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The field is in use all year but Bodicote Welfare Fund needed to find a time to improve the facilities for everyone The need to complete essential maintenance on the Kingsfield playing field in Bodicote has led to Bodicote Cricket Club being asked to play elsewhere for this season.   The committee which manages the multi-use […]

Murombedzi had been in possession of over 25kg of cocaine during 2024 alone Two former Brackley Town players have been jailed for being part of a Swindon based drugs network, which supplied cannabis, cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin across the town. Shepherd Murombedzi of Hazel Crescent, Kidlington was sent to prison for 10 years 6 […]

The camera has been out of action for around three years A Banbury CCTV camera which hasn’t been working for the last three years is finally operational again, after local councillors kept pushing for a resolution to the problem. The camera is at the junction of Edmunds Road and Bretch Hill, close to the Bradley […]

A micro-brewery and expanded dining and drinking areas are included A planning application has been submitted to make a number of changes to the Red Lion in Bloxham to enable the pub to become a more versatile and viable business. Currently the pub generates much of its revenue from food. The landlord wants to build […]

The vehicle was parked in Manor Road Brackley Neighbourhood Policing Team are hoping the public might be able to help them with information after a bumper trim was stolen from a car in Manor Road. The theft occurred between 8.30pm last Sunday (March 2) and 9am on Tuesday. Officers want to hear from anyone who […]

Banbury’s MP met with members of the hospital Trust board on Friday The dossier on birthing traumas experienced by local mothers since the Horton’s maternity unit was downgraded to a midwife led service was raised by Banbury’s MP when he met with hospital bosses at the Horton’s Maternity Unit last week. Sean Woodcock also raised […]

The Velveteen Rabbit is the 9-year-old’s favourite book An Orchard Fields primary school pupil has won a competition to have her book-themed design for a bedroom brought to life in a local showhome. 9-year-old Lottie Betts’ favourite book is The Velveteen Rabbit so she used the story as the basis for her vision, which designers […]

Performance information for services arriving at Banbury train station has gone live today On the day train ticket prices have increased, new data reveals that one third of Cross Country trains arriving at Banbury station were more than 3 minutes late in January.   The operator, who’s services take local commuters to places like Oxford, Reading […]

The flowers highlight the “Purple for Polio” campaign We’re not quite there yet, but spring has already sprung in Banbury’s People’s Park with the crocuses having appeared and today bathing in the March sunshine. More than 16,000 crocus corms were planted in the park late in 2023 by Banbury Rotary Club in conjunction with Banbury […]

Safety in town was a concern for many people in the Banbury Vision 2050 consultation There were 764 recorded incidents of antisocial behaviour and public order offences in Banbury town centre during 2024.   A number of these did not meet the threshold for formal enforcement action. Responses to a consultation run by Cherwell District Council […]