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The fairy lit convoy will be touring villages to the south of Banbury on December 18 Applications to have a tractor in the RC Baker Christmas Tractor Run opened this morning – and all of the available places have already been snapped up. Members of the farming community had grabbed 88 of the 100 spaces […]
Operation Holly combines educational and enforcement activity until the new year We’re now in the run up to Christmas this year’s drink and drug driving campaign has been launched. Operation Holly starts today and runs until the new year. The campaign by the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit of Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary […]
Quest for Learning will work with local schools to assist youngsters struggling with their reading skills A charity which helps children with their literacy skills is coming to Banbury. Thanks to a recent grant award the Quest for Learning team will be extending their service to cover our town, offering youngsters who struggle with their […]
Be wary of leaflets and cold callers – don’t be afraid to say no We’re being warned to be wary of leaflets offering driveway or roofing repairs. The advice comes from Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team after some property owners were charged for additional, unnecessary work. Getting recommendations for trades people from friends and […]
Cherwell District Council has teamed up with Oxfordshire Mind to provide the online sessions Free online workshops are being provided for homeworkers in north Oxfordshire this winter, aimed at supporting their mental health. Cherwell District Council is working with Oxfordshire Mind to deliver the group sessions, offering tips on wellbeing as well as how to […]
£1,000 worth of vouchers donated to The Lunch Box Project A Banbury Hairdresser is spreading some festive joy by helping those who are struggling with free haircuts this Christmas. Vivi Studio in Parson’s Street has donated vouchers worth £1,000 to The Lunch Box Project for them to distribute to those in need. Manager Karolina Kowal […]
After a man and woman were take into custody the man was recalled to prison Two people from Banbury were yesterday arrested in Northampton on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. The arrests were made in a Northampton hotel. A 28 year old man and a 34 year old women were […]
Death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious A body has been found by police officers searching for a missing Banbury woman. The discovery was made last night (November 28). Willow Du Plooy was last seen on Friday afternoon at around 5pm and was reported missing to the force yesterday. Following a search, the […]
Review could adjust boundaries and in some areas the number of parish councillors A review has begun into the position of parish boundaries in the Cherwell District and we are being asked for our thoughts. The outcome of the review could see the map showing where one parish ends and another begins being redrawn. The […]
All face-to-face health and social care workers need to be double jabbed by April next year by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Oxfordshire’s hospitals are “working through” the potential impact of mandatory Covid vaccinations for staff amid concerns from a doctor that up to one in 20 could quit. National government wants all health and […]