Monthly Archives: May 2015

New print edition of Chippy News out today

The new June edition of Chippy News hits the shops today! Following last month’s election focus, this month we look at, to some, more pleasurable things – the multitude of local fetes and festivals that are coming up. As usual, … Continue reading

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Appeal: Tents for Nepal needed

A message from Janna Tamrakar (formerly Janna Leonard, from Chippy): “Dear Friends, We urgently need tents to send to Nepal. There are no tents available in the shops, and the aid agencies have very few. People are living outside with … Continue reading

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Advert: Great Rollright Big Bake

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Chippy man arrested in A40 manslaughter case

A 38-year-old man from Chipping Norton has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following an incident in Oxford earlier this month. At around 11.45pm on Friday 1 May, a 29-year-old woman was hit by a grey Toyota Avensis on the A40 Northern … Continue reading

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Jobs going at Chippy Pharmacy

Chipping Norton Pharmacy has asked us to let readers know that they have jobs going as counter assistant staff. They would ideally like to support the local community by employing people from Chippy and the surrounding area. If you’re interested, … Continue reading

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Food Masterclasses at Great Rollright

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Results of Chipping Norton Town Council election

The results of yesterday’s election for Chipping Norton’s town council have been announced. The following have been elected as town councillors: Richard Averill (Green): 1043 votes Richard Benfield (Conservatives): 1380 votes Chris Butterworth (Conservatives): 1377 votes Eve Coles (Labour): 1587 … Continue reading

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Guy Wall in Tory win at district council elections

Guy Wall is Chipping Norton’s new district councillor on West Oxfordshire District Council. After yesterday’s district council elections, the results were: Guy Wall (Conservatives): 1782 votes Sian O’Neill (Labour): 887 votes Jim Stanley (UKIP): 309 votes Richard Averill (Green): 273 … Continue reading

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David Cameron holds on to Witney

 The results of the General Election are still coming in, but the Witney constituency count has finished – and David Cameron has kept his seat, receiving over 35,000 votes – an increase of just over 1,000 from 2010. Labour’s Duncan … Continue reading

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