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The victim was pinned to the floor, shouted at and had her hair grabbed A man has been arrested after a woman in her forties was thrown to the ground and assaulted in Banbury’s Butcher’s Row in the early hours of last Sunday morning. The woman was pinned to the floor, shouted at and had […]

Age UK Oxfordshire and the Mill Arts Centre will deliver the Creative Windows for the Jubilee project Age UK Oxfordshire has been awarded £9,972 to work in partnership with the Mill Arts Centre in Banbury to deliver a project which aims to ensure that creativity plays an important role in our local community celebrations for […]

The red Audi drove off at high speed when it saw the police Two men ran off after they abandoned the car they had been seen driving at high speed to evade police in Brackley.   The red Audi has now been seized and officers are asking for our help to identify the two individuals. The […]

Years of damp and damage following the theft of the roof lead need to be addressed at beautiful 12th century church Villagers in Kings Sutton have begun a fund-raising project to renovate the interior of their 12th century church.   £60,000 is needed to restore the walls inside St Peter and St Paul’s. Back in 2019 […]

Man in hospital after being hit by pursued van A van which was suspected of containing cannabis plants was involved in a collision with a pedestrian as it tried to evade police in Banbury on Wednesday evening.   The pedestrian has been hospitalised with serious injuries. Thames Valley Police first received a report of a van […]

Fire fighters tackled a fire in the basement An investigation is underway after a fire at Cash Converters on Banbury’s High Street on Wednesday afternoon.   Crews from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue were called to the building at 4.45pm. The blaze was in the basement.   Firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used high pressure hose reels to […]

The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is the second show in the society’s anniversary year Banbury Operatic Society are back on stage this evening with the second show in their 60th anniversary year.   They are staging Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado at the Wykham Theatre. The society was formed in 1961 after two teachers at the […]

Do you know someone who deserves the accolade of being a key part of Brackley’s jubilee celebrations The search has begun to find a special person to light Brackley’s Jubilee Beacon at the start of the four-day bank holiday weekend which will celebrate The Queen’s 70 years as our monarch.   Beacons are due to shine […]

The Fire Fighter’s Charity will benefit from Easter Saturday’s car wash Firefighters in Brackley smashed their previous fund-raising record washing vehicles at Brackley fire station at the weekend. Their Easter Saturday endeavour raised £936 for the Fire Fighter’s Charity, eclipsing the £480 they raised at their previous car wash. While the cars were being washed […]

Places to start education this September were requested for 7,060 children Just over nine out of ten youngsters starting primary education in Oxfordshire this September will be heading to their parent’s first choice school.   91.49% of youngsters (6,459) were awarded their number one selection of infant or primary school learning in the county.   That figure […]