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Banbury beat Chinnor in the first Community Group Cup, but can they outwalk and outrun them this weekend? Banbury Rugby Club are this weekend re-challenging Chinnor Rugby Club for another Lockdown Challenge.  The distance challenge first took place last November to encourage club members to keep active safely during the pandemic. Lockdown Challenge 2 will […]

Organisers ask users to help them stay open as long as possible Banbury Community Fridge is instigating a number of measures in the face of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions to ensure the facility can stay open. The venture, which is based at the Mosque in Merton Street, takes unwanted food from local supermarkets and makes it […]

Firefighters from Banbury deal with flatbed van fire A vehicle fire just outside Deddington on the A4260 was dealt with by fire fighters on Sunday afternoon.   Breathing apparatus and a hose reel were used to extinguish the blazing vehicle. The vehicle – a flatbed van – caught fire just south of the village at the […]

Males carrying knives involved in confrontation, chase and assault A man had his hand slashed in a knife attack in Banbury High Street on Monday morning.   The victim had been running away from two males who had approached him as he left the Robert Dyas store. As he made off in the opposite direction he […]

Local surgeries working hard to accelerate the rollout of the vaccination programme The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is accelerating in the Banbury FM area.   Clinics have been running through this week for the over 80s and plans are in place to continue the work through this weekend. Elderly patients attending Deddington and Bloxham […]

Lake House in Adderbury hopes the cheer and joy of young people can be sent in to their residents through youngsters poems and pictures A care home in Adderbury is asking children to spend some of their time at home over the next few weeks creating poems and pictures to send in to bring some […]

Cherwell worst affected area in county as virus infections here shoot up by 77% The latest COVID-19 infection rates for the Banbury FM area show a steep increase in the number of positive infection tests during the week up to New Year’s Day.   In the 7 days up to 1st January 936 people in our […]

Opportunity to get cycle safety checked by Dr Bike this weekend Key workers who want to ensure their bike is in good working order can take advantage of a free repair session running this weekend.   The Dr Bike cycle service includes essentials like brake cables, pads, gear cables and inner tubes. The event has been […]

“I have no doubt that the next few weeks will be the hardest yet. However, I remain hopeful that this will be the final phase of our fight against the pandemic.” Banbury’s MP Victoria Prentis has issued a statement saying how disappointed she was that it had been necessary to return to a national lockdown.   […]

Local people show their gratitude for hard work of man who helps others A man who has spent the last few months distributing food to those in need has become the beneficiary of generous gifts from people who wanted to show their gratitude for everything he has done. Prabhu Natarajan from Bretch Hill has been […]