Lib Dem-contolled Oxfordshire County Council, have now CONFIRMED that there are no plans to review the Orchard Centre junction in Didcot.

The consultation is now open (until 8th July) for residents and businesses to have their say on proposals to close the market place to traffic and remove parking from the town centre.

Launched at a Phone Free Schools event at the Aureus School in Didcot, this scheme will makes sure schools become properly phone free during the school day. £255,000 taken from criminals is going help improve schools.

Many will welcome the closure of asylum hotels, including the Oxford Witney Hotel and the Mercure George Hotel in Reading, but there will be significant concern about the community impact of MOD Bicester being used to house hundreds of asylum seekers.

The Annual Report demonstrates how continued investment in neighbourhood policing, support for victims, and targeted action on priority crime areas is helping to reduce harm and build a safer community.

I have published a detailed response to the Government’s Police Reform White Paper, warning that the proposals risk weakening local policing; reducing resources, lessening accountability, and ultimately making communities less safe.

18 specialist services across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes will share total funding of over £3.1 million over the next two years to support victim-survivors of domestic abuse.

“Knife crime devastates lives and leaves lasting trauma for families and local communities.

“From the first day I became Police and Crime Commissioner, I have made tackling knife crime and serious violence in the Thames Valley a top priority.”

Developed in partnership with Thames Valley Police, the Vehicle Crime Strategy aims to reduce harm and prevent offending with a focus on five key pillars; Prevention, Collaboration, Data and Intelligence, Enforcement and Trust and Confidence.