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The opening comes as part of ongoing improvements in the park A new café in People’s Park will be open to visitors from this weekend (November 12/13). It is part of Banbury Town Council’s ongoing improvements in the park and comes after a survey in which park users asked for toilets and a café. The […]
The man has been charged with seven offences A man has been charged with a number of offences following a domestic violence incident in Banbury on Tuesday. The attack was still ongoing as Thames Valley Police arrived at the scene. Officers discovered the man assaulting his partner. He was immediately arrested. Following an interview whilst […]
There’s just over four weeks to get entries in The search has begun for businesses and organisations in Brackley that are showing off the most seasonal shop frontages. The Town Council has launched this year’s Christmas Window Competition with a prize on offer for the best dressed Christmas window display. People have until December 13 […]
The initiative should help those in business share tips and access advice rather than struggling on their own Banbury business owners who are struggling to navigate and survive the current cost of energy crisis are being offered the chance to attend the first in a series of new get togethers, designed to help with the […]
Bloxham Grove Academy should be ready to open in January 2024 The new school for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND), based next to the Warriner School in Bloxham, should be ready to open in January 2024. Its hoped that 41 students will make up the initial intake at Bloxham Grove Academy. Over […]
The Raise a Reader campaign aims to provide young people with the tools to become lifelong readers A superhero wearing a watermelon dress, armour and a backpack that squirts sticky chocolate to enable her to scale walls – that was just one of the ideas for a new Dashwood Superhero, as youngsters at the Banbury […]
In the face of revenues not hitting targets “repurposing” might be part of a new carparking strategy Some of Cherwell District Council’s car parks could be redeveloped in the face of usage remaining at levels below the period before the pandemic. A report to the Council’s Executive last night (Monday) warned that there was an […]
Banbury United’s new ground and indoor tennis at Hanwell Fields are highlighted The long-discussed relocation of Banbury United’s ground to the Oxford Road is noted as an area for Cherwell District Council to focus on within a new report on sports pitches and facilities within the District. The Cherwell Sports Studies report is due to […]
North Oxfordshire’s gigabit-capable broadband coverage lags behind the rest of the county How fast is your home broadband and how strong is your mobile signal at home? Banbury’s MP wants to know. Victoria Prentis has launched a Digital Connectivity Survey. She is hoping her constituents will complete the survey, which aims to build a comprehensive […]
During the incident a child in a pushchair fell into the road Northamptonshire Police have released images of a man and woman they would like to speak to following an incident which occurred in Brackley back on a Saturday in August. On August 27 – the Bank Holiday weekend – between 11am and midday a […]