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“we won’t be allowing large groups, looking for a last hurrah, through our doors tonight out of respect for ALL of our customers and staff” As people across the country are being warned against having a “party weekend” before the “rule of six” coronavirus restrictions come into force, one Banbury pub is taking a stand […]

Police seek man after early hours altercation in town centre A fight between a group of men in Banbury led to one needing hospital treatment for a head injury.   The fight involved between 8 and 11 men. It happened outside the Venus night club near the junction of Broad Street and George Street in town […]

“we ask that everyone takes personal responsibility so police involvement is a last resort” New rules to help stop the spread of coronavirus come into force on Monday and Thames Valley Police have told us how they plan to implement them. The new measures mean people here can only meet in groups as long as […]

17-year-old charged over incident involving crack cocaine and heroin A 17-year-old boy from Croydon has been charged with intent to supply two different class A drugs in Banbury. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons due to his age, was charged on Tuesday (8th September) following a Thames Valley Police investigation.    The charges […]

Team work to clean up Banbury church graveyard as part of the Banbury Clean project The project to keep Banbury town centre spick and span continued yesterday as the team from Kärcher Center Banbury used their professional equipment to clean up the area around St Mary’s Church. The work, in partnership with Banbury BID, is […]

Funding made available to food banks, food projects such as larders and fridges and similar ideas A pot of £70,000 is set to be distributed by Cherwell District Council to help voluntary not-for-profit organisations who work to relieve hardship and prevent food insecurity.   Each organisation can claim up to £5,000. Examples of projects that can […]

Banbury members of the group are in London as part of the national protests A Banbury councillor who supports the aims of Extinction Rebellion has today slammed them for their activities in the last twenty-four hours. Sean Woodcock, the Labour Councillor who leads the opposition group at Cherwell District Council, said he “deplored their activities […]

Building Society make donation after being impressed by 9-year-old’s fund raising efforts The Banbury branch of the Halifax Building Society have almost doubled the amount raised for the Horton General Hospital by 9-year-old Freddie Morgan-Smart.    The team at the Halifax said they were adding £500 to the amount Freddie had raised after being impressed by […]

Bookings up during August as 113 local venues take advantage of the scheme to save dine in customers up to 50% off the price of their food Savings of £625,000 were made by diners in the Banbury area who used the Eat Out to Help Out scheme during August 113 restaurants, pubs, cafes and venues […]

Girls invited to try fastest growing female sport at Rugby Club this Sunday Across the UK rugby is the fastest growing female sport and Banbury Rugby Club’s Banbury Belles are flying the flag for North Oxfordshire.   Now the call is out for more girls to find out about the game by joining the Junior Belles. […]