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
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
West Oxfordshire District Council: Garden waste price increase 22nd January 2023 Plans to increase the price of garden waste collections in West Oxfordshire will “cause angst among some people”, an opposition councillor has warned. West... Articles
Bampton 20mph signs labelled confusing 5th January 2023 People living in Bampton have been left baffled and angered after a series of 20mph signs were erected in confusing locations with some signs sprayed over... Local News
Involve residents in High Street future 2nd January 2023 In the Summer of 2022, Oxfordshire County Council were allocated £1.9 million towards the future of Witney High Street. So far the Liberal, Labour and Green... Opinions
Exclusive: Minister for Water Rebecca Pow raises concerns over Thames Water 30th December 2022 Water Minister Rebecca Pow has written an exclusive column in the Witney Gazette about Thames Water’s environmental and spending performance. It comes after... Articles
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 22nd December 2022 The members, supporters, and councillors from the West Oxfordshire Conservative Association would like to take this opportunity to wish the residents of West... Local News
County Council has left our High Street in limbo 14th December 2022 The closure of the Witney High Street to private vehicles by the Lib Dem, Labour, and Green coalition at Oxfordshire County Council has left the town divided on... Opinions
Lift parking charges at Oxford P&R sites for Xmas, says councillor 8th December 2022 A county councillor has called for parking charges at park and ride hubs to be suspended during the busy Christmas shopping period. Liam Walker has asked the... Articles
County coalition delay A40 improvement project 1st December 2022 A multi-million pound project to improve the A40 in Oxfordshire has been halted due to ‘cost pressures’. Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, is... Local News
10 ways Labour would wreck our economy 12th November 2019 A Corbyn government means wasteful spending that would wreck the economy and dangerous plans to seize control of private businesses – at huge expense to the... National News
Workers to lose a month’s wages in higher taxes to pay for Corbyn’s reckless spending plans 12th November 2019 New research reveals that Labour’s reckless spending plans could hand an additional £2,400 bill to every taxpayer every year if Jeremy Corbyn becomes Prime... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party can't be trusted on national security 11th November 2019 Just like they haven’t been able to decide on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party can’t be trusted not to dither on fundamental matters of national security... National News
Our plan to support the Armed Forces that keep our nation safe 11th November 2019 The Conservative Party today renews its commitment to the Armed Forces with a bold package of measures to support military personnel, veterans and their... National News
Labour's reckless spending revealed: The £1.2 trillion cost of Corbyn 10th November 2019 The Conservatives can today reveal the true cost of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party – the figures that John McDonnell did not want people to see. National News
Train travel savings for Veterans with new Railcard 9th November 2019 Armed Forces veterans will qualify for a new Railcard giving a third off the cost of train travel under a majority Conservative government, Transport Secretary... National News