-jerk reaction that will do little to tackle a complex problem. The new Operation Deter campaign, launched recently by Thames Valley’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, promises that the police will make those carrying knives in our […]
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Greens lead partnership for Wallingford bathing water status
The campaign to achieve Bathing Water status for the Thames in Wallingford took another step forward last week when residents gathered at the Riverside for water testing training. Almost 20 enthusiastic residents and councillors signed up for the training morning, hosted by Thames21 and supported by South Oxfordshire District Council. The scheme was initiated by […]
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Changing our council’s approach: putting community and climate first in South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire District Council Green Party Group Leader Cllr Robin Bennett has written for Green World magazine about the changes the Green and Lib Dem administration have been making. “Our administration’s approach to bringing services back in house is a clear reversal of our Conservative predecessors’ policy, and has put us in a much stronger […]
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Greens call on OCC to review Didcot HIF road
Cllr Sam Casey-Rerhaye and Cllr Robin Bennett at Culham railway station. Greens are calling on OCC to rethink their road-building plans and make better use of the area’s existing transport network.
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“It is Our River, It is Not Your Sewer”
South Oxfordshire District Councillor and Thames River Champion Jo Robb has called for water companies to be held to account and for urgent action to be taken to save our rivers. Cllr Robb was speaking at a recent protest in Port Meadow, Oxford (23 January) against sewage pollution. The event was organised by local campaigners […]
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South and Vale Greens respond to Abingdon “mega-reservoir” plans.
Local Green campaigners have objected to the latest Thames water proposal for a mega-reservoir outside Abingdon, calling for water companies to first get their house in order by prioritising measures that manage demand, reuse water wherever possible, upgrade and repair existing infrastructure, and prevent wastage through leaks. The response has been submitted at the first […]
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Thames Water Fine a “Drop in the Ocean”
South and Vale Greens have described a £4 million fine levied against Thames Water as “a drop in the ocean” and called for a wholesale review of our water companies to ensure real investment in infrastructure doesn’t come at the expense of the public. The statement follows news today (Friday) that Thames Water have been […]
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Greens welcome Oxfordshire Pension Fund divestment
Oxfordshire Pension Fund has committed to shift 15% of its assets – some £470m – into a fund offering rapid decarbonisation and divestment from fossil fuels. The decision, which comes in the same week as Harvard announced it is divesting from fossil fuels, marks a key turning point for the local government pension scheme, which […]
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Green Party’s newest branch launches in Oxfordshire!
South Oxfordshire’s Green Councillors