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Both charities are close to Councillor Mallon’s heart Banbury’s outgoing Town Mayor has presented the proceeds from a civic dinner to two of the charities he chose to support during his year in office. Councillor Kieron Mallon chose the Banbury Royal British Legion and The Huntingdon’s Association as beneficiaries from the evening. Each charity received […]
It’s the club’s 30th year at White Post Road A major project to renovate the pavilion at Banbury Cricket Club has been completed after years of planning and fundraising. The work at the club’s White Post Road ground began in November 2025, costing around £110,000. The redevelopment included extending the pavilion balcony to run the […]
MP Sean Woodcock highlighted the town’s strong potential as a destination for visitors and investment The regeneration of Banbury and how this can contribute to the country’s economic growth was the focus of a meeting between Banbury’s MP and the Chancellor of the Exchequer earlier today. Sean Woodcock spent time with Rachel Reeves at 11 […]
Crews will return to those that were missed asap Cherwell District Council says that due to operational difficulties they will be unable to complete all the blue bin recycling collections that are scheduled for today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday). Its anticipated that crews will return to collect the missed bins as soon as possible. […]
“I don’t engage with social media at all, I just don’t, that’s been my strategy” by Isabella Harris, Local Democracy Reporter “I’m not in post anymore, I can probably speak a little bit more freely – it’s horrid”, says outgoing transport boss Andrew Gant on the abuse he has faced as he opens up on […]
He was also the mayor from 2024-25 Councillor Mark Cherry is once again wearing the chains of office, having last night taken over from Councillor Kieron Mallon as Banbury’s Town Mayor. Its Councillor Cherry’s second time as mayor – he held the role just before Councillor Mallon’s tenure, back in 2024. The deputy mayor is […]
“We’ve done a lot of rehearsing and of practicing, in particular for that scene, to make sure that it’s going to look really effective” Ladies from Adderbury Theatre Workshop (ATW) are preparing to bare all this evening as the group takes to the stage with its latest production. In their fiftieth anniversary year ATW will […]
Both will remain as councillors The Liberal Democrat leaders of Cherwell District and Oxfordshire County councils have both stood down from their leadership roles. David Hingley, who was re-elected for Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote last week, is stepping away at Cherwell so he can focus more time on his professional commitments. Liz Leffman is moving […]
The total raised was kept a secret from Councillor Tiller Brackley’s annual Mayor Making ceremony took place on Saturday, bringing an end of Councillor Bernie Tiller’s year wearing the chains of office. During a busy twelve months of mayoral events, trips and visits Councillor Tiller has been raising money for his chosen charity, b-Yourself – […]
Warning that doing so risked deprioritizing the Horton even further Moves to disband a committee which was set up to safeguard the Horton General Hospital have been rejected by councillors at Oxfordshire County Council. The Horton Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) originally focused on fighting the downgrade of maternity services in Banbury when it […]
