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Union suspends industrial action as agreement reached to begin intensive talks Unite the union and the management of JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) have agreed to hold two weeks of intensive talks in a bid to resolve the ongoing dispute at the plant on Ruscote Avenue. Unite will now suspend the industrial action that has been […]

Bodicote Park playing host to touch rugby weekend There’s a huge weekend of Touch Rugby at Banbury Rugby Club this weekend.   Bodicote Park is playing host to the opening rounds of the Elite National Touch Series tomorrow and the Development National Touch Series on Sunday. 50 of the best clubs in the country will be […]

70 scarecrows and a number of other events form part of a fun weekend Brackley’s first ever scarecrow festival takes place this weekend and has an impressive 70 scarecrows on show.   Created under the theme of The Great Outdoors, visitors will be able to see the creations between 9.30am and 6pm each day. The event […]

Domestic abuse incidents are known to increase during major football tournaments A Brackley man is amongst a number of people Northamptonshire Police are seeking to arrest in connection with incidents of domestic abuse.   Ryan Petron, aged 26, is from the town. The force say publicizing the names of individuals they are looking for forms part […]

All the fun of the fair back in Princess Diana Park from tonight A taste of life before lockdown returns to Banbury tonight with the arrival of Hatwell’s Funfair.  For four days all the fun of the fair will be available in Princess Diana Park. Hatwell’s have been bringing funfairs to Banbury for over 40 […]

50% of new cases last week were in young adults There’s another call for young people in Oxfordshire to get vaccinated against COVID as soon as they can and to continue with twice-weekly testing. In the seven days up to 18 June cases increased to 422 across the county – up from 283 during the […]

King Sutton villagers shocked and upset after memorial bench in memory of long-standing villager targeted A memorial bench in Kings Sutton has been ripped out of the ground just days after it had been set in a cement base to secure it following an earlier incident.   Villagers woke this morning to discover the act of […]

Fast and Furious 9 will be shown as the projectors roll once again Film lovers can catch some big screen action locally again from tomorrow (Thursday). The Odeon Cinema on Banbury’s Horsefair has confirmed to Banbury FM it is reopening its doors for the first time since lockdown began at the start of the year.   […]

Service for young people will have a major focus on specialist treatment and rehabilitation services Oxfordshire is set to get a specialist NHS Long COVID service for children and young people.   It comes as part of a national £100 million expansion of care for those suffering from the condition. The existing Oxfordshire Long COVID service […]

Recent checks show compliance with the law Being able to buy smuggled or counterfeit cigarettes or hand-rolling tobacco in Oxfordshire shops may be a thing of the past.   That’s the view of Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team as they reach the fourth anniversary of their ‘stop illegal tobacco’ campaign. Since the campaign started the […]