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Budget proposals identify plans to save £500,000 on sports centres by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Cafes and a bowling alley are among the things set to be axed from leisure centres in Banbury and Bicester amid £500,000 of cuts planned by Cherwell District Council. Four council-owned centres – Spiceball and Woodgreen in Banbury, Bicester […]
Youngsters have set up and run their own companies over the course of a school year Up and coming entrepreneurs from all over Oxfordshire will be plying their wares at a Young Enterprise Christmas Trade Fair tomorrow. They’ll be setting up at Banbury Market to find out what we think of their products and honing […]
The scheme aims to educate people on the dangers of drinking in excess, drug use and personal safety Banbury Neighbourhood Policing Team have launched their Operation Jinglebells campaign. Working with their partners from Cherwell District Council Community Safety Team and others, the campaign is this year’s approach to policing the night-time economy over the festive […]
Pre-booked appointments are now taking priority with limited walk-in clinics available – none of which are in Banbury From today walk-in COVID vaccinations are no longer available at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford. The centre at Oxford United’s home has been one of the closest to us which is open on a daily basis. The […]
Witness appeal after Saturday evening assault by three men A man in his fifties sustained significant bleeding, bruises and grazes to his face after being assaulted by three other men outside St Mary’s Church in Banbury last Saturday evening (December 4). The attack happened at around 8pm. The man was treated at the Horton General […]
Sean Woodcock: “They are laughing at every single person in Cherwell who did their best to help our community” The leader of the Labour Group at Cherwell District Council has questioned how Banbury’s MP can look the electorate in the eye following national news stories of alleged parties held in Downing Street at the peak […]
Work on preventing homelessness is at amber – short of target by anything up to 10 per cent by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Cherwell District Council plans to put more resources into preventing homelessness having reported that “demand on the housing team remains high”. The authority’s monthly performance report, which updates councillors on how […]
Scheme to recycle plastic takeaway food containers launches with a fund raising night for Katharine House A new initiative by a Banbury eatery is set to reduce the amount of plastic it uses whilst raising money for a local charity at the same time. PawPaw on Bridge Street is launching a scheme whereby they will […]
Infections in Brackley were up by 130% last week Covid infection rates in our area have hit levels close to the pandemic peak back in January. In the seven days up to last Friday there were 896 confirmed new cases, less than 100 cases away from the 994 new cases that were recorded during the […]
Over 1,000 lights, more than 100 silhouettes and inflatable characters make up the Bretch Hill display A Banbury family are once again providing festive cheer to their neighbourhood with one of the area’s biggest Christmas lights displays. For around 20 years Steve Hill’s house on Bretch Hill has been lit up. This year it is […]