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Two of the Under 18s coaches will manage the new team Banbury United will have a Development Team from next season.   They will be participating in the Hellenic League Division Two.   The club says the introduction of a Development Team reinforces their commitment to nurturing homegrown talent from the town and surrounding areas.   It will […]

Police were called at just before 6.40pm A Banbury street was cordoned off by police on Monday evening following what officers described as an “altercation” which resulted in one man sustaining a laceration to his arm. He was taken to hospital with a non life-threatening injury. The incident happened on Hilton Road with the police […]

The public will see an increased police presence whilst an investigation continues A woman has been raped in People’s Park by a man she met at a venue in Banbury town centre. The rape happened during the early hours of this morning (March 30), between 2.30am and 3.30am. The woman, who’s in her late teens, […]

At the moment there is no confirmation of the breed of dogs seized A woman has been arrested in connection with the dangerous dog incident which occurred between Hanwell and Banbury’s Hanwell Fields estate on Wednesday (March 26). The woman, who’s in her 30s, is from the town.   Her arrest was on suspicion of causing […]

An investigation has begun on behalf of the coroner A man who was in the car which collided with the wall of the Spiceball Sports Centre gym two weekends ago has passed away. Thames Valley Police have issued a witness appeal as they begin an investigation on behalf of the coroner. A white Ford Fiesta […]

A suspect has been arrested and bailed A man has been arrested after police received a report of a male being assaulted with a baseball bat on the fields near Ruscote Arcade in Banbury.    The incident happened on Wednesday lunchtime (March 26). The suspect is a 42-year-old from the town.   He was arrested on suspicion […]

Further details may become available from May onwards Banbury FM’s long running campaign to be given an FM broadcast frequency has finally taken a step forward. After years of trying to persuade the regulator Ofcom to make an FM licence available for our town their latest workplan update – published today – acknowledges there is […]

The attack happened in the field between Hanwell and Hanwell Fields A dog has been killed after being attacked by another animal which its suspected was an XL bully. The small white schnauzer and poodle mixed-breed was being walked by its owner in the field between St Peters Church in Hanwell and Hanwell Fields, between […]

Luka Wallis examined the impact of social media on voting behaviour in America A year 12 student from the Warriner School in Bloxham has come third in an international competition organised by the British Sociological Association.   Luka Wallis entered the ‘Young Sociologist of the Year’ competition, writing an essay on the impact of social media […]

The Council says they are waiting on the Valuation Office Agency A Council Tax bill has been sent to a building used for religious worship – despite the property being given an exemption last year. The property at 43 West Street is used as a Gurdwara by local Sikhs. The law states that a place […]