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Police don’t currently believe the previous find and this one are linked Police have discovered a second cannabis factory in Banbury High Street. It comes just days after another cannabis farm was raided close by. A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police told Banbury FM that at this stage they don’t believe the two cases to […]

The youngsters were reportedly using skateboards and scooters Police have issued a warning to parents in Brackley after they received reports of a group of youngsters playing a dangerous game of ‘chicken’ with passing traffic on Halse Road. South Northants Neighbourhood Policing Team said several incidents had been reported in recent days involving children, aged […]

The store will close at the end of the month The River Island outlet at Banbury Gateway is closing.   Signs in the shop windows say the last day open will be Saturday June 28. The announcement comes just days after Sky News reported that the founding family behind River Island had called in PricewaterhouseCoopers to […]

Cherwell is 5,017 houses short of the government target despite having 8,000 waiting to be built A new Housing Delivery Action Plan has been approved for the Cherwell District, to speed-up the delivery of new homes being built and to try to regain control of the planning process locally. Currently there are 8,000 houses where […]

The revised project proposes dimming or switching-off streets lights in requested areas A consultation has begun into controversial plans to switch-off streetlights overnight. There was uproar last November when Oxfordshire County Council first suggested the move, which they were accused of pushing through without a proper consultation. The revised project, now titled “Part-night lighting”, proposes […]

Members of the RMT union are taking industrial action Banbury’s train users heading north towards Manchester or south towards Southampton are being warned of short-notice cancellations on Cross Country services due to industrial action by members of the RMT union. Following a ballot, they are now refusing to work overtime or additional days on weekdays […]

The initiative will be part of the Football Association’s national PlayZone Programme Work on a new football facility at the Chandos Close Recreation Ground in Grimsbury started yesterday (Monday).  The new mini pitch will be primarily used for football but will be versatile enough for other sports as well.  The facility is the result of […]

Its having a kick-on effect in Banbury town centre Drivers have experienced delays on the M40 this morning due to emergency repairs following a collision yesterday evening. The incident, which sensors show as between junction 11 at Banbury and the Southam Road bridge over the motorway, caused significant damage to the central reservation barrier.  Repairs […]

Teaching assistants are to be trained up for the role Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Oxfordshire are set to benefit from support provided by career advisors, based at specialist schools and colleges in the county, including Bloxham Grove. The newly trained advisors will be existing teaching assistants, equipped with necessary experience […]

A raid took place on Wednesday after intelligence was received Police have raided a cannabis farm which had been set up in a building in the heart of Banbury town centre. The force had received intelligence that cannabis was being stored at a property in the High Street. They entered the building on Wednesday and […]