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Police were called to Garners Field last December A man from Birmingham has been found not guilty of a number of offences in Great Bourton last December.   Following reports of a domestic disturbance in Garners Field, 49-year-old Inderpal Bansal, who’s from Westfield Road in Smethwick, had been arrested on suspicion of affray, possession of an […]

Cameras were used to track down the culprits The moving of items in Brackley Cemetery has been tracked down to a family of thirsty foxes. Brackley Town Council used camera surveillance around the cemetery to identify the culprits after personal items at graves were disturbed. They didn’t capture any footage of humans damaging graves or […]

Local councils across the country are considering the implications for their area Following yesterday’s High Court ruling stating that asylum seekers can no longer be housed at The Bell Hotel in Epping, across the country local councils are considering the implications the decision could have on their areas. The Leader of Reform UK led West […]

A black Jaguar and a blue Mercedes collided on the northbound carriageway Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a collision on the northbound M40 approaching Banbury, which left a passenger seriously injured. The incident happened at around 12.37pm last Thursday lunchtime (August 14) between junctions 10 and 11, when a black Jaguar and […]

Three people are now in police custody A third man has been arrested as police continue to investigate an incident in Banbury which left a taxi embedded in the front of a house on Woodgreen Avenue. Officers were called shortly after 3.30am on Monday to a report that a vehicle had driven into a car […]

The theft happened late last Thursday Work tools have been stolen from a parked van in Fenny Compton. Three holes were made in the side door of a Grey Volkswagen Transporter which was left securely on Church Street.   These were used to gain entry to the vehicle. Once inside a variety of work tools were […]

Reform UK Council Leader Mark Arnull called the goals “unaffordable” by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter and Banbury FM News Team A controversial decision by West Northamptonshire Council’s Cabinet to scrap its net zero targets will face fresh scrutiny today after opposition councillors forced a review. The council’s Reform UK administration revoked the authority’s pledge […]

A similar application was refused last year A new planning application has been submitted to create a fishing / sailing lake on a green field site just outside Wroxton. A previous application for the same site was refused last November.   That sought to create two fishing lakes and build accommodation lodges. The latest application is […]

A car crashed into a parked taxi which then smashed into a house A southbound stretch of Woodgreen Avenue in Banbury remains closed this afternoon whilst police deal with an incident which occurred during the early hours of this morning. A call was made to the emergency services shortly after 3.30am, reporting that a vehicle […]

Its though the man in the image may be able to help police with their investigation Three female runners on a footpath in Croughton were injured when a dog, which was off its lead, jumped up at them and then chased them down the road. Although the injuries were minor the women felt in fear […]