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Northamptonshire Police needed our help finding Maisy UPDATE 3 July: Police have confirmed that Maisy has now been found safe and well. OUR EARLIER STORY: An appeal has been launched to help locate a missing 15-year-old girl. Maisy, who’s also known as Sage, has been missing from Middleton Cheney since 10pm yesterday (Monday). She is […]

The Banbury youngsters will represent their country in eight categories A team of young dancers from a Banbury Dance School will be flying the flag for England over the next few days, representing their country at the Dance World Cup in Portugal.   Known as Slay Official, the twenty dancers all belong to The School for […]

Smoke and exploding tyres were seen and heard in the nearby area A lorry fire forced the closure of the southbound M40 on Tuesday morning.   Emergency services were called to the blaze between junctions 10 and 9 (for Bicester) at 5.44am. When they arrived at the scene the lorry and its load of vehicle carpets […]

The main spine road will be resurfaced this year, but other areas are less certain People living on Longford Park can expect the main spine road through their estate to be resurfaced before the end of the year.   The Longford Park Consortium has told Banbury FM that work will start at the end of this […]

Anthony Chilton had stolen property and cannabis on him when he was caught by officers A Banbury man has been sent to prison for burglary after he was spotted trying door handles and entering properties. Thirty-seven year old Anthony Chilton of Orchard Way targeted a number of addresses in Hardwick Park, Cheviot Way, Barcombe Close […]

Carts can reach speeds of up to 55 miles per hour Thousands of people lined the main road through Avon Dassett on Saturday for the annual Soapbox Derby.   Nineteen adults and five juniors raced from the top of the hill on the edge of the village to a finish line in the centre of Avon […]

The current contract for a number of town centre routes expires this autumn Banbury’s bus users – and those who currently don’t use any of the local bus services – are being asked to complete a survey which aims to improve what’s on offer and make using the bus more attractive to potential users.   In […]

Police ask for people to always report criminal damage An historic gravestone in Adderbury has been vandalised. The criminal damage happened in the graveyard outside St Mary’s Church. Members of the Rural Crime Taskforce are investigating what happened. They said: “If you witness anybody causing criminal damage or behaving suspiciously please always call 101 to […]

The youngest competitor to race a homemade kart is aged just six Dare devil kart drivers will be racing down the hill in Avon Dassett today (Saturday) for the return of the annual Soapbox Derby.     Over 2,000 people are expected to watch the popular event. The homemade karts can reach speeds of up to 50 […]

The offences took place in the early 1980s An 80-year-old man has been found guilty of five counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 in Banbury.   The offences occurred between 1980 and 1984. Lionel Wood, of Didbrook End, Broadway in Worcestershire, was found guilty by a unanimous jury verdict on […]