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Police encourage the public to report all off-roading offences Thames Valley Police are stepping up their action to address people using off-road bikes around Banbury and on surrounding farmland. To help pinpoint where riders are, officers have issued farmers with signs to place on their property.   These utilise the What3Words system to quickly confirm an […]

More extensive repair work and future-proofing is needed Work to repair the theatre at the Mill Arts Centre is likely to take another three months to complete.   Alternative arrangements are now being made for all productions scheduled in the auditorium until the end of June. There have already been a number of extensions to what […]

Generally the town’s eateries and events calendar received a thumbs up Over 99 percent of people who took part in the Banbury Vision 2050 survey want to see improvements to the current state of the town.   Regular themes of concern raised within the responses included empty shops, negative connotations regarding the town’s appearance, car parking, […]

The X4 bus will be affected as the A4260 is closed due to sewer repairs Drivers who normally use the Oxford Road between Adderbury and Deddington will have to find an alternative route over the next couple of weeks. From today a section of the main A4260 will be closed in Adderbury between the southern […]

Representatives from The Engineering Trust, Pro-Drive and Advanced Witness Systems judged the entries Tomorrow’s engineers from our area’s schools came together for a Technology Tournament last week. The competition was organised by the Rotary Club of Banbury Cherwell.   Sixteen teams from Activate Learning, the North Oxfordshire Academy, Warriner and Tudor Hall attended the event at […]

Trail sheets are available at the Information Desk in Castle Quay Families are being challenged to follow the bunny trail around Banbury Town Centre this Easter. Ten decorated bunnies are hidden in shop windows and each one has a name.   Participants need to note these on a trail sheet for the chance to win climbing […]

Local people are invited to join workshops to create the pieces which will be displayed Banbury Cross will be getting an arty makeover this summer with textile creations complementing the floral displays between May and September. Round and Round is a Cherwell District Council initiative focusing on reducing, reusing, and recycling.   Artist Anne-Marie Cadman will […]

Repair plans range from surface dressing to full structural maintenance What is arguably Banbury’s most pothole ridden road is set to be fixed.   Work has been scheduled for structural maintenance on the Warwick Road from the Southam Road junction as far as Orchard Way this August.   It will take around three weeks to complete. The […]

48 boxes of eggs were found in the back of her car in Buckingham Banbury Police were scrambled to the scene of an egg theft at Banbury Gateway yesterday. A female visitor to Marks and Spencers had hatched a plan to lay her hands on 48 boxes, but decided to leave without paying. The store […]

Key themes and scenes from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ were explored Over one hundred pupils from local secondary schools attended a Shakespeare Day at Broughton Castle on Friday.   Year 7 students from Bloxham School, Wykham Park Academy and North Oxfordshire Academy were at the event, alongside young people from Whitelands Academy, Chipping Norton School and […]