Matthew Barber elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley Tuesday, 11 May, 2021 Conservative Party candidate Matthew Barber has been elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley in the May 2021 Local Elections. The next Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley has been announced as Conservative candidate Matthew Barber, receiving 313,148 of the votes cast. Having listened to residents from across the Thames Valley as part of his campaigning work and... Local News
Backing new laws to deal with illegal encampments 8th February 2021 Home Secretary, Priti Patel is set to announce new legislation that will make it a criminal offence to intentionally set up a camp and trespass on private land... Local NewsOpinions
Operation to reduce knife crime and violent offences - Oxford 4th February 2021 Thames Valley Police has arrested 20 people as part of an operation targeting knife crime and violent offences in Oxford City. The operation took place across... Local News
Improving criminal justice from arrest to reform 2nd February 2021 Coronavirus has exposed many of the fragilities of the criminal justice system, but the challenges of delivering justice run much deeper. In recent months the... Local NewsOpinions
Thames Valley bolstered by extra police officers 28th January 2021 New statistics show that over 6,620 extra officers have been recruited through the Conservative Government’s police recruitment drive, with Thames Valley Police... Local News
Changing attitudes to knives 27th January 2021 The good news is that knife crime is down in the Thames Valley. The impacts of coronavirus and the harsh restrictions on all of our lives as a result have... Local NewsOpinions
Police & Crime Bulletin January 2021 14th January 2021 Coronavirus enforcement update Only a year ago the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions on our lives would have been unthinkable, yet as we... Local NewsOpinionsReports
Coronavirus enforcement update 13th January 2021 Only a year ago the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions on our lives would have been unthinkable, yet as we settle in to the third national... Local NewsOpinions
Man jailed for life for murdering three men in Reading terrorist attack 12th January 2021 A terrorist found guilty of the brutal murder of three men in Reading last summer has been given whole life sentence. The 26 year old Khairi Saadallah from... Local News
Police & Crime Bulletin December 2020 23rd December 2020 Thames Valley Police set for a further increase in officers and additional funding Thames Valley Police is set to receive an additional £12.6m in direct funding... Local NewsOpinionsReports