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The Transport Secretary committed to a review of highway safety following the death of Harry Dunn Approval has been given to accept a £1.26m grant from the government to improve highway safety around RAF Barford St John. The cash has been made available following the tragic death of 19-year-old Harry Dunn from Charlton in August […]

Compass Oxfordshire wants tactical voting for candidates who support replacing first-past-the-post system We don’t yet have a date for the General Election, but a local campaign group has thrown its support behind the candidate who’s already been named as standing for Labour in the Banbury constituency. Compass Oxfordshire wants to facilitate a collaboration between Labour, […]

Applications must be made before 5pm today (Wednesday) Anyone wanting to cast a vote at the Local Elections next week will need photo ID.   For those without any accepted form of photo ID, the deadline for applications is 5pm today. The law now states that a valid form of identification must be shown before you […]

The owner wants to build 5 yurts and a communal shelter on farmland between Evenley and Croughton by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter Plans have been put forward to transform an agricultural field near the A43 in South Northants into a holiday site. The applicant is looking for permission to build five glamping yurts on […]

David Barrett’s wife Susan asked him to fix Katharine House’s entrance road A concert this Saturday evening will help a Kings Sutton man take a step towards fulfilling one of the requests made of him by his wife before she passed away last August. David Barrett’s wife Susan had received treatment at the Katharine House […]

The first phase of work was recently completed Banbury’s MP, Victoria Prentis, has visited Bloxham Church to see the work completed so far at the end of the first part of a three-phase renovation project. The West End of St Mary’s now has a new kitchen, bathrooms, a modern heating system, a state-of-the-art live streaming […]

The new design replaces a logo which has been in use for 34 years Banbury United has unveiled a brand new logo and club crest. The club says they are embarking on a concerted comeback with the most energetic vision for their future. Sixty-eight percent of people who responded to a club consultation agreed that […]

Chalker Way gets its own B10 bus, but Dukes Meadow Drive looses its B9 A number of changes are coming to Banbury’s bus services in May.   These include the introduction of a new route to Chalker Way, which is home to a number of employers – amongst them Hello Fresh and Prodrive. The new route […]

Its hope the programme will help detect and treat lung conditions earlier A national programme to check on the health of current and former smokers’ lungs has begun in Banbury.   The Targeted Lung Health Check initiative will eventually be rolled out to other parts of Oxfordshire. People aged 55 to 74 who smoke, or who […]

Witnesses sought following Saturday incident on George Street Mobile phones were stolen during an armed robbery in Banbury on Saturday afternoon. A man went into JOJO’s Mobiles and Computers on George Street where he demanded the phones.   The offender was reported to be carrying a firearm. He made off with a small number of mobile […]