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It looks like funding won’t be heading here to help revitalise bus services by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Oxfordshire County Council’s hopes of revitalising bus services look likely to be held back with its funding application not deemed to be “transformational”. The authority asked for £56.1 million to fund its Bus Service Improvement Plan […]

The incident happened at tea-time last Saturday Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a man indecently exposed himself to members of the public in Banbury’s Spiceball Park last Saturday tea-time (March 19).   It happened at around 5.15pm in a woodland area in the park. The man is described as being slightly-tanned and white, […]

This year’s race will start in Chipping Norton The 2022 Women’s Tour cycling race will be returning to Oxfordshire this summer.   The final sixth stage of this year’s event will take place on Saturday June 11. Chipping Norton has been chosen as the starting point with Oxford city centre hosting the elite cyclists as they […]

There is still interest despite some resistance over growth and reports government interest has cooled by Andy Mitchell, Local Democracy Reporter Leading councillors from across Oxfordshire were told “there is still government interest” in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc – even if national politicians are less likely to be involved. The Future Oxfordshire Partnership, a committee involving […]

A tree was planted in the Dashwood Banbury Academy playing field to mark the occasion Past and present students, teachers, parents and friends gathered at Dashwood Banbury Academy yesterday afternoon to celebrate the school’s 120th anniversary.   The reunion was the culmination of a period when youngsters at the school have looked back through the archives […]

Council Leader Barry Wood: “there are lots of possibilities out there for a forward-thinking authority like Cherwell” The working relationship between Oxfordshire County and Cherwell District councils may be coming to an end, but Cherwell District Council already has a new agreement in place with another council just over the county border. West Northamptonshire’s bin […]

Police want to check on the woman’s welfare after the Wednesday morning attack A woman was grabbed by the throat by a man in a Banbury car park yesterday morning (March 23) and when a member of the public intervened to help they were also assaulted. The incident took place in the Spiceball Park car […]

Follow the code to avoid breaching the rules and being prosecuted or receiving a fine A new campaign has been launched to make sure people know their responsibilities when it comes to disposing of their waste. Called SCRAP – the campaign hopes to tackle fly tipping. Its been organised by the Oxfordshire Resources and Waste […]

A group of seven girls and two boys had pursued the victim and her friend A teenage girl sustained injuries to her arm and head after an assault in Banbury on Tuesday afternoon.   The girl and her friend had been pursued by a group of youngsters who eventually confronted them and assaulted the victim.   Thames […]

Hook Norton Brewery is supporting the Drinkers For Ukraine request The Hook Norton Brewery has joined others around the world brewing a beer developed by Ukrainian brewers and sold to raise money for the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for humanitarian aid. Drinkers For Ukraine asked breweries to create the Ukrainian Anti-Imperial Stout RESIST as a […]