Efforts to find a solution to the removal of the 11 bus service have now been thrown into doubt after a community transport provider have announced they can't support taking on the service. In March this year Stagecoach Oxfordshire announced it would be removing its No 11 bus service which currently runs from Witney to Oxford via North Leigh, Freeland, Church Hanborough and Eynsham. Stagecoach had planned to remove the bus from operation at the end of April but after negotiat

A new Community Bus in Freeland was launched last week to the delight of local residents. The bus service will help to fill the gap of the No 11 service that also serves the village. The service has very much been a community led initiative supported by the local District Councillor and County Councillor and will be cheaper and more convenient than Stagecoach's 11 service that runs from Witney to Oxford. The inaugural service to Witney commenced on Thursday 6th December from

Great Western Railway have submitted plans to improve Hanborough Station. A proposal, subject to final costs, is for a new ticket office, a waiting room and a toilet. GWR are also looking to house a small retail outlet in the building. This would be a huge improvement as the station currently doesn't have any facilities at all. The modular building was previously used at Abbey Wood station on the North Kent line but it became redundant with the opening of the new Crossrail st

Liam Walker, the Conservative county council candidate for Hanborough and Minster Lovell has launched his Better Buses campaign. The campaign which focuses on making improvements to the local bus services in West Oxfordshire comes after concerns from local residents about the reduction in services. Liam Walker said, "I am currently in contact with Stagecoach Oxfordshire about the need to make improvements to the 233 and 11 bus service. It is my view that the 233 service shoul

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I am honoured to have tonight been selected by local members to be the Conservative Candidate for the Hanborough and Minster Lovell division for next years County Council Election. Growing up in the village of Minster Lovell I attended my first Parish Council Meeting at the young age of 17. Some may say this isn’t perhaps the normal behaviour of a 17 year old but I guess when it comes to my community I was pretty proud of the village I lived in. Joining forces with other youn