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The move comes despite 90 per cent of schools objecting by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Oxfordshire County Council will apply to trim funding for every school pupil to push £2.38 million into special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision. Ninety per cent of the county’s schools that responded objected but Councillor Liz Brighouse OBE […]
The RC Baker Christmas Tractor Run and Santa Fun Run were key events Local people dug deep and supported the Katharine House Hospice to the tune of almost £100,000 during the Christmas period. Despite fears the cost-of-living crisis might affect the hospice’s vital fund raising income stream, supporters helped to ensure patients with life-limiting illnesses […]
Surrounding routes struggled as drivers tried to avoid the crash The A361 between Banbury and Bloxham was closed for over two hours this morning due to an accident. First reports of the crash started to circulate shortly after half past seven. Thames Valley Police closed the road between the Warriner School and the Wykham Lane. […]
Vandals have struck again at the Brackley High Street facility Brackley Town Council says the town’s public toilets on the High Street will now be closed “for the foreseeable future”. It comes after vandals struck at the facility again. The toilets were targeted last November after a urinal was kicked off the wall and then […]
Service calls are up 125% on seven years ago but government funding has only gone up 49% in that time by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Oxfordshire’s director of children’s services believes the county needs more clout as well as more cash to plug the black hole in special educational needs finances. The number of […]
The storm drain at Bloxham has been operating all year so far The continuous dumping of raw sewage into the Bloxham Brook by the village’s treatment works is set to be tackled by Thames Water. The site’s storm drain has been operating continually since December 30, some 412 hours by midday today (January 16). Bloxham […]
A new vision will shape improvements in the town over the next 30 years What should Banbury look like by 2050? That’s the question being asked in a new consultation and engagement programme called Banbury Vision 2050, which will influence improvements in the town over the next 30 years. A report outlining what the Vision […]
The warning covers the section from Charwelton to Upper Heyford, including Banbury A flood warning has been introduced for the River Cherwell from Charwelton to just above Upper Heyford. The Environment Agency says flooding is possible in this area, including in Banbury town centre. The advice is that people should avoid using low lying footpaths […]
Brackley and Banbury town councils are both organising events to mark the occasion Planning is underway for local events to mark the coronation. King Charles III will be crowned on Saturday May 6 and the government has announced that Monday May 8 will be a Bank Holiday to allow the celebrations to continue. Brackley Town […]
Officers were at the scene throughout Friday morning A number of police officers were seen around Bretch Hill on Friday after a drugs raid was undertaken at a house on the estate. Pictures released from the scene show what appears to be cannabis plants. The execution of a Section 23 Misuse of Drugs Act warrant […]