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Only 69 children weren’t able to be offered any of the schools their parents had selected The large majority of children starting an Oxfordshire infant or primary school in September will be heading to their parents first choice school.    A total of 93.55 per cent of applicants were placed at their main preference selection – […]

Visitors ignored the drizzle to indulge in a tasty afternoon in town Spring wasn’t in the air for Banbury’s seasonal food fair in Market Place on Sunday but shoppers turned out in their thousands to sample and buy a superb selection of eats and drinks. Visitors ignored the morning and early afternoon drizzle and crowded […]

Three visits were made to an agricultural dealership over the Easter weekend A Banbury man is one of two people who were arrested after quad bikes were stolen from an agricultural dealership in Middleton Stoney, near Bicester. A break-in took place at around 12.30am last Saturday (April 8).   Offenders accessed the dealership via the Bicester […]

Police discover 351 immature plants and 150 sacks of compost to grow them in Police in Brackley have discovered a cannabis factory being built in one of the town’s industrial units.   Acting on concerns from members of the public, neighbourhood officers visited the unit on the southern side of town, in Barrington Court, on Thursday. […]

Some Wroxton residents supported the idea, but not the location Proposals to erect a 15 metre tall mobile phone mast in the middle of a village conservation area have been rejected by planners.   CK Hutchinson Networks (UK) Ltd – known as Three UK – wanted to build the 5G monopole in Wroxton, on the main […]

Drugs, cash and a flick knife were seized A Banbury man is due to appear in court today (Friday) following a police drugs raid at a property in the town on Wednesday afternoon.   Whilst executing the warrant the force’s Tasking Team recovered a quantity of heroin, crack cocaine, cannabis bud and cannabis resin.   They also […]

Last year in Oxfordshire at least £659,000 was lost to criminals due to scams, doorstep crimes and other frauds Be wary of cold callers or leaflets offering to undertake garden clearances, tree cutting and work to roofs and gutters – that’s the warning from Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team now spring is here.   They […]

Local Elections are being held on May 4 If you want to vote in May’s Local Elections and you aren’t registered you have just days left to get yourself set up.   The deadline for registering to vote is midnight on Monday (April 17). Polling stations are set to open across the Cherwell district on Thursday […]

The teenager viciously attacked a man causing multiple stab wounds and a punctured lung A teenager has been convicted of attempted murder after viciously attacking a man in Banbury’s People’s Park.   The 17-year-old stabbed the victim causing him life-threatening injuries. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty earlier today (Wednesday) […]

One lane past the scene was back open at 1pm An earlier car fire on the M40 has been causing problems for drivers this lunchtime (Wednesday). The fire happened on the southbound carriageway between the Cherwell Valley Services at junction 10 and junction 9  for Bicester. The whole southbound carriageway was closed whilst the emergency […]