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Council seeks our opinion on its new draft strategy for homelessness and rough sleeping Cherwell District Council wants our thoughts on its draft new homelessness and rough sleeping strategy.   A consultation has been launched this week and last for seven weeks. The draft features proposals and commitments, including one to learn lessons from the response […]

Loss of a major brand at the Castle Quay Shopping Centre after announcement Banbury looks set to lose the Debenhams name from the Castle Quay Shopping Centre after the failure of last-ditch efforts to rescue the Debenhams chain.  Stores across the country, including the one in Banbury, now look set to close. Across the country […]

Organisers need our help to enable Santa’s annual tour of town this year Details have been released for this year’s annual visit of Santa to Banbury and the surrounding villages, courtesy of the Banbury Cross Round Table.   This year’s event will be very different due to the pandemic, but organisers are keen to give local […]

Man targets couple claiming he can help them register their car on the car parking machine An elderly couple had money stolen from their bank account after accepting an offer of help from a man in Morrison’s car park in Banbury.   Thames Valley Police has released an image of a man officers believe may have […]

Businesses that have had to close or change their way of working because of the lockdown are reminded grants are available Cherwell District Council has so far paid out £380,000 worth of Local Restrictions Support Grants to local businesses which have had to close, or change their way of working, because of the lockdown.   The […]

Patient satisfaction, quality improvement initiatives, staff development, leadership, and clinical audit data used assess award winning wards Two wards at the Horton General Hospital have achieved awards recognising how well-led, safe, caring, responsive, and effective they are. Juniper Ward and F Ward have achieved gold OxSCA awards – Oxford Scheme for Clinical Accreditation. The award […]

“We’re very proud that Banbury Town Council is still providing the Christmas lights that people are used to and that they expect” There was a very different feel to the official switching on of Banbury’s Christmas Lights yesterday afternoon.   Normally thousands of people would have packed the town centre for one of Banbury’s big annual […]

Manager Kevin Wilkin: “I am proud of the team tonight” Brackley Town have left this year’s FA Cup despite a very strong performance against a club 56 places above them in league positions.   The Saints were defeated 1-0 by Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park last night in their second round match. Despite being placed two […]

Trust describes how it has adapted to deal with COVID-19 cases at Banbury’s Hospital The very real pressure the pandemic has put on the Horton General Hospital has been revealed.   Figures released yesterday show how many people have required treatment in the hospital since the COVID-19 outbreak began and how many lost their battle against […]

Popular initiative part of item on people who have made a difference to other’s lives through food Banbury Community Fridge is making the headlines as the lead item in a feature in the December edition of the Waitrose Food Magazine.   The driving force behind the popular initiative is Yasmin Kaduji.   The article’s author described Yasmin […]