Oxfordshire South and Vale

Greens Respond to English Devolution White Paper

Admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:37:55 +0000

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 KINDS

Admin — Fri, 24 May 2024 15:42:59 +0000

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

katfoxhall — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:48:59 +0000

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.

katfoxhall — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 07:21:40 +0000

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!

katfoxhall — Mon, 08 May 2023 21:54:24 +0000

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

katfoxhall — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:53:12 +0000

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

katfoxhall — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:30:00 +0000

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.

katfoxhall — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 21:09:20 +0000

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

katfoxhall — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 09:00:08 +0000

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

katfoxhall — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:49:01 +0000

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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