Local News

5 metre blaze at Brackley could have been caused by a careless smoker Discarded smoking materials are thought to have resulted in a verge blaze on the A43 at Brackley yesterday afternoon. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue were called to the fire just after 2pm. When the fire crew arrived they discovered grass had caught light […]

The pandemic lockdowns have forced the club into a financial position they can’t survive Banbury’s Trades and Labour Club is closing down.   The decision was made by club members at an Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday evening. The impact of the pandemic lockdowns is being blamed.   The club will close its doors for the last […]

Police seek to reassure people in Bodicote after man with torch seen looking at houses Thames Valley Police have reassured residents in Bodicote there was nothing to worry about after they received reports of a man causing concern on Saturday evening. Local people reported see a man with a torch looking at houses. Officers have […]

The B4022 will remain closed for most of today as a result of the blaze A lorry carrying 25 tonnes of hay went up in flames just off the A361 on the road to Great Tew last night.    As a result the B4022 will remain closed for most of today. Crews from four fire stations […]

Free sessions for youngsters at Banbury’s Country Park are amongst the projects planned Cycling initiatives in North Oxfordshire are set to get a boost thanks to a new partnership between Cherwell District Council and the elite professionals at British Cycling. The year-long deal will see the most experienced people at the sport’s national governing body […]

Patients will be notified by text when a letter arrives, but posted copies will be sent if the letter isn’t viewed online Hospital letters are now available to be viewed online.   Across the Oxfordshire University Hospitals Trust sites, including the Horton General Hospital, a digital letter with text notification service has been introduced from today. […]

81 per cent of coffee factory workers vote to accept the deal hammered out during three weeks of talks The dispute at the JDE coffee factory is over.   Workers at the plant on Ruscote Avenue have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new pay and employment conditions package. In announcing the news Unite The Union […]

Victim had been playing football by Hill Community Centre when two older youths approached him A young boy received cuts and bruising to his arm after an assault by two older boys in a Banbury park. The victim had been playing football in the park by the Hill Community Centre on Dover Avenue at around […]

Drug dealers trapped themselves by smashing car into a trolley bay after ramming a police car Drug dealers who rammed a police car and smashed into a Banbury supermarket trolley bay whilst trying to flee the police have been jailed. Asim Akram, aged 37, of Phillimore Road, Birmingham and Ibrar Hussain, aged 41, of Foxton […]

MP says it seems logical to create a new constituency to cover the Bicester area Banbury’s MP has given her support to the proposals to split the existing Banbury parliamentary constituency, creating a new Bicester constituency to the south and extending the northern area to include Chipping Norton with Banbury. The proposed changes were announced […]