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Deputy Head says today is a time to celebrate students’ resilience and determination Students arriving to collect their A Level results at Magdalen College School in Brackley on Thursday morning were greeted with sunshine and an ice cream van to help them mark the occasion. Across the country for those receiving their grades, this year’s […]

Sixth formers set to attend top Russell Group universities after receiving their results Courses in engineering, music, psychology and business management are amongst the next steps being taken by successful students at the North Oxfordshire Academy after receiving their A Level results today. A number of them will be heading to a place a at […]

“We are immensely proud of our Year 13 cohort who have achieved fantastic results” Fifty-one percent of all this year’s A Level results at Chenderit School were graded A*, A or B and one in five were the top ratings of A* or A. One student, Ibrahim Assani, achieved 3 A*s and an A.   He […]

“This set of results truly reflects our students hard work, resilience, and commitment to their studies” Warriner school students, parents and staff have been celebrating this year’s A-Level results. Amongst them one student, James, achieved three A*. Across the country this year’s results had been expected to fall back to the pre-pandemic level of 2019.   […]

The Indian Queen has been named Local Restaurant of the Year A local curry house has triumphed at the 2023 English Curry Awards.  The Indian Queen on the Stratford Road just outside Wroxton was named the Local Restaurant of the Year at a ceremony on Monday. Now in their twelfth year, the awards are a […]

The longest wait for treatment by patients at the Oxford University Hospital’s Trust was 372 days Some cancer patients at our local hospitals are waiting over a year to receive treatment.   Data sourced by the Labour Party through Freedom of Information requests – and shared with Banbury FM by Banbury Labour – shows the longest […]

Riders and charities gathered at Broughton Castle to look back to the popular annual cycling challenge July’s Broughton Castle Sportive raised £9,473 for local charities.   The cycling challenge, which is in its eleventh year, is organised by the Rotary Club of Banbury Cherwell. A presentation evening was held at the Castle yesterday (Tuesday), during which […]

The project has been delayed since January when Council officers were given time to address feedback After being delayed for a number of months the public consultation on proposals for a new Local Plan are finally set to take a step closer this evening. In January Cherwell District Council’s Executive decided to defer a decision […]

Lionel Wood has been sent to prison for 14 years An 80-year-old man has been sent to prison for 14 years for multiple sexual offences against a child in Banbury.  Lionel Wood, of Didbrook End, Broadway in Worcestershire, was found guilty by a unanimous jury verdict at Oxford Crown Court in June.   He was sentenced […]

More than 80 stalls will be filled with flavours from around the world Banbury’s Town Mayor says this Sunday’s Food and Drink Festival will be a chance to “eat, drink and be merry” as the Market Place is filled with more than 80 stalls offering delicacies and flavours from around the world. The annual event […]