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All children can make use of it, but the focus is on females Work has begun on a new play area at Banbury’s Princess Diana Park, designed to create a welcoming space for girls and young women. The project is being led by Banbury Town Council in partnership with Cherwell District Council and follows research […]

The average household received an additional £2,760 per year Around £400,000 in extra support has been paid out to pension age people in the Cherwell District thanks to council-run awareness campaigns. Cherwell District Council’s revenues and benefits team used Low-Income Family Tracker software to identify residents who were eligible, but not claiming pension credit.   This […]

Anyone who witnessed what happened is asked to contact police A dog died from its injuries following an incident involving two dogs in Middleton Cheney last Friday (January 16). Northamptonshire Police are investigating the incident, which occurred on Main Road at about 1.40pm. Witnesses, or anyone with information which could help police, are asked to […]

Bridge Street Community Garden and Banbury Community Action Group received the money Two Banbury organisations have been awarded funding to help them with projects that address the impacts of extreme weather events. Banbury Community Action Group plan to hold a film night and workshop to raise awareness of the need for community resilience and climate […]

The applicant appealed against the council’s original refusal decision A planning appeal for up to five new homes on land north of Burycroft Road in Hook Norton has been dismissed by a government-appointed inspector. The appeal was submitted by Mr and Mrs Reynolds after Cherwell District Council’s planning officers refused permission in principle.   They felt, […]

The council’s finance chief has blamed the government Schools in Oxfordshire run directly by the county council could face increased budget pressures next year if they are forced to absorb the costs of the council’s school improvement team. That’s if a proposed budget change goes ahead as the County Council looks to plug a £1.5m […]

The proposals include a reduction in the number of firefighters in Banbury The time to complete a consultation on proposed changes to Oxfordshire’s Fire and Rescue Service has been extended. It had been scheduled to close today but we now have until the end of the month to have our say.   The decision is based […]

The Roads Policing Unit completed checks last Friday Over a period of just 2 hours police caught people committing 14 driving offences in the centre of Banbury. Officers from the Roads Policing Unit were in the town undertaking checks last Friday. During their monitoring they issued 6 tickets for mobile phone offences, 3 for breaches […]

As part of Cherwell’s new local plan the village will need to accommodate 75 new homes People living in Adderbury are being invited to comment on potential new sites for housing in the village as part of a consultation on updating Adderbury’s Neighbourhood Plan. The village’s Parish Council says that as Adderbury is deemed a […]

A letter to the Prime Minister notes the increased rates of depression for teenagers using social media Banbury’s MP is backing a call to ban the use of social media by under-16s.   The move has just become law in Australia. Sean Woodcock has joined 60 of his Labour colleagues in signing a letter to the […]