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
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
We’re bringing shipbuilding back to the UK 29th September 2019 The Prime Minister announced that new warships for the Royal Navy will be built in the UK.This will secure thousands of jobs for people at British shipyards and... National News
6 things to know about our huge hospital building programme 29th September 2019 We want to make sure that the NHS is delivering for patients across England. So at the beginning of Conservative Party Conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
4 ways we’re expanding UK animal rights 29th September 2019 As we leave the European Union and get Brexit done, we will not only maintain but enhance animal welfare standards, placing us in a strong position to lead the... National News
