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A national Dying Matters campaign is running this week Healthcare staff at Katharine House Hospice are urging people to talk about death and dying, as part of a national bid to improve palliative care. In support of this week’s national Dying Matters campaign, Katharine House is joining forces with hospices across the country to encourage […]

The event will be a show of support for Banbury’s LGBTQIA+ community Banbury’s first ever Pride will take place at the end of this month. An organising Committee is putting together the three-day event, which will run in Butchers Row from Friday May 31st through the weekend. Tom Staples is the chair of Banbury pride […]

Conservative administrations have run the Council since 2000 Following last week’s Local Elections the Liberal Democrats have announced they plan to put themselves forward to form a new administration at Cherwell District Council. The party now has 17 seats on the Council, ahead of Labour with 13 and Conservatives with 11.   The remaining seats are […]

A new outlet will open and the existing store is being retained The Entertainer toy store is opening a second outlet in Banbury.   Their new offering will be based within Tesco Extra on the Banbury Cross Retail Park. The retailer has confirmed to Banbury FM the existing store in the Castle Quay Shopping Centre will […]

Banbury’s Mayor is one of the Conservative casualties Banbury Town Hall has turned red with Labour now controlling 19 of the 23 seats on the Council.   The party has more than doubled its number of councillors, almost wiping out the opposition. Town Mayor Fiaz Ahmed is amongst the Conservative casualties, as his party lost three-quarters […]

Over 200 people enjoyed the fundraising evening A concert at Kings Sutton church raised £4,860 towards a project to resurface the pot-holed entrance road at the Katharine House Hospice in Adderbury. David Barrett organised the evening.   His wife Susan tasked him to use his abilities as a structural engineer to fix the road shortly before […]

Final score: Brackley Town 1 Boston United 2 It was heartbreak once again for Brackley Town on Saturday, as they lost the National League North play-off final for a second consecutive season. Boston United were their opponents at St James’s Park and things started well for the Saints who took the lead in 34th minute, […]

Police want any footage which hasn’t yet been submitted A Banbury woman has been arrested after footage began circulating online showing a person trying car doors and entering vehicles. The 47-year-old is now subject to police bail. Officers from Thames Valley Police are continuing with their enquiries. Anyone who believes they were affected, but who […]

You can see the final position and a vote breakdown across the Cherwell District here Friday 7.45pm Here’s the overall change across the 16 wards. The Liberal Democrats are now the largest group on the Council with 17 councillors. Labour have 13, Conservatives 11, Greens 4 and there are 3 Independents. Here’s Conservative group leader […]

The same individuals are believed to be linked to the theft of items in Shotteswell Two males from Banbury have been arrested after a carer’s car was stolen whilst they were out providing care in the community. The vehicle – a Blue Hyundai Matrix – was taken from the Buckingham Road in Bicester on Tuesday […]