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Opening times this summer will be 8am to 5pm daily Thursday late night opening through the summer at the Household Waste and Recycling Centre in Alkerton will not return this year.   Oxfordshire County Council says it is no longer financially viable. Alkerton, and the county’s other six household waste recycling centres, have in previous years […]

Photo ID will be needed at polling stations and people correctly registered to vote The countdown to this year’s Local Elections has officially begun with a Notice of Election published last Friday and some voters already receiving their polling cards. Doors will open at polling stations at 7am on Thursday May 2 with electors choosing […]

Previous surveys have shown that some residents and businesses feel unsafe We’re being asked for our opinions on anti-social behaviour in Banbury.   Thames Valley Police’s Neighbourhood Policing Team and the Community Safety Team have launched a survey to ascertain the opinions of local people and businesses. The survey seeks to learn how many people have […]

Questions continue as to whether the shopping centre was purchased as an investment or for regeneration Questions over the falling value of the Castle Quay Shopping Centre and Waterside developments in Banbury, and the original reason for purchasing the shopping centre, has led to a heated exchange between two Councillors. During an Audit, Accounts and […]

“to destroy it would be disgraceful” A resubmitted application to build on 140,000 square metres of farmland at Huscote Farm near Nethercote has been rejected. Greystoke CB first submitted a speculative application for fields in May 2022.   That was taken directly to appeal but the planning committee still considered the application at the time and […]

Councillors feared the loss of the existing surgery if they didn’t approve the plans An outline planning application for a new health centre and 60 houses on a greenfield site in Cropredy has been approved by Councillors on Cherwell District Council’s Planning Committee. Obsidian Strategic Asset Management applied to build on farm land just off […]

Barry Whitehouse has welcomed Banbury’s free parking trial The man who has been campaigning for fourteen years for some form of free parking in Banbury has welcomed Cherwell District Council’s announcement of a free first hour in Castle Quay car parks throughout April. Barry Whitehouse, who runs the Artery Art Shop in Parson’s Street is […]

Izzy’s head teacher says she is very proud A year 6 pupil at Chacombe Primary Academy organised a fund raising event for her local church food bank, which raised £386 and brought in several bags of food. Izzy Ewans-Tinsley wanted to bring her house together as a team to win points so they could be […]

The new route will be operational from April 18 People in Horley, Hornton and Hanwell are to get a new bus service.   A weekly Thursday minibus running into Banbury will start operating from April 18. It’s one of five new bus routes being introduced to rural areas of Oxfordshire. The new services will all be […]

The largest number of survey responses were from people aged between 45 and 64 Banbury town centre should be vibrant, safe, clean, green, fun, independent and a great destination.   That’s the headline findings from the Banbury Vision 2050 survey which concluded in January this year. The project aims to draw up a blueprint for how […]