Conservative Councillors representing Faringdon have pledged to continue the fight to save the Vale of White Horse District Council area office in the town from closure.As part of Lib Dem budget cuts Wantage Local Services Point is having its hours reduced and the Faringdon Office is due to close. The office is used by people in the west area of the Vale of White Horse to pay Council Tax, inspect council documents and get advice on services and facilities provided by the Council.Councillors Matthew Barber and Roger Cox had a motion defeated at the last Vale of White Horse District Council meeting in which it asked the Council to recommend to the Executive to keep the Faringdon office, however now Cllr Barber is to attend the Executive Meeting on April 7th to make his representations to Executive members directly.Cllr Barber commented, "The decision to close the office is very bad news to the residents, not only from Faringdon, but for the whole of the west area of the Vale. This office is used by residents to pay their Council Tax but also offers very good advice. Services include general information about Council services, queries on council tax and benefit entitlement. It is also the Area Office that holds copies of planning applications for inspection. This is only location for such inspection in the west of the Vale."Cllr Cox questions the Lib Dem commitment to local services:"In the 'Welcome from the Leader of the Council' on the Vale web site he states: "The Council faces the challenge of addressing the needs of residents across the district and to help us achieve this we are increasingly looking to the internet to provide more and more of our services while maintaining a physical presence in the three main towns." He specifically mentions the area office in Faringdon."Cllr Cox continued "Not everyone has access to or is proficient in internet operations and the existing provision serves the needs of those residents."Cllr Barber added, "The residents of Faringdon pay the highest precept in the Vale of White Horse, it simply cannot be expected for them to continue to pay such a large amount and to have their local facility taken away from them."