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Avis is described as “keeping the wheels of the organisation turning” A volunteer at a Banbury organisation which helps those who find themselves lonely and isolated has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours. Avis Gallager is the key person behind the Cornhill Companions, a branch of Royal Voluntary Service.   Founded […]

The list includes Banbury recipients of OBEs and an MBE Four local people have received honours in the King’s Birthday Honours List today. Harry Dunn’s mum, Charlotte Charles receives an MBE for services to road safety.   Ms Charles, from Charlton, told the BBC: “From the moment I lost Harry, I knew I had to keep […]

The Bill is being debated in parliament again today The Assisted Dying Bill is back in the Commons today, with Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock amongst the MPs who will be listening to the points raised before deciding how he will vote. Ahead of today’s session the Oxfordshire Dignity in Dying group wrote to Mr Woodcock, […]

Keiron Mallon has called on the County Council to urgently reconsider the scheme A Banbury councillor has criticised Oxfordshire County Council’s current plans for drop-off points and disabled parking at Banbury Railway Station, branding them a failure that discriminates against vulnerable residents. Work on the nearly £16m project to create a new entrance to the […]

Police don’t currently believe the previous find and this one are linked Police have discovered a second cannabis factory in Banbury High Street. It comes just days after another cannabis farm was raided close by. A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police told Banbury FM that at this stage they don’t believe the two cases to […]

The youngsters were reportedly using skateboards and scooters Police have issued a warning to parents in Brackley after they received reports of a group of youngsters playing a dangerous game of ‘chicken’ with passing traffic on Halse Road. South Northants Neighbourhood Policing Team said several incidents had been reported in recent days involving children, aged […]

The store will close at the end of the month The River Island outlet at Banbury Gateway is closing.   Signs in the shop windows say the last day open will be Saturday June 28. The announcement comes just days after Sky News reported that the founding family behind River Island had called in PricewaterhouseCoopers to […]

Cherwell is 5,017 houses short of the government target despite having 8,000 waiting to be built A new Housing Delivery Action Plan has been approved for the Cherwell District, to speed-up the delivery of new homes being built and to try to regain control of the planning process locally. Currently there are 8,000 houses where […]

The revised project proposes dimming or switching-off streets lights in requested areas A consultation has begun into controversial plans to switch-off streetlights overnight. There was uproar last November when Oxfordshire County Council first suggested the move, which they were accused of pushing through without a proper consultation. The revised project, now titled “Part-night lighting”, proposes […]

Members of the RMT union are taking industrial action Banbury’s train users heading north towards Manchester or south towards Southampton are being warned of short-notice cancellations on Cross Country services due to industrial action by members of the RMT union. Following a ballot, they are now refusing to work overtime or additional days on weekdays […]