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The man and two police officers were hit by an unrelated vehicle A man from Birmingham has been sentenced to a hospital order following an incident in Great Bourton in December 2024.  Following reports of a domestic disturbance in Garners Field, 50-year-old Inderpal Bansal, who’s formerly from Westfield Road in Smethwick, was arrested and later […]

A 21-year-old Banbury man has been arrested Armed police officers attended an incident in Banbury on Saturday evening after they received reports of a group of men with weapons outside the Musketeer pub. It was around 7.50pm when the first reports of the situation were received by Thames Valley Police. Officers subsequently stopped a taxi […]

Its hoped the result will be less money spent on energy and more on frontline services The Horton General Hospital is set to receive £719,443 to fund clean power upgrades. Government cash is being provided to nearly 200 NHS sites across the country, jointly delivered alongside Great British Energy. The Adderbury Resource Centre will also […]

It’s a question of how big an area our new council should cover A consultation has begun to gather our views on the future organisation of local government in our area. Both Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire County Council are set to be replaced by a single authority, but there are differing views as to […]

The money comes from the sale of assets seized from criminals Applications are now being taken for grants in the first round of this year’s Community Fund, which offers up to £10,000 to help prevent crime and improve community safety. The fund is financed through the sale of assets seized from criminals that cannot be […]

Auditions are taking place next week Banbury Cross Players are inviting performers to audition for their next stage production, an innovative new play reimagining the lives of the Brontë sisters, which will be staged at The Mill Arts Centre in June. The production, Underdog: The Other Other Brontë, offers an irreverent, modern retelling of the […]

The Yew trees were on land owned by Oxfordshire County Council A King’s Sutton man has been fined for unlawfully chopping down trees in Adderbury. Graham Evans, aged 60, felled seven yew trees on East End Lane. Officers from Cherwell District Council visited the quiet lane in the village on Monday June 30 last year, […]

The force is particularly keen to hear from younger adults and people from under-represented communities Thames Valley Police is inviting members of the public in Banbury to apply to join its Independent Custody Visiting Scheme.  Its a voluntary role that helps safeguard the welfare of people held in police custody. Independent Custody Visitors are trained […]

Questions were raised about the cameras and when work was being completed The cameras being used through the roadworks on the Banbury Inner Relief road aren’t being used for traffic enforcement – despite signs saying they are. A listener contacted Banbury FM expressing their concern that the cameras were being used to fine drivers who […]

Things are improving but the busy main route is still above target levels Nitrogen dioxide levels remain high on Hennef Way in Banbury, despite levels in other areas of the district having fallen. Cherwell District Council has an air quality objective of 40µg/m3 (micrograms per cubic meter of air) or less, but Hennef Way remained […]