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Should the other stores remain open this would be the third site in town Card Factory looks set to open a third outlet in Banbury. The cards, gifts and celebration retailer has applied for planning permission to instal signage at the old Claire’s Accessories store at Banbury Gateway. Card Factory already has stores at Banbury […]

The trees end up as compost for farmers’ fields Today’s the day Christmas decorations are traditionally taken down ahead of twelfth night tonight. Once again this year, for the next couple of weeks North Oxfordshire residents can recycle real Christmas trees at the kerbside. Cherwell District Council’s waste and recycling crews will be collecting the […]

The cold weather will continue through the weekend A dusting of snow, ice and freezing conditions arrived overnight, leading to treacherous driving conditions across our area. Emergency services were called at 10.11am to a collision involving five vehicles where Camp Lane meets B4086 to the north of Ratley.  The driver of one of the vehicles […]

The Trust say the new system will help make hospital visits as stress-free as possible Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras will be used in the car parks at the Horton General Hospital from Monday next week. This brings the site into line with other hospital car parks managed by the Oxford University Hospital’s Trust. […]

The store on the Warwick Road was targeted for tobacco and cash A convenience store in Banbury was robbed at knifepoint this morning (Wednesday). Thames Valley Police were called at 7.54am after two men entered the Quick Stop store on Warwick Road, threatened staff with a knife and stole tobacco and cash. No one was […]

People are being asked to check for relevant CCTV footage A girl managed to escape from a balaclava wearing male who grabbed her whilst she was in the Spinney Woods area of Banbury’s Bretch Hill. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault, which took place on Monday December 8 at 11.10am. The teenage victim […]

The list of those receiving awards has been released Local people are amongst those receiving awards in the New Year’s Honours List. Carl Portman – one of the country’s top chess minds – receives an MBE for services to prisoners. Mr Portman, who’s from Banbury, is a coach, author and certified chess champion who offered […]

The charges would only apply in Brackley when the town’s new long stay car park opens by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter Frustrated residents and local politicians have come together to demand West Northants Council (WNC) rethink its plans to introduce parking charges in market towns, after traders warned the move could “sign the death […]

The cyclist needed hospital treatment following the incident A motorist failed to stop after being involved in a collision with a cyclist in Banbury last night (Tuesday). A Silver Ford Focus was driven away from the scene after the incident at the Southam Road roundabout, opposite the MG Garage. The collision happened at 9.07pm. The […]

The village hall has been opened up for those not able to go home Residents of a street in Kings Sutton have been evacuated from their homes after a suspicious item was reported to the police at breakfast time today. This afternoon members of the bomb disposal team are in Dairy Ground, along with a […]