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
Brown's silence over the Lokerbie bomber is inconsistent as well as cowardly 25th August 2009 Today Gordon Brown was final forced to comment on the release of the Lockerbie bomber, but he failed to support or condemn the actual decision to release him... Opinions
Relaunch or facelift? 20th August 2009 The Bury Street Precinct in Abingdon, is being renamed by the Lib Dem District Council as the "Abbey Shopping Centre". It has recently beenannounced that WH... Local News
Outrage at housing plans in Kennington 20th August 2009 The Abingdon Herald reports the outrage our local residents in Kenningtonabout the proposed development at Simpson Way. The application is likely tocome to the... Local News
Faux Lib Dem anger over planning process 13th August 2009 The other interesting development at last night's planning meeting in Abingdon was the faux anger of Wantage councillor Jenny Hannaby. She was bemoaning the... Local News
New restaurant development for Wantage 12th August 2009 Possibly the most interesting application at tonight's Vale planning meeting was an application by Wantage Investments Ltd. on the former H&L site on Limborough... Local News
Cutting the cost 8th August 2009 David Cameron is quite right in his speech today, dubbed cutting the cost of politics, to highlight the communications allowance. This is £10,000 given to each... Opinions
Fence for Marlborough Gardens play area 7th August 2009 There is at least one silver lining to the planning application for 11 affordable housing unit at the edge of town, just off the Coxwell Road.Having spoken and... Local News
Totnes not that original 7th August 2009 The selection of Dr Sarah Wollaston as PPC for Totnes by members of the public has certainly caught the headlines, but it is not such a new idea. Certainly the... Local News
Councils finally sign deal 5th August 2009 Vale Conservatives have welcomed a deal between Faringdon Town Council andthe Vale of White Horse District Council that secures the future of the CornExchange... Local News