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“This new dedicated space will ensure children are able to be cared for in a secure and calm area” A brand new space to look after young people needing emergency care has opened at the Horton General Hospital.   The new Children’s Emergency area has four cubicle spaces, alongside a dedicated waiting room, all created specifically […]

People urged not to silently struggle alone during the pandemic People who have Type 2 Diabetes are being reminded tools are available to help them change their lifestyle and manage the condition. The GO Active Get Healthy programme has been running in north Oxfordshire for the last four years and is managed by Cherwell District […]

Boys aged 14, 16 and 17 given community resolution disposals Three teenage boys from Banbury have been given community resolution disposals after breaching COVID rules and travelling to Middleton Cheney where they damaged play equipment.   South Northamptonshire Police’s Neighbourhood Policing Team issued the orders after the boys admitted lighting a fire at the Astrop Road […]

Victim requires hospital treatment following assault last Thursday A man has been stabbed in an attack which took place in the Daventry Road last Thursday (March 4).   Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following the assault. The 25-year-old victim was walking along the Daventry Road at around 2pm when he was approached by two […]

80 jobs created as store takes over the site occupied until recently by Matalan Banbury town centre is set to welcome a new brand for shoppers to enjoy.   The Range has confirmed to Banbury FM it will be opening a new store on the site of the old Matalan shop on the corner of George […]

Banbury’s event will return next year after the pandemic forced the cancellation of today’s event Today is International Women’s Day.    Last year the day was marked with an event at The Mill Arts Centre, organised by International Women’s Day Banbury.   The inaugural Cherwell celebration brought the globally recognised event to our town with the […]

Police thank the local community for all the information they provided Thames Valley Police has concluded a rape investigation that began in Bicester in February.   They say no further action is currently being taken. Early on Sunday February 21, the force had received a report that a woman in her twenties had been approached by […]

Make testing your alarm part of your household routine We’re being reminded to test our smoke alarms.   As part of Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service’s “Fire Kills” campaign, they are suggesting we make checking our alarm is in good working order a regular part of our household routine. While the majority of homes […]

Organisers decide to call off this year’s event as it is “too risky” The organisers of Adderbury’s Party In The Park have announced this summer’s event will not be taking place.   In a statement issued last night they said they were unable to bring the positive news about this year’s event they had hoped for. […]

High profile nomination for local freelance marketing consultant and prolific networker Ahead of International Women’s Day on Monday, a local Banbury mum who runs her own business has been highlighted as one of the area’s leading businesswomen.   Lisa-Marie Mallier, a freelance marketing consultant and prolific networker across Oxfordshire, is one of the 100 women to […]