Two of Oxfordshire’s Council Leaders say they are positive about Oxfordshire’s Housing and Growth Deal after fellow Growth Board members agreed today to a change in approach over the way it is progressed.
Vale of White Horse District Council has completed the £12.4 million sale of land to Botley Development Company who are set to revitalise the shopping centre and adjacent land at West Way.
Communities from Hinksey to Hendred and Botley to Blewbury have benefited from over £107,000 in grants awarded by Vale of White Horse District Council this month.
Out of the total amount, the district council has given £55,306 to communities close to where new homes have been built.
Businesses in Abingdon town centre are set to get a financial boost thanks to new visitors’ moorings, which will encourage tourists on boats to stop and explore the town.
Vale of White Horse District Council is inviting community groups in and around the Wantage area to a special workshop aimed at showing them how they can apply for a share of more than £43,000 in grant funding.