Local News

Local councils across the country are considering the implications for their area Following yesterday’s High Court ruling stating that asylum seekers can no longer be housed at The Bell Hotel in Epping, across the country local councils are considering the implications the decision could have on their areas. The Leader of Reform UK led West […]

A black Jaguar and a blue Mercedes collided on the northbound carriageway Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a collision on the northbound M40 approaching Banbury, which left a passenger seriously injured. The incident happened at around 12.37pm last Thursday lunchtime (August 14) between junctions 10 and 11, when a black Jaguar and […]

Three people are now in police custody A third man has been arrested as police continue to investigate an incident in Banbury which left a taxi embedded in the front of a house on Woodgreen Avenue. Officers were called shortly after 3.30am on Monday to a report that a vehicle had driven into a car […]

The theft happened late last Thursday Work tools have been stolen from a parked van in Fenny Compton. Three holes were made in the side door of a Grey Volkswagen Transporter which was left securely on Church Street.   These were used to gain entry to the vehicle. Once inside a variety of work tools were […]

Reform UK Council Leader Mark Arnull called the goals “unaffordable” by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter and Banbury FM News Team A controversial decision by West Northamptonshire Council’s Cabinet to scrap its net zero targets will face fresh scrutiny today after opposition councillors forced a review. The council’s Reform UK administration revoked the authority’s pledge […]

A similar application was refused last year A new planning application has been submitted to create a fishing / sailing lake on a green field site just outside Wroxton. A previous application for the same site was refused last November.   That sought to create two fishing lakes and build accommodation lodges. The latest application is […]

A car crashed into a parked taxi which then smashed into a house A southbound stretch of Woodgreen Avenue in Banbury remains closed this afternoon whilst police deal with an incident which occurred during the early hours of this morning. A call was made to the emergency services shortly after 3.30am, reporting that a vehicle […]

Its though the man in the image may be able to help police with their investigation Three female runners on a footpath in Croughton were injured when a dog, which was off its lead, jumped up at them and then chased them down the road. Although the injuries were minor the women felt in fear […]

“There was no heroes welcome home for those men, they got off the troop ships back in England and got on, as best they could, with their lives” Events in both Banbury and Brackley took place on Friday to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day – Victory over Japan Day – when hostilities in […]

Both those charged are Romanian nationals from Birmingham Two people have been charged with manslaughter as police continue to investigate the death of the managing director of Banbury company CN Glass. Officers were called to Hazeldene Gardens in Banbury on Sunday 13 July after a member of the public reported an unresponsive man at a […]