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Leader Barry Wood: “Hopefully we’ll be able to work together and make some real good progress” The Conservatives are once again overseeing Cherwell District Council.   At Tuesday evening’s reconvened Annual Meeting long serving Tory leader Barry Wood was re-elected to lead the Council, after attempts by other groups to form an alliance failed. Last week […]

Elsie Wheddon grabbed one victim’s hair to mop up urine A woman from Northend has been sent to prison for ten years for past offences involving the neglect of children in Oxfordshire. 71-year-old Elsie Wheddon was sentenced yesterday at Brighton Magistrates’ Court.   She had been convicted of 13 counts of child neglect during a trial […]

The Liberal Democrats say that Labour were insisting no Green or Independent Councillors could be included in a coalition Labour councillors on Cherwell District Council are trying to deflect the blame for coalition talks failing through undignified name-calling – so says the leader of the Liberal Democrat councillors who was involved in the talks. David […]

The first team manager says he has taken the club as far as he can Banbury United’s manager Andy Whing has left the club.   The announcement – made just before 5pm – says Mr Whing has left with immediate effect.   The Club say they did try to change his mind, but Mr Whing feels he […]

Labour says there were red lines that simply couldn’t be crossed Talks in an attempt to break the stalemate over who will lead Cherwell District Council appear to have failed.   Sean Woodcock, the Leader of the Labour Group at Cherwell, says that following extensive negotiations there were “red lines that simply could not be crossed”. […]

Installation of the high-spec cover has cost £58,000 Special new heat retention covers have been installed at Banbury’s outdoor swimming pool to keep the water warm when the pool isn’t in use. An investment of £58,000 by Cherwell District Council paid for the installation at the Woodgreen Leisure Centre.   The cash came from the council’s […]

Police want to hear from a man who was punched to the ground Thames Valley Police is trying to make contact with a man who was assaulted at a Banbury nightclub last month. The attack took place at Venus Nightclub on Broad Street during the early hours of Saturday April 29. The man was punched […]

400 people, including Banbury’s new town mayor, walked for vital funds for Katharine House Colourful characters brought a touch of movie magic to Banbury on Saturday evening as over 400 people set off on the Katharine House Hospice’s Moonlight Walk. As the sun set characters from Ghostbusters, the Blues Brothers and Mary Poppins set off […]

Anthony Chilton of Orchard Way will appear before Oxford Magistrates’ Court A Banbury man will appear in court today following an investigation into a number of incidents that happened in a residential area of the town on Monday (May 15).   Anthony Chilton was yesterday charged with four offences in relation to incidents in Cheviot Way, […]

The fire caused more than £50,000 of damage A barn fire on the Warkworth Road in Middleton Cheney earlier this week is being treated as suspected arson. The fire caused more than £50,000 of damage Police are investigating the blaze which caused more than £50,000 of damage. The fire started between 8pm and 10pm on […]