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New exhibition takes you on a journey inside your brain to find out just what makes you, you! Have you ever thought about how amazing your brain is?   A new exhibition at Banbury Museum and Gallery plans to show you just that, highlighting how your brain interprets the senses of what we see, hear, smell […]

Staff have stepped up to the challenge of rolling out the vaccination programme whilst maintaining services Staff in the health and social care system and those in our local authorities have been thanked for their tireless efforts to provide services and support communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.   A message from Council and NHS leaders has […]

Jubilee celebrations and the return of popular favourites in the town’s events calendar A Platinum Jubilee celebration weekend, Party In The Park and a Classic Car Show are amongst the events lined up for 2022 in Brackley this year.   The Town Council has unveiled a packed diary for the year to keep local people entertained. […]

“people should not view ‘hands free’ as being a safe alternative” A national campaign aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of using a mobile phone whilst driving has been launched today.  Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit will be supporting the campaign, which runs until February 27. Research shows […]

A break in at the Sports and Social Club took place overnight last Wednesday An electric fence was stolen from Kings Sutton Sports and Social Club during a break in last week.   A small quantity of cat food was also taken during the theft. The electric fence has been valued at around £200. The break […]

Sulgrave’s community shop and post office was targeted early on Saturday morning Thieves used a vehicle to wrench the door off a village’s community shop and post office before making off with the shop till.   They failed in their attempt to use the vehicle to steal the business’ safe. Sulgrave Village Shop was targeted between […]

Esports is a rapidly growing industry with events watched online and attended by millions of viewers Youngsters wanting to convert a love of gaming into a career in the gaming industry are set to get some educational help thanks to a new course which is being launched at Banbury and Bicester College.   A new Esports […]

The Drugs Focus Taskforce is assisting local policing areas managing and disrupting county drug lines A new police taskforce has been set up to help close down county drug lines and deliver disruption to organised crime groups.   The taskforce’s work will combat county drug lines activity across the Thames Valley. Primarily originating from London, Birmingham […]

Information sought after purse stolen from “insecure” vehicle A purse has been stolen from a vehicle in Woodford Halse.    The purse had been left in the vehicle overnight on Wednesday (February 2) and was taken sometime between 6pm and 8am the following morning. The vehicle was on Birch Close in the village and is described […]

The club have withdrawn so as not to compromise the integrity of the competition Brackley Town have been forced to withdraw from this season’s Hillier (Senior County) Cup competition due to injuries and illness within their squad.   The club was due to play a semi-final tie against Peterborough Sports on Tuesday evening. During this week’s […]