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Installation of the high-spec cover has cost £58,000 Special new heat retention covers have been installed at Banbury’s outdoor swimming pool to keep the water warm when the pool isn’t in use. An investment of £58,000 by Cherwell District Council paid for the installation at the Woodgreen Leisure Centre. The cash came from the council’s […]
Police want to hear from a man who was punched to the ground Thames Valley Police is trying to make contact with a man who was assaulted at a Banbury nightclub last month. The attack took place at Venus Nightclub on Broad Street during the early hours of Saturday April 29. The man was punched […]
400 people, including Banbury’s new town mayor, walked for vital funds for Katharine House Colourful characters brought a touch of movie magic to Banbury on Saturday evening as over 400 people set off on the Katharine House Hospice’s Moonlight Walk. As the sun set characters from Ghostbusters, the Blues Brothers and Mary Poppins set off […]
Anthony Chilton of Orchard Way will appear before Oxford Magistrates’ Court A Banbury man will appear in court today following an investigation into a number of incidents that happened in a residential area of the town on Monday (May 15). Anthony Chilton was yesterday charged with four offences in relation to incidents in Cheviot Way, […]
The fire caused more than £50,000 of damage A barn fire on the Warkworth Road in Middleton Cheney earlier this week is being treated as suspected arson. The fire caused more than £50,000 of damage Police are investigating the blaze which caused more than £50,000 of damage. The fire started between 8pm and 10pm on […]
Commuters are being advised that every train time will change A new train timetable comes into effect on Sunday and we’re being reminded that every train time will change, so we should check before travelling as our usual journeys may not be the same. Chiltern Railways say their May 2023 timetable changes reflect the ongoing […]
Four other people are in hospital following the single vehicle incident A woman died following a road traffic collision on the M40 yesterday (Thursday). Four other people were injured, two of them critically. The northbound M40 between junction 9 for Bicester and 10 at the Cherwell Valley Services was closed for most of the day […]
Listen to our interviews with the three group leaders “I haven’t seen anything as daft as this in all my years” – the words of Conservative Barry Wood following last night’s annual meeting where Councillors failed to elect a leader for Cherwell District Council. Banbury FM spoke to the leaders of the three main groups […]
After nearly four hours of scenes resembling Groundhog Day the Council has no Leader Cherwell District Council’s marathon Annual Meeting concluded last night (Wednesday) with no agreement as to who would be the Council’s Leader. At one point Council officers and the Chairman huddled together to discuss how to deal with the situation, as the […]
Councillor Barry Wood: “It is by no means clear what will happen at the AGM this evening” The man who led the ruling Conservatives at Cherwell District Council up until the Local Elections says his group find the “petty squabbling unedifying”. Councillor Barry Wood told Banbury FM there was no obvious outcome to the Council’s […]