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The vehicle left the carriageway just south of Banbury Emergency services were called to a car which had ended up in the ditch next to the M40 just south of the Banbury exit late on Thursday evening.   The vehicle had left the carriageway on the northbound side just over half a mile before junction 11. […]

Improvement works will be undertaken and a new contractor to oversee the site appointed West Northamptonshire Council says Farthinghoe’s Recycling and Reuse Centre is an excellent facility that’s really popular.   They are assuring the local community they are committed to keeping the site open, as the current contractor steps down from overseeing the operation after […]

The fairy lit convoy raised over £23,000 in December The convoy of fairy lit tractors that toured the villages to the south of Banbury before Christmas raised over £23,000 for the Katharine House Hospice. That means since the event started the Tractor Run has raised an amazing £69,000 for the hospice. This was the sixth […]

Hugo Brown says he feels utterly dismayed and incredibly angry “We have been badly let down.”   That’s the view of Hugo Brown who is the Chairman of the North Oxfordshire Conservative Association. In a letter to members, which Banbury FM has been shown, Mr Brown says the events of the last day have left him […]

Banbury FM has asked Banbury’s MP if she is still supporting the Prime Minister following the latest news Banbury’s MP says she was not aware of the alleged Downing Street garden party during the height of lockdown restrictions in May 2020 until the news hit the press.   Yesterday Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the House […]

People asked to help by ensuring they choose the right NHS service High levels of demand and staff absences have been causing problems in the emergency departments at both the Horton General in Banbury and the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. Yesterday afternoon the Oxford University Hospitals Trust issued a message asking people to help […]

Proposal in King’s Sutton includes 31 houses of which 15 would be defined as affordable A developer has defended their decision to apply to build on open countryside outside a village’s existing boundary by highlighting similar sites elsewhere which have been granted permission on appeal, in part due to a shortfall of local affordable housing. […]

107 trees were collected and chipped, raising around £1,600 for Katharine House A new initiative to recycle Christmas trees and raise money for a local charity at the same time has proven a winner.   Katharine House Hospice joined forces with Acreman’s Arboriculture Ltd in Wigginton offering people the chance to have their real Christmas trees […]

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust boss is leaving to spend more time with family and friends Dr Bruno Holthof has announced that he will be stepping down from his role as the Chief Executive Officer of the trust that runs the Horton General and our other local hospitals.   He will end his role with […]

Proposals include high quality SEND education available closer to home and improving outcomes through closer partnerships between the council and schools We’re being invited to have our say on plans to develop a more inclusive approach to supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire County Council’s proposals […]