Conservatives win three seats in Carterton by-elections Monday, 20 January, 2025 The Conservatives have won three out of four seats in town council by-elections. Conservative candidate Elaine Hatton won in Carterton's Rock Farm ward, Liberal Democrat Carrie Ann Lincoln and Local Conservative Steve Vaughan won the two seats in Shillbrook ward and Local Conservative candidate Simon Watson was elected in the Upavon ward on Thursday (January 16). The elections were triggered after... Local News
Council Chamber Makeover Nears Completion Amidst Controversy Over £500,000 Cost 10th January 2024 West Oxfordshire District Council is on the brink of completing a comprehensive renovation of its council chamber, an ambitious project that comes with a nearly... Local News
Councillor Calls For A "Well-Crafted" Business Plan For Witney Council Cafe 12th December 2023 In response to the escalating financial pressures facing the Corn Exchange in Witney and the council managed 1863 café, Councillor David Edwards-Hughes is... Local News
Residents asked to share their views on policing budget 28th November 2023 Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, is seeking resident’s views on the Thames Valley Police budget for 2024/25. Matthew Barber is... Local News
Witney MP Welcomes £2.6m Boost For Road Repair Projects 22nd November 2023 An MP has welcomed the announcement that Oxfordshire is to get £2.6million for road improvement projects. The Government has redirected £8billion funding for... ArticlesMedia
Council Faces Backlash Over Spend On Bigger 20mph Signs 21st November 2023 Oxfordshire County Council has been criticised after it was revealed that £11,000 of taxpayers' money was spent on enlarging 20 mph speed limit signs around... Local News
Councillors Call for Road Safety Improvements at Barnard Gate Junction on A40 11th November 2023 In light of numerous serious accidents and the consequential impact on nearby roads, concerned councillors have launched a petition urging Oxfordshire County... Local News
We Will Remember Them 11th November 2023 In the rising of the sun and its going down, We Remember Them. In the bowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, We Remember Them. In the opening of the... Local News
New Lease of Life for West Witney Sports Club 9th November 2023 West Oxfordshire District Council is currently considering a planning application from Witney Town Council to upgrade the West Witney Sports Club, just off the... Local News
£350,000 Boost For West Oxfordshire Swimming Pools 8th November 2023 More than 100 local authorities across England have received funding from the Swimming Pool Support Fund to help them keep public pools open in the face of... Local News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News