Inspectors raise major concerns over Joint Local Plan Thursday, 2 October, 2025 The Inspectors examining the South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Joint Local Plan 2041 have raised serious concerns in their Post-Hearings Letter (ID10), leaving questions over the future of the plan. The letter from the inspectors includes concerns over whether the councils have fully met their duty to co-operate with neighbouring authorities on key strategic issues. Additionally, they... Local News
Oxford Congestion Charge Approved 10th September 2025 The Liberal Democrat administration on Oxfordshire County Council have pushed ahead with plans for a temporary congestion charge in Oxford, ignoring the fact... Local News
Shadow Cabinet Member for Children & Young People responds to closure of Our Lady’s Abingdon School 11th August 2025 Local Conservatives in Oxfordshire have expressed deep concern in response to the sudden closure of an independent school in Abingdon. Our Lady’s Abingdon... Local News
'Oxfordshire Alliance' formed for County Council 15th May 2025 A new political group has been formed at Oxfordshire County Council – the Oxfordshire Alliance . The group brings together Conservative councillors, Independent... Local News
New Conservative Group Leader elected 12th May 2025 Oxfordshire County Council Conservative Group have selected Cllr Liam Walker as their new Group Leader, following the 2025 local elections. Liam has served as a... Local News
Preparing for the Local Elections 15th February 2025 Candidates for the local elections in May are heading out and about meeting residents across the county, hearing from them about the issues that concern them -... Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National 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
