Green Councillors move Councils to become Real Living Wage employer 25 October 2023 / 18 November 2024 by katfoxhall 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 […] Read more » cost of living council motions fair pay Jo Robb Katherine Foxhall South Oxfordshire trade unions Vale of White Horse
“As murky as the Thames” – Greens respond to rejection of Wallingford Bathing Water Status application. 14 March 2023 / 18 November 2024 by katfoxhall 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 […] Read more » Bathing Water Status James Barlow Jo Robb rivers sewage Thames Wallingford water
Green Councillors call for urgent action against speeding on South Oxfordshire roads 7 October 2022 / 18 November 2024 by katfoxhall 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 […] Read more » Andrea Powell Benson Henley Jo Robb police roads robin bennett sam casey-rerhaye speeding
Greens lead partnership for Wallingford bathing water status 19 July 2022 / 18 November 2024 by katfoxhall 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 […] Read more » Jo Robb sewage South Oxfordshire Thames Thames Water Wallingford water
“It is Our River, It is Not Your Sewer” 2 February 2022 / 18 November 2024 by katfoxhall 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 […] Read more » Jo Robb Oxford sewage Thames Thames Water water
Thames Water Fine a “Drop in the Ocean” 19 November 2021 / 18 November 2024 by katfoxhall 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 […] Read more » Environment Agency Jo Robb sewage Thames water
Greens welcome Oxfordshire Pension Fund divestment 10 October 2021 / 18 November 2024 by katfoxhall 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 […] Read more » climate divestment Jo Robb Oxfordshire County Council pensions
