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The weather has landed Banbury United a double whammy After months of severe weather sections of the clubhouse roof at Banbury United have deteriorated badly.    The club say that if repairs are not carried out soon the damage will worsen leading to far greater costs – and potentially the loss of use of the Clubhouse […]

The purchase price pays for the Council’s move to Castle Quay A company owned by Cherwell District Council has been named as the buyer of the council’s Bodicote House site. The Graven Hill Village Development Company (GHVDC) was responsible for the 650 homes built at Graven Hill in Bicester.   They will now work to develop […]

Incidents include rocks being thrown at vehicles and eggs being thrown at properties Reports of anti-social behaviour in Banbury are increasing – that’s according to police in the town. They have received details from numerous locations including cases of rocks being thrown at vehicles, doors being kicked and eggs being thrown at properties.  In particular […]

The area next to Spiceball Park was cordoned off Emergency services were unable to save the life of a man after being called to the Oxford Canal, adjacent to Spiceball Park, on Saturday lunchtime. They were called to reports of a sudden death at around 12.30pm. Thames Valley Police cordoned off the scene and people […]

Tickets go on sale on Saturday This year marks the tenth anniversary of the passing of former Banbury Town Mayor and prolific Horton General Hospital campaigner George Parish. Mr Parish would have been 85 this year. To mark the anniversary and remember his huge contribution to the town his granddaughter Rosanna Driver is hosting “A […]

Twelve teams took part this year Local businesses and schools have raised £34,045 for the Katharine House Hospice in the latest Accumulator Challenge. It’s the ninth year the hospice has organised the fun fund-raiser, which sees teams given a £50 seed fund to invest and generate as much money as possible.   It ran between October […]

The female has already been given a 12 week prison sentence A man who police wanted to speak to in relation to multiple offences and a woman who was sought following a number of shop lifting offences have both been arrested. Officers from the Banbury Neighbourhood Team were out on foot patrol on Wednesday when […]

Police want to hear from anyone with footage so the group can be identified There’s been more reports of antisocial behaviour involving teenagers in Brackley knocking and kicking people’s doors. The issue was first reported in the town last December. The latest complaints from the public were concentrated in the areas surrounding Poppyfields Way, Halse […]

Emily England will represent St John Ambulance at high-profile events and ceremonial occasions A Banbury teenager has been named St John Ambulance’s National Cadet of the Year.   17-year-old Emily England will now represent the voice of young volunteers across the first aid charity. Emily, who’s currently studying A-Levels at the Warriner School in Bloxham, said […]

“Providing these procedures … at the Horton General will make a real difference to people who need timely, expert tumour diagnosis and treatment” An expanded service for patients with soft tissue and bone tumours is now operating at the Horton General Hospital, providing faster access to specialist diagnosis and treatment for local people. The musculoskeletal […]