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Brackley bar’s bid to serve until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays receives objections By Sol Buckner, Local Democracy Reporter An application to allow a bar in Brackley to serve alcohol until 1am and play music until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays has received objections. The application was made to vary a premises licence for TGR […]

Disabled-friendly upgrade for up-to-12 year olds opened Children on Banbury’s Timms Estate are enjoying an improved playground after an £80,000 makeover that included the installation of top-of-the-range play equipment and safe soft surfacing. The updated playground – with the improvements financed by Banbury Town Council – was opened on Tuesday by Easington councillor John Colegrave. […]

A town or country trek and a chance to remember a loved one at Katharine House on the way A choice of two different routes and a chance to visit the focus of fund-raising efforts form part of the return of the Katharine House Hospice’s Not The Midnight Walk this year. The popular fund raiser […]

A black Audi A3 left the Cottisford Road and collided with a tree A 73-year-old man lost his life after a crash south of Evenley on Monday evening (June 28).   The pensioner died at the scene of the accident in Cottisford Road. Police officers are appealing for any witnesses to the fatal collision to contact […]

Adderbury, Bloxham and Upper Heyford exchanges set to be upgraded Gigabit capable, full fibre broadband could be available to many more local homes and businesses very soon.   Upgrade work will enable much faster internet connections. Work began on upgrading the exchange in Banbury last year.   Today it has been confirmed upgrade work has been agreed […]

Staff feeling the strain in the face of relentless pressure South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) is currently under “immense pressure” with demand on 999 and 111 services at levels only normally seen during the busy New Year period. The service, which provides emergency and urgent care across four counties including Oxfordshire, is currently receiving almost […]

Former Banbury Town Mayor will take part in the Broughton Castle Sportive on a 1940 bicycle A cyclist and his bike, with a combined age of around 150 years, will be peddling to raise money for the Let’s Play Project at this year’s Broughton Castle Sportive. Former Banbury Town Mayor Alastair Milne Home plans to […]

A new mammography units is already in place at the Horton Patients who need diagnostic services at one of our local hospitals are set to benefit from enhanced state-of-the-art screening facilities being installed. Eleven new imaging units have either been installed or will be installed later this year at the Trust’s four hospital sites which […]

Festival called off in face of financial risks, in order to safeguard the future This year’s Fairport Cropredy Convention has been postponed.   Festival Director Gareth Williams made the announcement this morning (Monday). In a statement Mr Williams said the risks of continuing to try to organise the festival in the face of not knowing what […]

First event in town in over a year celebrates our armed forces Banbury’s Armed Forces Day on Saturday saw hundreds of people pay tribute to service men and women past and present. Members of the public joined the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire Sir Tim Stevenson OBE, Banbury High Steward Sir Tony Baldry, MP Victoria Prentis, […]