General Election June 8th 2017 Witney Gazette articles
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- Liz Leffman, Lib Dems
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- Alexander Craig, UKIP
Nik Stanbridge
General Election June 8th 2017 Witney Gazette articles
Nik Stanbridge
West Oxon residents can have say on proposed council tax rise
Toby Morris, councillor for Resources wants locals to fill in the on-line consultation. Government funding is to be cut by £0.75m and there will be a rise in the cost of waste and recycling by £0.8m.
Bampton Community Archive
Fear that hiking DIY waste fees will see fly-tipping rise
A fear was expressed that fly-tipping would increase when the fees were raised to take waste to Dix pit and other waste recycling plants in Oxfordshire. That was in September 2017; now, in April 2020 the fears have proved to be well founded.
Bampton Community Archive
Carterton under pressure to have 1,000 estate on western edge
Carterton under pressure to have a 1000 home estate on its western edge as well as 700 on the eastern side. 250 already approved for the north. 2014
250 homes have got the go-ahead to be built on the northern edge of Carterton. All run-off from Carterton comes through Bampton so all building there affects us, particularly when we have heavy rain storms.
Janet Rouse
Fight against 160 houses at the NE end of New Road 2014
West Oxfordshire District Council's deputy, Mark Booty does not believe the housing targets are achievable. Mark feels it would be more sensible for houses to be built in the south of the county where the jobs are situated. By 2031 it is said 13,200 more homes will be needed in West Oxfordshire although there is nothing to indicate that the same number of jobs will be created.
Janet Rouse
Witney Gazette May 28th 2014.The Campaign to Protect Rural England says the assessed need to build 100,000 new homes in the next 15 years was "cobbled together" and is exaggerated.
Bampton Community Archive
'No win no fee' policy of a developer behind plans for more than 700 homes
Campaigners have condemned the xo-called 'no win no fee' policy of a developer behind plans for more than 700 homes on sites across Oxfordshire. 446 are planned for sites in West Oxfordshire. Sites are in Witney and Bampton.
Bampton Community Archive
WODC vows to fight the study showing that the area should build 13,000
Witney Gazette August 2014. WODC vows to fight the study showing that the area should build 13,000.
The council in August 2014 was still updating its local plan and that has left the whole area open to speculators to build large estates in areas that are known by locals to flood and where local doctors' surgeries are already so full it can take 3 weeks to get an appointment.
There is far more detail in the article.
Janet Rouse
Liberal Democrat - Alaric Smith letter Housing
Copy of circular sent by Alaric Smith, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Bampton and Clanfield, re the threat of speculative development in the local community.
Janet Westman
West Oxfordshire District Council on course to save £300k
Newspaper cutting from Witney Gazette reporting on WODC savings in 2013-14. Conservative run council is to share services with Cotswold District Council
Janet Westman