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Both Oxfordshire County and Cherwell District councils want to move to new offices Plans for Oxfordshire County Council to move from its headquarters at County Hall in Oxford to Speedwell House a few streets away are moving forward.   The council already owns Speedwell House, but work will need to be undertaken to refurbish it and […]

Specific resources are available for people with long-term health conditions and families of children who get free school meals We’re being reminded that a number of local wellbeing initiatives are available to us to support any healthy New Year’s resolutions we may be trying to keep. Cherwell District Council offers activity programmes such as Move […]

Leader Councillor Kieron Mallon says: “we will strive to remain a low-cost council delivering high value” Boosting the amount spent on litter picking in parks and play areas and upgrading the lighting and establishing a sensory walled garden in People’s Park are amongst Banbury Town Council’s plans for the next year. The Council agreed its […]

Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of Wednesday A lane closure due to roadworks is causing problems for Banbury drivers trying to leave Tesco and the Banbury Cross Retail Park. Thames Water began the planned work this morning on the eastbound carriageway of Ruscote Avenue at the Southam Road roundabout.   With all […]

Tony Christie joins the lineup for this summer’s event We now know the final lineup for this year’s Fairport Cropredy Festival – and a big sing-a-long is guaranteed with Tony Christie heading to Cropredy.   Famous for hits like (Is This the Way To) Amarillo and I Did What I Did For Maria, Tony will perform […]

Police seized the vehicle Police spotted an uninsured vehicle in Banbury on Sunday as they conducted neighbourhood patrols in the town. The car came to their attention after the officers saw it hit a kerb with a flat tyre. The Vauxhall Insignia was seized.

The main line is closed following a landslip last week Train users are being advised not to travel on Chiltern Railways services today (Monday) after a landslip partially blocked the line between Bicester North and Haddenham & Thame Parkway. The landslip occurred last Thursday and follows recent heavy rainfall.   It left just one line open […]

The consultation will shape the plan for how Banbury will develop There’s just one day left to have your say on what you think Banbury town centre should look like in years to come. The Banbury Vision 2050 consultation has been running since November, but the final day we can submit our views is tomorrow […]

Local response to a damning article in the Daily Mail newspaper A national newspaper has taken aim at Banbury in a story which claims the Castle Quay Shopping Centre is “a ghost town” and focuses on boarded up High Street units. The Daily Mail article described Banbury as “once buzzing” but said local people now […]

St John’s Catholic and The Grange schools have been closed as they had no water supply Two local schools have been closed today after staff arrived to find they had no water supplies. Both St John’s Catholic and The Grange schools have been affected by a problem across the Cherwell Heights estate. Thames Water say […]