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Students learned more about a day in the life of an MP Banbury’s MP Victoria Prentis played host to students for a virtual work experience session last Friday. The students asked Mrs Prentis a number of questions.   They also joined in with activities designed to replicate the day to day duties in a busy MP’s […]

The evening S4 bus and the Sunday 488 service will continue running until at least April 2022 The evening bus service between Banbury and Oxford will continue to run until at least April 2022.   Funding has been provided to ensure the S4 route continues to be served later in the day. Without the short-term interim […]

Funding agreement signed to deliver the project with construction planned to start by November 2022 £18.8 million is set to be spent on improvement works at Junction 10 of the M40.   The work at the Ardley junction roadabout took a step closer after a funding agreement was signed between Oxfordshire County Council and Highways England. […]

Volunteers and those working within the Oxford University Hospitals Trust thanked On the NHS’ 73rd birthday, Oxford University Hospitals Trust has publicly thanked and recognised the difference the many volunteers make for staff and patients in their hospitals, including the Horton General. After Volunteers’ Week in June a socially distanced outside gathering took place at […]

Hundreds of people set to head to Broughton Castle for the popular cycling event this weekend This weekend seasoned cyclists and family fun-riders will make their way to Broughton Castle for the return of the Broughton Castle Sportive.   The annual cycling event couldn’t happen last year due to the pandemic, but its return for 2021 […]

Networking meeting, with Lock 29 update planned for July 21 Members of the Banbury Chamber of Commerce are set to meet in person for the first time in over a year.   The Lock 29 team at Castle Quay will be hosting a networking meeting for Chamber members on July 21. Banbury’s Chamber of Commerce sits […]

Individual taken to hospital after early morning motorway incident Emergency services were called to an accident on the M40 just to the north of Banbury early this morning.   The collision involved a car driving into the back of a lorry at around 5am. Police suspect the accident is one of a number that may have […]

The ancestral home of George Washington is set to reopen for the first time this year Sulgrave Manor will be back open to visitors for the first time this year, from this Sunday. To celebrate they are holding a Family Fun Day and Grand Opening. Sunday – July the 4th – just happens to be […]

Warning from public health chief as COVID cases at levels not seen since winter We’re being urged to take extra care and accept the offer of first and second vaccinations as COVID cases in Oxfordshire reach levels not seen since the winter. Across the county cases have risen from 21.1 per 100,000 people in late […]

Route will follow the canal towpath between Oxford and Banbury The Chair of Oxfordshire County Council is set to lace up his walking boots and set off on a hike Oxford to Banbury – all in aid of charity. Councillor John Howson plans to walk the 26 miles from the city to our town in […]