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Staff from a Banbury housebuilder used their  volunteering hours for the work Adderbury based charity The Let’s Play Project has received a colourful refresh, thanks to volunteers from a local housebuilder. The charity’s activity room and hallway were redecorated by a team from Orbit Homes as part of a makeover to create a brighter, more […]

The Chief Constable said he had acted foolishly after finding the cash in a police car A former Thames Valley Police officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct after keeping a £5 note he found in a police vehicle during routine checks, a misconduct hearing has ruled. Former PC Jonathan Wolverson, who was based […]

Unless you have been told your appointment has been cancelled please attend as planned Resident doctors – including those at the Horton General Hospital and hospitals in Oxford – started industrial action at 7am this morning. The British Medical Association says, despite a promised increase in August, resident doctors’ pay has been eroded since 2008 […]

The youngsters will open Friday at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention Two weeks today children from Cropredy Primary School’s Folk Class will be opening Friday’s performances at the Cropredy Convention. The children will be first on stage at midday as part of a bill that later includes headliner The Trevor Horn Band. Festival organisers announced in December […]

One of the aims is to conserve and enhance the historic character of the village and its countryside setting People in Bloxham are being asked to comment on a new draft version of a Neighbourhood Plan for their village. The latest version of the plan updates the existing adopted plan and seeks to guide how […]

The government have allocated £106,311 to Katharine House Banbury’s MP, Sean Woodcock, has welcomed a major funding boost for Katharine House Hospice, as part of a £75 million government package to improve end-of-life care facilities across England. The hospice will receive £106,311 to upgrade facilities. Across the country more than 170 hospices will benefit from […]

Fifteen patients underwent day-case hernia surgery all within just nine hours A trial for dealing with a number of patients needing a similar operation in one go will be explored further after a ‘Super Surgery Day’ at the Horton General Hospital was deemed a success. Fifteen patients underwent day-case hernia surgery, all within just nine […]

The victim was thought to be a boy in his early teens Police are investigating reports that a boy – reported to be in his early teens – was approached and attacked by two older males early this morning (Wednesday) in a Kings Sutton street. It was around 5.20am when witnesses saw the incident in […]

The scheme’s benefits did not outweigh the harm it would cause Plans for a large logistics development on farmland near Junction 11 of the M40 at Banbury have been rejected following a public inquiry. Developer Greystoke CB Ltd had appealed against Cherwell District Council’s refusal of outline planning permission for up to 140,000 square metres of […]

Police think the man pictured may have vital information A man in his mid-thirties was recorded whilst he was in a cubicle in the male toilets during an incident of voyeurism in the Castle Quay Shopping Centre.   The offender used an electronic device held under the cubicle door. Thames Valley Police has released the image […]