Local News

Repair plans range from surface dressing to full structural maintenance What is arguably Banbury’s most pothole ridden road is set to be fixed.   Work has been scheduled for structural maintenance on the Warwick Road from the Southam Road junction as far as Orchard Way this August.   It will take around three weeks to complete. The […]

48 boxes of eggs were found in the back of her car in Buckingham Banbury Police were scrambled to the scene of an egg theft at Banbury Gateway yesterday. A female visitor to Marks and Spencers had hatched a plan to lay her hands on 48 boxes, but decided to leave without paying. The store […]

Key themes and scenes from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ were explored Over one hundred pupils from local secondary schools attended a Shakespeare Day at Broughton Castle on Friday.   Year 7 students from Bloxham School, Wykham Park Academy and North Oxfordshire Academy were at the event, alongside young people from Whitelands Academy, Chipping Norton School and […]

Opening times this summer will be 8am to 5pm daily Thursday late night opening through the summer at the Household Waste and Recycling Centre in Alkerton will not return this year.   Oxfordshire County Council says it is no longer financially viable. Alkerton, and the county’s other six household waste recycling centres, have in previous years […]

Photo ID will be needed at polling stations and people correctly registered to vote The countdown to this year’s Local Elections has officially begun with a Notice of Election published last Friday and some voters already receiving their polling cards. Doors will open at polling stations at 7am on Thursday May 2 with electors choosing […]

Previous surveys have shown that some residents and businesses feel unsafe We’re being asked for our opinions on anti-social behaviour in Banbury.   Thames Valley Police’s Neighbourhood Policing Team and the Community Safety Team have launched a survey to ascertain the opinions of local people and businesses. The survey seeks to learn how many people have […]

Questions continue as to whether the shopping centre was purchased as an investment or for regeneration Questions over the falling value of the Castle Quay Shopping Centre and Waterside developments in Banbury, and the original reason for purchasing the shopping centre, has led to a heated exchange between two Councillors. During an Audit, Accounts and […]

“to destroy it would be disgraceful” A resubmitted application to build on 140,000 square metres of farmland at Huscote Farm near Nethercote has been rejected. Greystoke CB first submitted a speculative application for fields in May 2022.   That was taken directly to appeal but the planning committee still considered the application at the time and […]

Councillors feared the loss of the existing surgery if they didn’t approve the plans An outline planning application for a new health centre and 60 houses on a greenfield site in Cropredy has been approved by Councillors on Cherwell District Council’s Planning Committee. Obsidian Strategic Asset Management applied to build on farm land just off […]

Barry Whitehouse has welcomed Banbury’s free parking trial The man who has been campaigning for fourteen years for some form of free parking in Banbury has welcomed Cherwell District Council’s announcement of a free first hour in Castle Quay car parks throughout April. Barry Whitehouse, who runs the Artery Art Shop in Parson’s Street is […]