Politics and Elections

May 6th 2015 Oxfordshire's unemployment at 3.6 percent

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May 2015

In 2014 Oxfordshire's unemployment rate stood at 3.6% while the national average was 6.2%

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Rupert Dent, Conservative for Bampton & Clanfield Ward

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May 6th 2021

Rupert Dent is the Conservative candidate for the Bampton and Clanfield Ward at the West Oxfordshire District Council elections on May 6th 2021

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Ted Fenton, Conservative for Witney West & Bampton Division

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May 6th 2021

Ted Fenton, Conservative, standing as the candidate for Witney West and Bampton Division at the Oxfordshire County Council Elections on May 6th 2021

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Acrimonious dispute about failing water supply in Bampton June 1934

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June 1934

By June 1934 the poor supply of water in Bampton had reached a critical stage and it had been failing since 1921. The Parish Council had blamed the Rural District Council, they had contacted the County Council and in the end the CC said they'...

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Debate about a water supply for Bampton 1934

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1934

At a meeting in 1934 there was considerable discord and some not very pleasant behaviour between councillors all to do with getting fresh water to Bampton.

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Douglas Hurd MP looks at vandalised ministry of defence houses Friday Sept 7th 1984

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September 7th 1984

Properties in Mercury Close had been empty for quite some time since they were no longer used by personnel from USAF based at Fairford. Local MP Douglas Hurd came to see the vandalism to the properties.

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'No win no fee' policy of a developer behind plans for more than 700 homes

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December 10th 2014

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.

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WODC agree the government's new proposals on planning would not be right for West Oxfordshire

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September 2020

Councillors across the political spectrum at West Oxfordshire District Council have agreed that changes to the planning system are not suitable for West Oxfordshire.

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Fear that hiking DIY waste fees will see fly-tipping rise

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September 6th 2017

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.

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News update from Robert Courts MP for Witney & West Oxfordshire at March 2020

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March 2020

Robert Courts was elected to take over as MP for Witney and West Oxfordshire when David Cameron retired from being MP for the constituency. Robert emails a news roundup more less weekly and this one has much in regarding Coronavirus, also referre...

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2014. Sisters unite in requesting a public inquiry

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December 2014

Witney Gazette December 3rd 2014. Sisters unite in requesting a public inquiry after each of their brothers died from starvation after their benefits were drastically cut.Cathie Wood and Gill Thompson, sisters to Mark Wood of Bampton and David Cl...

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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.'

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May 2014

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.

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Labour control bid fails in UDC election

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May 18th 1972

The Labour Party failed almost completely in the election at Witney on Wednesday week for representation on Witney Urban District Council. They won just one of 5 seats up for election.

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Douglas Hurd claims there is a swing to the Tories

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May 18th 1972

Witney Gazette May 18th 1972.Douglas Hurd at that time was the prospective Conservative candidate for for Mid-Oxfordshire. Douglas was speaking in the Bampton and Burford Conservative group meeting at Alvescot, where he happened to be living.

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Fears charges for using Dix Pit in Stanton Harcourt will increase fly tipping

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September 17th 2017

Many of the recycling centres in Oxfordshire have been threatened with closure and to try and avoid this, it was agreed a small charge of £1.50 would be made getting rid of non-household waste. A fear was expressed by many at the time - September...

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Parish council to monitor condition of toilets in Town Hall. West Oxon Standard Aug 29th 1986

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August 29th 1986

There was clearly a problem either with how people were using the public toilets in the Town Hall or how they were being cleaned. After many complaints, parish councilor Jacqueline Allinson said she would personally monitor them at regular interv...

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OCC document how tax payers' money is to be spent 2018/19

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spring 2018

Each year, Oxfordshire County Council produce a document to show how and where they are to use council tax money and the money they get from central government, which has been cut annually for at least 10 years (as at 2018). Areas covered include...

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Fears of more fly-tipping with DIY waste charges being raised. 2017

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September 2017

On October 1st 2017 Oxfordshire County Council were to begin a new contact with W&S Recycling which would mean people being charged to recycle items that were free. It remains to be seen if this will increase the amount of fly-tipping in the ...

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Audrey Taylor, Mrs M Carter, Mr J Griffiths and and Mr Maurice Clack chairman of the Parish Council cleaning the roadside

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November 1968

This article appeared in the Memory Lane section of the Witney Gazette March 4th 2015. It recalls a time when local residents lost patience waiting for Oxfordshire County Council to organise cleaning of the road-sides. So the council and other l...

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Map of Bampton at the time of the Inclosure Act 1821

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1821

One of these maps shows the names of the fields and the waterways, important for growing and stocking fish are very clear, the second one is a photograph from a page in the Inclosure document held at St Lukes in Oxford and this shows the propertie...

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The Primrose League Diploma of Association for James Green. March 30th

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March 30th

This is the Primrose League Diploma of Association for the membership of James Green, March 30th 1886.The Primrose League was established in 1883 by Lord Randolph Churchill and John Gorst in the wake of the Conservative Party's loss to Gladst...

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Plan housing for young, old and the environment by Mark Booty,January 17th 2018

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January 17th 2018

This is a very interesting article written by Mark Booty. He said housing should be planned for the young, old and the environment. Mark used to be vice chair of WODC but finally from council work.

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Robert Courts, MP for Witney resigns as Parliamentary Private Secretary at The Foreign Office

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July 2018

In this article, Robert Courts explains why he resigned his post

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Legal documents; a plea for change of the proposed area of Inclosure for Aston, Bampton 1834

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1834

These letters were recovered from a box full of solicitor’s papers. They show the correspondence in 1834 between Rev. B Price of Aston, Bampton, and Mr George Harcourt, who was the Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire from 1831 to 1862. Mr Pryce...

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County Council Services & how your money is spent 2018-2019

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spring 2018

This leaflet explaining how council tax money is spent was sent to every household by Oxfordshire County Council in spring 2018

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Parish Council Minutes February 1902 re proposed well in Market Sq

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February 1902

Long before we had a clean, mains water supply in Bampton, everyone relied on water from wells. These Parish Council minutes, copied from the original minutes by Lloyd Hughes Owens, document the push for a well in the Market Square. It was event...

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New National Health System July 5th 1948

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July 5th 1948

The National Health System was brought into being on July 5th 1948. This publication was sent to every household explain what the National Health System is and how it would work. The first part tells people to:-choose your doctor nowmaternity se...

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MEP elections May 22nd 2014

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May 22nd 2014

On May 22nd 2014 there elections for our MEPs. Keith Taylor an existing MEP for the Green Party stood for re-election and was joined by Alexandra Phillips for the South East . MEP Laurence Stassen stood again for the South East and was keen for...

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Local elections May 6th 2010

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May 6th 2010

Martin Barrett stood for the Bampton, Clanfield and Black Bourton ward, Paul Wesson stood as an Independent for Witney and Stuart Macdonald offered his services as the Green Party candidate for Witney. Flyers for all three candidates are in the ...

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Local elections 2014

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May 22nd 2014

This flyer for Martin Barrett, Conservative, was the only one to come through my door although there were candidates from other parties who, unsuccessfully, stood for election to represent Bampton and Clanfield ward at the election on May 22nd 2014

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Local Elections 2015 for Oxford, W Oxon + Bampton & Clanfield

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May 7th 2015

On May 7th 2015 there were elections for a Witney West and Bampton candidate to sit on Oxfordshire County Council. James Mills, Conservative, stood and got elected. Ted Fenton stood and was successful as the Conservative candidate for Bampton an...

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Robert Courts MP Annual Report 2016-2017

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2016 to 2017

This is the annual report 2016-2017 put out by Robert Courts MP for Witney and West Oxfordshire

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Letters regarding the proposed Inclosure of Common Fields in Aston and Coate

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1834

These letters were recovered from a box full of solicitor’s papers. They show the correspondence in 1834 between Rev. B Price, of Aston, Bampton, and Mr George Harcourt, who was the Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire from 1831 to 1862.Mr Pryce,...

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Old Folk's Memories collected by Lloyd Hughes Owens in the 1970s

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C20th

Lloyd Hughes Owens, headmaster of the National School in Church View up to its closure when the new school opened in 1960 was keen to capture the knowledge and thoughts of the 'Old Folks' of Bampton and this pdf is the result. It covers...

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General Election May 6th 2010

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May 6th 2010

There was a general election May 6th 2010 and the flyers in the pdf were sent to homes in Bampton and I imagine others also. They were from David Cameron, Conservative; Stuart Macdonald, Green Party; Colin Bex the Wessex regional candidate so I d...

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General election May 7th 2015

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May 7th 2015

On May 7th 2015 there were elections for MPs at a general election. There are a couple of newspaper articles here but the other 42 items are all flyers by David Cameron, Conservative; Andy Graham, Liberal Democrat; Christopher Tompson, UKParents ...

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Old Time Bampton People by Lloyd Hughes Owens

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1970s

This album of 'Old Time Bampton People' was put together by Lloyd Hughes Owens in the 1970s. It's a wonderful collection of photographs and text covering topics and people - Bampton Fire Brigade; Morris dancers; William Nathan ...

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A collection of Old Time Bampton Places and a few People

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C20th

In the 1970s Lloyd Hughes Owens collect together all the photographs he could find of old-time Bampton and a few of people. He put them together in an album along with explanatory text and you'll find the pictures and text here.

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Death of Brenda Sapsford May 24th 2017

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May 24th 2017

Brenda Sapsford came to live in Bampton when she retired from being secretary to David Johnson, the NFU secretary in Witney. She was an active member of the WI in Bampton until its sad demise and she was also a very efficient Parish Clerk in Bamp...

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Election of Police and Crime Commissioner May 5th 2016

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May 5th 2016

On May 5th 2016 there was an election to choose the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley. Although more than one candidate stood, literature for Anthony Stansfeld was the only information households received so it was impossible to...

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Memories of the members of the Darby and Joan Club compiled in 1962

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1962

The Darby and Joan Club was for those who were 60 and over. In 1962 they made a scrapbook of members' memories. Topics covered include:- Morris dancing; Whitsuntide Garlands; the Mummers; Bampton Fair; Bampton Fire Brigade; Church, Chapel a...

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Tree planting on March 24th 1973 to mark Tree Planting Year

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March 24th 1973

Volunteers planted 80 trees allocated to Bampton through the County Council for “Tree Planting year” in the grass by the layby near Cowleaze Corner. The grassy area had been created when the steep bend in the road was removed c1971. Mr Doug Read...

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The facts you need to know about Europe and the EU referendum

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spring 2016

Leading up to the in-out vote on June 23rd 2016 to remain or exit the EU, many leaflets, flyers and even a government booklet were delivered to every household. This flyer has comments from Mark Carney the governor of the Bank of England, Sir Ric...

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Booklet produced by the Conservatives to persuade people to vote Remain

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spring 2016

In the spring of 2016 the Conservative government spent £9,000,000 printing and posting this brochure to every household. In it, they did their best to persuade people that it would be best to remain within the UK. The vote took place on June 23...

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Ros Altmann talks about possible effects if we vote for Brexit

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spring 2016

Several people and organisations posted their thoughts about the possible effects of voting for and against Brexit in June 2016. The flyer came from Ros Altmann who according to her leaflet thought voting to leave the EU would be very bad for all.

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General election, June 8th 2017

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May - June 2017

A surprise General Election was called by Prime Minister Teresa May for June 8th 2017. She hoped to get an increased majority but after a truly dreadful campaign, she ended up dropping from a starting point of 27 points ahead of Labour to a hung ...

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