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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 […]

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 […]