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The Future of Wantage Market Place
Didcot & Wantage, Local Government Matthew Barber Didcot & Wantage, Local Government Matthew Barber

The Future of Wantage Market Place

What are Oxfordshire County Council's Lib Dems planning for Wantage Market Place

A consultation is now open (until 8th July) for residents and businesses to have their say on proposals to close the Market Place to traffic.

🅿️ Parking will be removed
🚌 Bus gates will be introduced
⛔️ Roads will be closed to traffic
🚛 Deliveries to businesses will be restricted
🚗 More pressure on other roads in the town

We all want improvements for the town, but is this the right plan?

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Update on East Hagbourne Post Office campaign
Westminster, Didcot & Wantage Matthew Barber Westminster, Didcot & Wantage Matthew Barber

Update on East Hagbourne Post Office campaign

Thanks to the efforts of everyone who backed the local campaign to save East Hagbourne Post Office - there is hope - but the fight isn’t over yet.

I wrote to the Post Office Minister back in March to raise the impact of the decision not to recruit a new sub-postmaster. I have received confirmation from the Minister that there is some movement, but not a viable solution yet.

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