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One child’s grandmother remembers a school boy being killed trying to cross the road in the 1970s Parents have expressed their concerns over the safety of a school bus drop off point.   Children heading home on The Warriner school bus to Twyford are dropped on the Banbury bound A4260 meaning they then have to cross […]

Sean Woodcock spoke during a statement by The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Banbury’s MP has raised the issue of the downgrading of the Horton General Hospital’s maternity service in the House of Commons.   Sean Woodcock spoke during a statement by Wes Streeting, The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, […]

The service is provided by Citizens Advice West Northants and Cherwell Funding for a money advice service which helped with over 3,600 cases in the Cherwell District during the last year has been renewed for another 12 months.   Citizens Advice West Northants and Cherwell has advised on topics such as universal credit, tax credits, loss […]

Three people were assaulted at AKA in Parson’s Street Three people have been assaulted at a Banbury bar.    The attack happened at approximately 12.05am on Sunday August 18 inside and outside AKA in Parsons Street. All three of the victims are in their twenties.   One required medical treatment after sustaining a fractured cheekbone, chipped teeth […]

Over £70,500 went to the Royal British Legion Ahead of the launch of the 2024 Poppy Appeal its been announced that last year’s appeal was a record breaker in the Banbury area.   Over £70,500 was raised. Of that £67,500 was donated in the first 16 days. The amount donated to the Royal British Legion is […]

The incident happened before a match between Reading and Oxford United A Banbury man is one of thirteen people who have been charged in connection with violent disorder before a football match between Reading and Oxford United on December 12 last year. The charges relate to an incident which occurred in St Marys Butts. Forty-nine […]

The damage occurred back in August Thames Valley Police has released an image of individuals they would like to speak to following an incident which occurred in Swalcliffe earlier in the summer. A group of people entered a property on Main Road at around 9pm on Saturday August 10 and caused damage to a model […]

Each mission costs £3,600 Last year the Thames Valley air ambulance was called out 3,293 times to help people in need of urgent critical care.   Locally, during August the air ambulance attended 11 separate incidents in the Banbury area. This week is Air Ambulance Week and we’re being reminded air ambulances are charities which receive […]

The government convincingly defeated opposition moves to derail their plans Banbury’s Labour MP voted with the government yesterday, rejecting an opposition motion to abandon plans to cut Winter Fuel payments for all pensioners, apart from those on pension credits. Sean Woodcock had previously stated that the move “was a tough choice but a necessary one”.   […]

“Escalating costs” led to a Castle Quay move being abandoned in favour of the old Wilko store Work to convert the old Wilko store into Banbury’s new library is “imminent”. Councillor Dan Levy, who is Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Finance, gave the update during a meeting at County Hall on Tuesday. He also […]