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The county’s portion of the Council Tax will rise by £82 on an average band D property by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter The councillor in charge of Oxfordshire County Council’s finances launched a staunch defence of spending plans and called the opposition’s alternatives “casual, careless and callous”. The portion of council tax that goes […]
Organisers say: “This is going to be one MASSIVE party!” Nile Rodgers and Chic are heading to this year’s Cropredy Festival as the Thursday headliner. The multi-Grammy award winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist was confirmed this lunchtime. Nile’s back catalogue includes timeless classics like ‘Le Freak’, ‘Everybody Dance’ and ‘Good Times’. He’s been one […]
One described Banbury as “booming” but the other claimed wasted cash on a shopping centre in decline A spat on Twitter between two local councillors has led to rival claims about whether the Castle Quay Centre and Waterside development has been a success or failure for the wider town since the shopping centre was purchased […]
The 49-year-old was last seen on February 3 The public’s help was sought on Monday in trying to locate a missing Banbury woman. The 49-year-old had last been seen on Friday February 3 in the Dog and Gun pub in the town centre. Thames Valley Police announced on Monday evening that she had been found […]
94% of farmers under 40 agreed that poor mental health is the biggest hidden problem facing the industry The sixth annual Mind Your Head campaign takes place this week, organised by the Farm Safety Foundation – known as Yellow Wellies. It aims to continue to break down the stigma attached to poor mental health in […]
A preliminary hearing to look at pandemic preparedness and resilience starts on Tuesday by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Concern has been expressed that the work of Oxfordshire councillors tasked with overseeing health will not be considered by the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Oxfordshire’s Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee is a panel of county, city […]
The scheme sees people open up beautiful gardens to the public Green-fingered residents are being urged to open-up their gardens this spring and summer in aid of Katharine House in the face of unusually low sign-ups so far. The Open Gardens scheme is normally hugely popular with the hundreds of visitors who spend time perusing […]
“Over the next three years people will notice some of the really positive improvements we’ve got planned” A £1.25m pot of government money is heading to the Cherwell District to invest in projects to increase opportunities for local people and to boost the local economy. The money is due to be spent in three main […]
All the places are taken for the Chamber of Commerce event, but there are plans to repeat it Local business leaders have snapped up all the places at an event which aims to look at the key development sites in Banbury which could be included in the district’s new Local Plan. That plan, when agreed, […]
The 50-year-old was stopped in Easington Road A driver in Banbury was caught without a driving license or insurance after being pulled over on Thursday. They then failed a drug wipe when tested. The vehicle was stopped on Easington Road by the Roads Policing Unit. The 50-year-old driver failed the drug wipe for cannabis and […]