Quick update on today’s Armed Forces Bill, what it’s all about, and why it’s important for West Oxfordshire.
One of the things it does is bring the Armed Forces Covenant into law.
In a further success in his ongoing campaign, Witney and West Oxfordshire MP Robert Courts has welcomed a series of new objectives and actions to tackle river pollution from storm overflows.
The joint industry-government ‘Storm Overflows Taskforce’ – made up of DEFRA, the Environment Agency, O
The application process for business grants via West Oxfordshire District Council has now reopened with businesses encouraged to check their eligibility and apply through the Council website here.
Robert said: "Local MPs and councils received a useful update from the Cotswold Line Promotion Group on progress in the campaign to upgrade the line.
"Everyone is pulling in the same direction on this and we are determined to work together on the scheme proposal which could deliver vital upgrades o
I was pleased to be invited to see the vaccination team at Carterton Health Centre at the end of their first day of delivering the Covid-19 vaccination to local residents.
Over the weekend, I was pleased to be invited to see the Covid-19 vaccination operation that is well underway at Chipping Norton Health Centre.
It was incredibly positive to see the speed and efficiency of the team who are able to vaccinate hundreds of people an hour.
The Prime Minister has announced his decision to introduce a new national lockdown effective immediately.
Cases are rising exponentially and our hospitals are under more pressure from Covid than at any time since the start of the pandemic.
