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Its 48 years since the tradition was revived in the village Bells and baldricks will be proudly worn in Adderbury tomorrow (Saturday) as the village’s Day of Dance returns. Each year morris dances are performed around the village by Adderbury’s two men’s sides and a ladies’ side. The annual occasion brings a number of people […]
PC Lucy Du Plooy was punched in the face several times, kicked and dragged along the ground A heroic Banbury police officer who was punched to the ground by armed drug dealers before getting back up to chase and successfully detain them has won a Thames Valley Police Federation Bravery Award. In July 2022, PC […]
The incident happened on Thursday on the Bretch Hill estate Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was spotted acting suspiciously around the Bretch Hill or Edmunds Road area of Banbury yesterday morning (April 20). The man may have approached a school girl in an alleyway between the two roads, near to the primary […]
The Banbury FM presenter will be raising money for the RSPCA This weekend many local people will be heading to the capital to take part in the 43rd London Marathon. Amongst them will be Banbury FM presenter Ben Stone, who is raising money for the RSPCA. Having started running in 2014, Ben has always wanted […]
Fines of £90 will be issued to those breaching car parking rules Shoppers who’ve been taking advantage of a short period of free parking in the Lidl car park in Banbury to nip into the Town Centre could now face a £90 fine. The supermarket has put up signs warning users that vehicles not registered […]
The car had been stolen from Newbury A driver was caught in a stolen car at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour on the M40 near Banbury last night. The vehicle has been taken from Newbury in a keyless theft. Local police in West Berkshire had been unable to locate the Peugeot 308 […]
Awards will be presented in 12 categories this September A launch event for the 2023 Cherwell Business Awards was held in Banbury this morning. Now in their eleventh year, the awards aim to showcase and celebrate business excellence locally. This morning’s event was held at the offices of Norbar Torque Tools, who are sponsors of […]
£7m was spent in 2015 to realise annual savings of £700k Oxfordshire County Council is set to spend £1.57m on a project to look at bringing a number of outsourced services back in house. £7m was spent on outsourcing the same services in 2015. If services are brought back in-house the suggested capital costs would […]
Deddington Health Centre objected to the application saying they had been at more than capacity for several years An application to building up to 135 homes on a greenfield site to the north of Deddington has been withdrawn by the applicant. The request for outline permission had been due to be discussed by councillors at […]
Ambulance trusts turn to private contractors to provide cover for critically ill patients The local ambulance service that covers Banbury spent £19m using private ambulances during the last financial year. The figures for the South Central Ambulance Service were revealed by Unison. Overall the NHS is spending at least £61 million a year – or […]