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Chacombe Primary Academy is one of the schools taking part this year Ten weeks today it will be Christmas Day and whilst it might still be a little early for some people to start getting festive there’s already a light dusting of Christmas spirit falling on some of our local schools, thanks to the Katharine […]

A family hub has been proposed for Brackley but no launch date has been announced by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter Several new family hubs will be launched across West Northamptonshire in October and November, offering support for families with children up to 19. This comes as West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has agreed to implement […]

The Secretary of State decided not to call in Cherwell’s planning decision A number of local political figures have welcomed the news that Cherwell District Council’s decision to grant Oxford United planning permission for a new stadium to the south of Kidlington will not be “called in” by the Secretary of State. It means the […]

There was a 9 percent increase in deaths of homeless people last year Three Cherwell District Councillors took part in the Oxfordshire CEO Sleepout last Thursday – a fundraising event for the Oxfordshire Homeless Movement. Council Chair Dorothy Walker was joined by colleagues Chris Brant and Lesley McLean for the event in University Parks last […]

Andrew Gant wants to enhance the existing agreement; Sean Woodcock wants the services back in public hands Oxfordshire County Council’s Highways Chief and Banbury’s MP are at odds over how bus services are best delivered in the county. Next week the County Council’s Cabinet look set to agree an Enhanced Partnership Plus agreement with local […]

MP says the Conservatives took a scythe to what had previously been available Community services in Banbury and North Oxfordshire need to be ‘rebuilt’. That’s the view of Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock, who says the Conservatives took a scythe to the support available to families in our area during their time in power. The last […]

The owner maintains re-opening and sustaining viable trading was not financially viable The owner of the Bell Inn in Great Bourton has launched an appeal against a decision not to allow him permission to convert the former pub into a house. The legal team on behalf of James Day have lodged papers with the Planning […]

The local councillor says local people would much prefer to wait for proper resurfacing A Banbury County Councillor has called for a recently resurfaced road to be revisited due to the poor state of the work completed. Councillor Andrew Crichton, who represents Banbury Hardwick, isn’t impressed with how Highlands was left following recent Micro-Asphalt works. […]

One local businessman supported the idea initially but has now changed his mind Is Banbury BID making a difference in the town centre worthy of the cost to the local businesses which fund it?   That’s one of the questions Banbury’s MP is hoping might be answered in a survey he has launched, but one prominent […]

They help developers offset the impact of building and aid Biodiversity Net Gain The first “habitat bank” is coming to our area. The idea is that an area of land is set aside where native species and ecosystems can flourish. Cherwell District Council is helping create the bank at Ells Farm, near Bloxham, with support […]