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The name WHSmith has been part of British life for 233 years The WHSmith name is set to disappear from Banbury town centre before the end of the summer. The retailer, which has been part of British life since 1792, was sold to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital back in March. The new owners have now […]

Thames Water has seen customers’ daily demand for water reach levels last seen during the 2022 drought Thames Water is implementing a hosepipe ban for their customers, which will be in force from next Tuesday (July 22). The company says that following the driest spring in over a century and England’s warmest June on record, […]

On the second occasion the shop assistant chased him out of the store with a piece of metal shelving A Banbury man has been jailed for six years after carrying out a robbery and an attempted robbery at the same shop in the town. On May 2 at around 7.30am, Lucas Smith, who’s 28 and […]

The facility has been in use since June 2022 The cables which are used to charge electric vehicles have been stolen from the EV charging points at a Banbury town centre car park. The theft was spotted by Councillor Mark Cherry in the Calthorpe Street Car Park this morning. Councillor Cherry said: “I have reported […]

The group were involved in the theft of a number of horseboxes and other items Four men have been sentenced for stealing horseboxes and other property from rural areas including offences in North Newington, Turweston, Westbury and Fenny Compton. William Stokes Senior, 50, of Wokingham, received three-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of conspiracy […]

The conditions are likely to cause significant impacts across health and social care services With temperatures set to hit 33 Celcius in our area today the UK Health Security Agency has issued an amber alert for most of the England south of Manchester and Sheffield. They warn that the conditions are likely to cause significant […]

The Hillview Crescent unit isn’t closing, but maximising on what it does best The focus of the Katharine House Hospice shop in Hillview Crescent is set to change this summer. The unit will no longer serve as a shop, but instead become a donations centre, where people can drop off items that can be sold […]

Joe Everatt wanted to raise money for a cancer unit at the Churchill Hospital A Consultant Anaesthetist at the Horton General Hospital has completed an epic Lands End to John O’Groats Bike Ride to raise money for the cancer unit which treated him. Joe Everatt cycling over 1,000 miles to raise £2,110 for Lower Gastrointestinal […]

Its believed the offender was in his late thirties Thames Valey Police is appealing for witnesses after a man exposed himself on a bridge over the M40 close to Mollington. The incident on March Road happened yesterday evening at around 6.25. The offender is described as a white man aged in his late thirties, of […]

The decision is at variance with the views of party leader Nigel Farage by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has confirmed that staff will still be able to continue hybrid and working from home arrangements, despite national messaging from Reform UK that all should return to the office. According to the […]