Local News

Vehicle suffered a mechanical fault causing the rear axle to be almost white hot A lorry driver had a lucky escape yesterday after his quick actions, together with a speedy response from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue, stopped his vehicle going up in flames. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue were called to the lorry, which had pulled […]

Helping those in need has been a mission for Prabhu Natarajan since he arrived in Banbury A man who has worked tirelessly to help others during the pandemic has been named as one of the finalists in the Oxford Mail’s Oxfordshire Health & Social Care Awards 2021.   Prabhu Natarajan from Bretch Hill has been nominated […]

“As you can hear in the background I think Banbury is supporting us” A demonstration by JDE workers outside the factory gates today has received strong support from not only those employed by the company, but also their friends and families and passing motorists.   The protest, organised by the Unite Union, was set up as […]

Stark warning for parents to talk to their youngsters about the dangers of carrying a knife A large knife (pictured) was discovered during a search of a 15 year old Banbury boy’s bedroom on Wednesday afternoon (April 28).   The shocking find was made following the boys arrest on suspicion of drug supply. Parents are now […]

Victoria Prentis remains hopeful that an agreement can be reached Banbury’s MP Victoria Prentis has issued a statement on the ongoing dispute at JDE (Jacobs Dowe Egberts) in Banbury.   Mrs Prentis says she “remain[s] hopeful that an agreement can be reached which everyone is happy with”, but acknowledges “it is clearly not an easy situation […]

Warning to not let down your guard as COVID is still around Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend we’re being asked to continue to show the caution that has kept COVID at bay so far this spring.  Last week there were just 10 new COVID cases in the Banbury FM area – six in the […]

The Westminster Group has been recognised for its excellence in International Trade The Banbury based Westminster Group has won one of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in the International Trade field.  The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious awards for UK business. Westminster has been recognised for its excellence in International Trade for […]

Car exiting Bolton Road car park runs into property and parked vehicles A car leaving the Bolton Road car park in Banbury collided with a building and three parked vehicles on Sunday afternoon (April 25).  The incident, involving a silver Citroen C4, happened at around 2pm. No-one was injured during this incident. Thames Valley Police […]

Banbury coffee workers whip up pressure in ‘fire and rehire’ row with 1st May demo and 24 hour strike The disagreement between management and staff at JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) in Banbury has today escalated as the Unite Union announced that workers will be taking part in a protest outside the factory this Saturday (1 […]

Passenger had no helmet and rider no licence or insurance A motorcyclist had their bike seized by police after being caught breaching a number of laws whilst driving along Banbury’s Bloxham Road yesterday afternoon (April 27). The motorcycle was spotted by officers with the pillion passenger wearing no helmet.   When the details for the driver […]