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Local News
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The problem happened at equipment on the Vantage Business Park off the A361 An equipment fault and fire at the foot of an electric pylon resulted in a power cut for 170 properties between Banbury and Bloxham this lunchtime. The problem was first reported at 12.08pm. It occurred at a pylon on the A361 at […]
The incident happened on the Tadmarton Road at around 8.30am A girl in Bloxham was taken to hospital after being involved in a collision with a white van. She was walking on the Tadmarton Road at the time. The incident happened at around 8.30am last Thursday (July 14). The girl sustained minor injuries to her […]
There have been hold ups, partly down to awaiting details of the Oxfordshire Plan Our first look at a consultation document on the new Cherwell Local Plan won’t come until October at the earliest. It was twelve months ago that the council announced they intended to begin the process of consulting, as the first step […]
The incident has had a detrimental effect on the staff who were helping people enjoy the hot weather Many people flocked to escape the heat with a swim in Banbury’s Outdoor Swimming Pool on Monday, but the actions of a few have put at risk the chances of the facility being made available today – […]
A fine of £221,617 has been issued and the director barred from the catering industry A Banbury takeaway where a mouse infestation was found, also had no sink to allow basic hygiene to be maintained and an unsafe structure in place to access the first floor. Lebanese Wraphouse Ltd, based in a kiosk outside the […]
The fire is contained and no buildings or livestock are in danger A fire has broken out in a farm field midway between Banbury and Kidlington. Six fire crews have been at the scene. The blaze is on farmland between Tackley and Bunkers Hill. Thames Valley Police are there and have closed nearby roads. Its […]
Good weather added to the fund a great atmosphere and high spirits at the annual fund raiser Around 350 people enjoyed a glorious Saturday evening raising money for the Katharine House Hospice with the return of one of the Hospice’s biggest annual fund raisers. As the sun set the Moonlight Walk set off from Easington […]
The group enthusiastically sang Happy Birthday to the hospital, with passing motorists tooting their support A large group of people, some of whom are pictured above, gathered on the Oxford Road in Banbury outside the Horton General on Sunday lunchtime to mark the hospital’s 150th anniversary. Passing motorists waved and tooted their horns in support. […]
The land was bought and the hospital built for £10,000 Today marks the Horton General Hospital’s 150th birthday. When it opened in 1872 as the Horton Infirmary it had just two wards – men’s and women’s – and a total of 12 beds. One and a half centuries later and in 2021/22 the hospital recorded […]
Man tried to escape Edmunds Road property where cannabis plants were being grown A man who was trafficked into the UK has been given a suspended prison sentence for drugs offences after he was caught at a cannabis farm in a property in Edmunds Road, Banbury. The court was told that 30-year-old Matao Dadaj was […]