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Sean Woodcock says the article is a misrepresentation of the town Banbury’s MP has hit back at a national newspaper article which described Banbury as a “crime ridden town”.   Sean Woodcock branded the piece “shameful”. Reporters from the Daily Mail spoke to a number of people in Banbury and wrote of “mounting concern” about the […]

It’s the second time the Daily Mail has written about the town A national newspaper has attacked Banbury describing it as a “Crime ridden town on the edge of the Cotswolds blighted by a migrant hotel where residents spend all day drinking in [a] park ‘where [a] woman was raped’ – just yards from a […]

Police have asked for witnesses to come forward A man lost his life on Saturday morning when a horsebox collided with a car on Iron Down between Hempton and the A361. The collision happened near Upper Grove Ash Farm at around 11.30am involving a Volkswagen T-Cross and an Iveco Horsebox. The 78-year-old driver of the […]

They even took the victim’s rain coat A mobility scooter has been stolen from a 90-year-old man in Banbury town centre. Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to the incident which occurred between 1.30pm and 1.45pm last Thursday (October 1), outside Orinoco on the High Street. A group of three men took the dark […]

The opening of a new café means the store must again provide toilet facilities Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock has welcomed the news that toilet facilities will reopen at the Sainsbury’s store on the Oxford Road in Banbury.   It comes as a new Costa Coffee outlet opens in the supermarket. Generally in the UK cafes with […]

The service offers vaccinations to pregnant women to protect themselves and their babies Since launching a year ago drop-in maternity immunisation hubs at the Horton General Hospital and the JR Hospital in Oxford have delivered more than 6,000 vaccinations to over 3,000 women. The first anniversary of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust delivered […]

The allegation was made by a third party Thames Valley Police say an investigation into an alleged rape in Banbury has found no evidence the offence took place as reported. The allegation, made by a third party, claimed a woman had been raped by a group of men in St Mary’s Church churchyard in the […]

Tooley’s Boatyard have been hit by the closure of the canal, but will be welcoming visitors Whilst the Oxford Canal through our area remains closed to navigation, the importance of the waterway to Banbury and the surrounding area will be marked at the annual Canal Festival this weekend.   A number of local businesses rely on […]

The nature of the role needs specific expertise by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has agreed to pay out a six-figure sum for the interim appointment of a Drug and Alcohol Commissioner. The authority is currently recommissioning its Public Health Drug and Alcohol Misuse services, which is a project designed to […]

The work will begin this week A Banbury County Councillor who has been fighting for improvements to local roads in his ward has welcomed the news resurfacing is about to begin. Councillor Mark Cherry represents Banbury Ruscote, where work will start later this week at the Bretch Hill end of Bramber Close, Powys Grove and […]