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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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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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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Oxfordshire Green campaigners and councillors are calling on the County Council to rethink a major road project around Didcot ahead of a key Cabinet vote on the proposals. The cost of the “Access to Didcot” scheme, has ballooned to £296m, and is currently designed as a road corridor between the A34 Milton Interchange and the […]
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The Green Party has launched a new branch for members in the districts of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse. Robin Bennett, co-Leader of South Oxfordshire District Council, and a Green OCC Councillor, says: “In 2019 the first ever Green councillors won seats on South Oxfordshire and Vale of the White Horse District Councils. […]
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