Local News

The crash happened between the Croughton and Baynards Green roundabouts A witness appeal has been launched after a woman in her eighties sustained serious injuries in a collision on the A43 in the runup to Christmas. The collision occurred at around 3.40pm on Saturday 23 December between the Croughton and Baynards Green roundabouts. A grey […]

The Met Office is predicting more rain tonight River levels are now falling in the upper reaches of the River Cherwell and its tributaries, but the Environment Agency says they are still high.   Flooding of low-lying land and roads is expected to continue, especially in the Banbury area and at Kings Sutton, where a flood […]

Local schools and the hospital children’s ward had decorated the reindeer Five-year-old Poppy has been announced as the winner of Banbury BID’s Reindeer Trail.   Poppy’s entry was randomly selected from over 350 submissions for the Christmas competition. Her prize is a brand new iPad, which she received from Town Liaison, Ollie Phipps. The trail featured […]

Reports of an assault came in an 3.20 on Wednesday morning A man is in a life threatening condition after an attempted murder in Banbury during the early hours this morning (Wednesday). Thames Valley Police were called to Cope Road at around 3.20am following a report that a man had been assaulted.   The victim is […]

Water entered the building when water levels rose overnight The team at the Mill Arts Centre hope to be assessing what clean-up work is required in the next 24 hours after flood water from the River Cherwell entered their building through the night.   The good news is that many key areas have been kept dry […]

You must register online for the free service before heading to the Waste and Recycling centre People in Oxfordshire can now dispose of a small amount of DIY waste for free, following a change in government legislation. Currently those visiting the Alkerton Waste and Recycling centre have to pay for items such as baths, toilets, […]

Customers were asked to make a festive donation Staff and customers at Morrisons supermarket in Banbury demonstrated their festive generosity by raising £983 for the Salvation Army over the Christmas period. Customers were asked if they would donate a small sum towards the supermarket’s Christmas Giving fund raiser.    Members of the Salvation Army were also […]

River levels rose again overnight after heavy rain on Tuesday The Environment Agency has updated a flood alert warning that property flooding is now expected in our area.   The alert is in force for the River Cherwell and the streams feeding into it from Charwelton to just above Upper Heyford, but highlights flooding of low-lying […]

The New Year’s Day fixture was held at St James Park The New Year’s Day derby game between Brackley Town and Banbury United was disrupted yesterday lunchtime due to crowd disorder in the away fans area.   The game was held at St James Park. The game was paused as a small number of spectators breeched […]

A flood alert and weather warnings are in place Poor weather is affecting the Banbury FM area with a Met Office warning for wind upgraded to amber status and a yellow warning for rain still in force.   Today’s rain is falling on already sodden ground with flooding affecting low lying areas around the River Cherwell […]