Witney & Upper Windrush

Two key agreements that will bring millions of pounds worth of highways improvements to the Didcot area and the A40 through West Oxfordshire have progressed further this week after being considered by the county councils’ cabinet. The investments …

Residents and visitors to Witney are benefiting from work to boost social distancing and active travel. Senior councillors from Oxfordshire County Council and West Oxfordshire District Council visited the town recently to look at how the measures …

People getting out and about in the Lower Windrush Valley will notice some welcome improvements on the popular footpaths. The Lower Windrush Valley Project (LWVP) has secured funding to improve access and promote three beautiful circular walks in …

Oxfordshire County Council is to mark the historical milestone of Victory in Europe Day on 8th May with a series of video tributes from key people across the county. Despite the restrictions of the lockdown, this remains an important moment for …

Adult Social Care currently supports over 6,000 people every day. The safety and wellbeing of vulnerable people in Oxfordshire continues to be a priority during these unprecedented times. Social distancing rules may change the way care is …

Highways engineers are testing a new substance that could help keep more roads pothole free for the first time in Britain on a road in Oxfordshire. Earlier this week, a joint trial was started by Oxfordshire County Council and its contractors, …

Improvements to the A40 in Oxfordshire would be delivered if a county council bid submitted to central government for funding is approved. The bid is part of the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government’s “Housing Infrastructure Fund” …

A Witney shop is the first in Oxfordshire to be stripped of its alcohol licence. The decision follows several undercover stings by Oxfordshire County Council Trading Standards. These caught staff selling illegal tobacco from the premises. The …

Plans to create significant new provision for Oxfordshire children with special educational needs (SEND) are to be put before councillors with a £15m investment, set to create 300 new places and involve a major rebuild for Northfield School in …