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PCC welcomes launch of new Safety Camera Motorcyclist team
The Safety Camera Motorcyclist team will provide a more agile and responsive approach to road safety enforcement supporting the force’s focus on improving road safety, tackling the ‘Fatal Five’ offences: speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt, using a mobile phone, and careless or dangerous driving, and reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on roads across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes.
PCC report highlights continued progress in making communities safer
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 safer communities across the Thames Valley.
World’s first ‘laughing gas’ breathalyser tested in ground-breaking trial
A cutting-edge nitrous oxide breathalyser, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, is being trialled by police in Thames Valley in a ground-breaking trial
The innovative device is being tested by officers to see if it can be used to detect if a driver is under the influence of this harmful drug. If successful, this could lead to these motorists to be prosecuted for drug driving offences.
Challenging councils and developers on the problem of unadopted estates
It is not acceptable that years after people move into their new homes, local councils are not providing the services that people are paying for through their council tax. Today is about seeking action for residents to unblock the delays which impact on parking, road safety, and concerns about local amenities.
Milton Interchange road marking saga continues!
After the debacle of the incorrect road markings at Milton Interchange earlier this month by Oxfordshire County Council, it has now emerged they they’ve still not got it quite right!
Can you spot the difference?
Oxfordshire County Council confirm key road due to close for up to eight months
Council officers have confirmed: “…it is anticipated that the B4016 will be closed for up to eight months and that closure will commence in the summer of 2027.”