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Thousands tuck into tasty treats from around the world as Food and Drink Festival returns “We’ve bought some of the rapeseed products because we loved it, we’ve bought Turkish delights and cashews nuts, and we’ve just bought blackcurrant and rhubarb cider!”   That’s what three happy visitors to Banbury’s Food and Drink Festival told us, delighted […]

Oxfordshire County Council will receive £320,000 over the next three years from the government’s Local Supported Employment scheme New funding has been secured to give more support to Oxfordshire residents with learning difficulties and autism, to help them find meaningful employment.   This in turn will help them to lead independent lives while adding value and […]

Congratulatory messages from proud teaching staff at local schools Sixth formers in the Banbury FM area have today been finding out how they did in their A levels.  The results follow exams earlier this year – the first physical exams since 2019.   At the Warriner School in Bloxham Senior Assistant Headteacher Matthew Fisher said: “We […]

Councillor Sean Woodcock urges Council Leader Barry Wood to work with him to draw up local plans The leader of the Labour Group at Cherwell District Council has written to the Conservative Leader of the Council asking for his support in a call for local action on the energy crisis. In the letter from Sean […]

Celebrity chef Paul Da Costa Greaves will be appearing at the Food and Drink Festival Banbury’s Food and Drink Festival returns this Sunday – a scrumptious day out with around 80 traders offering treats and flavours from around the world. Market Place will overflow with food and drink of many cultures – and shoppers will […]

A level hard work pays off with three students securing Oxbridge places There were celebrations at North Oxfordshire Academy this morning as students opened their A Level results.  Over three quarters of entries achieved A* to C grades with 23% achieving the top A* to A grades. The excellent results mean that all those students […]

61% of all results were graded A*, A or B A Level students at Chenderit School achieved an overall pass rate of 100% this year, with just under one-third being graded A* or A.   61% of all results were graded A*, A or B. The school has congratulated all those who sat their exams. Headteacher […]

“I’m incredibly proud of our sixth formers. They have performed brilliantly and the results are testament to their hard work and resilience.” Sixth formers at Wykham Park Academy in Banbury have been celebrating their A level results, which they received this morning. Having defied the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, around 37% secured grades […]

Councillors agreed that the application “results in an incongruous, intrusive and disconnected collection of dwellings in an open a parcel of land” A plan to build up to 32 houses on a greenfield site in Kings Sutton have been refused by West Northamptonshire Council.   Rectory Homes wanted to develop the farmland site off Hampton Drive […]

Labour leader says unacceptable hospital waits will mean Banbury people could fall through the cracks 5,596 people had to wait more than four hours for emergency care at Oxford University Hospital’s A&E departments during the last month.   That’s over one-third (38%) of those needing to visit A&E. In figures from the NHS, which have been […]