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
Conservatives announce 50 million more GP appointments 9th November 2019 50 million more GP surgery appointments will be created every year under the Conservatives, reducing waiting times and giving more quality care. National News
Boris begins the General Election outside 10 Downing Street 6th November 2019 Read Boris’s full Downing Street speech as he begins the General Election. National News
Boris launches campaign pledging to unleash Britain's potential 6th November 2019 Boris Johnson set out his pitch for the country. Get Brexit done. Focus on our priorities. Unleash Britain’s potential. National News
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News