Local News

Brackley’s Manager Kevin Wilkin: “Clearly it’s a massive game” Brackley Town will face Tranmere Rovers this evening as the Saints look to make history and achieve their best ever position in the FA Cup.   Tonight they play for a place in the third round. It’s a big ask for Brackley as Tranmere reside two steps […]

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of being part of making Banbury United a supporters’ owned club and seeing it make such great progress over the past 5 years.” Banbury United has announced that Mark Allitt is standing down as a Director of the club.   He will continue to have a role in the commercial team. […]

150 new infections in Banbury FM area in the week ending 20th November The latest COVID-19 figures have been released up to the end of last week and they show lockdown restrictions having an effect on local infection rates. Last week new infections in the Banbury FM area in a seven day period totalled 150.   […]

The rules have been released showing what we can and can’t do from next week Banbury will be in tier 2, high alert level, when we come out of lockdown next week.   The whole of Oxfordshire has been placed in tier 2.   Previously the county had been on tier 1, apart from Oxford city. Northamptonshire […]

“If the Council aren’t prepared to do it and our elected representatives aren’t prepared to do it, it may be left once again to the Keep The Horton General Group, and the public would have to pay for it” The Chairman of the Keep The Horton General Group has vowed that the fight to return […]

After the Department of Health rejects an independent review into the downgrade of the Horton’s maternity unit, some feel it’s the end of the road This Friday’s meeting of the Horton Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Horton HOSC) could see a decision being made to give up on the battle to return obstetric-led maternity […]

Arrangement would see all clinical staff transfer from the Hospice to the Trust but public shouldn’t notice any difference Katharine House Hospice has announced it is exploring a potential partnership with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) which would see all clinical staff transfer from the Hospice to the Trust. The move is being […]

The annual fairy lit convoy of tractors has toured the villages to the south of Banbury for the last four years The team behind the annual festive Tractor Run are pressing ahead with their plans for this year’s event.   However, they warn people to remain prepared for a cancellation as the pandemic continues to wreak […]

The Oxford Vaccine Group and Jenner Institute are up for the Excellence in Healthcare Award The University of Oxford team who have developed a COVID-19 vaccine in record time have been shortlisted for the Excellence in Healthcare Award at the NHS Parliamentary Awards. The team from the Oxford Vaccine Group and Jenner Institute were nominated […]

Banbury walked or ran an impressive 3548 miles during a weekend challenge with Chinnor Rugby Club An opportunity to reintroduce a bit of competition and physical activity into the lives of Banbury Rugby Club members was a huge success this weekend.   A massive team effort resulted in the club winning The Community Group Cup. Due […]