Local News

A plan is being created to identify the infrastructure improvements needed to enable people to cycle and walk more A plan to enable us to cycle and walk more within Banbury and from our local villages is about to be created. Officers at both Oxfordshire County Council and Cherwell District Council are beginning work on […]

Councillors agree budget including savings of £4.4m with heated debate as parking charges increase and new fees for brown bin collections introduced A new charge for having your brown bin’s garden waste emptied and increased parking charges in the district are amongst the measures adopted by councillors at Cherwell District Council when setting their budget […]

Attack happened in the Kingsclere Road early on Sunday morning A woman has been raped in Bicester.    The lady, who’s in her twenties, was walking along Kingsclere Road between 5am and 6am yesterday morning (Sunday 21). She was approached by an unknown man, who is believed to have been accompanied by two other men.   Following […]

Workers and volunteers in public-facing roles have been added to the list of people who can book a symptom-free COVID test at Spiceball From tomorrow (23 February) more people will have access to a free rapid COVID-19 test as part of Oxfordshire County Council’s symptom-free testing programme.   The tests, at Spiceball Leisure Centre, will be […]

Club issues statement following league being declared null and void Brackley Town FC have this morning (Saturday) issued a statement in response to this year’s National League North being declared null and void.   The club describes being “bitterly disappointed for the players, supporters, sponsors and everyone associated with the club”. The statement acknowledges how everyone […]

“Its just a little give-back to say thank-you for everything they’ve been doing” The community in Kings Sutton has come together to provide some thank you parcels for the staff at the Horton General Hospital and the Ramsay Centre.   The project is the idea of Leanne Lock who lives in the village.   Leanne said: “Its […]

Collectors have their van taken away and receive COVID fines A number of agencies worked together yesterday to deal with an illegal scrap metal collector in our area.   After being caught operating without the correct documentation the collector’s van and contents were impounded. Officers from Cherwell District Council’s Community Safety worked with Thames Valley Police’s […]

Sad day for promotion chasing Saints as it is announced the league for 2020/21 is null and void Brackley Town’s season has been abruptly ended after fellow clubs in the National League North and National League South voted to pull the plug and abandon any further games.   The remaining fixtures will now not be played […]

A £750,000 project to upgrade the Majors area has been completed New facilities in the Emergency Department at the Horton General Hospital have opened.   Improvement works started in the last quarter of 2020 and were completed earlier this year. The Majors area in the Emergency Department has been expanded and now has separate areas for […]

Some parts of the Banbury FM area had no new cases last week, but we are reminded we must still “do our bit” COVID infection rates in the Banbury FM area have fallen to the lowest level in four months.   Figures released yesterday up to the end of last week (February 12) show infection rates […]