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Staff are having to endure surprising levels of rudeness and aggression from a small minority on a daily basis A Banbury surgery has released an open letter to its patients following a number of comments on social media about the standard of service being offered.   The comments are said to be having a demoralising impact […]

More people are killed annually by the condition than breast, bowel and prostate cancer put together Sepsis affects over 250,000 people every year in the UK, but would you recognise the symptoms.   The condition which is sometimes known as blood poisoning claims at least 48,000 lives annually, which is more than breast, bowel and prostate […]

Robbie Cooke has been raising money for Katharine House in memory of his late wife Jan After 10 days of trekking 150 miles from the North Sea coast of Scotland to the peak of Ben Nevis, Robbie Cooke has completed his mission.   He reached the summit of Ben Nevis on Saturday lunchtime.   In doing so […]

New convenience store opens in the building which has remained empty for decades Part of the former Crown Hotel building in Banbury’s Bridge Street has sprung back into life after  years of remaining empty.   Yesterday the Bridge Street Food and Wine Convenience Store was officially opened by local community champion Prabhu Natarajan. The new shop […]

Car overturns after hitting the central reservation in the early hours of Sunday morning A driver had a lucky escape after falling asleep at the wheel on the M40 during the early hours of Sunday morning. Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident on the southbound M40 between Banbury and the Cherwell […]

£5 from each booking at Scramm Live Escape Rooms will go to Restore from October A Banbury business is being relaunched with a promise to support Restore – the mental health charity on Calthorpe Street.   Husband and wife team Andrea and Allan Love have taken over Scramm Live Escape Rooms and from October will be […]

Crews from Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington sent to accident between junctions 10 and 11 A driver had to be cut free from his car after a single vehicle accident on the M40 last night (Thursday).    The car had ploughed into the crash barriers between junctions 10 and 11. Two people had been travelling in the […]

A brand-new, larger purpose built hospital could be created on the existing site if the Trust’s bid is successful A brand-new hospital could be built on the existing Horton General Hospital site if the Oxford University Hospitals Trust is successful in a bid for around £350m of government funding.   On Wednesday the Trust’s board agreed […]

Oxford University Hospitals Trust has asked people to ensure they use the right NHS service as hospitals are very busy  Oxfordshire’s hospitals are this evening in a critical condition according to ITV News’ UK Editor.   Paul Brand has tweeted saying that the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford has had no space for 24 hours.   Over […]

The Thames Water facility on Bretch Hill was affected by a power cut during Wednesday A power outage left part of Bretch Hill without electricity yesterday evening and some properties with low or no water pressure. The loss of power only affected 50 properties around Hampden Close and Bretch Hill but Thames Water’s site at […]