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The money was raised in memory of a former teacher at the school Staff and students at the North Oxfordshire Academy raised £1,411 for the British Heart Foundation during a number of fund-raising initiatives last week, in memory of former teacher Marcus Treadgold. Events started with Head of PE Matt North completing a Marathon length […]

These groups are underrepresented in genetic research British Bangladeshi and British Pakistani residents in Banbury are being urged to join others in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in a pioneering research project to tackle higher rates of serious diseases in their communities. The Genes & Health study, supported by the National Institute for Health and Care […]

The hospice is named after founder Neil Gadsby’s daughter Its forty years since Neil Gadsby MBE set up the Katharine House charity and rallied the local community to start raising the significant funds needed to build a Hospice on land in Adderbury. Katharine House is named after Katharine Gadsby, Mr Gadsby’s daughter, who sadly died […]

Its hoped two witnesses will come forward A female required hospital treatment after being assaulted in a park on the Bankside estate in Banbury late on Sunday July 13. The assault happened in the open area opposite The Chatsworth Pub on Chatsworth Drive at around 11pm.   Officers from Thames Valley Police’s Assessment & Investigation Unit […]

The incident led to speculation on social media A witness appeal has been launched after police received reports that a man was shouting racial abuse in Stanbridge Park on Bretch Hill in Banbury. Following the incident, which happened at around 12.45pm last Monday (July 14), a 30-year-old man from the town was arrested on suspicion […]

The next stage would be conducted by an independent planning inspector A new Local Plan for the Cherwell District should take a major step forward this evening. A full meeting of Cherwell District Council will decide if the current version of the document can be submitted to the government for independent examination. The plan aims […]

The offences occurred in Bicester between 1994 and 1997 A Banbury man has been sent to prison for 23 years for numerous historical child sexual offences. Sixty-two year old Mark Preedy, of Mascord Road, was found guilty of six counts of indecent assault, two counts of rape, and two counts of attempted rape, by a […]

A witness appeal has been launched following the incident last Sunday afternoon Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a collision between two vehicles in Banbury, where one of the drivers fled the scene. A man in his 40s sustained minor injuries to his face following the collision on Concorde Avenue at around 2.10pm […]

Dutch sensation Mathieu van der Poel won the race at Burton Dassett in 2019 The Burton Dassett hills will be the breath-taking backdrop for the final race to the finish line in the fourth stage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain men’s cycling race. Warwickshire has been selected to host the event on Friday 5 […]

Initially four will be used as temporary housing for people at risk of homelessness West Northamptonshire Council is boosting affordable housing in Brackley by buying eight new one-bedroom flats, which form part of a wider 71-home development near Field View. The move is intended to help meet growing local demand for one-bedroom homes, particularly to […]