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Cherwell’s planning committee will have the final say on Thursday A revised planning application to build 50 houses on a green field site in Milcombe is being recommended for acceptance by Cherwell District Council’s planning committee next week.  Both Milcombe and Bloxham Parish Councils objected to the application, but Oxfordshire County Council’s highways and education […]

YouGov have released the data as the first anniversary of the General Election approaches Labour would hold on to Banbury if a General Election were to happen today, but the Conservatives would lose out to Reform UK in South Northamptonshire, according to a poll just out. As the Labour government approaches the first anniversary of […]

Its amongst a number of heritage items at the site Following the announcement by JDE last week of the proposed closure of their Banbury site a social media group has been formed to try and save the brass plaques which honour those staff who gave thirty-years service to the company. The Honours Board sits on […]

Sean Woodcock noted the stories of poor care some Banbury mothers had experienced Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock has welcomed yesterday’s announcement that the government has launched a national investigation into NHS maternity services following a series of maternity scandals. Mr Woodcock noted the stories of poor care Banbury mothers had experienced, as highlighted by the […]

They placed blue tokens into an in-store voting unit to select where the money should go A charity which provides support for disabled adults across the county has received a £1,500 grant thanks to shoppers at Banbury’s three Tesco stores. Enrych Oxfordshire received the funds after winning the most recent round of Tesco’s Stronger Starts […]

The total cost of the 10-year contract in Oxfordshire will be around £9.1 million by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter A new dementia support service to meet “increasing demand” in Oxfordshire will be rolled out at the beginning of next year. Oxfordshire County Council has put forward a new model which aims to support those […]

Issues need to be reported rather than posted on social media A local councillor and former Banbury Town Mayor is urging people to report all cases of anti-social behaviour to the police, in the face of ongoing problems in Princess Diana Park and on the Bretch Hill estate. Councillor Mark Cherry, who chairs the local […]

22 seniors and 6 juniors achieved impressive speeds on the step downhill course Large crowds packed the main street through Avon Dassett on Saturday afternoon for the return of the hugely popular Soapbox Derby. Daredevil drivers raced their homemade karts down the steep hill through the village, with a larger pool of 22 seniors and […]

It happened at around 1.45pm on Friday afternoon A motorcyclist has died followed a collision on the A361 between Bloxham and South Newington yesterday afternoon (Friday). A black Honda CBR 650 and an HGV with a trailer were involved in the incident, which occurred between the Bloxham Road and New Road turns to Milcombe at […]

Sean Woodcock thanked everyone who contacted him on the issue The third reading of the proposed legislation to allow Assisted Dying passed in parliament this afternoon.   313 MPs voted in favour and 291 against. Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock was one of those who voted against the bill, despite being in favour of the concept of […]