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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 […]
10 years and six months prison sentence and 15 years and three months driving ban handed out by judge A Kings Sutton man has been jailed for 10 years and six months after pleading guilty to death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. 34-year-old Christopher Mattin was sentenced at Aylesbury Crown […]
Keep The Horton General Chairman: “We want to see the Horton lasting another 150 years” Around the area people are gearing up to mark Sunday’s 150th anniversary of the Horton General Hospital first opening. Amongst them are members of Keep The Horton General, who fight to ensure the hospital and its services remain in Banbury. […]
Permission has been given for the former public house to be converted to a residential dwelling Time has been called on any hopes of The North Arms at Wroxton reopening. Cherwell District Council’s Planning Committee has agreed to a change of use application which will enable the property’s owner to convert it to a residential […]
The hospital opened in 1872 as a result of a gift from Mary Ann Horton Banbury Town Council will light the town hall red, yellow and blue this weekend to mark the Horton General Hospital’s 150th anniversary. The hospital opened as the Horton Infirmary on 17 July 1872. It had two wards, one for men […]
“There remains a huge need for organ donors to help other patients” At Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) last year, after their death, the organs from 26 people were used to help save or improve the lives of 63 other individuals. The figures have been released by NHS Blood and Transplant and OUH. Deceased organ donation […]
HanFEST will feature music, food, arts and crafts and entertainment this Saturday The rural, food and music festival HanFEST returns to Hanwell this Saturday with a mix of music, food, arts and crafts and entertainment. For those wanting to increase the festival experience they can even camp overnight! HanFEST will include a Farmer’s Market packed […]
At 102 Mair still loves knitting and arts and crafts Being down to earth and taking everything in moderation are a couple of the secrets to a long life, according to a lady who’s just celebrated her 102nd birthday at Anchor’s The Ridings care home in Banbury. Vera Robson, who’s known as Mair, celebrated at […]
The problem was caused by paddles being left open at a lock Fire fighters from Banbury and Deddington were called to save a narrrowboat on the Oxford canal on Tuesday, after a drop in the water level caused it to tip sidewards and start taking on water. The boat was on a stretch of the […]
The Highways Management lead says he can’t commit to refunding any wrongly issued tickets The Councillor in charge of Highways Management in Oxfordshire has agreed to meet representatives of local Banbury town centre traders who have been receiving parking tickets when making collections or deliveries to their businesses. Councillor Andrew Gant accepted an invitation to […]