Conservatives celebrate Witney Central by-election victory Friday, 15 November, 2024 Residents of the Witney Central ward went to the polls on Thursday 14th November to elect a new town councillor for Witney Town Council. The resignation of Labour councillor Lisa Cherry resulted in a by-election being held for the town ward with representatives from the Conservatives, Labour, Green and Liberal Democrats putting candidates forward for the seat. With a turnout of 21.80% Conservative... Local News
Witney MP speaks out alongside local councillors about Witney North Masterplan 25th October 2023 Alongside local councillors, Witney and West Oxfordshire MP, Robert Courts has spoken on the recently released Witney North Masterplan. A proposal for a major... Local News
Coalition Faces Scrutiny for Costly Council Chamber Refurbishment 22nd October 2023 West Oxfordshire District Council is under public scrutiny for its recent decision to spend around £500,000 of taxpayers' money on the refurbishment of the... Local News
District Coalition Shuffles Executive Member for Leisure for the Third Time 29th September 2023 In an unexpected move, the District Council's coalition Leader has announced its third change in leadership for the executive member responsible for leisure... Local News
Conservative Councillors Call for Improved Mobile Phone Signal in Rural West Oxfordshire 27th September 2023 Councillors at West Oxfordshire District Council are taking proactive steps to address the longstanding issue of inadequate mobile phone signal in rural... Local News
Labour quits coalition running Oxfordshire County Council 25th September 2023 The Labour Party county council group have quit the coalition at Oxfordshire County Council. The coalition fallout comes in the wake of a damning report into... Local News
Share your views on council's plan for future 20th September 2023 West Oxfordshire District Council has now launched its Local Plan Consultation for 8 weeks closing on the 25th October 2023. I recognise many residents are... Opinions
District coalition cut council telephone hours 13th September 2023 The coalition running West Oxfordshire District Council have today (Wednesday 13th September) approved plans to cut back on the opening hours for the councils... Local News
Why voting in West Oxfordshire has never been so important. 3rd May 2023 We are now just one day away from the local council elections taking place on Thursday 4th May. This really is an opportunity to make sure our councils focus on... Local News
Oxfordshire councillor pretended to be woman who doesn't exist 2nd May 2023 A councillor running for election in this week’s local elections previously hid behind the identity of a woman who did not exist to express his concerns about... Articles
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