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Vika has been made to feel like part of the family, but ultimately hopes to return home as soon as she can Six months after offering a home to a Ukrainian refugee, Banbury’s MP Victoria Prentis has described the move as an “extraordinary experience”. Vika, a 25-year-old office worker from Kyiv, fled her country and […]

Staunch Villa supporter from Middleton Cheney aims to sit in every seat in the stadium If you’ve ever wondered which is the best seat in the house at Aston Villa’s stadium then after today one local man will know the answer.   Simon Osborn from Middleton Cheney is aiming to sit on every seat at Villa […]

Residents were advised to go inside their home and stay there with windows and doors closed Firefighters have spent Saturday morning at the scene of what they described as “a significant fire” on a Bloxham industrial estate.   Crews from ten stations and units have been at the scene since shortly after 5.30am. Residents in the […]

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 […]