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There was public outrage after a grieving couple received a letter about their daughter’s grave Brackley Town Council have set the date for a public meeting in the wake of the outrage after they asked a family to remove the decorations from their daughter’s grave in the town ‘s cemetery. Gemma and Jason Sadler received […]

The findings of the Banbury Vision consultation have been published Banbury should be a vibrant, safe, clean, green, fun and independent place – a destination. Those are the key values that will underpin a Banbury Area Action Plan, which has been created following on from the Banbury Vision consultation last year. The plan will guide […]

Police are keeping an open mind as to links to a stabbing earlier in February A 17-year-old Banbury boy has been arrested following the stabbing of a teenager on Valentines Day.   The victim had been in an alleyway between Warwick Road and Abbey Road between 9.45pm and 10.15pm when three young males approached him.   One […]

West Northamptonshire Council sticking to the plan of traffic lights by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter A Northamptonshire village facing heavy congestion and repeat accidents involving large lorries has been told that the council won’t employ vehicle weight limits. It follows after the authority scrapped long-standing plans for a bypass at the start of the year. […]

Delivering the required amount of new housing tilts decision towards approval The likelihood of Bloxham having to take another 150 new houses on farmland in the village has increased with planning policy officers filing a “no objection” response to an outline planning application. William Davis Homes want to build in the fields between the A361and […]

Those interested in fostering international friendships and celebrating diverse cultures are asked to get in contact Banbury could soon be twinned with a town in Poland.   Banbury and District Twinning Association is actively working towards establishing the new partnership and is optimistic it can be finalised by 2027. Banbury has been twinned with the German […]

The camera will be used to enforce a buses only stretch of road An Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera is going to be installed on a Banbury street to help enforce a buses only rule on a stretch of road. Oxfordshire County Council is introducing cameras in a number of locations across the county to […]

“The six councils of Oxfordshire are joining forces and working with the community to make a plan for a greener, fairer energy system” Oxfordshire’s district, city and county councils have all joined forces to work together in delivering a local area energy plan for the county. The aim is to transform the way local energy […]

More money is available to hospices in England from April Katharine House Hospice has received £35,454 of government money as part of a scheme to fund major upgrades and refurbishment at hospices across England. £25 million has been released by the Department of Health and Social Care to modernise facilities, improve IT systems and ensure […]

The B1 and B2 services will now call at the village during weekdays People living in Evenley will now be able to make use of a bus service for the local communities between Buckingham and Brackley. The routes for the B1 and B2 services have been amended so they now also serve the village during […]