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Local News
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An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized on Highlands A series of images have been released by Thames Valley Police of a car officers want to identify as they investigate a road traffic collision in Banbury where an 11-year-old-boy ended up in hospital with serious injuries. It was around 6.50pm on Sunday November 27 when the boy […]
This is the Banbury church’s first ever Christmas Tree Festival Pupils from Banbury’s Frank Wise School were at St Mary’s Church on Monday to help town mayor Jayne Strangwood decorate a fund-raising Christmas tree. The tree is part of the church’s first-ever Christmas Tree Festival – a fun initiative with a financial incentive that runs […]
Warning for dog owners to keep control of their animals A goose has been attacked by a dog at a Brackley wildlife haven. The dog was being walked at St James Lake on Saturday morning (December 3). The attack came to light when reports of the incident began to circulate on social media. A team […]
“It remains a great privilege to represent the people of North Oxfordshire” Banbury’s MP hopes to continue being the member of parliament for our town after the next general election. In the wake of a number of high profile announcements from Conservative MPs that they wouldn’t stand again, Victoria Prentis has confirmed she has put […]
Attendance figures in 2022 are back up to pre-pandemic levels Hundreds of people braved a chilly Sunday morning to join in with one of the area’s big festive fund raisers for the Katharine House Hospice. 499 people signed-up to take part in this year’s Santa Fun Run, taking the event back to pre-pandemic participation levels. […]
Thames Valley Police say no other vehicles were involved A man in his eighties lost his life when his car left the Warwick Road near to Hanwell on Monday evening (November 28). The incident on the B4100 happened at around 9.25pm. The elderly driver sadly died at the scene. His next of kin has been […]
Police are pleased attacker has been given a substantial sentence for the serious offence A man has been jailed for seven years after he left another man with serious head injuries following a brutal attack on Banbury’s Middleton Road earlier this year. The victim required treatment for a fractured eye socket and broken nose, amongst […]
A member of the public stepped in to pull the attacker off the victim A man was repeatedly punched in the face during an assault in Banbury last night (Friday). The victim required hospital treatment following the incident. A member of the public stepped in during the assault to pull the attacker off the victim. […]
“While hotels do remain a key part of the system, it is absolutely essential that all those previously employed by them are supported” Victoria Prentis has issued a statement with regards to the use of Banbury Hotels to house asylum seekers. The MP for Banbury says that whilst it’s the law the Home Office provides […]
A decision on £350m from the government’s New Hospitals Programme is yet to be announced There’s still no decision on whether government funding will be made available to build a brand-new hospital on the existing Horton General Hospital site. The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust put in a bid for around £350m from the […]