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[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A number of popular annual Banbury events have fallen victim to the restrictions now in force due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Banbury Town Council has announced that “A Taste of Spring”, planned for 19th April and the Outdoor Cinema, scheduled for 8th May, will no longer be taking place.   In addition the Tea […]

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Thames Valley Police has released an e-fit image of a man they wish to speak to following the theft of a woman’s bag and its contents in Banbury. The 57-year-old victim was walking along Kingsway towards the entrance of Leigh Grove when she was approached by a man.  The man asked her for a […]

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Banbury’s annual parade for St George’s Day will not be happening this April as precautionary measures against the spread of coronavirus are stepped up. Banbury FM understands that a decision was taken to pull this year’s event at a meeting on Friday evening. The march and church service is organised by the Cherwell Division […]

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Four men smashed their way into a property in Gilkes Yard in Banbury when the occupant inside did not answer the door.   Initially the men had rung the door bell, but when no answer came they forced their way in by kicking the front door open. The men entered the property and demanded money […]

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As public concern continues to grow over the spread of Coronavirus in North Oxfordshire a number of organisations are taking the precautionary step of cancelling their events. The Banbury Cross Health Centre at the corner of the Bloxham Road and South Bar has cancelled their Monday walk-in clinics for the foreseeable future.   In a […]

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A 17-year-old computing student from Banbury and Bicester College has become an overnight sensation after his Wash Your Lyrics website went viral worldwide. William Gibson from Brackley created the website last weekend in less than a day in a bid to encourage more people to wash their hands amid growing nationwide healthcare concerns. As […]

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A school to the North of Banbury is set to stay closed on Monday as a precautionary measure following a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) within the school’s parents. The Dassett Primary School in Fenny Compton has written to parents advising them the school will be shut whilst cleaning takes place, but it is […]

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Shop shelves in many Banbury supermarkets were cleared over the weekend as panic buying took hold in the face of the increasing number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the UK. Supplies of paracetamol, toilet rolls, pasta and baked beans were amongst the items people were seen buying in quantity in Banbury.   UHT milk, hand […]

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A twenty-nine year old man was stabbed early this morning (Saturday).   The stabbing followed an argument inside a property in Butchers Row in Banbury town centre.   The argument had moved from the property and continued outside on the street. The victim was initially treated on the scene by South Central Ambulance Service and then […]

[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The first two cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Oxfordshire.   Oxfordshire County Council has today announced it is working with specialists from Public Health England and the NHS colleagues following the news. Both cases are believed to be associated with foreign travel and are not linked to each other. Alison Barnett, Centre […]