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Local News
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The 49-year-old was last seen on February 3 The public’s help was sought on Monday in trying to locate a missing Banbury woman. The 49-year-old had last been seen on Friday February 3 in the Dog and Gun pub in the town centre. Thames Valley Police announced on Monday evening that she had been found […]
94% of farmers under 40 agreed that poor mental health is the biggest hidden problem facing the industry The sixth annual Mind Your Head campaign takes place this week, organised by the Farm Safety Foundation – known as Yellow Wellies. It aims to continue to break down the stigma attached to poor mental health in […]
A preliminary hearing to look at pandemic preparedness and resilience starts on Tuesday by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Concern has been expressed that the work of Oxfordshire councillors tasked with overseeing health will not be considered by the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Oxfordshire’s Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee is a panel of county, city […]
The scheme sees people open up beautiful gardens to the public Green-fingered residents are being urged to open-up their gardens this spring and summer in aid of Katharine House in the face of unusually low sign-ups so far. The Open Gardens scheme is normally hugely popular with the hundreds of visitors who spend time perusing […]
“Over the next three years people will notice some of the really positive improvements we’ve got planned” A £1.25m pot of government money is heading to the Cherwell District to invest in projects to increase opportunities for local people and to boost the local economy. The money is due to be spent in three main […]
All the places are taken for the Chamber of Commerce event, but there are plans to repeat it Local business leaders have snapped up all the places at an event which aims to look at the key development sites in Banbury which could be included in the district’s new Local Plan. That plan, when agreed, […]
The 50-year-old was stopped in Easington Road A driver in Banbury was caught without a driving license or insurance after being pulled over on Thursday. They then failed a drug wipe when tested. The vehicle was stopped on Easington Road by the Roads Policing Unit. The 50-year-old driver failed the drug wipe for cannabis and […]
Grants are being made available to parish and town councils in the Cherwell District Money is being made available to help people celebrate the coronation of King Charles III later this year. Applications for grants from a pot of £45,000 can be made by town and parish councils in the Cherwell District. Its hoped the […]
Targets could increase again in the emerging new local plan by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter A new way of calculating housing targets across Cherwell is set to give councillors more scope to refuse planning applications – but for how long? Cherwell District Council’s executive, the team of Conservative councillors that run the authority, this […]
Super-fan Phil hopes people will get behind the team this Saturday Excitement is building as Banbury United prepare to take another step on the road to Wembley this weekend. The Puritans will face Gateshead FC in the 5th round of the Isuzu FA Trophy on Saturday afternoon. With the big game getting closer local people […]