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The 15-year-old will appear at the youth court in July A 15-year-old Banbury boy has been charged following an assault that took place in the Castle Quay Shopping Centre earlier this year. The attack took place on Tuesday January 31. The Banbury Neighbourhood Team today charged the boy with assault by beating. He has been […]

Councillors will next week consider a recommendation for a 9 per cent hike in fees The price of parking your car in one of Cherwell District Council’s car parks looks set to go up.   Next week the Council’s Executive will discuss a recommendation to raise the price for an hour’s parking from £1.10 to £1.20. […]

A charity football match was organised in memory of Banbury United supporter Andrew Steele Sports students from Banbury and Bicester College have raised over £3,000 for the British Heart Foundation in memory of stalwart Banbury United supporter Andrew Steele.   Mr Steele passed away in March 2022 at the age of 36. Mr Steel’s son, Matthew, […]

MP Victoria Prentis hosted the event at Banbury Town Hall Representatives from a number of local charities met with Banbury’s MP Victoria Prentis for a Charity Lunch last Friday.   Twelve organisations were represented at the event, which was held at Banbury Town Hall. The aim of the Charity Lunch was to allow the charities to […]

Details of the planned closures will be released over the coming months The future of both of the Boots stores in Banbury has come into question after the chain’s owners issued a statement saying they planned to “consolidate a number of stores in close proximity to each other”. The announcement came within Boots latest financial […]

Northamptonshire Police needed our help finding Maisy UPDATE 3 July: Police have confirmed that Maisy has now been found safe and well. OUR EARLIER STORY: An appeal has been launched to help locate a missing 15-year-old girl. Maisy, who’s also known as Sage, has been missing from Middleton Cheney since 10pm yesterday (Monday). She is […]

The Banbury youngsters will represent their country in eight categories A team of young dancers from a Banbury Dance School will be flying the flag for England over the next few days, representing their country at the Dance World Cup in Portugal.   Known as Slay Official, the twenty dancers all belong to The School for […]

Smoke and exploding tyres were seen and heard in the nearby area A lorry fire forced the closure of the southbound M40 on Tuesday morning.   Emergency services were called to the blaze between junctions 10 and 9 (for Bicester) at 5.44am. When they arrived at the scene the lorry and its load of vehicle carpets […]

The main spine road will be resurfaced this year, but other areas are less certain People living on Longford Park can expect the main spine road through their estate to be resurfaced before the end of the year.   The Longford Park Consortium has told Banbury FM that work will start at the end of this […]

Anthony Chilton had stolen property and cannabis on him when he was caught by officers A Banbury man has been sent to prison for burglary after he was spotted trying door handles and entering properties. Thirty-seven year old Anthony Chilton of Orchard Way targeted a number of addresses in Hardwick Park, Cheviot Way, Barcombe Close […]