An Appeal to Oxfordshire Conservatives’ Consciences 25 Oct 2020 Labour Groups across Oxfordshire have written to their fellow council leaders and the county’s conservative…
Planning for the Future? 15 Oct 2020 In August, the Government produced a White Paper proposing the biggest change to planning law…
We Need Proper Job Support, Not Confusion, Contradiction and ‘Forget Christmas’ 29 Sep 2020 As we enter Autumn the messages on what rules social distancing, mask wearing and the…
Unusual Efforts Met With All-Too-Usual Government Betrayal 15 Sep 2020 “As you know, this is a public health emergency. These are unusual times, so I’m…
Victoria Prentis Responds! Was ‘Defined by Inaction’ Unfair? (Nope) 29 Aug 2020 It seems that our article about Tory councillors ripping into Victoria Prentis hit a nerve.…
Gone, Going, Going… Town Centres Must Be Reinvented 24 Aug 2020 Perhaps the biggest losers from the pandemic have been Britain’s high streets. A couple of…
Sean Woodcock: Even Local Conservatives Despair at Inaction by Victoria Prentis MP 22 Aug 2020 Cherwell District Council Labour group leader Councillor Sean Woodcock reports astonishing scenes at Thursday’s Extraordinary…
Local Democracy is Under Attack 14 Aug 2020 Our place and our community is under attack from outsiders. Not literally, maybe. But soon,…
Concerns About Scrutiny of Tarmac Planning Application 13 Aug 2020 Local Labour Councillor Hannah Banfield has raised concerns about the handling of a major expansion…
Labour Group Respond to Conservative Plans to Dilute Planning Oversight 07 Aug 2020 Reforms to the planning process open up Cherwell to more speculative development and increasingly unaffordable…
Councillor Shaida Hussain writes to MP Victoria Prentis about Local Authority Funding 06 Aug 2020 Cherwell District Labour Councillor and Deputy Opposition Leader Shaida Hussain has written a heartfelt open…
Ruscote Councillors Condemn News of Bradley Arcade Surgery Closure 06 Aug 2020 According to the head of primary care for OCCG (Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group), the Bradley…
Peat-free Gardening Initiative Adopted by CDC 05 Aug 2020 A constituent enquiry to Labour Councillor Hannah Banfield inspired her to submit her first motion…
Conservatives Neuter Motion Addressing Child Poverty Crisis in Cherwell 21 Jul 2020 Last night the controlling Conservative group on Cherwell District Council closed ranks to neuter a…
Road repairs on The Fairway, Banbury 20 Jul 2020 After two and a half years of lobbying the highways officers and the relevant cabinet…
Child Poverty in Cherwell 16 Jul 2020 On Monday, I am presenting a motion to Cherwell District Council calling on it to…
Coronavirus – The Aftermath? 29 Jun 2020 It is hard to believe it has been 3 months since the lockdown started but…
Labour group urges CDC to address safety concerns at Bicester village 16 Jun 2020 Labour councillor Sean Woodcock, leader of the opposition group on Cherwell district council, has written…
Concerns about Tarmac’s new planning application 28 Apr 2020 Tarmac Trading have submitted a new planning application to Oxfordshire County Council for their Hennef…
Society is alive and well and ready to help out 12 Apr 2020 This week, the Coronavirus (COVID19) provides the basis for my article. But rather than focus…
Volunteers with Banbury Mosque deliver more than 700 isolation packs to vulnerable 11 Apr 2020 Well done to volunteers with the Banbury Mosque and the community fridge have delivered more…