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COVID figures reach highest rate across Oxfordshire “Let’s make this Christmas one to remember – for all the right reasons” – that’s the message from Oxfordshire’s Public Health chief as we are urged to get vaccinated and take extra precautions to help us reach the festive season free of COVID. Official figures show cases in […]
Hip Fracture Team has again been named one of the top hospitals in the country If you need hip fracture treatment at the Horton General Hospital you will be in safe hands. For the ninth year running the Hip Fracture Team has been named one of the top hospitals in the country, meeting all of […]
Invites have started to be sent out with 1000 booster jabs given in Banbury yesterday Last night Banbury’s MP Victoria Prentis held an urgent meeting with Oxfordshire’s health chiefs and fellow MPs in an attempt to try to address the problems people have been having accessing COVID booster vaccinations locally in our area. With the […]
Messages of gratitude and love for the man who has been there for others in their time of need The highly respected chaplain at Katharine House Hospice is retiring after years of providing comfort for people affected by life limiting illnesses. Today is the final working day for James Grote, who has been at the […]
Travellers setting up camps illegally could spend three months in prison or get fined up to £2,500 if a new law passes by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Thames Valley Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) Matthew Barber expects law changes to “significantly shift the balance of power” away from travellers who set up camps illegally. […]
Victory over Hednesford Town took Banbury United’s tally of league wins to 15 this season Banbury United head into the festive period taking the top spot in their league after beating Hednesford Town 3-2 in an away game last night. The Puritan’s victory came after a dramatic late winner from Morgan Roberts in the game’s […]
Victoria Prentis acknowledges that clinics in Oxford or Coventry are not viable options for some Banbury’s MP has stepped in and called for an urgent meeting today to try to address the problems people are having accessing COVID booster vaccinations in the local area. For a number of days an increasing number of complaints have […]
Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner urged to use whatever influence he may have over the controlling Conservative group by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Matthew Barber has been asked to intervene in Cherwell District Council’s plans to cut CCTV funding across the region. Councillor Perran Moon (Lab, […]
Town Council have taken advice from Public Health Northamptonshire which led to the decision Brackley’s Christmas Lantern Parade and Community Carol Service will not go ahead this weekend. Advice from Public Health Northamptonshire has led Brackley Town Council to the decision to cancel the events, due to the current number of cases of Covid-19 – […]
63-year-old pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin and possession of criminal property A Banbury drug dealer has been sent to prison for three years after being spotted conducting a suspected deal in Malborough Place on June 2, 2020. 63-year-old Lorenzo Mighty of Boxhedge Road West pleaded guilty to possession […]