Following the Government’s announcement to introduce a simple and straightforward application scheme post-Brexit, West Oxfordshire District Council is keen to share this news with EU citizens currently living and working in the district. The EU Citizen and settlement scheme will open later this year to enable EU citizens arriving before the end of 2020 to […]

New welfare laws will mean that more people who run animal businesses will have to register with their local council. Dog day boarders, keepers of exhibition animals and some dog breeders must contact West Oxfordshire District Council ahead of Government legislation which will become law in just a few months’ time. On 1 October, these […]

Chipping Norton Leisure Centre is set for a major upgrade after District Councillors gave funding the green light. The Centre, based at Chipping Norton School, will be given an artificial turf pitch which will replace the existing Tarmac multi-use games area, while the size of the gym will be increased by 60 per cent. Cabinet […]

With the problem of recurring major blockages in sewers caused by fatbergs, people living in West Oxfordshire are reminded that cooking oil can be collected as part of their household recycling service. Fatbergs are putrid fatty masses that occur in the sewers when cooking oils, fats and unflushable items such as sanitary products mix together […]

Green-fingered West Oxfordshire residents are signing up to have their garden waste collected in their droves. To date, 23,650 licences have been issued to 20,363 properties and councillors are urging people to register in order to ensure the maximum number of collections possible over the coming year. The subscription-only service starts from the beginning of […]

A public consultation on further changes to the draft West Oxfordshire Local Plan has been launched. The draft plan was originally submitted for examination in 2015 but pushed back due to concerns about the proposed housing target. An initial set of changes proposed by the Council in 2016 saw the target increased from 10,500 homes […]