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Cherwell residents’ trees can be collected free-of-charge with the blue bin until January 19 With Christmas now behind us anyone needing to dispose of a real Christmas tree in the Cherwell District can do so easily. From tomorrow (Tuesday) Cherwell District Council’s waste and recycling crews will collect trees left next to blue recycling bins […]

The Mill Arts Centre will be back up-and-running for one show tomorrow Flood waters are now receding in Banbury as levels in the River Cherwell begin to fall. The Environment Agency is still warning that property flooding is possible along the course of the river south of Banbury.   They highlight Wales Street in Kings Sutton […]

They say vehicular use of what is currently a cul-de-sac will increase almost ten fold by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter Businesses in a Northamptonshire town are “up in arms” about a planning application submitted by Mercedes-AMG F1 – due to concerns their road could be inundated with traffic. The Brackley-based motorsport campus is looking […]

The assault took place on Warwick Road A 20-year-old Banbury man has been charged following an attack on police officers on Christmas Day. Reece Storer, who’s from Dover Avenue, was charged with three counts of assault on an emergency worker, following the incident on Warwick Road at around 3.30pm on Christmas afternoon. Storer has been […]

Oxfordshire County Council’s funding gap has risen to £11.2m The Oxfordshire County Councillor in charge of finances says government claims of extra funding for local government are all “smoke and mirrors”.   The County Council has a funding gap for next year of £11.2m.   That has risen from £9.1m after central government grant funding support came […]

Two people have been arrested A murder investigation is underway following the death of a man who was assaulted in Banbury. Yesterday we reported that an attempted murder investigation had begun after the assault in Cope Road in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Sadly the victim, a 39-year-old man from the town, died today. […]

The majority of Thames Water storm drains in our area have been operating The severe wet weather has resulted in storm drains being open at all but 5 of the Thames Water sewage treatment works in the Banbury FM area. Live data on Thursday lunchtime showed raw sewage being pumped directly into local rivers and […]

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 […]