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The graffiti was quickly removed Police in Banbury are working to identify the culprit behind graffiti which has appeared in the town centre. On Tuesday morning reports appeared on social media of damage having been caused to the statue of the Fine Lady on a White Horse on South Bar.   By 9am the graffiti had […]

Independent councillors join Conservatives group giving them an equal claim with Labour to be the “official opposition” by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter Taxpayers across the county could be faced with an extra bill of almost £180,000 over four years, after two opposition groups were formed on Oxfordshire County Council. Normally only one group who […]

The Mayor Making Ceremony will take place on May 31 A councillor who has worked for many years promoting Brackley and supporting its townsfolk is the new mayor. Bernie Tiller was elected at a town council meeting last night and succeeds Elaine Wiltshire, who’s worn the chains of office for the last twelve months. Councillor […]

The incident took place on the grassed area between Longdon Crescent and Bankside A 19-year-old man sustained minor injuries to his face during an altercation in Banbury last Saturday afternoon (May 17). Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to the incident between two men, which took place on the grassed area between Longdon Crescent […]

The vehicle hit the nearside crash barrier then rolled down the embankment Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a collision on the M40 near Banbury early on Saturday morning (May 17), which resulted in two people being hospitalised with serious injuries. A black Ford C-Max MPV collided with the nearside crash barrier […]

A small pet dog died after it was attached by other animals A 36-year-old woman from Banbury has been formally charged in relation to a dangerous dog incident in fields near Hanwell at the end of March. Eliza Roberts, of De La Warr Drive, faces multiple charges after an investigation by Thames Valley Police’s Rural […]

The Prime Minister welcomed EU leaders to Lancaster House in London this morning As details of a new agreement between the UK and the European Union begin to emerge, Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock has welcomed today’s summit and the opportunity to fix what he describes as “the botched Brexit deal of the previous government”. Mr […]

The town’s first 40 council houses were built in 1913 in King’s Road A blue plaque has been unveiled commemorating a Banbury Councillor who fought for the town’s poor and disadvantaged in the early 20th century.  Herbert Payne lived in Queen’s Road, where the plaque was seen for the first time at a ceremony on […]

The aim is to create “a seamless and luxurious experience for electric vehicle owners” A planning application has been submitted to create an electric vehicle charging facility for Porsche cars in Banbury. The site, next to Banbury Cricket Club’s Ermont Way ground and opposite the existing Instavolt facility, is currently a grassed area. Porsche Cars […]

A campaign group had the pub registered as an Asset of Community Value Plans to convert the Bell Inn pub in Great Bourton into a family home have been unanimously refused by Cherwell District Council’s Planning Committee. The Hook Norton Brewery had owned the pub since 1899.   It closed in 2023 and they sold it […]