Residents in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse should use a new number for district council waste and recycling enquiries: 01235 422 123.

The previous number (03000 610 610) is being phased out and will be switched off soon. The new number is already active, so residents should update their records and start using it right away.

01235 422 123 is new number is for all household waste, recycling, food, garden waste (collections only*), bulky waste collections, clinical waste collections and street cleaning services. It is also the number to call to report fly-tipping and abandoned vehicles.

*For queries about garden waste permits, residents should continue to call 01235 422 422.

For enquiries relating to Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRC’s), please continue to contact the county council on 0345 310 1111.

The County Council’s public consultation on the proposed Part-Night Lighting Implementation Framework is now live on ‘Let’s Talk Oxfordshire’ Part-night lighting and street lighting policy | Let’s Talk Oxfordshire

The Consultation is running until midnight on Sunday 6^th July.

What this consultation is about

This framework is about how part-night lighting could be implemented in Oxfordshire. It is not about whether part-night lighting is right for specific areas. In September 2025, the council’s cabinet will decide whether or not to move forward with part-night lighting. If the decision is to proceed, we are proposing that towns, parishes or Oxford city wards apply for part-night lighting schemes in their areas and that a public consultation is carried out for each scheme.

About the framework

The draft part night lighting framework proposes to introduce part night lighting in Oxfordshire locations where:

• it is requested by the local town or parish council/meeting, or local governance authorities

• the part night lighting exemption criteria does not apply

• local residents have been consulted via a public consultation, as well as stakeholders like the police, night economy employers and community groups
  
• the part night lighting scheme is approved at Oxfordshire Council Council’s Delegated Decision by Cabinet Member for Transport Management

As part of the village’s commemoration of VE Day, the Village Hall will be showing the film Hope and Glory on the 8th May – doors open at 7pm with the film showing at 7:45pm. 

Tickets are £10/under 18 are £5 which includes tea and cake and a glass of sherry for the over 18s!

For the film only, tickets are £6/under 18s are £3.  All tickets are available at the door.

We hope to see you there!

We hope to see you there!

Appleton with Eaton will be holding several events to commemorate VE Day. For the full programme, click here.

As part of the celebrations, we will be holding a baking competitions with themed recipes. For the honey cake recipe, click here. For the Anzac recipe, click here.

We hope to see you there!

Come and join us for a film night on the 25th April at Appleton Village Hall! Doors are at 6:45pm with the film starting at 7:30pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door: £6/U18s: £3.

Come join us in Appleton Village Hall on the 29th March for App Rock 3!! Tickets are £15 and can be purchased in the Village Shop.

The budget was the focus at the first full Vale of White Horse District Council meeting of 2025, alongside investment in housing and approval of a new council plan.

The district council met on Wednesday 12 February and approved its 2025-2026 budget.

The budget maintains investment in key areas including community support, housing and leisure facilities, while ensuring that residents will continue to receive excellent value for money for services provided by the district council.  

Highlights include securing funding to ensure the council’s Community Hub will remain available through to April 2027. This important service provides practical support and advice for those with cost-of-living concerns or who are finding life difficult. More information is available on the budget on the council’s website and the budget news release.

Housing also featured significantly at the meeting, with a proposed change to the long-term empty property premium approved, as part of a longer-term strategy to tackle the issue of empty homes. The investment in the purchase of one/two-bedroom homes for use as temporary accommodation was also approved.  

Other key items considered at the busy meeting included the council’s new council plan. Councillors reviewed At the Heart of the Vale, the Council Plan 2025-2029.

One motion was debated on the subject of devolution, which wasn’t passed.

Topics covered by questions included the council’s proposed new headquarters, Didcot Gateway.

View all the questions and answers here.