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The decision to vacate Bodicote House was announced in August 2023 Cherwell District Council will be based at the Castle Quay Shopping Centre from Monday March 31. Work has now been completed, converting the space above the old Gap shop and the first floor area previously occupied by BHS’ homeware and café departments.   The ground […]

The plans include a lift, kitchen and convert rooms into offices and confidential consulting rooms A project to turn the Royal Air Force Club in Banbury’s Broad Street into a Tri-Service veterans hub for welfare, advice and social activities has received a boost, thanks to a large donation organised by two local county councillors. £30,000 […]

The individual was stopped on Friday Two police officers were assaulted whilst arresting a driver in Banbury on Friday. The individual turned nasty whilst being arrested on suspicion of the theft of a motor vehicle and having no licence or insurance, along with possession with intent to supply drugs and drug driving. An assault on […]

The Parish Council believes mitigation schemes should only considered as an interim measure A new Local Transport Plan has been approved for West Northamptonshire without a bypass for Farthinghoe.   Villagers have been told that plans for a bypass “do not stack up” and are not deliverable due to a lack of funding. Instead the plan […]

Centre staff described the damage as “significant” Spiceball Leisure Centre will be closed all day today (Sunday) after a car crashed into the side of the building.  Centre staff described the damage as “significant”. The collision occurred late on Saturday evening, with social media reports first appearing shortly after 10pm. The vehicle appears to have […]

Those wishing to apply have until April 18 to submit an expression of interest Grants of up to £25,000 are being made available to groups wanting to make their communities more resilient to flooding. It’s the second year running Oxfordshire County Council has made money available with the aim of enabling communities to deliver small […]

Over four months teams grew an initial £25 investment An award ceremony was held last night to celebrate the fund-raising successes of the teams who took part in last year’s Katharine House Hospice Accumulator Challenge. An amazing £50,693 was raised by the fourteen companies, schools and groups, generating £19,609 more for the hospice than last […]

Two cars and a lorry were involved A man in his eighties is in hospital following a collision on the A361 between Swerford and Overnorton on Monday afternoon (March 10). He sustained serious injuries whilst driving a white Fiat 500, which was involved in the collision with a white DAF articulated lorry and a white […]

A response to the government must be in by March 21 Meetings will be held next week at Oxfordshire’s district, city and county councils to agree a joint response to the government on the proposals that are being developed for new unitary structures in the county. Currently in our area local government services are provided […]

It is now a focus area for Thames Valley Police There were 1,686 cases of shoplifting in the Cherwell District reported to the police in the twelve months up to the end of January this year – an increase of 24.9 percent on the previous year. A proportion of the increase is attributed to the […]