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Chief Constable John Campbell made the presentation to Detective Sergeant Mark Personius and Detective Constable Mandy Rhymes Two Thames Valley Police officers have received awards for their investigation into a Banbury case involving rape and false imprisonment. Chief Constable John Campbell made the presentation yesterday to Detective Sergeant Mark Personius and Detective Constable Mandy Rhymes […]
The Woodland Trust aims to plant 50 million native trees across the UK by 2030 A scheme to give away trees for local schools and community groups to plant is now taking applications. The Woodland Trust gave 9,075 trees to 52 organisations in Oxfordshire in its last promotion. Its latest tree-pack giveaway has now started. […]
Heat pumps, solar panels and new pipework will help reduce carbon emissions and save money Funding of £5.7m is being provided by a government scheme to support a decarbonisation and energy efficiency project at the Horton General Hospital. Low-carbon energy will be installed at the hospital helping reduce the carbon footprint and delivering financial savings. […]
Water damage affected the 16th century structure in Lower Heyford Vehicle owners are being assured it is fine to continue driving over a bridge, despite part of the structure collapsing last week. Oxfordshire County Council says its maintenance teams are satisfied there is no need to close the road and no weight limits are required […]
Veritie Turner is helping more people get involved with Wild Banbury A former police constable has swapped her truncheon for a trowel as the new head of environmental action group Wild Banbury. After years cleaning up the streets as a Thames Valley Police officer, Veritie Turner is now helping people get their hands dirty to […]
The festival in Bodicote will happen in 2024 if enough volunteers come forward Bodfest will not be returning in the summer. Organisers have cancelled this year’s one day music festival after a number of the organising committee stepped down. The event had been scheduled to take place on Bodicote’s Kingsfield on July 8. Its hoped […]
Rectory Homes wants to build up to 32 houses on a Kings Sutton greenfield site A developer has appealed against a decision to reject their application to build up to 32 houses on a greenfield site in Kings Sutton. West Northamptonshire Council said no to the application by Rectory Homes in August last year. The […]
Walkers will dress as movie stars for the annual hospice fundraiser The streets of Banbury will be filled with film stars this May as people put their best foot forward to support Katharine House Hospice’s flagship annual fundraiser. This year’s Moonlight Walk has a theme of “Going to the Movies”, with people encouraged to dress […]
A panel of industry experts will be at a Question Time style event on Thursday The second in a series of “Making Sense of the Energy Crisis” forums will be held this Thursday evening and Banbury’s MP is set to join a panel of industry experts at the event. Organised by the Banbury and District […]
Those working in the care sector and unpaid individuals and volunteers will be recognised The individuals and teams that make a difference in our local care sector are set to be recognised in April and there’s just a couple of weeks left to nominate those deserving of an award. The Oxfordshire Care Awards celebrate the […]