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Consultation underway for changes including scaling back R&D and amending staff contracts A number of changes are being proposed at one of Banbury’s biggest employers which is likely to result in some job losses.   Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) are currently consulting with employees on their plans. During a meeting last week it was announced to […]

Six years and ten months behind bars following assault in Banbury pub A man from Banbury has been sent to prison after biting off part of another man’s ear in a Banbury pub.   Paul Boss from Calthorpe Street also threw a pint glass at a member of staff. Boss, 49, committed the offences at The […]

Music festival organisers pull the plug due to ongoing safety concerns One of the area’s big summer music events has been postponed again this year.   BodFest was due to return this July but the organisers have taken an early decision to pull the plug as the battle against COVID-19 continues. Last year’s festival was called […]

Air ambulance and three fire crews amongst emergency services attending serious collision near Middle Barton on Saturday morning A woman had to be cut free from her car after colliding with another vehicle just outside Middle Barton on Saturday morning.   Thames Valley Air Ambulance was called to the serious accident, alongside members of the other […]

The wintery weather provided a little distraction from the pandemic, but brought dangerous driving conditions Sunday’s snowfall provided an opportunity for some much-needed wintery entertainment for families.   Snowmen of all shapes and sizes sprang up in gardens around the area and sledges accompanied many of those heading out for their exercise. Gritting teams from the […]

Clubs in Brackley’s league worried about funding and COVID-19 testing Brackley Town’s game against Boston United this weekend has been postponed following an announcement by the National League to suspend all games in the North and South leagues for two weeks.   A statement released by the league on Friday lunchtime said the decision was made […]

Fire crews have adapted and worked to support other services during the pandemic Our local fire service crews have received a thumbs up for how they have adapted and responded to the pandemic.   The praise came following an inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Her Majesty’s Inspector, Matt […]

Glebefields Care Home feeling safer after staff and residents received Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine at the weekend “What a relief we are getting it.  Let’s get back to some normality.”   That was the first comment a resident at Glebefields Care Home made after hearing they would be receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Staff and residents at the […]

Money from the Contain Outbreak Management Fund has been split between councils to help reduce the spread of coronavirus and support local public health Oxfordshire County Council has received £7m from the national Contain Outbreak Management Fund to help in the fight against COVID-19 and to support businesses and individuals in the county.   Half of […]

Lockdown rules still need to be followed warns health chief: “we can’t afford to be complacent” COVID-19 figures up until last Friday show a fall in the number of new infections as the effects of lockdown start to make a difference.   Last week 517 people tested positive for the virus in the Banbury FM area.   […]