Vale Vision

vale vision

Delivering a brighter outlook for the Vale of White Horse.

Vale Vision is about involving local people in a better future for the Vale of White Horse. We are fortunate to live in a wonderful part of the country, we can enjoy the history, tourism, natural beauty, economy and safety that many people would be envious of. We are not without our problems however – we want to accentuate the positive, and tackle the negative.

Visit our website at www.valevision.com

News

Standing down as Leader of the Vale after seven years

Today I am announcing my intention to stand down as Leader of the Vale of White Horse District Council at the annual meeting on 16th May 2018 but will continue as councillor for Steventon & the Hanneys ward. It has been an honour and a pleasure to serve as Leader of the Council for the last 7 y

Planning application submitted for the new Vale leisure centre

Vale of White Horse District Council has revealed eye-catching artist impressions of an exciting climbing area proposed for the district’s forthcoming new leisure centre. Anticipation for the new centre will be building as the council submitted the planning application for the centre proposed for M

Superfast broadband project almost completed

Nearly all households and businesses in the Vale of White Horse can now access superfast broadband, according to new figures announced by the Better Broadband for Oxfordshire partnership. More than 96 per cent of premises located in Vale of White Horse District Council can now access broadband

Pop-up community job fair comes to Abingdon

Hundreds of local jobs, education and training opportunities will be available at a pop-up community Job Fair in Abingdon on 26 April – open to everyone to attend. The free community Job Fair is making its debut in the former Adult Day Centre, in Broad Street from 10am – 2pm.  The e

Record fine after dead mouse found in a nursery kitchen

The owners of a nursery in Shellingford near Faringdon have been ordered to pay more than £60,000 after Vale of White Horse District Council Environmental Health officers discovered a dead mouse in the nursery kitchen. The nursery owners pleaded guilty at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on 10 April 2018

Latest Vale news April 2018

Harwell link road officially opened There was ‘something old and something new’ when Oxfordshire’s latest major transport improvement - the £11.65m Harwell Link Road – opened on 28 March. Vintage vehicles from the golden age of motoring were joined by a ‘driverless’ car, a hydrogen powered ve

Calls for great public engagement on Expressway options

Following the Government's announcement that it will accept the National Infrastructure Commission's recommendation to create a new Oxford-to-Cambridge Expressway, Highways England have taken on the task of developing the project.

Harwell Link Road opens

There will be ‘something old and something new’ when Oxfordshire’s latest major transport improvement - the £11.65m Harwell Link Road – opens on 28 March. Vintage vehicles from the golden age of motoring will be joined by a ‘driverless’ car, a hydrogen powered vehicle and electric bicycles and be t

Government announces funding through Housing Infrastructure Fund

The Oxfordshire Growth Board has welcomed the Government’s confirmation that two of the county’s bids to the Housing and Infrastructure Fund (HIF) are progressing through to co-development.  Detailed business plans will now be developed for the £300 million of transport infrastructure investme