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Banbury’s MP joined Cropredy Women’s Institute to tour the facility By 2029 the Banbury Sewage Treatment Works will be able to process 490 litres of wastewater per second – an increase of 84 percent over the 266 litres per second it can currently deal with. Thames Water is carrying out a £14.7 million upgrade at […]

Thefts occurred in both Greatworth and Kings Sutton Police are investigating two separate incidents of thefts from garden sheds in local villages.   In both cases garden machinery was taken, including a chain saw. In Greatworth a break-in occurred in South Close between Thursday April 10 at 4.30pm and 7.30am the following morning.   A number of […]

Officers had recommended approving the Higham Way plans An application to build commercial units on land which had been allocated for new housing in Grimsbury has been refused. But the decision may be questioned by the land owners as the emerging Local Plan for the Cherwell District was set to change the site from residential […]

Banbury councillor Mark Cherry was one of two who attended every meeting by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter The Oxfordshire County councillors with the best and worst meeting attendance across the full council term have been revealed. The data shows the meetings that councillors were expected to attend between May 18 2021 when the first […]

A seven race card, kids activities and live music all feature There’s a big family day out lined up this Sunday at Edgcote Races and Family Fun Day. Gates to the course open at 11am with a seven race card starting at 2 o’clock. Organised by the Bicester with Whaddon Chase, there’s a total entry […]

Police say the sentencing has brought a complex and difficult investigation to a conclusion A woman from Middleton Cheney has been sentenced for the manslaughter of Barrie Davenport. Mr Davenport died at an assisted living complex in Banbury’s School Lane in October 2022.   He was 88. Fifty-five year old Lisa Davenport of Washle Drive, Middleton […]

She served as Attorney General in Rishi Sunak’s government Former Banbury MP Victoria Prentis has been given a life peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours. The announcement has been made this afternoon. Until July last year she was the Attorney General in Mr Sunak’s government. Mrs Prentis served as the MP for Banbury from 2015 […]

Orinoco is holding a 5-day 50 percent off everything sale A Banbury charity shop with a difference has reached a heavyweight milestone four years after opening their doors. Orinoco, The Oxfordshire Scrapstore, has diverted 50 tonnes of materials away from landfill – the same weight at 15 hippos! The concept for the store was born […]

The Planning Officer told councillors he was doing all he could to resolve the impasse Council tax payers in the Cherwell District could be landed with a huge Planning Appeal Hearing bill despite having agreed to housing – because lawyers representing the parties involved haven’t been able to coordinate their diaries.   In November 2023 Manor Oak […]

A Bicester man has been charged with possession of a bladed article Police have made three more arrests as they continue to investigate an incident of violent disorder on Hilton Road in Banbury, during which a man in his thirties sustained a significant stab wound to his arm. They were called to reports of a […]