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A service overhaul begins and Sunday journeys in December capped at £1 Banbury’s bus users are set to benefit from government cash to enhance popular routes and protect rural services and a county council initiative to offer single fares capped at £1 every Sunday in December. Funding totalling £10m is heading to Oxfordshire as the […]

Hot embers had been disposed of in a wheelie bin A warning has been issued for people to exercise caution when disposing of ash from wood burners and fires after a bin fire spread to a shed and fence at a Banbury home. A crew from Banbury Fire Station was called to the property in […]

Half of those diagnosed with the disease will unfortunately pass away within 3 months Today is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day.   All this week Banbury Town Hall is being illuminated in purple as a demonstration of support by Banbury Town Council for the campaign to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer. Currently, pancreatic cancer is difficult to […]

Barrie Davenport died at an assisted living complex in Banbury’s School Lane A woman from Middleton Cheney has been convicted of manslaughter following the death of an 88-year-old man in Banbury. 55-year-old Lisa Davenport of Washle Drive in Middleton Cheney pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Barrie Davenport at Oxford Crown Court this morning. Mr […]

The emerging new local plan appears to support the change A planning application has been submitted to build ten commercial units and car parking on land which had been allocated for new housing in Grimsbury. In the current local plan the site off Higham Way, along with the Grundon Waste Management site, had been earmarked […]

Work to reduce emissions saved the carbon equivalent of 230 London to Sydney return flights The project to improve access to Banbury train station via Tramway has won an award for reducing its environmental impact. Oxfordshire County Council’s contractor Milestone Infrastructure Limited was presented with a Green Apple Environment Gold award on Monday by the […]

Its hoped a visit to the farm at Horley can be set up soon A number of farmers from the Banbury FM area were in London on Tuesday taking part in a protest against the Labour government’s proposed change to inheritance tax rules for farms. Emma Hamer from Meadowsweet Farm in Horley was amongst them. […]

The card comes with a range of support for carers A new photo identity card is being made available to Oxfordshire’s unpaid carers to make it easier for them to prove they are a carer.   The card will also enable them to share their emergency contact details quickly and will give access to support and […]

An image has been released of a person police would like to speak to Jewellery, cash and a grey Mercedes AMG were stolen during a burglary at a property in Middle Barton last Thursday evening (November 14). Two offenders entered the property in Holliers Crescent at around 7.15pm. Thames Valley Police has released an image […]

The attack happened in a field known locally as Boulders or Double Field Police are investigating the assault of a teenage girl in Brackley. It happened during an altercation between a group of teenagers on the playing field, opposite Daniaud Court on Thursday, October 31 between 5.30pm and 6pm.   Locally the field is known as […]