Today we’re celebrating Small Business Saturday – an opportunity to show our support for all the brilliant small businesses we have across North Oxfordshire.
I was pleased to meet Ofsted’s Regional Director for the South East Matthew Purves last week. We discussed a broad range of topics, including the recent inspection of Oxfordshire Local Area Partnership’s SEND provision, the performance of local schools and levels of school attendance.
Oxfordshire County Council has launched a public consultation on its plans to introduce a 20 mph zone covering much of Banbury, including the town centre. The streets proposed to be reduced to 20 mph are indicated in blue above.
In January, the Prime Minister set out his plan to halve inflation, grow the economy and reduce debt. Since then, inflation has halved, the economy has grown more than forecast and debt is on track to fall. The plan is working.
I spoke to the Plant Director of JDE Banbury Edward Tansill this morning following Tuesday’s disappointing news that redundancies are to be made at the factory.
In recent weeks, Cherwell District Council held a consultation on the draft Cherwell Local Plan 2040.
Local Plans are really important as they provide a framework for the location, scale and nature of future development which will be permitted when planning applications are submitted.
A moving remembrance service at The Cenotaph this morning. I was honoured to represent my constituents across north Oxfordshire on this important day of reflection.
