40 young people in Milton Keynes have been given a life-changing voyage with the Tall Ships Trust, building confidence, resilience, and leadership skills due to funding from the Community Fund.
The aim of the Thames Valley-wide road victim service is to provide a support service that offers advocacy, emotional and practical support to residents seriously injured as a result of a road traffic incident.
The service will aim to enable road traffic collision victims to be able to support themselves independently or through an appropriate peer support network, with referrals coming into the service from Thames Valley Police Family Liaison Officers or the Serious Collision Investigation Team.
Oxfordshire County Council are pressing ahead with changes to the county’s local recycling centres which will make it harder for residents to dispose of waste properly and will increase the risk of criminal fly-tipping.
The Home Office has announced the abolition of Police & Crime Commissioners, describing the role as “a failed experiment” and claiming massive savings.
In reality it is a thinly veiled move in the direction of centralisation and a loss of operational independence.