🛣️ Had my regular meeting with National Highways to talk about road safety and enforcement on our major roads
📝 Wrote my monthly update for local parish newsletters
🎄 Braved the cold to enjoy the Wantage Dickensian evening

🚜 Met with members of the CLA to talk about rural crime and the long term future of the Rural Crime Taskforce
💷 Considered funding proposals for the next financial year
🚲 Recorded an interview with the BBC on bicycle theft

🛠️ Caught up on the latest plans to expand property marking as part of my vehicle and tool crime campaign
☕ Visited the Vale Community Impact pop-up cafe at the Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall in Uffington
🍻 Launched my saveourpubs.org campaign
👨‍💻 Discussed support for Citizens Advice to help tackle fraud

🏎️ Discussed funding for road safety projects at the Thames Valley Roads Strategy Meeting
🍺 Met with the landlord of The Bear in North Moreton to discuss the impact of business rates changes on local businesses

👮‍♂️ Joined publicans and neighbourhood police officers at the Wantage Pub Watch Meeting
📝 Met with fellow Police & Crime Commissioners to discuss the lack of government plans for the future of policing governance
📻 Spoke to BBC Oxford about the ongoing row about CCTV in Oxfordshire

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