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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 […]

Andrew Crichton has urged people to have their say A local councillor has questioned proposals to build another 150 houses on the northern side of Banbury, without the infrastructure to accompany them. Andrew Crichton says the application from Manor Oak Homes for the third phase of their development on the northern side of Dukes Meadow […]

Its thought the man in the picture may have information which could help the police investigation Police are hoping to identify a man who may have vital information relating to criminal damage to vehicle which happened in a Banbury supermarket car park. The incident happened at 7.45pm on May 29 outside Tesco Extra, off Ruscote […]

The latest offence has been reported two months after a similar incident Police are investigating reports of a male exposing himself on the bridge over the southbound M40 at Junction 11 during Wednesday’s evening rush hour. Anyone travelling on the motorway in the area at around 5.45pm is asked to contact the force if they […]

Supervised venues or swimming pools are the safest options With temperatures rising to 31 Celsius today you may be tempted to take a dip to cool down. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued water safety advice to stop people getting into difficulty in the county’s waterways and lakes. Activities near water that are known […]

Zia Yusuf met with the council’s leader and chief executive at the end of last week by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter Reform UK has said work to identify wasteful spending and savings through its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is ready to begin at West Northamptonshire Council (WNC). The new DOGE chief, and former party […]

The annual competition is run by Banbury Town Council Children from twelve local primary schools were in People’s Park in Banbury yesterday (Wednesday) bringing a vibrant sea of colour to the rose garden area as part of the annual Planting Day challenge. This year’s theme was “My Favourite Story”, with the youngsters having spent the […]

Police say no one was hurt but it could have been far worse Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a moving vehicle was shot at with a pellet gun in Banbury. The incident happened at around 3.50pm last Wednesday (June 11), when a Vauxhall Zafira was travelling along Easington Road. A pellet was […]

Manor Oak Homes already has permission for 192 properties A developer who already has planning permission for 192 houses on land to the north of Dukes Meadow Drive in Banbury now wants to build a further 150 properties on adjacent land. Manor Oak Homes with a Mr and Mrs Donger have submitted an outline planning […]

A review makes 38 separate recommendations and is highly critical of the way some elements of the case were handled A full independent review into the way Northamptonshire Police conducted the investigation into the death of Harry Dunn in a fatal collision outside RAF Croughton almost six years ago has been published today.   It makes […]