A registered charity based in Witney in West Oxfordshire, Witney Talking News (WTN) provides a free weekly talking news
service to local people who are visually impaired or who otherwise have difficulty holding or reading newspapers.
Editions are posted free-of-charge courtesy of
FREE delivery service from the Royal Mail so
listeners do not incur costs either for receiving the service or returning the pouch.
Listeners receive a weekly USB stick loaded with around an hour of news recorded each Thursday evening from
a variety of sources, primarily the Witney Gazette.
This can be played back on the dedicated simple to use playback units that are provided free of charge.
They can also be played back on some newer talking book machines or on your own computer.
Yellow Pouch and USB Memory Sticks.
Sonic USB Memory Stick Player.
Please use the menu bar at the top of the screen for more details about our service or to contact us, or the links on
the right of the screen to listen to some previous editions in the archive.
Listener Feedback
40th Anniversary Magazine
Well done for producing another very entertaining magazine – well worthy of our 40th anniversary.
40th Anniversary Magazine
I very much enjoyed the anniversary magazine – especially Alan’s version of “The day war broke out”.
40th Anniversary Magazine
I hope you have had many comments about the Anniversary magazine – I thought it was great!
Christmas Magazine 2018
I believe you have 3 new volunteer readers from the Batt School.
Well done [all 3]!
They wrote very creative stories and read very well.
Not at all nervous.
Christmas Magazine 2018
I very much enjoyed the magazine, it was the best yet.
Christmas Magazine 2018
Many thanks for the super Christmas magazine.
Christmas Magazine 2018
Just to let you know how much I enjoyed the Christmas Magazine, I thought the contributions from the Batt School were excellent, particularly the stories they had written.
A most enjoyable listen.
Thank you so much
To all the wonderful volunteers who make [Talking News] so enjoyable.
It is really something to look forward to every week.
Thank you so much.
Happy Christmas
Thank you so much for this splendid edition, first-class coverage of so many different aspects of our lives in Chipping Norton and other parts of Oxfordshire.
Happy Christmas to all those taking part, it is much appreciated.
Loved to listen
I must tell you that [Mr A] so loved to listen to your readings and news – it kept him alive with local news.
Many, many thanks to all concerned.
- A Grateful Relative
Grateful Thanks
My grateful thanks for the pleasure my mother has obtained from your service over the years.
- A Grateful Relative
Thank you
Thank you for the tapes/memory sticks.
We look forward to them each week.
Keep up the good work.
- A Carterton Listener
Thank you
Thank you for your hard work introducing the memory sticks – I do enjoy them and it keeps me up-to-date with the local news.