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The event has been organised by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service Advice is being made available to motorcyclists at a “Biker Down” workshop this Thursday evening.   The session will be held at Banbury Fire Station on Cope Road. Organised by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, the free workshop will provide practical and potentially life-saving advice […]

Should the company’s plans go ahead they will have exited the Ruscote Avenue site by the end of next year Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock has reacted to the news that JDE is proposing Banbury’s coffee factory site be closed entirely, after offering employment to people from the town for the last 60 years. Members of […]

Following the closure of the production side 134 people were retained in packing The final JDE Peet operation in Banbury looks likely to close, bringing to an end use of the coffee factory site on Ruscote Avenue. The end of production at the factory was announced in November 2023.   At the time 280 roles in […]

Pedestrians and cyclists can access the train station, drivers can access the industrial estate From tomorrow pedestrians and cyclists catching a train from Banbury will once again be able to gain access to the station from Tramway. The route in has been closed since last October when work on the nearly £16m access project began. […]

The work is projected to deliver an annual carbon saving of 234 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent Spiceball and Woodgreen Leisure Centres and the North Oxfordshire sports pavilions are amongst the local sports facilities which will be getting eco-friendly enhancements, thanks to a £1.1m grant. Cherwell District Council has secured funding through the government’s Public […]

The applicant already has permission for a number of changes to the building A local Councillor has requested that Cherwell District Council’s Planning Committee are the ones to decide if a 3-bedroom family home on the Warwick Road in Banbury can be converted into an 8-bedroom house of multiple occupation. Normally decisions on smaller planning […]

Avis is described as “keeping the wheels of the organisation turning” A volunteer at a Banbury organisation which helps those who find themselves lonely and isolated has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours. Avis Gallager is the key person behind the Cornhill Companions, a branch of Royal Voluntary Service.   Founded […]

The list includes Banbury recipients of OBEs and an MBE Four local people have received honours in the King’s Birthday Honours List today. Harry Dunn’s mum, Charlotte Charles receives an MBE for services to road safety.   Ms Charles, from Charlton, told the BBC: “From the moment I lost Harry, I knew I had to keep […]

The Bill is being debated in parliament again today The Assisted Dying Bill is back in the Commons today, with Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock amongst the MPs who will be listening to the points raised before deciding how he will vote. Ahead of today’s session the Oxfordshire Dignity in Dying group wrote to Mr Woodcock, […]

Keiron Mallon has called on the County Council to urgently reconsider the scheme A Banbury councillor has criticised Oxfordshire County Council’s current plans for drop-off points and disabled parking at Banbury Railway Station, branding them a failure that discriminates against vulnerable residents. Work on the nearly £16m project to create a new entrance to the […]