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Crews from Banbury and Deddington called to fight fire from two different roads Fire crews from Banbury last night dealt a blaze in Station Approach that destroyed two disused caravans.   An additional crew from Deddington also attended to prevent the fire spreading into neighbouring Haslemere Way, part of the Tramway estate. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue […]

Clubs in Southern League vote not to resume games as viability under tier system is questioned Banbury United’s planned friendly against Daventry Town this weekend has been cancelled after member clubs in the Southern League voted to continue the pause in the current season.   The decision was taken after clubs raised concerns over the restrictions […]

Matty Reid has not been seen since leaving his mum’s house last week A Banbury mum is pleading for her son to get in contact after going missing over a week ago.   Matty Reid was last seen leaving mum Sarah Reid’s house on Wednesday 25th November.   No one has heard from Matty since. When Mr […]

Leisure and community destination backs local businesses, becomes dog friendly and extends opening hours Happerley England is leaving Lock29 at the Castle Quay Shopping Centre 13 weeks after being a major part of the venue’s launch.   The announcement was made on the Happerley England website.   However Lock29 has revealed a raft of local businesses are […]

Fire investigators complete their work after fire on Tuesday evening The cause of the blaze at the Smart Tots Day Nursery and Pre-School on the Horsefair earlier this week was an accidental electrical fire.   Specially trained fire investigators from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue reached that conclusion at the end of their work. Fire appliances from […]

Illumination to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities Banbury Town Hall will glow purple today (December 3) to mark a worldwide disability day. The United Nations has organised the International Day of Persons with Disabilities every year since 1992 to spread the word on disability issues, mobilise support for the well-being of disabled people, […]

Initiative over Christmas benefits shoppers and gives property a new lease of life The former Trinder’s shop in Banbury’s Bridge Street has been given a new lease of life as home to a pop-up shop over Christmas.   The property has been empty since 2017, but now five enterprising businesses will use the space during the […]

Fire service called to Jubilee Court flat blaze on Tuesday evening A person had to be rescued from a balcony by fire fighters attending a blaze at a Banbury flat last night.   The fire broke out in a first floor residence in Jubilee Court. Two fire engines from Banbury and one from Hook Norton were […]

“It’s time to think differently” says agency co-founder as pandemic hits marketing budgets Two mums with young families have decided to set themselves free from a day job so they can set up a marketing agency to help local companies. Frank & Friend has been setup by Rhian Burrell and Katie Sutton.   Having worked on […]

Staff put into practise their evacuation plan and keep all children safe as blaze takes hold “We can’t establish exactly what’s happened because we haven’t had a chance to investigate, but by the looks of it what they did really helped to get everyone out safely”.   That’s the view of the Incident Manager from Oxfordshire […]