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120 bikes will be delivered to six schools as part of a larger project to bring extra-curricular activities to pupils Children at four Banbury schools will be able to get active on two wheels thanks to new bike libraries that are about to be installed. Hanwell Fields, Orchard Fields, Longford Park and St Leonards will […]
Brackley campaigner teams up with Pot Noodle to highlight potholes damage by Nathan Briant, Local Democracy Reporter A Northamptonshire campaigner has teamed up with a well-known instant noodle brand to draw attention to the state of roads around the country. Mark Morrell, known as Mr Pothole, lives in Brackley and has teamed up with Pot […]
The award is being backdated to April 2022 Oxfordshire County Councillors have agreed a 5.3 per cent increase in their allowances – backdated to April 2022. The basic allowance which all County Councillors receive will go up by £636 to £12,636. Those with positions of responsibility will receive additional money. The Leader of the Council […]
A woman was found deceased on Friday afternoon An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead at a property in the Bretch Hill area of Banbury. Police were called to the address on Withycombe Drive on Friday afternoon (March 24) at 2.35pm. A man from Banbury was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. […]
The display will be on show at Sulgrave Manor this June A new scheme has been launched by Katharine House Hospice to help people remember their lost loved ones. Rose to Remember gives people the chance to honour the life and memory of someone special by purchasing a beautiful hand-crafted metal rose. The roses will […]
Our views are being sought on giving additional powers to community wardens and the police We’re being asked for our views on anti-social behaviour in Banbury. The feedback from a consultation which is now underway will help define a proposed Public Spaces Protection Order – that would prohibit harmful street drinking and begging in specific […]
A witness appeal has been launched following the incident on Friday evening A man in his seventies lost his life on a pedestrian crossing in Banbury on Friday evening (March 24) after being hit by a car. The vehicle’s 18-year-old female driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. The incident […]
West Northamptonshire Council secured funding for upgrades at four of its leisure centres Brackley Leisure Centre is set to benefit from a number of upgrades which will reduce the centre’s carbon footprint. A pot of money from the government’s decarbonisation scheme will be used to decommission the existing end-of-life gas boiler, replacing it with air […]
Chairman says funding the grandstand is another huge challenge but an opportunity to make the club fit for the future A fundraising appeal has been launched to help Banbury United build a new grandstand at their ground. £66,000 is needed to cover the costs of the new structure, which will be placed on the opposite […]
“Herbert Payne Day” will celebrate the work of a man who stood up for the town’s working class The pioneering work of a Banbury Councillor who fought for early social housing in the town is set to be marked tomorrow (Saturday). Herbert Payne was an Independent Labour Party Councillor in the days before the Labour […]