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Week long amnesty offers a chance to dispose of any type of knife or bladed article Thames Valley Police is joining other police forces across the country and taking part in Operation Sceptre, a national week of action to tackle knife crime. From today a knife amnesty is running until Sunday. During this period members […]
Work set to begin today on the Oxford Road and Broughton Road Drivers could find their journeys delayed this week as two sets of roadworks begin locally. Both the Oxford Road from Banbury to Adderbury and the Broughton Road in town are affected. Today, the main A4260 Oxford Road between Twyford and Sainsburys is due […]
Staff tell their stories after a year of unprecedented challenges The response to the pandemic by the team at the Horton General Hospital and other hospitals in the Oxford University Hospital’s Trust (OUH) is the focus of a new e-book, which is out today. The 130-page volume is titled ‘Stories from the COVID-19 pandemic – […]
Parents left with a headache after a privately funded bus is withdrawn due to no longer being viable A number of parents of students at Chenderit School have been left facing transport problems after the private school bus service they had been using to get to school was withdrawn. The children all live outside the […]
Members of the public and school and town council staff thanked after stopping to help after three cars collided Community spirited people in Brackley have been thanked after they stepped in to help at the scene of a car accident yesterday. Members of the public, school staff and staff from Brackley Town Council all helped […]
21 months behind bars after offences which occurred between 2010 and 2020 A Banbury man has been sent to prison for 21 months after he pleaded guilty to three counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child. Julian Harriss, aged 51 of Britannia Road in Banbury, appeared at Oxford Crown Court […]
Union says reports have sparked outrage Summer holidays for staff at Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) in Banbury are being put under threat by the company due to the impending industrial action, according to the Unite Union. The claim was made yesterday, just ahead of today’s proposed talks between the union and the company over the […]
Males from the Birmingham area caught in Banbury on Wednesday Another scrap metal collector had their vehicle seized yesterday after being caught operating illegally in Banbury. The vehicle’s driver was also fined for not having a valid MOT or insurance. The vehicle with its two male occupants was first seen by an officer from the […]
COVID cases are low – but it hasn’t gone away Play it safe and keep Oxfordshire open: that’s the message from the county’s health experts as the latest data shows that COVID figures remain low, but the virus has not gone away. People are being advised to continually keep their distance, wear face coverings, wash […]
“This is not tokenism; we want the best people to join our teams and to do this we want to appeal to our whole community” Improving diversity and attracting the best people, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, is a target for Oxfordshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service. The […]