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The HQ has been given A rated Energy Performance Certificates Cherwell District Council’s new head office at Castle Quay was officially opened on Wednesday. Council Leader David Hingley was joined by Council Chairman Dr Chukwudi Okeke, Deputy Leader Councillor Lesley McLean and Chief Executive Gordon Stewart to cut a ribbon on the balcony above Lock […]

Its hoped the move will help improve the availability of appointments Two GP practices in our area are amongst those which have been awarded government funding for improvements to their buildings.   Hightown Surgery and the Bloxham and Hook Norton practice have been selected to receive a share of £102million from the Primary Care Utilisation and […]

The beacon was lit at 9.30pm after an evening of songs from the VE Day era People were In The Mood for a celebration in Brackley’s Town Park at the end of a day marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Thursday. The Cherry Belles performed a number of popular songs from the era […]

Deputy Town Mayor, Councillor Keiron Mallon, sported a Churchillian look for the street party Hundreds of people turned out for a street party in Banbury’s High Street as part of the town’s VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations. The VE Day Union Flag was hoisted above the town hall ahead of 300 schoolchildren and care home […]

Primary school children and veterans came together to lay wreathes A large group of villagers gathered in Deddington this morning to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Members of the Royal British Legion, the emergency services, Banbury’s MP and the public gathered at the flagpole in the Market Place for an event which began […]

The music filled day started with the proclamation and will conclude with a beacon being lit A day of events in Brackley to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day began this morning on The Piazza. Town Councillor Adrian Watt read out the VE Day 80th anniversary proclamation, accompanied by Town Mayor Mrs Elaine Wiltshire. […]

The first event was held outside Henry’s Café in honour of a local hero On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the day the second world war finished in Europe, people in Middleton Cheney gathered early this morning for the first of a number of events lined up to mark the occasion. Tyler Jeffs, the […]

The average major adaptation took just three months from referral to completion A Cherwell District Council grants team, which is dedicated to improving the homes of people with disabilities, has been recognised as one of the most responsive in the UK.  In the last twelve months the team have invested £1.22 million of government funding […]

The Grade 1 listed building was built in 1401 One of the finest medieval barns in the country – which is based here in our area – has reopened for the summer season. Swalcliffe Barn was built in 1401.   It was acquired by the Oxfordshire Buildings Trust in 1990 and is leased to Oxfordshire County […]

Sean Woodcock says the UK government should recognise the state of Palestine as part of a path to peace Banbury’s MP has spoken out against the Israeli government’s planned actions in Gaza.   Sean Woodcock called for the immediate release of all Israeli hostages still in the strip.   He also called out the actions of the […]