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“It is widely accepted that an admin error was made in the declaration of the result” Banbury and Bicester Labour Party say they will be issuing a formal challenge to the County Council declaration for the Banbury Ruscote ward. In a statement issued this morning they say: “It is widely accepted that an admin error […]
The Conservative Party keep control of Banbury Town Council Thursday’s local elections saw the Conservative Party keep control of Banbury Town Council with an increased majority. The Tories now have 13 seats (up one) and Labour nine (down one). Ten of the councillors that had being serving on the town council did not re-stand this […]
“we’ll keep our resolve and move forward with this dispute until we get traction” The first 24-hour strike in the on-going “fire and rehire” dispute at JDE has taken place with claims that over 100 tonnes of coffee production has been lost since action began on May 1. Despite the poor weather, a large group […]
The local results as we get them from Thursday’s vote 19.50 District Council Bryn Williams will continue to serve as a conservative district councillor for Deddington. 19.30 County Council It is being reported that Labour have issued a legal challenge on today’s County Council result for Banbury Ruscote, where incumbent Mark Cherry was ousted by […]
CCTV footage is sought after a series of offences were committed on Friday Northants Police Force is keen to hear from anyone who might have CCTV footage after a number of offences were committed in Brackley town centre early on Friday evening (May 7). The offences include assault and public order in causing alarm and […]
Stalemate after talks make no progress Friday’s crunch talks between the Unite Union and JDE Management did not make any progress. A statement issued by Unite late on Friday afternoon said that no agreement was reached and “there are no plans for more talks”. This morning (Saturday) JDE’s management issued a statement saying they attended […]
Weekly get-togethers for fun and casual crafting hope to help those feeling alone A new Virtual Creative Café has been set up to help combat feelings of isolation for the over 50s. The online sessions offer a chance to try casual crafting and have fun with other people. The weekly get-togethers have been organised by […]
21-year-old man seriously injured after collision A cyclist has suffered life threatening injuries after being involved in a collision with a car in Banbury on Wednesday evening (May 5). The incident happened at the junction of Beesley Road and Orchard Way. The 21-year-old male cyclist was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical […]
“The public … can help us as additional eyes and ears in our fight against serious violence and knife crime” Over 250 knives and bladed articles were handed in across the Thames Valley during Operation Sceptre last week. 44 of those were in Oxfordshire. During the week a knife amnesty bin was placed at Banbury […]
Unwanted small appliances in good condition can be given a new lease of life and raise money for charity A scheme to help us recycle small electrical items is back up and running at Banbury library. The project gives a new lease of life to items such as toasters, kettles and radios that are still […]