The party has candidates running for each of the district council’s 16 wards at the May 7 election.

The party failed to meet the Oxford Mail’s deadline to share a leader’s pitch for the West Oxfordshire District Council elections, but its councillor, Natalie King, has shared comments with the BBC on her party’s proposals after “declining to attend” the broadcaster’s local debate.

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She said Reform UK winning seats in the district would mean “positive change for residents” and a focus on “ending council waste”.

Ms King said: “This will ensure more of your money goes into the frontline services that you care about, such as filling potholes, bin collections and making safer communities.”

Reform plans for West Oxfordshire include building more infrastructure around housing developments as well as pushing back on the county council’s 20mph rollout.

The party also shared a more general statement on social media from Felix Bloomfield, Reform UK’s Oxfordshire spokesperson.

It said: “Oxfordshire is in crisis. We need common sense governance for our county.”

The post says “new homes should be on brownfield site first”, and that “British people should come first in housing, jobs and services”.

On the congestion charge and LTNs put in place by the local highways authority, Oxfordshire County Council, the party says: “Reform would scrap them all”.

On education, it said: “Oxfordshire’s schools have falling standards and those families with children with Special Educational Needs have been seriously let down across the County.

“Reform UK supports knowledge based education free from gender ideology and climate alarmism.”

Mr Bloomfield finished his Oxfordshire statement on the topic of immigration and asylum.

He said: “Oxfordshire has welcomed many small boat arrivals and asylum hotel costs drain resources from social housing, our NHS and schools.

“Hotels must be reopened for Oxfordshire tourists and locals to help the local economy. British people should come first in housing, jobs and services.

“Let’s take back control of Oxfordshire.”

Witney, a historic market town on the River Windrush about 15 miles west of Oxford, grew rich on the medieval wool trade.

It later became famous for its blanket‑making industry, which continued into the 21st century.

The town has now earned a place in The Sun’s list of 11 top day‑trip destinations, with the newspaper highlighting its “beautiful buildings” and calmer feel compared to some of the Cotswolds’ busiest tourist honeypots in peak season.

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In the feature, travel writer Kara Godfrey picked out family‑friendly things to do in and around the town.

She said: “Kids will love Cogges Manor Farm, where they can feed some of the animals, or you can practise your mug painting at The Pottery Place in town.”

For longer stays, she suggested the historic Blue Boar Inn in the centre for a “cosy” night away, or luxury country‑house hotel Estelle Manor near Eynsham for those willing to spend more.

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Food and drink spots were also name‑checked.

Ms Godfrey wrote: “There is the amazing Huffkins and Hunters Cake Company for a cuppa and a slice of cake, or hop in the queue at Sandwich de Witney for hugely overfilled baguettes.”

Witney was listed alongside destinations such as Sheringham in Norfolk, Chester in Cheshire and Weston‑super‑Mare in North Somerset, as part of The Sun’s round‑up of quieter alternatives for UK days out.

Former Manchester United and England footballer Sir David Beckham and his Spice Girl wife, Lady Victoria Beckham, have lived in Oxfordshire for a decade.

The couple, who have a mansion in the Cotswolds, have been embroiled in a public family feud for some time now.

In January, this came to a head last month as their eldest son, Brooklyn, made explosive allegations in a lengthy Instagram post.

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He claimed that his mother “hijacked” his first dance with his wife, Nicola Peltz, and danced “inappropriately on me” in front of their guests, adding that he had never felt more “uncomfortable or humiliated” in his life.

And he also alleged that his wife had been “disrespected” by his family and was not invited to his father’s 50th birthday party.

Now, Sir David has said he felt “very lucky and blessed” to be surrounded by love from family and friends on his birthday.

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This was even though son Brooklyn did not publicly acknowledge the day as his father turned 51 on Saturday (May 2) and was inundated with social media tributes.

On Instagram, Sir Davbid uploaded a picture of himself blowing out candles alongside a similar childhood snap, and thanked his “beautiful family” for making a fuss of him.

“I feel very lucky & blessed to have had a very special day today being spoilt by my wife, kids, family and friends from the moment I opened my eyes till now, and I just want to say thank you, and I love you all so much,” he penned,

He added: “Victoria and my beautiful family, thank you.”