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A replacement bus service will be in place between Banbury and Oxford and Banbury and Bicester Rail users are being warned that engineering works could affect their journeys this weekend. Due to work at Oxford station no trains will be running to there from Banbury, with replacement buses in use instead. Planned engineering works will […]
Oxfordshire’s road network contains 3,000 miles of road, 2,000 miles of footway and 1,200 bridges by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter “Crumbling” bridges are set to cause Oxfordshire County Council a near-£80 million headache over the next five years. The county’s cabinet issued the stark warning this week while discussing its Highways Asset Management Strategy […]
Awards for individuals and groups who have gone above and beyond to help others People who give their time to make a real difference in our community have been recognised at this year’s Cherwell “Love Where You Live” Volunteer Awards. Local people were asked to nominate individuals and groups who have gone above and beyond […]
An evening awards ceremony was held at Bicester Motion Over 200 guests from across the district attended the Cherwell Business Awards last Friday evening. The event, which is now in its tenth year, celebrated the best and brightest of the business community locally, recognising hard work, success and entrepreneurship. Neil Wild of Wild Property Consultancy […]
£5.9 million is now expected to be needed from reserves to balance the books by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Oxfordshire County Council is bracing itself for a £6.7 million bill to cover the cost of care placements for children with complex needs. It was reported in July that an extra nine placements, including one […]
Parents and guardians have until October 31 to choose their child’s secondary school The new school term may just have got underway, but already its time for parents and guardians of youngsters in their final year of primary school to start planning their secondary education. Oxfordshire County Council has opened up the application for children […]
A high court injunction was granted along the high-speed rail route yesterday People’s right to peacefully protest against the construction of HS2 has been threatened following a High Court injunction yesterday – that’s according to the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT). The Trust has long opposed the high-speed rail project because of the […]
The criteria will now use a preferred vision rather than historic data A change in the way transport planning in Oxfordshire is undertaken has been approved by the County Council’s cabinet. Up to now decisions have been made using a “predict and provide” model, which utilised past traffic trends to determine the future need for […]
Living in a more sustainable way will be the focus of a number of events through the week Next week is Great Big Green Week in Bloxham with a daily programme of events and activities marking and celebrating the small actions people can make to mitigate the effects of climate change. Cherwell District Councillor David […]
A peel of muffled bells, a horse procession and artwork used to express appreciation and sorrow People from the Banbury FM area have said goodbyes to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The country’s longest reigning Monarch was laid to rest at St George’s Chapel in Windsor yesterday (Monday). In Hook Norton the bells of […]