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Alfresco performances will take place each Saturday Talented people from Brackley will get to step into the spotlight throughout August with the return of Brackley’s Got Talent. Each Saturday afternoon from 2pm, singers, dancers and performers will be given an opportunity to demonstrate what they can do, appearing in a showcase on the Piazza outside […]

A car and HGV collided at the Bicester Hill junction A man in his 60s suffered serious injuries in a collision on the A421 near Evenley yesterday lunchtime (Thursday). A grey Peugeot car and a red Volvo HGV collided at the Bicester Hill junction at about 12.55pm. The driver of the Peugeot was taken to […]

“this decision will … open the door to more speculative green-space land grabs” The Keep Hanwell Village Rural action group has responded to last week’s Planning Inspector decision to allow the Vistry Group’s application to build 170 houses in fields alongside the Warwick Road. The Inspector overturned a ruling by local elected decision makers, eroding […]

The owner of Adderbury Stores impressed The Times writer The village shop in Adderbury has been praised by a writer in the Times newspaper. An article by Hilary Rose focused on village shops and said unless they survived half of the new houses Labour planned to build would be useless without a car. Ms Rose […]

Last week’s Planning Inspector decision for nearby fields was clearly on councillor’s minds Just days after the Planning Inspector overruled local decision makers and allowed houses to be built between Banbury and Hanwell, another application for another 114 dwellings north of Dukes Meadow Drive in Banbury looked set to be agreed today. But a number […]

Sean Woodcock says Labour was elected on a commitment to get Britain building Banbury’s MP has backed the government’s planning policy overhaul, which was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner yesterday.   Sean Woodcock says Labour was elected on a commitment to get Britain building – and that’s how they’ll grow our […]

This would replace an existing order which hasn’t been suitable for addressing some issues What do you think should be done to tackle anti-social behaviour in Banbury? People who live or work in the town – and visitors – are being invited to have their say on measures to tackle the problem. Cherwell District Council […]

In West Northants a third of food outlets haven’t been checked in two years; it’s a quarter in the Cherwell district Consumers face an increased risk of food poisoning and other serious health issues because of a crisis in food safety. A BBC Shared Data Unit investigation has found that across the country one in […]

A car was stopped in Lagonda Drive during the early hours of Friday morning A 22-year-old man has been charged with drugs offences following an incident in Brackley last Friday (July 26). Mark Brewer, who’s from Bickerstaffes Road in Towcester, was charged with possession with intent to supply Class A and B drugs after a […]

Local Councillors are pleased their lobbying finally paid off Work to repair what is arguably Banbury’s most pothole ridden road is underway.   Full structural maintenance on the Warwick Road from the Southam Road junction as far as Orchard Way is expected to take around three weeks to complete. The road will be closed for some […]