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Heat pumps, solar panels and new pipework will help reduce carbon emissions and save money Funding of £5.7m is being provided by a government scheme to support a decarbonisation and energy efficiency project at the Horton General Hospital. Low-carbon energy will be installed at the hospital helping reduce the carbon footprint and delivering financial savings. […]

Water damage affected the 16th century structure in Lower Heyford Vehicle owners are being assured it is fine to continue driving over a bridge, despite part of the structure collapsing last week. Oxfordshire County Council says its maintenance teams are satisfied there is no need to close the road and no weight limits are required […]

Veritie Turner is helping more people get involved with Wild Banbury A former police constable has swapped her truncheon for a trowel as the new head of environmental action group Wild Banbury. After years cleaning up the streets as a Thames Valley Police officer, Veritie Turner is now helping people get their hands dirty to […]

The festival in Bodicote will happen in 2024 if enough volunteers come forward Bodfest will not be returning in the summer.   Organisers have cancelled this year’s one day music festival after a number of the organising committee stepped down. The event had been scheduled to take place on Bodicote’s Kingsfield on July 8. Its hoped […]

Rectory Homes wants to build up to 32 houses on a Kings Sutton greenfield site A developer has appealed against a decision to reject their application to build up to 32 houses on a greenfield site in Kings Sutton.   West Northamptonshire Council said no to the application by Rectory Homes in August last year. The […]

Walkers will dress as movie stars for the annual hospice fundraiser The streets of Banbury will be filled with film stars this May as people put their best foot forward to support Katharine House Hospice’s flagship annual fundraiser. This year’s Moonlight Walk has a theme of “Going to the Movies”, with people encouraged to dress […]

A panel of industry experts will be at a Question Time style event on Thursday The second in a series of “Making Sense of the Energy Crisis” forums will be held this Thursday evening and Banbury’s MP is set to join a panel of industry experts at the event. Organised by the Banbury and District […]

Those working in the care sector and unpaid individuals and volunteers will be recognised The individuals and teams that make a difference in our local care sector are set to be recognised in April and there’s just a couple of weeks left to nominate those deserving of an award. The Oxfordshire Care Awards celebrate the […]

Deep cleaning and essential maintenance is taking place The household waste recycling centre at Alkerton is closed for the next couple of days whilst they undertake a spring clean.  Today is the first day of spring. The site is shut today and tomorrow (Tuesday) to allow for deep cleaning and essential maintenance to take place.  […]

The incident happened near Hornton A vehicle ended up on its roof after colliding with a tree near Hornton.   Following the incident on Sunday afternoon, police said the occupants were lucky not to have sustained more serious injuries. They suspect the vehicle to be uninsured. Police enquiries into the collision are ongoing.