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A seven race card, kids activities and live music all feature There’s a big family day out lined up this Sunday at Edgcote Races and Family Fun Day. Gates to the course open at 11am with a seven race card starting at 2 o’clock. Organised by the Bicester with Whaddon Chase, there’s a total entry […]

Police say the sentencing has brought a complex and difficult investigation to a conclusion A woman from Middleton Cheney has been sentenced for the manslaughter of Barrie Davenport. Mr Davenport died at an assisted living complex in Banbury’s School Lane in October 2022.   He was 88. Fifty-five year old Lisa Davenport of Washle Drive, Middleton […]

She served as Attorney General in Rishi Sunak’s government Former Banbury MP Victoria Prentis has been given a life peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours. The announcement has been made this afternoon. Until July last year she was the Attorney General in Mr Sunak’s government. Mrs Prentis served as the MP for Banbury from 2015 […]

Orinoco is holding a 5-day 50 percent off everything sale A Banbury charity shop with a difference has reached a heavyweight milestone four years after opening their doors. Orinoco, The Oxfordshire Scrapstore, has diverted 50 tonnes of materials away from landfill – the same weight at 15 hippos! The concept for the store was born […]

The Planning Officer told councillors he was doing all he could to resolve the impasse Council tax payers in the Cherwell District could be landed with a huge Planning Appeal Hearing bill despite having agreed to housing – because lawyers representing the parties involved haven’t been able to coordinate their diaries.   In November 2023 Manor Oak […]

A Bicester man has been charged with possession of a bladed article Police have made three more arrests as they continue to investigate an incident of violent disorder on Hilton Road in Banbury, during which a man in his thirties sustained a significant stab wound to his arm. They were called to reports of a […]

A Conservative councillor feels the money could have been better spent on fixing roads by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter Oxfordshire County Council spent more than £127,000 on social media advertising in the space of a year, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has shown. The county council has Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Nextdoor and […]

Sean Woodcock wants to understand the challenges businesses are facing Banbury’s MP has written to local businesses which import and export outside the UK, inviting them to share details of the challenges they face and their concerns following the implementation of new tariffs on international trade to America. A 10 percent baseline tariff on goods […]

A closure notice has been put in place for the property Following several reports to police of suspected drug dealing at a Banbury address four people have been arrested. Officers visited the property on Britannia Road and arrested three males and a female.   The female was also wanted for other offences. Class A drugs – […]

The service has been launched by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Anyone experiencing anxiety, stress or loneliness, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or other mental health challenges can now make use of a new free, confidential, text support service, which is available 24/7. Simply by texting the word ‘SUNRISE’ to 85258 at any time of day […]