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Current pupils at Dashwood Banbury Academy are undertaking a number of projects related to the anniversary A Banbury primary school is preparing to celebrate its 120th anniversary this March. Dashwood School first opened its doors in 1902 and is one of the oldest primary schools in the area. Having moved from its original site on […]
Strategy aims to promote digital inclusion and increase access to programmes to improve health and wellbeing It’s a long time since a library was simply a place where you went to get a book. Now they are safe and welcoming spaces, offering different access routes to information and providing opportunities for creativity and enjoyment. As […]
Classes close as COVID infections continue to affect local teaching Two local primary schools have announced class closures due to staff shortages. At St John’s Roman Catholic Primary School the Early Years bubble is closed today and on Wednesday. At Dashwood Banbury Academy the two year 3 classes closed yesterday and will remain closed until […]
The first of two online webinars with explain the plan this evening A new plan aims to cut car journeys in the county by a third by 2040. It also hopes to increase the number of cycling trips from 600,000 to one million by 2031. Those are just a couple of the ambitions in a […]
“this has been an upsetting and embarrassing ordeal for the victim” Following reports of an incident of voyeurism at the Castle Quay Shopping Centre, Thames Valley Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to. The incident took place on Tuesday January 11 between 4.08pm and 4.38pm. Investigating officer, […]
Food waste will be used to produce clean electricity and a liquid fertiliser We’re now just five weeks away from the start of Cherwell District Council’s new weekly food waste collection service. From March 1 food waste should no longer be placed in the existing brown bins, but instead left in a new 23-litre outdoor […]
Police are trying to identify two suspects following assault in Grimsbury A man was spat at and punched in the side of his head during a Saturday afternoon assault in Banbury. The attack happened in Alma Road in Grimbsury between 2.30 and 3.00pm. During the assault a bottle was also thrown at a car. The […]
Police want to hear from anyone who might have seen anything suspicious A house on Waller Drive was targeted during a burglary yesterday afternoon (January 20). The theft at the property, which is near to the Saltway, happened between 4pm and 6pm. Thames Valley Police want to hear from anyone who was in the area […]
Infringements such as stopping in yellow box junctions, illegal turns and ignoring vehicle restrictions will be caught Oxfordshire County Council has applied to the government for permission to use cameras to enforce traffic regulations. The County Council took over responsibility for civil parking enforcement in North Oxfordshire in November. Before that it had been overseen […]
A new rough sleeping prevention service, flats for young parents and accommodation for those with learning disabilities and autism are covered A partnership between Sanctuary Supported Living and Cherwell District Council is set to provide help to vulnerable young people living in Banbury. People who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, together with […]