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Young and old came together to enjoy freshly cooked pancakes Shrove Tuesday was marked in Chacombe with villagers heading to St Peter and St Paul’s church to enjoy eating pancakes whilst raising money for the grade one listed building. Young and old came together for the event and enjoyed a range of toppings, with some […]

The Friend of Redlands charity will have to foot the bill for repairs Around £2,500 worth of damage has been caused to a polytunnel in the garden area of Banbury Community Support Service in Neithrop Avenue. The area is used by residents and carers for activities such as creating hanging baskets, which are then sold […]

The Banbury constituency has elected a Conservative MP at every election since 1922 Banbury will be one of the most marginal seats in the United Kingdom for the Conservatives at the next General Election and likely to change from being a Conservative seat to Labour, according to an analysis published by Policito today.  They took […]

The agreement takes the circuits association with the event into its ninth decade Local motor racing fans will continue to have the British Grand Prix on their doorstep at Silverstone after the circuit reached an agreement with Formula 1 to host the race there for another ten years. Silverstone hosted the first British Grand Prix […]

“We want to ensure that we can continue to provide a safe haven for vulnerable people” The Leader of Oxfordshire County Council has signed a pledge on behalf of the council to fight anti-refugee laws.   The authority is seeking to become a recognised Council of Sanctuary. As part of the pledge Liberal Democrat Councillor Liz […]

Details of potential timescales were revealed during a meeting last week Councillors at Cherwell District Council last week considered whether to move forward with selling the Council’s existing headquarters in Bodicote.   Money from the sale will be used to fund the authority’s move into new offices at the Castle Quay shopping centre in Banbury. The […]

Fire crews from Banbury and Deddington attended An unattended candle is thought to have started a fire in a Banbury home last night (Saturday). Fire crews from Banbury and Deddington were called to the property on Nursery Drive to deal with the blaze which had taken hold in the living room.   Its thought a candle […]

Darren Oldham attacked the girls in Cornwall and Sheffield A Banbury man has been jailed for sexually assaulting two teenage girls. Thirty-five year old Darren Oldham, of Middleton Road, attacked a 14-year-old girl whilst he was on holiday in Cornwall.   In a separate attack he also sexually assaulted a teenage child in South Yorkshire. In […]

57.2 per cent of waste was recycled, reused, or composted For the 10th consecutive year the people of Oxfordshire have shown themselves to be the best in the country for recycling, reusing and composting. Oxfordshire County Council has again been named the top performing county council waste disposal authority.   In 2022 to 2023, residents recycled, […]

The Environment Agency says river levels will rise through the day Rising river levels following a day of persistent rain have led to a flood alert being issued for the River Cherwell through Banbury. Its only a month since flooding last affected our area, with the Mill Arts Centre theatre currently closed as a result. […]