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A safe, accessible, and serene space has been created for Banbury Community Support Services The garden at Banbury Community Support Services on Neithrop Avenue has today reopened after a local company stepped in to transform the area when it fell into disrepair. In February last year vandals caused around £2,500 worth of damage to a […]

491 properties in the district will be affected by the change Armed Forces families living in military housing in our area will soon benefit from new freedoms to keep pets and personalise their homes.  The change comes as part of a government commitment to improve forces’ housing and has been welcomed by Banbury’s MP, Sean […]

Almost twice as much has been spent on the scheme here than in Abingdon by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter Banbury has had the highest amount of money spent on 20mph speed limits in different towns and villages across Oxfordshire, new figures show. The rollout of 20mph speed limits began in 2022 after Oxfordshire County […]

The government is funding a pilot programme to transform youth services A pilot Local Youth Transformation programme must include the most deprived parts of Banbury. That’s the call from MP Sean Woodcock.   He, and Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds, have written to the leader of Oxfordshire County Council following the news that the council has […]

Opposition parties say its all been rather disappointing by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter The leaders of Northamptonshire’s new Reform UK Councils have said they are ‘getting on with the job’ and celebrated their achievements as they approach their first 100 days in administration. However, despite their groundbreaking wins in the polls on a vote […]

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Hospice charity being set up The man who had the vision to create the Katharine House Hospice celebrated his 90th birthday yesterday. Neil Gadsby MBE set the Katharine House charity and rallied the local community to start raising the significant funds needed to build the Adderbury based […]

So far the programmes have delivered over 1,300 hours of support to 165 businesses Small and medium businesses can now sign-up for the next round of support in one of two programmes aimed at helping them grow and develop. The Cherwell Spark programme is aimed at entrepreneurs who are starting their own business. The Cherwell […]

The festival brings thousands of people to our area each year The gates are open and the festival is underway! Fairport’s Cropredy Convention is up and running, with the first campers heading onto the site at 7 o’clock this morning. Thousands of people will make the fields around Cropredy their home for the next few […]

The library in its old building had been threatened with closure in 1997 Villagers in Adderbury are about to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their library being saved and relocated to Church House – a converted old schoolroom. The library was threatened with closure in 1997 when it was based in a building on Cross […]

The final decision will be made next Thursday Planning officers at Cherwell District Council have recommended approval of Oxford United’s plans to build a new stadium south of Kidlington. The club submitted proposals for a state-of-the-art stadium, including community facilities and improved transport links for supporters, on land known as The Triangle near Stratfield Brake. […]