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Its hoped the community will help spruce up Hook Norton primary ahead of school open days Parents and teachers at a local school are hoping members of the community will step forward to help complete a number of maintenance jobs.  Budgetary restrictions mean the work won’t be undertaken unless volunteers come forward. At Hook Norton […]

The assault happened during the early hours of Sunday morning A woman was sexually assaulted in a wooded area as she walked between a Banbury industrial estate and nearby housing at the weekend. The attack happened on Sunday morning between 2 and 2.40am. The woman was in the woodland between Beaumont Close and Griffith Road […]

The incident happened on Sunday afternoon Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them after a 14 year old boy was knocked off his bike in Banbury on Sunday afternoon. The incident happened on the Warwick Road at around 2pm. The vehicle make is not known but could have been of a dark grey or […]

Local transport authorities across England will be given powers to pursue bus franchising Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the Labour government that local leaders will once again be able to take control of bus services in our area.  Currently only Metro Mayors have the powers to pursue bus franchising, but under […]

Students can support the hospice through these initiatives With local schools now settled into the new year Katharine House Hospice is inviting them to join in with a couple of fund-raising initiatives to challenge their students. The popular Schools Santa Run is returning towards the end of the year with pupils from nurseries and primary […]

The park’s opening concludes a project nearly twenty years in the making Brackley’s much anticipated new skatepark opened on Friday and through the weekend the young and young at heart have been making good use of the facility. The skatepark has been built next to Brackley Leisure Centre, alongside Candleford Close.  The design contains several […]

18 of the world’s top cycling teams are taking part Britain’s biggest professional cycling event will be in West Northamptonshire tomorrow and parts of the route are in the Banbury FM area.  The penultimate stage of the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men will follow a route from the University of Northampton around 91 miles […]

A CPR challenge, police dog demonstrations and emergency rescue re-enactments are lined up The work of the Emergency Services will be celebrated in Spiceball Park tomorrow (September 7). The day is designed to be both exciting and educational with plenty to see and do. Members of the police, ambulance and fire service teams will be […]

Janaed Akhtar was found guilty of murder by a unanimous jury verdict on July 16 A man who brutally attacked and killed another man in Banbury has been jailed for life for murder. Forty year old Janaed Saeed Akhtar, who’s formerly of Cope Road, was found guilty by a unanimous jury verdict on July 16 […]

The changes were agreed at a meeting on Thursday Drivers need to be aware that changes to the speed limits on a number of local roads are about to be implemented. Hennef Way will drop to 40mph, as will the A4260 Oxford Road between Adderbury and Bodicote.   New 20mph limits will be introduced in Horley, […]