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Funding boost to tackle and prevent serious violence in the Thames Valley
Crimefighters, Local Government Matthew Barber Crimefighters, Local Government Matthew Barber

Funding boost to tackle and prevent serious violence in the Thames Valley

Serious violence and knife enabled crime is falling in the Thames Valley, but further work is taking place to prevent it. The funding, made up of two grants, the Serious Violence Duty Grant and the Violence Reduction Unit Grant will be administered by the PCC to local partners to support Thames Valley communities.

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There’s only one Oxfordshire – on council reorganisation
Comment, Local Government, Oxfordshire Matthew Barber Comment, Local Government, Oxfordshire Matthew Barber

There’s only one Oxfordshire – on council reorganisation

In what is set to be Oxfordshire’s greatest political upheaval in a generation, the organisational map of the country is set to be redrawn. The Oxford Clarion have allowed me to use their virtual pages to set out my perspective, of having previously supported three council but now being convinced of the need for a single Oxfordshire council.

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