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The first-class day trip to Manchester was arranged by Cross Country Banbury train station was the starting point yesterday for a special first-class milestone birthday celebration for a long-time railway aficionado. Christopher Price turned 100 in October.   He was joined by his family for a day trip to Manchester, organised by CrossCountry. Mr Price was […]

Hundreds of trees have been recycled in previous years generating cash for Katharine House If you have a real Christmas tree hopefully it hasn’t started to drop its pine needles yet, but when it does you can recycle it and raise money for Katharine House. The hospice’s annual Christmas tree recycling scheme is returning for […]

The 13.2MW site would include a package of landscape and biodiversity benefits Initial enquiries have been made into the siting of a nearly 36 hectare solar farm on farm fields to the west of Duns Tew. Brighton based company ILOS New Energy UK has submitted a screening opinion application to Cherwell District Council, giving planners […]

The leader felt allowances shouldn’t be a barrier to those who might not be able to afford taking on the role of a councillor by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter Oxfordshire county councillors have voted to increase their basic allowances by eight percent. The allowance will increase from £14,268 to £15,420 per year, after the […]

Oxfordshire’s highways chief says they welcome the opportunity to continue talking with local partners Members of the Banbury Traffic Advisory Committee are calling for representatives from Oxfordshire County Council and Chiltern Railways to join them for a site visit to the Tramway improvement project. The Committee, which includes local councillors and representatives from bodies such […]

Councillor Bernie Tiller has been impressed with what he’s seen so far Brackley’s town mayor wants to celebrate the joy being brought to the town by the festive decorations on display at people’s homes. Councillor Bernie Tiller has been impressed with the creativity of the displays adorning houses, so he’s launched Brackley’s 2025 Christmas Lights […]

The move should save money for the taxpayer and is more manageable for communities The Banbury House Hotel will cease being used as asylum seeker accommodation before the end of February 2026.   Notice has been given to the owner. Residents currently staying there will be moved by the Home Office to other parts of the […]

Baroness Amos said nothing could have prepared her for the scale of unacceptable care The head of a probe into maternity care in England says that what she has seen so far “has been much worse” than she had anticipated. Baroness Amos is chairing a review into the care offered to mothers.   The provision in […]

The number of firefighters at Banbury Station would be reduced by four Firefighters from across Oxfordshire have been protesting outside County Hall in Oxford this morning over proposals to reorganise the service.   A consultation is currently underway with the potential to close some stations.   Here in Banbury the number of firefighters at Cope Road would […]

A council tax premium charge of 100 percent on top of the regular council tax bill will be payable by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter Second homes in North Oxfordshire will be charged extra council tax from next April, in a bid to address housing shortages and bring properties back into use. Cherwell District Council […]