AS OXFORDSHIRE heads to the polls today, our newspaper shares the important message to go and use your vote. Across the UK, local elections are taking place on May 6 and in Oxfordshire that includes the county council, district councils, and choosing a new Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley Police force. Oxford Mail editor Pete Gavan said: “I’d encourage each and every one of you to get out and vote today. “Whether it’s the local council or the police and crime commissioner polls, these are positions that relate to all of us and the only way of making sure your voice is heard is to cast your vote.”
A SURVEY of all the candidates standing in this week s elections has found the majority back more measures to get people out of their cars and onto bikes. The questionnaire by the Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (CoHSAT), found the vast majority of the 300 would-be politicians who responded were in favour of doing more to prevent climate change through transport. Simon Pratt, co-chair of CoHSAT, said: “We have asked the candidates in the forthcoming elections to support our manifesto and address the pressing issues of the climate emergency, air pollution and traffic noise. We want everyone to be able walk and cycle for everyday trips on quiet streets and in liveable neighbourhoods.”
A GOVERNMENT inspector has been appointed to help oversee development at a garden village. Darren McCreery has been appointed to oversee key areas of planning at the Salt Cross garden village, near Eynsham. Mr McCreery has been appointed by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to chair hearings on the Area Action Plan (AAP). The hearings will officially begin on June 28 and run for two weeks, after which Mr McCreery will decide whether to give the plan the green light. Chris Hargraves, planning policy manager at West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC), said: “This is an extremely important part of the process of developing Salt Cross.
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