This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Local News
Page: 282
Modernisation and a new store are being planned by the retailer Aldi has told Banbury FM it is hoping to secure a site for a second supermarket in town. The retailer has also confirmed that they are planning a modernisation of their existing Ruscote Avenue site and are hoping work will be complete so the […]
Castle Quay plays host to an event promoting the social, health and wellbeing benefits of joining a local sports team or club If Team GB’s success in Tokyo has given you or your family a yearning to be a bit more active, then an event at Castle Quay tomorrow (August 7) could help you take […]
Classes are set to start in September for budding child guitarists Do you have a youngster in your house that is interested in learning to play the guitar? The Mill Arts Centre might be able to help turn that tuneless strummer into the next Eric Clapton or Joni Mitchell. Starting in September they are running […]
5 metre blaze at Brackley could have been caused by a careless smoker Discarded smoking materials are thought to have resulted in a verge blaze on the A43 at Brackley yesterday afternoon. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue were called to the fire just after 2pm. When the fire crew arrived they discovered grass had caught light […]
The pandemic lockdowns have forced the club into a financial position they can’t survive Banbury’s Trades and Labour Club is closing down. The decision was made by club members at an Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday evening. The impact of the pandemic lockdowns is being blamed. The club will close its doors for the last […]
Police seek to reassure people in Bodicote after man with torch seen looking at houses Thames Valley Police have reassured residents in Bodicote there was nothing to worry about after they received reports of a man causing concern on Saturday evening. Local people reported see a man with a torch looking at houses. Officers have […]
The B4022 will remain closed for most of today as a result of the blaze A lorry carrying 25 tonnes of hay went up in flames just off the A361 on the road to Great Tew last night. As a result the B4022 will remain closed for most of today. Crews from four fire stations […]
Free sessions for youngsters at Banbury’s Country Park are amongst the projects planned Cycling initiatives in North Oxfordshire are set to get a boost thanks to a new partnership between Cherwell District Council and the elite professionals at British Cycling. The year-long deal will see the most experienced people at the sport’s national governing body […]
Patients will be notified by text when a letter arrives, but posted copies will be sent if the letter isn’t viewed online Hospital letters are now available to be viewed online. Across the Oxfordshire University Hospitals Trust sites, including the Horton General Hospital, a digital letter with text notification service has been introduced from today. […]
81 per cent of coffee factory workers vote to accept the deal hammered out during three weeks of talks The dispute at the JDE coffee factory is over. Workers at the plant on Ruscote Avenue have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new pay and employment conditions package. In announcing the news Unite The Union […]