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There’s a fear the floor will need replacing after it was covered with paint and chemicals A local Scout Group say they will come back stronger after thieves trashed their building. The vandalism at Bodicote Scout Group’s headquarters was discovered on January 8 when youngsters returned for a meeting after the Christmas break. Group Leader […]

Councillor Hussain: “Banbury Museum is part of the town’s identity” Banbury Town Council has formally voted to oppose a proposal by Cherwell District Council to withdraw core funding for Banbury Museum from April next year. The decision came at a full council meeting earlier this week when councillors backed a motion calling for the plans […]

Previously discussed applications were all reconsidered and all thrown out Plans to cover around 150 hectares of farmland with warehouses have been refused. Councillors at a marathon seven hour planning meeting rejected the case put forward by officers to approve the development at Baynards Green, close to junction 10 of the M40. Three outline planning […]

Previous plans were dropped when terms couldn’t be agreed Its been confirmed a move for Banbury Library to the Castle Quay Shopping Centre will take place after all. Previous plans for the move were shelved when terms couldn’t be agreed between the then Conservative administration at Cherwell District Council (the shopping centre’s owners) and the […]

The owner wants to turn the pub into a house but locals disagree A planning appeal hearing has begun today into the decision not to allow the owner of the Bell Inn in Great Bourton permission to convert the pub into a house.   Local campaign group Save The Bell Inn wanted the pub to remain […]

The Council may still use the platform for “very occasional emergency posts” by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter A district council in Oxfordshire has announced it will no longer be posting on social media platform X due to the use of AI chatbot Grok and the rise in “online hate speech and abuse targeting women and […]

The trees were a gift to Hempton and tended to maturity by resident Dennis Washington Villagers in Hempton have been left shocked and upset after a number of horse chestnut trees were felled along an avenue that lined the road into the village from Deddington. They were planted in the 1960s by local businessman and […]

The cost of the service has risen to £59 this year People in the Cherwell district who want to have their garden waste collected after March now need to renew, or purchase, a garden waste subscription. The price of the service has risen to £59 – up from £49 last year. Registrations for the new […]

Oxfordshire residents should take along proof of address to avoid being charged A new booking system is now in force at the Alkerton Household Waste Recycling Centre, along with the other centres operated by Oxfordshire County Council. Those with waste to dispose of can no longer just turn up, but instead have to book a […]

Following a meeting on Monday people can now be left closer to the building Changes have been agreed to allow people to be dropped-off closer to Banbury Train Station when accessing the building from Tramway. Following the access improvement project concerns were raised that the planned drop-off points were too far away and detrimental to […]