Conservatives take control of Town Council after Lib Dem fallout Sunday, 30 June, 2024 The town council in Carterton has changed political colours after a meeting to discuss the election of the towns new Mayor resulted in Liberal Democrat Town Councillors walking out the meeting and resigning from the party. In a bizarre turn of events at the full council meeting on 21st May a new Mayor was elected with Cllr Kathy Godwin being the only nomination. Following this, nominations for the... Local News
Private car ban leaves Oxfordshire high street 'in limbo' 19th March 2023 Witney High Street has been left ‘in limbo’ after being closed motorists, a councillor has claimed, saying fresh public consultation is needed on lifting the... Articles
Town Council takes the wheel with bus funding 17th March 2023 West Oxfordshire Community Transport have been running the Carterton Connector bus service, Routes 345 and 355, since 2 March 2021 with financial support from... Local News
'Get Windrush Place local centre built' says councillor and MP 12th March 2023 Developer contributions have been promised to deliver shops, a cafe and sports pavilion on a major housing estate in west Witney. The residents of Windrush... Local News
Judge council's consultations at ballot box 9th March 2023 Last week Freedom of Information requests, as reported in the Oxford Mail and The Sunday Times, have revealed that Oxfordshire County Council deliberately didn... Opinions
Councils executive team costing taxpayers' more 8th March 2023 A report compiled for the Executive team at West Oxfordshire District Council, ahead of their meeting on Wednesday 8th March, has revealed costs of the top team... Local News
Conservative councillor criticises 'spend spend spend' budget 15th February 2023 Councillors in West Oxfordshire have met today (Wednesday 15th February) to approve the annual budget of the council for 2023-24. The District Council which is... Local News
Conservative county budget amendment means focus is on services rather than pet projects 14th February 2023 Safeguarding taxpayers’ money, protecting the vulnerable and helping – not hammering – our families and businesses. On 6 May 2021, evenly split election results... Local News
Sports facilities need to meet growing needs 26th January 2023 Towards the end of 2022 Town Councillors in Carterton were delighted to have given permission to begin drafting up a lease extension for Carterton FC. The... Opinions
Council reveals 20mph advertising costs 25th January 2023 Oxfordshire County Council has now revealed how much the authority has spent on promoting its 20mph policy to residents across Oxfordshire after a question from... Local News
The Conservative Party Leadership contest 2024 3rd October 2024 A new Leader of the Party will be chosen by members National News
General Election Speech in Full 21st August 2024 Rishi Sunak's speech in full as the Prime Minister announces a General Election in July National News
The Triple Lock Plus: Only the Conservatives have a clear plan for pensioners 21st August 2024 From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a... National News
Machzike Hadath shul Speech from Rishi 21st August 2024 Rishi stands shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community National News
Rishi Sunak Announces National Service Policy 21st August 2024 Only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to give young people the opportunities they deserve National News
Why I'm calling a General Election 21st August 2024 Rishi Sunak explains in the Spectator why he has called a General Election. National News