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
An accident of geography 27th November 2009 Last night I spent a very enjoyable evening with Officers and Senior NCOs based at Dalton Barracks who had just returned from Afghanistan and Kuwait. The Vale... Local News
Success of Ed Vaizey's public meeting 16th November 2009 Friday night's public meeting in Wantage was a great success. Despite theawful weather, a good number of people came along to the Civic Hall inWantage to... Local News
Free parking in the Vale, but for a limited period only! 13th November 2009 Shoppers in the Vale will get free parking on certain days during theChristmas period. The Council's car parks will be free on the followingdates: In Faringdon... Local News
We will remember them 8th November 2009 I was an honour to take part, yet again, in Faringdon's Remembrance Parade and Service. In recent years it has always been encouraging to see the large numbers... Local News
INLA puts down its weapons 12th October 2009 The Irish National Liberation Army has renounced violence. At the end of an11 year ceasefire it has finally declared that the "armed struggle is over".Since... Opinions
King Alfed exhibition opens 9th October 2009 I was delighted to be invited to the opening of a year long exhibition at Vale & Downland Museum entitled "Alfred the Great: Warrior and Visionary King". The... Local News
Family, community, country 8th October 2009 Certainly from within the confines of the secure 'island site' at the Party conference in Manchester, Cameron's speech hit all the right notes. He was not... Local News
Grants cut as direct result of accounting errors 2nd October 2009 As a direct result of the Vale's financial failings (see blog entry below 29/9/9) the Lib Dem Leader of the Council has proposed that the grants budget, the... Local News
Theft from Council offices 2nd October 2009 At the end of July, £6,100 was stolen from the Vale Council offices inAbingdon. This has rightly been kept confidential during the investigation,but is clearly... Local News
