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People in the area at the time who heard or saw anything are asked to contact police An electric bike has been stolen from a shed in Croughton. The theft occurred at around 6pm on Monday (March 2).   The shed door at the property on the High Street had been secured and was forced open. […]

Sean Woodcock: “I received many emails from parents … worried about what social media is doing to their children’s sleep, concentration and mental health” Parents and young people in the Banbury area are being urged to take part in what ministers describe as the world’s most ambitious consultation on children’s online safety. The three-month Government […]

The images of three people who police would like to speak to have been released Around £800 worth of spirits have been stolen from the Hook Norton Brewery shop during two separate shop lifting incidents. The shop was targeted on Sunday September 28 last year when three bottles of Whisky and three bottles of Gin […]

The cash will be used to purchase new boats for up-and-coming teenage and young adult paddlers Banbury and District Canoe Club has secured a £5,150 grant from Sport England towards two lightweight racing boats – but to get the cash they have to raise another £5,150 themselves.   The group, which is based at Cropredy wharf, […]

…but its only once a year on Remembrance Sunday Free car parking is coming to Banbury Town Centre – once a year on Remembrance Sunday. Cherwell District Council’s Executive looks set to approve a proposal to provide free car parking in both Banbury and Bicester in Council owned and managed car parks to support those […]

Parents were asked to rank their secondary school preferences The success rate for Oxfordshire children securing their parents’ first choice of secondary school is slightly down on last year’s figure.   However, the figure is better than for children across the border in West Northamptonshire. Today is Secondary National Offer Day.  85.4 percent of pupils in […]

Training exercises are being conducted “in light of current real-world events” The impact of the American and Israeli military operation in Iran over the weekend, and Iran’s subsequent response, has led to precautionary steps being taken to protect personnel and facilities at RAF Croughton. The base, which is used as a major United States Air […]

Residents face an increase of £94.42 for a Band D property by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter Council tax bills for everyone in West Northamptonshire will go up from April, as a 4.95 per cent council tax increase was approved in the first-ever budget set by Reform UK. This will take the average charge for […]

Police believe two dog walkers may have witnessed what happened Witnesses are being sought after a brick was used to smash the window of a Banbury hairdresser’s shop. The incident happened around 11.15pm on Sunday February 15 at Lords and Ladies Hairdressers, in the block of shops on the corner of Orchard Way and The […]

Following a pilot elsewhere the scheme is being rolled out here Volunteers are being sought to take on the role of flood wardens in north Oxfordshire. They monitor blocked drains and culverts, spot ditches in need of repair and look out for tree branches or obstructions in rivers which could cause a flood risk.   By […]