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Councils secure £1.89 million to support rural communities

South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils have successfully secured £1.89 million to help support rural communities in southern Oxfordshire.  The councils will use this funding from Government and the EU to help revitalise and support rural businesses and communities in southern Oxfordshire between now and 2013. 

The funding will provide support to a wide [...]

Congratulations to Oxfordshire’s Best Rural Retailers

Oxfordshire is home to 2 regional winners in the Best Rural Retailer Awards, run by the Countryside Alliance.  First conceived of in 2005, it was borne of a need to support and promote rural communities. The Countryside Alliance had long felt the “doom and gloom” tales of rural decline, while true to an extent, did not [...]

Oxfordshire Rural Forum Inaugural Conference

Oxfordshire Rural Forum was launched at its inaugural conference, Sustainable Energy, on [...]