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“After years of operating as a small practice, the time had come for us to seek new opportunities” A Banbury firm of solicitors which was established in 1739 has been sold. Aplins Solicitors on West Bar has been acquired by Alsters Kelley – one of the largest solicitor’s firms in the region.  14 members of […]

The scheme has 36 objections and no comments in support from the public by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter Unpopular plans to build up to 55 homes in a rural Oxfordshire village are set to be approved by the district council. Gladman Developments Ltd submitted the plans for the land northwest of Railway Farm on […]

Councillor Bernie Tiller took over as Town Mayor at an event on Saturday Brackley’s new Town Mayor has selected an organisation dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of the town’s youngsters as his charity of the year during his time in office. Bernie Tiller was robed up and wore the chains of office […]

The appointment follows the club serving notice to Simon Hollyhead Banbury United have appointed Kelvin Langmead as their new first team manager. The announcement was made this morning and follows the news that the club had served notice to Simon Hollyhead and placed him on gardening leave. Langmead was a player with the Puritans during […]

The move aims to help prevent thousands of cancelled operations and appointments A £10million investment has been allocated to the Oxfordshire University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), to be split between projects at the Horton General Hospital here in Banbury and the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. It comes from £750million of government funding for […]

Merton College appealed to the Planning Inspector when Cherwell failed to deal with application by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter Two councils have paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to an Oxford University college after delays to a planning application for 540 new homes in the district. Merton College applied to build the homes on […]

Heidi Mullen has been charged for ten shoplifting offences A Banbury woman has been charged following a spate of shopliftings in Banbury retail stores. 40-year-old Heidi Mullen, who’s from the town, was arrested on Thursday (May 29) following what police describe as “losing at hide and seek to the Neighbourhood Team”. Mullen has been charged […]

It will be illegal to sell or supply disposable vapes from June 1 Trading Standards teams in both Oxfordshire and West Northamptonshire are urging local business owners to avoid getting caught out by the single use vape ban which comes into force on Sunday. The change in the law makes it illegal for businesses to […]

Members of the group will share their own stories and chat to local people in the Market Place A group which aims to raise awareness of why they think the law should change to allow assisted dying in the UK will be in Banbury Market Place tomorrow (Saturday). Oxfordshire Dignity in Dying will have leaflets […]

The club has been tweaking their pricing structure to make attending as affordable as possible An adult matchday ticket to watch Banbury’s United’s home games this coming season will be cheaper than last season. The price has been dropped by £1 to £13 for non-members, and by £2 to £11 for members.  The club hopes […]