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50% of new cases last week were in young adults There’s another call for young people in Oxfordshire to get vaccinated against COVID as soon as they can and to continue with twice-weekly testing. In the seven days up to 18 June cases increased to 422 across the county – up from 283 during the […]

King Sutton villagers shocked and upset after memorial bench in memory of long-standing villager targeted A memorial bench in Kings Sutton has been ripped out of the ground just days after it had been set in a cement base to secure it following an earlier incident.   Villagers woke this morning to discover the act of […]

Fast and Furious 9 will be shown as the projectors roll once again Film lovers can catch some big screen action locally again from tomorrow (Thursday). The Odeon Cinema on Banbury’s Horsefair has confirmed to Banbury FM it is reopening its doors for the first time since lockdown began at the start of the year.   […]

Service for young people will have a major focus on specialist treatment and rehabilitation services Oxfordshire is set to get a specialist NHS Long COVID service for children and young people.   It comes as part of a national £100 million expansion of care for those suffering from the condition. The existing Oxfordshire Long COVID service […]

Recent checks show compliance with the law Being able to buy smuggled or counterfeit cigarettes or hand-rolling tobacco in Oxfordshire shops may be a thing of the past.   That’s the view of Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team as they reach the fourth anniversary of their ‘stop illegal tobacco’ campaign. Since the campaign started the […]

“It’s been the biggest project this club has ever seen … we’ve created this amazing space” Brackley Town Football Club have unveiled their brand-new clubhouse to the local community.  The mayor of Brackley cut the ribbon at The Venue this morning. Its two years since a fire destroyed the Saints’ old clubhouse.   Firefighters arrived at […]

Historic boatyard is organising events to coincide with Armed Forces Day Tooley’s Boatyard is preparing to welcome back visitors from this Saturday (June 26) and, coinciding with Banbury’s Armed Forces Day, there will be a whole host of fun activities and things to see for all the family. In line with the latest Government advice, […]

“This is a useful piece of legislation to help us combat illegal activity and anti-social behaviour” A closure order has been obtained for a property on Easington Road that was subject to a drugs raid a week ago.   A warrant was executed at the property on June 11 and a large quantity of Class B […]

Tribute day will go ahead on Saturday, but on a reduced scale At the start of Armed Forces Week the armed forces flag has been raised above Banbury Town Hall.   Saturday’s Armed Forces Day event in Banbury will still go-ahead, but on a reduced scale after the government decision last week to keep covid-19 lockdown […]

Birmingham pair appeared in court on Friday Two men from Birmingham have pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A Drugs after being caught in Morrison’s car park in Banbury.   Asim Akram, 36, and Ibrar Hussain, 41, appeared at Oxford Crown Court on Friday. Both men were arrested on May 18 outside the […]