19 July 2025 / 19 July 2025 by Sarah James
A report from the Oxfordshire Joint Leaders Committee of all six Oxfordshire council leaders, which was established in late 2024 to replace the Future Oxfordshire Partnership, was presented at Vale District Council’s full council meeting this evening (16 July). [1] Reacting to the report, Green District Councillor Katherine Foxhall asked why council leaders had cancelled a […]
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Green councillors in Vale of White Horse have written to local MPs and government ministers calling for part of the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill to be scrapped. The letter argues that the plans will reduce the power of local councils and councillors to act on behalf of their communities and will “fail to deliver the […]
Green Councillors in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse have called for developers of renewable energy schemes to share benefits with the local communities that host them. “New renewable energy infrastructure has the opportunity to contribute positively to the well-being and prosperity of local residents in the communities hosting projects” said Councillor Ali Gordon-Creed […]
25 June 2025 / 25 June 2025 by Sarah James
Green Councillors and campaigners are calling on the Government to hold a public inquiry into whether the Abingdon Reservoir (SESRO) should go ahead.
13 January 2025 / 13 January 2025 by Admin
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 […]
12 December 2023 / 6 April 2025 by Admin
Cllr Sma -Casey-Rerhaye proposal unanimously accepted to condemn all forms of racism
25 October 2023 / 18 November 2024 by Kat Foxhall
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 […]
5 July 2023 / 18 November 2024 by Kat Foxhall
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” […]
8 May 2023 / 18 November 2024 by Kat Foxhall
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 […]
27 March 2023 / 18 November 2024 by Kat Foxhall
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 […]
