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A male was arrested on Thursday evening Around £20,000 of musical equipment, which is suspected of being stolen property, has been seized by Thames Valley Police.   Members of Banbury’s Team 1 arrested a male in relation to the seized items on Thursday evening. The large quantity of high value items included several pairs of headphones […]

The company promises Victoria Prentis action, but three works have pumped raw sewage into the River Cherwell most of today Banbury’s MP says she is holding Thames Water to account over sewage leaks into our local rivers. Victoria Prentis accepted an invitation to visit the Banbury Sewage Treatment Works after she wrote to Sarah Bentley, […]

The first comments on the emerging local plan were given by elected members at a Committee meeting The consultation on the new draft Local Plan was discussed at Cherwell District Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee last night. Councillors heard that the number of new houses needed was linked to how much employment was predicted for […]

Personal e-scooters should only be used in private areas with the landlord’s consent The Roads Policing Unit at Thames Valley Police has reminded us that anyone who was given an e-scooter for Christmas cannot legally use it in public areas. The force has issued a message saying that e-scooters can only be used in private […]

Chief Nursing Officer comments on the Care Quality Commission findings The results of the 2022 Maternity Survey have been published by the Care Quality Commission today with the Oxford University Hospitals Trust identified as performing better than average in two areas.   The trust performed better than others in the sections focusing on ‘the start of […]

Prince Harry’s book has been on sale for the first time today There doesn’t appear to be any great clamour to read Prince Harry’s new book so far in the Banbury FM area.  The widely publicised release date for Spare is today with some book stores opening early so people could get their hands on […]

Shopper describes incident as “disgusting” but Centre defends access policy Castle Quay Shopping Centre’s policy of allowing dogs into the building has been called into question after a pensioner stood in dog excrement close to the customer services desk in the heart of the centre.   The shopper has described the experience as “disgusting” and feels […]

Discharges have been made into the River Cherwell in three places in our area Two local Thames Water treatment works have been pouring raw sewage into our area’s rivers non-stop since the start of the year. The storm overflow from the Bloxham works has been flowing into the Bloxham Brook continually since December 30 – […]

Sharpe and Blunt were part of Channel 5’s Motorhoming with Merton and Webster The ladies morris dancing side from Adderbury were featured on television on Sunday evening.   During a section of Channel 5’s Motorhoming with Merton and Webster, Paul Merton and Suki Webster visited the Rollright Stones where Sharpe and Blunt were dancing. The show’s […]

The medic from Brackley’s Springfield Surgery had worked with restrictions since January 2022 by Nathan Briant, Local Democracy Reporter A doctor who prescribed medicines online without proper knowledge of who he was giving them to has now been cleared to work without restrictions. Dr Dal Samra, who works at Springfield Surgery in Brackley, had special […]