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Fun and fund raising are a couple of the new mayor’s aims Brackley has a new Town Mayor.   Councillor Sue Sharps took on the role at the Mayor Making ceremony in Brackley Town Hall on Saturday. Councillor Sharps takes over the role from Councillor Paul Wiltshire.   Councillor Elaine Wiltshire was elected as Deputy Town Mayor. […]

Councillor Woodcock says serious negotiations have concluded without agreement Discussions between the Labour Group and other parties have failed to find enough common ground to include Labour in a coalition to take control at Cherwell District Council. Following the Local Elections on May 4 the Conservatives fell below the threshold of 25 seats at the […]

The fire took hold late on Monday morning A fire in the roof of a home in Mollington is thought to have been caused by an electrical fault.   Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue were called to the property at around midday yesterday (Monday). When the first crews from Banbury, Deddington and Rewley Road arrived at the […]

“I am passionate about the life that hospices can bring to patients and families facing the hardest of times” Katharine House has a new CEO.   Emma Radley started work at the Adderbury based hospice last week. She previously worked at Winston’s Wish – a national child bereavement charity. During her career Emma has also worked […]

A blue Audi TT collided with a tree on Thursday evening A man died after his car collided with a tree on the A361 between Banbury and Chipping Norton on Thursday evening.  The crash happened near Swerford just before 11pm. The driver was a man in his thirties.   His blue Audi TT was travelling towards […]

The attack happened in full view of members of the public A teenage boy from Banbury has been sentenced to youth custody after he was found guilty of a vicious attack on a man in the town last summer. The 17-year-old, who can’t be named for legal reasons, was found guilty by unanimous jury verdict […]

Industrial action is being taken by members of ASLEF and the RMT over coming days No trains are running through Banbury station today (Friday).   Industrial action by Aslef members is affecting both Chiltern and Cross Country services. Further industrial action is also scheduled on the rail network over coming days. From tomorrow until May 21 […]

Councillors Mike Bishop and Matt Hodgson will be on hand between 10am and midday People living in Banbury will be able to meet town councillors face to face tomorrow (Saturday) at an open house session in the town hall. The drop-in meetings are monthly events that enable voters to talk to councillors and discuss how […]

A Community Day will mark the pandemic delayed official celebration Brackley Medical Centre will finally be officially opened tomorrow – some two years, five months and 28 days after staff first moved into the building.   The facility on Wellington Road first became operational on November 16, 2020, but that was just 11 days after the […]

The Regal on Banbury Horsefair opened on 7th October 1940 After 83 years the last films are set to be shown at Banbury’s Odeon cinema.   Originally called The Regal, the cinema on Banbury Horsefair opened on 7th October 1940.   A spokesperson has confirmed the closure to Banbury FM and said that it followed “a thorough […]