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A seasonal film is being projected onto Castle Quay in Cornhill to bring a safe but fun leadup to festivities The countdown to Christmas in Banbury is underway with a Christmas film being projected onto the Castle Quay façade nightly all the way through the Christmas and New Year period.   The festive light shows will […]

Mrs Colegrave was town mayor in 1967 and a councillor with Banbury Borough Council throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s A former mayor of Banbury, Patricia Colegrave, has died after a short illness. She was 92. Mrs Colegrave passed away at home on Monday evening (16th November). Mrs Colegrave was town mayor in 1967 […]

Sporting merchandise suppliers The Terrace will offer free T-shirts to children of struggling families A Banbury business is doing its part to help struggling families this Christmas by offering free T-shirts for children as Christmas presents. Sporting merchandise suppliers The Terrace will be creating the unique branded T-shirt and giving them away to youngsters as […]

Trading Standards warn against unscrupulous individuals taking advantage of the current situation Be on your guard against criminals and scammers exploiting the pandemic: that’s the warning from the Trading Standards team at Oxfordshire County Council.   The warning comes after numerous reports of scams targeting people by email, text messages, and on the doorstep. Recent scams […]

“we would like to help the needy by giving few daily essentials as a token of love on our 7th wedding anniversary” A Banbury couple have chosen to celebrate their wedding anniversary by buying and donating parcels of fresh food to those in need in their community. Prabhu Natarajan and his wife Shilpa Balachandran decided […]

Forget the big budget Christmas adverts – this local offering is our favourite One of the telling signs that the festive season is looming is the arrival of the Christmas adverts.   So far we have seen this year’s offerings from major retailers such as John Lewis, Aldi, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s. Now a local business has […]

Local officers taking part in Operation Sceptre to tackle knife crime Thames Valley Police is joining other police forces across the country and taking part in Operation Sceptre, a national week of action to tackle knife crime. Since Monday activity and operations have been carried out across the Thames Valley targeting those that carry knives […]

Jenna Honeo beats off competition from artists across the globe A 33 year old singer from Brackley has won the final of a worldwide competition. Jenna Honeo has beaten thousands of hopeful artists from across the globe to win “Pride Stars”.    In an online final which aired for the first time on Friday afternoon she […]

Proposals say a high-tech employment cluster in Upper Heyford could host movie shoots and special effects experts The former US airbase at Upper Heyford has long been identified as a strategic development site by Cherwell District Council.   Last Thursday (5th November) the planning committee granted permission for plans encompassing 1,075 homes, 60 care homes, and […]

Labour Councillor proposing officers look at sensory areas as part of a general programme of renewal across the town post-pandemic A Banbury Town Councillor is calling for a “transformative renewal” of the town’s parks in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Councillor Sean Woodcock, the Labour member representing the Ruscote ward, will present a motion […]