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Residents’ bills include the county, district, parish or town councils and the police by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter People living in Oxfordshire have one of the highest council tax bills in England according to new figures. Oxfordshire County Council ranked first in the rankings of county-based local authorities with the highest average Band D […]

Sean Woodcock has written to the County Council leader Banbury’s MP has written to Liz Leffman, the leader of Oxfordshire County Council, demanding that the council does all it can to sort out the local pothole epidemic, including securing additional support from the government. It was announced yesterday that every council in England must publish […]

A collision happened late on Monday evening Drivers heading out of the Banbury FM area should be aware that the M40 remains closed this lunchtime following a collision late last night in which two men lost their lives. Two others sustained serious injuries and remain in hospital. As reported on-air at Banbury FM through breakfast […]

Its hoped the session will encouraging them to participate in politics Young people from across our area joined local councillors and Banbury’s MP at an event designed to help them understand local democracy and encouraging them to participate in politics. The Pizza and Politics event was organised by Oxfordshire County Council and held at Banbury […]

Police have issued pictures of two people they would like to speak to Two men stole more than £400 worth of health and beauty items from the Co-Op store in Kings Sutton during a lunchtime visit.   They entered the shop on Richmond Street at around 1pm on Monday February 3. Police have now released CCTV […]

The document will guide progress over the next five years A new vision designed to shape a thriving, sustainable, and connected future for north Oxfordshire residents and businesses has been launched by Cherwell District Council. The vision and accompanying strategy will guide the district’s progress over the next five years, focusing on areas such as […]

People instead posted pictures on social media Police have recovered a stolen motorbike from Banbury’s Princess Diana Park thanks to an off-duty member of the Banbury Neighbourhood Team spotting posts about the abandoned vehicle on social media. Officers have described the fact nobody chose to inform them directly as “frustrating”. The owner will now be […]

The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon Banbury police have arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with reports that a male with a knife had been seen near Hardwick Primary School on Tuesday afternoon. The incident was reported to the police on Wednesday morning. Patrols have been taking place since the incident and investigation work […]

Junior teams are heading here from across the region Around 1,200 six to twelve year-olds will be heading to Banbury Rugby Club for this year’s Mini Rugby Festival on Sunday. The annual event is at capacity with teams traveling to the festival from across the region, including entrants from Reading, Coventry, Stow and Witney. As […]

Decisions must be made within timescales set by law Cherwell District Council’s Planning Committee are going to have to hold extra meetings during the next couple of months to keep up with the number of planning applications they have to deal with.   After last night’s meeting the next scheduled meeting had been in June. The […]