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Industrial action is being taken by members of ASLEF and the RMT over coming days No trains are running through Banbury station today (Friday).   Industrial action by Aslef members is affecting both Chiltern and Cross Country services. Further industrial action is also scheduled on the rail network over coming days. From tomorrow until May 21 […]

Councillors Mike Bishop and Matt Hodgson will be on hand between 10am and midday People living in Banbury will be able to meet town councillors face to face tomorrow (Saturday) at an open house session in the town hall. The drop-in meetings are monthly events that enable voters to talk to councillors and discuss how […]

A Community Day will mark the pandemic delayed official celebration Brackley Medical Centre will finally be officially opened tomorrow – some two years, five months and 28 days after staff first moved into the building.   The facility on Wellington Road first became operational on November 16, 2020, but that was just 11 days after the […]

The Regal on Banbury Horsefair opened on 7th October 1940 After 83 years the last films are set to be shown at Banbury’s Odeon cinema.   Originally called The Regal, the cinema on Banbury Horsefair opened on 7th October 1940.   A spokesperson has confirmed the closure to Banbury FM and said that it followed “a thorough […]

The club at Banbury and Bicester College runs each weekday morning during term time A Breakfast Club, which provides a free breakfast to all students at Banbury and Bicester College, has received a charitable grant of £2,500 from Banbury Charities. The launch of the Breakfast Club at the Broughton Road campus is part of Activate […]

The fatal collision on the A361 occurred on Tuesday afternoon A woman in her seventies has lost her life following a car crash between Banbury and Bloxham on Tuesday.   The collision on the A361 happened just before 5.45pm. A grey Mazda MX-5 and a black Vauxhall Corsa were involved in the crash.   The occupants of […]

The Resource Centre aims to answer questions about living with an incurable illness People coming to terms with the news of a terminal diagnosis now have access to a one-stop shop of answers.   An innovative online resource centre has been launched by Katharine House Hospice.   The End-of-life and Palliative Care (EPiC) Resource Centre aims to […]

The suspected driver was arrested for dangerous driving, drug driving and not having any insurance Police had to abandon a car pursuit in Banbury on Wednesday after the vehicle being followed was driven “extremely dangerously”.   But the suspected driver was caught when his vehicle was spotted outside a house. He was arrested for a number […]

Thames Valley police stopped the vehicle on Church Street An uninsured vehicle was seized in Bloxham this morning (Wednesday). The grey Mercedes-Benz A180 was pulled over on Church Street for having no insurance. The driver has been reported.

Labour and Liberal Democrat Councillors respond after Victoria Prentis praises the outgoing Conservative administration Banbury’s MP says whatever the new administration looks like at Cherwell District Council she will “hold them to account” on behalf of her constituents. At last week’s Local Elections the Conservatives lost control of the Council after shedding five seats.   They […]