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The theft happened late last Thursday Work tools have been stolen from a parked van in Fenny Compton. Three holes were made in the side door of a Grey Volkswagen Transporter which was left securely on Church Street.   These were used to gain entry to the vehicle. Once inside a variety of work tools were […]

Reform UK Council Leader Mark Arnull called the goals “unaffordable” by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter and Banbury FM News Team A controversial decision by West Northamptonshire Council’s Cabinet to scrap its net zero targets will face fresh scrutiny today after opposition councillors forced a review. The council’s Reform UK administration revoked the authority’s pledge […]

A similar application was refused last year A new planning application has been submitted to create a fishing / sailing lake on a green field site just outside Wroxton. A previous application for the same site was refused last November.   That sought to create two fishing lakes and build accommodation lodges. The latest application is […]

A car crashed into a parked taxi which then smashed into a house A southbound stretch of Woodgreen Avenue in Banbury remains closed this afternoon whilst police deal with an incident which occurred during the early hours of this morning. A call was made to the emergency services shortly after 3.30am, reporting that a vehicle […]

Its though the man in the image may be able to help police with their investigation Three female runners on a footpath in Croughton were injured when a dog, which was off its lead, jumped up at them and then chased them down the road. Although the injuries were minor the women felt in fear […]

“There was no heroes welcome home for those men, they got off the troop ships back in England and got on, as best they could, with their lives” Events in both Banbury and Brackley took place on Friday to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day – Victory over Japan Day – when hostilities in […]

Both those charged are Romanian nationals from Birmingham Two people have been charged with manslaughter as police continue to investigate the death of the managing director of Banbury company CN Glass. Officers were called to Hazeldene Gardens in Banbury on Sunday 13 July after a member of the public reported an unresponsive man at a […]

The number of people watching far exceeded any other previous meeting Last night’s decision to grant Oxford United planning permission for a new stadium on land to the south of Kidlington was the most watched meeting ever streamed by Cherwell District Council. A record 8,731 people logged on to see councillors decide to grant permission […]

The caravan had been taken in Hampshire Officers from Thames Valley Police’s Rural Crime Taskforce recovered a stolen caravan in Banbury last night, six years after it was taken. The Swift Quattro was recovered in Lower Cherwell Street where it was found with altered serial numbers.   Using the Caravan Registration and Identification Scheme (CRiS), officers […]

A previous proposals from Acorn Bioenergy was rejected by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter Plans for a renewable gas plant near a Northamptonshire village, that will turn crops and chicken manure into biogas, are set to be approved by the Council next week. Developers Acorn Bioenergy Ltd have returned with a new application for an […]