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Matthew Barber, Conservative Matthew Barber. Image via Ed Nix. Mr Barber has been the deputy Thames Valley PCC since 2016 and was leader of Vale of White Horse District Council between 2011 to 2018, where he is currently a councillor. He said: “I’ve got my top five priorities, and number one is strong local policing, making sure that we get more visible policing on the streets, but also working really hard to make sure that Neighbourhood Policing is bolstered. “We're recruiting a significant number of new police officers at Thames Valley ahead of targets, but also making sure ...

THE public-facing desk at Bicester Police Station is being permanently closed as part of a force-wide cut to front counter services. The move, which comes after a consultation by Thames Valley Police, will also see help desks close at Kidlington South HQ and Witney police stations. Thames Valley Police says the closures aim to adapt to the different ways people now want to make contact with officers, such as via telephone or online. Conservative Cherwell District and Oxfordshire County Councillor for Bicester South Dan Sames says he very rarely used the front desk in Bicester. He sa...

PREMIUM People will no longer be able to pop into Thames Valley Police's Kidlington headquarters for front desk services PUBLIC-facing desks at police stations across the county are being permanently closed as part of a force-wide cut to front counter services. The move, which comes after a consultation by Thames Valley Police, will see help desks close at Kidlington South HQ, Bicester and Witney police stations. The force will also reduce Oxford’s St Aldate’s police station opening hours by two hours and Abingdon station will open from 8am - 4pm from August 30. Thames Valley Poli...

THE closure of police front counters across our county can only be bad for residents and good for criminals. No one benefits from these closures, and the police wouldn’t try to pretend they do – they are a cost-saving measure. Of course, we can sympathise with the force on that front: they do not get nearly the funding they would like from central Government, and are forced to make tough decisions like this. They then have to justify it to a public who will understandably be distrustful, and they do so by saying that it reflects the change in the way most of us want to contact our...

Today is the turn of Liberal Democrat candidate John Howson. Having been stabbed while working as a teacher and burgled at least three times while living in the city, he knows what it’s like to be a victim of crime and wants to work as PCC to improve the services and cut crime levels. We asked him 10 questions, and this is what he said: 1. What is your name? John Howson In Oxford Because it’s an important role in our police service. 4. Why should people vote for you? I have got loads of experience and I understand it's got to be a policing service not a police force. That is...