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The total cost of the project is £254,000 Construction of the latest Football Foundation PlayZone in Banbury is now underway and on track to be completed in October. The state-of-the-art facility for grassroots sport is being built on Banbury’s Princess Diana Park.   Fencing and tarmac have already been installed and an all-weather, 3G surface will […]

Its regarded as the gold standard for endoscopy services Patients visiting the Horton General Hospital’s endoscopy department can be assured of exceptional care after they were awarded full accreditation by the Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy earlier this year. The accreditation is regarded as the gold standard for endoscopy services in the UK and […]

Both supporters and objectors packed the Council Chamber for the decision Plans for a controversial biogas plant near Evenley have been approved by councillors at West Northamptonshire Council. It means developers Acorn Bioenergy will be able to build a facility to process crops and animal waste in anaerobic digestors to create biomethane for the National […]

A new reception and additional clinic rooms will be created Work to upgrade areas at the Fiennes Centre on the Horton Hospital site in Banbury is about to get underway. Over the next six months a new reception will be created at the side of the building, along with a larger waiting room. Five clinic […]

The public meeting is being held in the Hanwell Fields Community Centre this evening We’re being invited to put questions on crime and policing directly to the man in charge in our area this evening. Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, will be joined by a senior Thames Valley Police officer for a public meeting […]

The joint administrators say a sale of the stores is now unlikely The administrators appointed to oversee the Bodycare business across the country have confirmed the remaining outlets – including the Banbury store in Castle Quay Shopping Centre – will close. Nick Holloway, Chris Pole and Mike Leeds from Interpath, were appointed joint administrators of […]

People heading to local shops, the Sunshine Centre and Orchard Fields School will all benefit The installation of a new zebra crossing close to the shops and community facilities on Bretch Hill has taken a step forward.   The move should improve road safety for local residents. Councillors Mark Cherry and Amanda Watkins have been pushing […]

Oxfordshire’s Highways Chief took council officers’ advice and approved the changes A number of speed limit reductions have been approved for the A4260 between Banbury and Kidlington. Currently most of the countryside sections of the main road to Oxford are set at the national speed limit – 60mph on the single carriageway sections and 70mph […]

The ride has already raised over £100,000 Forty-six cyclists from our area yesterday began an epic cycle ride from London to Paris – a distance of 307km.  The three-day ride, in aid of the Katharine House Hospice, set off from Tower Bridge in the capital, heading towards the south coast where they caught a ferry […]

Police have praised the victim and her family for their courage during the investigation A Banbury man has been sent to prison for a sexual offence involving a child. At Oxford Magistrates Court on August 18, 87-year-old Richard Willbond, of Miller Road, pleaded guilty to one count of assault of a girl under 13 by […]