Newspaper cutting dated 1st April 2020 reporting the West Oxfordshire District Council's closure of all Front desks due to the Coronavirus Pandemic in keeping with the Government Instruction. The staff continued to support emergency cases remotely.

Article by reporter Erin Lyons dated 1st May 2020 about ‘False negative’ fears at Oxford's coronavirus testing site:- Thornhill Park and Ride. Oxford’s ‘shambolic’ coronavirus drive-through testing site could lead to false negatives for key workers.
Concerns have been raised over a lack of medical staff on site to administer throat and nasal swab tests at the Thornhill Park and Ride facility, which opened fully on Saturday. Serco, which ran the site for the Department of Health and Social Care and undertook
testing, defended the facility.

Email dated 4th May 2020, From Rev. Canon Janice Collier, vicar of Bampton, Clanfield, Aston, Lew and Shifford to her parishioners .
During the pandemic, the parishioners gathered each Sunday at 10.30am to worship on Zoom, and she informed them that mischief makers had high-jacked the events.

Newspaper article by reporter Erin Lyons dated 4th may 2020 urging KEY workers, NHS and social care staff to get tested for Covid-19. Testing was initially extended in England to all essential workers and members of their household if they have symptoms.

Article written by David Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter, dated 4th may 2020 about the increase in FLY tipping under the lockdown in Oxford, as tips have been closed to prevent non-essential journeys. When the coronavirus lockdown began on March 23, all waste and recycling centres across the UK were closed to the public, as dumping bulky rubbish was not considered an essential journey.
In some areas, including parts of Oxfordshire, councils also stopped running special bulky waste collections because members of staff were off sick with the coronavirus.

Newspaper article dated 4th May 2020 by Erin Lyons Reporter about further 204 coronavirus deaths

PDF of Article by Liam Rice reporter, dated 4th May 2020 reporting that WEST Oxfordshire District Council is set to launch its meetings online, during the Pandemic. Council leader James Mills said it was vital to hold these meetings.

Circular Letter from James Mills Leader of the Council, to residents listing and detailing the organisations to contact if needed during the Pandemic.
Citizens Advice, Oxford Health NHS Trust, Oxfordshire Mind, Oxfordshire Domestic Abuse Services, Dementia UK, Age UK

Article by Fran Way reporting that from 10th May people would be allowed to go for unlimited exercise outside as many times as they wanted. People can even drive to other locations to play sport, sunbathe, or take a walk. But it can only be carried out alone or with members of the same household.

Article by Fran Way reporter saying that OXFORDSHIRE MPs, councillors and GPs have reacted to Boris Johnson's new lockdown rules – some branding them 'confusing' and warning that they could cost lives.
The Prime Minister announced the new rules in a speech to the nation at 7pm last night.