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Students and staff taking part in activities based on this year’s nature theme Staff and students at Banbury and Bicester College are taking part in a number of activities and initiatives as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. The college is part of the Activate Learning group encompassing seven campuses.   Activate Learning say they take […]

Victim discovers break-in when he wakes up to discover door ajar A picture has been released of a man police would like to speak to after a burglary on Crouch Street in Banbury.   A laptop was stolen during the break in which happened during the early hours of Monday morning. The theft was discovered when […]

Witnesses sought after a dark blue coloured Aprilla motorcycle crashed into roundabout A man has been left with serious injuries after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a roundabout on Hennef Way.   The incident happened at 8.30pm on Monday evening (May 10). No other vehicles were involved in the crash.   The motorcyclist was riding […]

Banbury Museum and Gallery confirms bookings now being taken for specially extended run After months of waiting the chance to visit Banbury Museum and Gallery’s must-see Portrayals exhibition is just days away. Following yesterday’s government confirmation on the next steps on the roadmap out of lockdown, the museum has confirmed they will be able to […]

“Many people have become particularly aware of the psychological and emotional health benefits that nature brings us during the pandemic” This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and people in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to take a step back and try and connect with nature.   Suggestions include experiencing, sharing and talking about nature. During the […]

Youngsters offered their first chance to score goals and celebrate with their parents The next big footballing sensation could be discovered at a very early age thanks to the latest Banbury United outreach project.   The club has launched a series of Thursday morning Mini Reds toddler sessions aimed at youngsters aged from 18months to 3 […]

“It is widely accepted that an admin error was made in the declaration of the result” Banbury and Bicester Labour Party say they will be issuing a formal challenge to the County Council declaration for the Banbury Ruscote ward.   In a statement issued this morning they say: “It is widely accepted that an admin error […]

The Conservative Party keep control of Banbury Town Council Thursday’s local elections saw the Conservative Party keep control of Banbury Town Council with an increased majority.   The Tories now have 13 seats (up one) and Labour nine (down one). Ten of the councillors that had being serving on the town council did not re-stand this […]

“we’ll keep our resolve and move forward with this dispute until we get traction” The first 24-hour strike in the on-going “fire and rehire” dispute at JDE has taken place with claims that over 100 tonnes of coffee production has been lost since action began on May 1. Despite the poor weather, a large group […]

The local results as we get them from Thursday’s vote 19.50 District Council Bryn Williams will continue to serve as a conservative district councillor for Deddington. 19.30 County Council It is being reported that Labour have issued a legal challenge on today’s County Council result for Banbury Ruscote, where incumbent Mark Cherry was ousted by […]