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Sean Woodcock has now written to the supermarket about the matter twice Banbury’s MP has written to Sainsbury’s Supermarket to ask them to reconsider their decision to close off the general public toilets at their Oxford Road store in Banbury. It’s the second time Sean Woodcock has contacted the supermarket’s Head Office over the matter.   […]

The assault took place on Horton View A motorist has been assaulted by another driver after the wing mirrors of their vehicles clipped. The victim, who’s a man in his forties, was driving down Easington Road between 3.15pm and 4.15pm last Friday (May 16).    His red Peugeot 308 clipped wing mirrors with a silver Mercedes […]

Councillor Walker says she is extremely honoured to accept this important role Councillor Dorothy Walker has been elected as the new Chair of Cherwell District Council.  She is the Liberal Democrat representative for Kidlington West and was first elected in 2021. Councillor Walker takes over the role from Dr Chukwudi Okeke, who has been Chairman […]

The forum starts at 6pm People who live in the Hardwick or Banbury Cross and Neithrop wards in Banbury are invited to a community forum this evening (Thursday). At recent forums issues with fly tipping and littering were raised as concerns by residents.   Progress in this area will be discussed and an update given on […]

The ship’s captain was a Middleton Cheney man This evening in Middleton Cheney there will be a Parade and Sunset Ceremony to commemorate the loss of the ship HMS Hood in 1941 during a second world war battle.   1415 of her 1418 crew went down with the ship. The ship’s captain, Vice-Admiral Lancelot Holland, was […]

Over 200 local people were involved in the project For the third year Banbury Cross has been given a spring makeover thanks to local textile artist Anne-Marie Cadman and a band of creative local people. As part of the Round and Round programme, Anne-Marie worked with Cherwell District Council’s landscaping, wellbeing and communities teams and […]

Officers have praised the victim for the steps taken to protect their property Police have recovered stolen quad bikes within hours of them being taken. Thieves took the vehicles from Milcombe overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday. They were tracked to a location in Warwickshire and recovered yesterday. Officers praised the victim of the crime who […]

The public can ask questions during the meeting which starts at 6.30pm Brackley’s Annual Town Meeting takes place in the Town Hall this evening (Thursday). Its an opportunity for people from Brackley to pose questions to the Mayor and members of the Council.  Issues raised by those attending last year’s meeting included vacant shops and […]

There are 145,000 highways locations to be visited by the contractors By March next year every highway drain, gully, manhole and catchpit in Oxfordshire will have been emptied and cleaned as part of a £2.6m programme. Contractors working on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council have started work on the project, with 145,000 highways locations set […]

Local Councillors have been chasing the issue for residents Long-awaited building maintenance work at Vulcan Court on the Warwick Road is about to get underway. Scaffolding has surrounded the property for the last 18 months, with local Councillors concerned that no progress was being made.   But housing provider GreenSquareAccord has told Banbury FM a contractor […]