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£49,000 was recovered by the service during the last financial year During the last financial year 91 cases of actual, suspected or alleged fraud or whistleblowing were investigated by the Counter-Fraud service at Cherwell District Council. Of these, 25 cases were proven and appropriate action taken.   A further one was partially proven.   Ten cases are […]

Aged 14 and 16, the boys came to Banbury from Warwick and Leamington Spa Two teenage boys have been charged with drugs offences in Banbury.   One has also been charged with assaulting an emergency worker. The boys are aged 16 and 14.   They can’t be named for legal reasons. Neither boy is from Banbury, but […]

Three performances are planned for this Friday and Saturday Young people in the Odyssey Youth Theatre group are preparing for their annual summer show at the Wykham Theatre this Friday and Saturday. Featuring students who are in school years 7 – 13, the group will be performing the classic 60s musical “Sweet Charity”.  The show […]

The sixteen-year-old has since been released on bail A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed article and possession of cannabis.   The sixteen-year-old is from Banbury. He was taken into custody following an incident in Broad Street at around 1.20am yesterday (Tuesday). The boy has since been released on police […]

One lamb has been hit a second time having only just recovered after being hit a few weeks ago **warning** picture below of injured animal Sheep at the Burton Dassett Country Park are being hit and killed by people illegally off-roading – driving their vehicles off the roads. The farmer nursed one lamb back to […]

The fire service was independently inspected by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services Oxfordshire’s firefighters have received praise following a recent inspection.   They were assessed on how effectively and efficiently the service prevents and protects the public against fires and how well it looks after staff. The inspection was completed by […]

“the ground and vegetation is still very dry and even a small ember can cause a larger fire” Firefighters from three fire stations attended a field fire near to Weston On The Green yesterday afternoon.   A 4×4 unit from Banbury worked alongside crews from Bicester and Kidlington Fire Stations. The emergency services were called at […]

Restore’s members have created the bright and colourful creations from old flowerpots Imaginatively reused old flowerpots could be the source of a couple of days entertainment for families over the next few days.   Restore, the mental health charity, has created a bright and colourful Pots Of Fun Treasure Hunt around Banbury town centre, utilising old […]

The incident happened midday through Monday afternoon Two males are in police custody after a female was assaulted in Banbury’s White Lion Walk on Monday afternoon.   Both males are under the age of 18. The incident happened in the middle of the afternoon at around 2.40pm. A witness appeal has been launched with Thames Valley […]

Officers will be monitoring the bail conditions are complied with A 14-year-old Banbury boy has been released on police bail after being arrested following reports a moped was being driven dangerously at Ruscote Arcade last Thursday evening.   Bail was granted with a number of conditions attached, which officers will be actively monitoring to ensure they […]