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The display includes over 4,300 hand knitted and crocheted flowers To mark the Coronation a stunning craft project has been reinstalled at a local church.   The Flower Tower at All Saints Church in Middleton Cheney was originally created to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. Last weekend the cascading display of over 4,300 hand knitted […]

“This is a great investment in improving patient care for the people of Banbury and its surrounding area” A brand-new CT Scanner at the Horton General Hospital will help to reduce waiting lists and the need for people to travel to other hospitals.   The project to instal the scanner cost £1.7m. The Horton was the […]

Volunteers will receive full support and expenses Banbury Cricket Club is looking for more volunteers to take on the roles of umpires and scorers.   They have a few dates they need covering this season. Having people covering these roles is a requirement of their league and failing to do so could result in points being […]

At the busiest polling stations greeters will be outside reminding people of the new requirement Polling stations open for the Local Elections tomorrow morning at 7am and we’re being reminded that this year we will need photo ID before we are allowed to vote. One third of the seats at Cherwell District Council will be […]

The initiative identifies people who may be displaying signs of predatory behaviour Officers from Thames Valley Police were deployed in the Banbury area over the Bank Holiday weekend as part of the force’s Project Vigilant – an initiative to identify people who may be displaying signs of predatory behaviour such as sexual harassment, inappropriate touching […]

Spiceball Park will be alive with food, fun, music and activities this Sunday Banbury Town Council is promising Banbury’s biggest-ever party this Sunday to celebrate the coronation of King Charles lll. The free-to-enter spectacular in Spiceball Park will have more to eat and drink, more music, and more things to do than any previous Banbury […]

Four days of activities raised £1,229 Staff and customers at Morrisons in Banbury smashed their fundraising target for a local charity at the weekend.   During four days of activities £1,229.13 was collected for the Helen and Douglas House Hospice.   The team had set a target of £1,000 to achieve. A key focus of the event […]

Appointments on the days surrounding the action may also be affected The Royal College of Nursing will be taking industrial action from 8pm this Sunday evening until midnight on May Day Monday.   Because of this the Trust which runs the Horton General Hospital in Banbury is warning that whilst they will continue to provide urgent […]

The tree had stood for over 150 years before public safety concerns led to it being felled The life of a tree which had to be felled will be celebrated during an event in Banbury on May Day Monday afternoon. For over 150 years the beech tree had stood in the garden of the Banbury […]

The team are covering 220 miles on static bikes as they raise money for Helen and Douglas House Hospice Staff at Morrisons in Banbury yesterday morning set off on a Coronation cycle ride covering the distance from Morrison’s head office in Bradford to Buckingham Palace.   Whilst they are frantically pedalling to cover the 220 miles, […]