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Chief Nursing Officer comments on the Care Quality Commission findings The results of the 2022 Maternity Survey have been published by the Care Quality Commission today with the Oxford University Hospitals Trust identified as performing better than average in two areas. The trust performed better than others in the sections focusing on ‘the start of […]
Prince Harry’s book has been on sale for the first time today There doesn’t appear to be any great clamour to read Prince Harry’s new book so far in the Banbury FM area. The widely publicised release date for Spare is today with some book stores opening early so people could get their hands on […]
Shopper describes incident as “disgusting” but Centre defends access policy Castle Quay Shopping Centre’s policy of allowing dogs into the building has been called into question after a pensioner stood in dog excrement close to the customer services desk in the heart of the centre. The shopper has described the experience as “disgusting” and feels […]
Discharges have been made into the River Cherwell in three places in our area Two local Thames Water treatment works have been pouring raw sewage into our area’s rivers non-stop since the start of the year. The storm overflow from the Bloxham works has been flowing into the Bloxham Brook continually since December 30 – […]
Sharpe and Blunt were part of Channel 5’s Motorhoming with Merton and Webster The ladies morris dancing side from Adderbury were featured on television on Sunday evening. During a section of Channel 5’s Motorhoming with Merton and Webster, Paul Merton and Suki Webster visited the Rollright Stones where Sharpe and Blunt were dancing. The show’s […]
The medic from Brackley’s Springfield Surgery had worked with restrictions since January 2022 by Nathan Briant, Local Democracy Reporter A doctor who prescribed medicines online without proper knowledge of who he was giving them to has now been cleared to work without restrictions. Dr Dal Samra, who works at Springfield Surgery in Brackley, had special […]
A good number of people joined Joe Wicks for a fun, but muddy, run Those looking for a helping hand in keeping fit after the excesses of Christmas and the New Year found a bit of motivation in Spiceball Park this morning. The Body Coach, Joe Wicks, chose Banbury as the place for his first […]
Trees will be composted and then used by farmers Twelfth night tradition says the Christmas decorations should now be down. As you complete the post-Christmas clean up North Oxfordshire’s waste and recycling crews will be on hand to take away real Christmas trees for composting. From next week they will collect any trees left next […]
Whilst development at Nethercote isn’t in the latest proposals a speculative developer hopes to get their way at appeal One of the local campaign groups, which has been fighting speculative greenfield development on its doorstep, has described the ideas coming out of the proposed new Local Plan as “encouraging”. Lisa Phipps from Keep Nethercote Rural […]
“The collaborative effort to kill Mr Green is chilling, particularly as his murderers were aided by the woman who claimed to love him.” Three people will serve a total of 48 years in prison following the murder of Keith Green, who was stabbed to death in his back garden in Howard Road, Banbury last year. […]