Local News

The vehicle was being ridden between Broughton Road and Lennox Gardens A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a motocross motorcycle collided with a lamp post.   The bike was being driven illegally through a Banbury alleyway at the time. The collision occurred at about 7pm on Sunday April 27 in the alleyway between […]

The image of a person police would like to speak to has been released A man who was believed to be carrying a knife threatened staff in a Banbury store before stealing tobacco and cigarettes. The robbery took place at Quick Stop on the Warwick Road at about 7.30am on Friday (May 2). When the […]

Reform UK have taken control of the formerly Conservative council by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter In a tumultuous set of council elections, the very fabric of the Conservatives’ political hold on West Northamptonshire has been tested, ripping out large chunks of its voter base and political prowess. Reform UK have stormed through West Northamptonshire, […]

Leader of the council Liz Leffman said she was “absolutely elated” by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter The Liberal Democrats won a huge victory in the Oxfordshire County Council local elections, winning their first ever majority in the council’s history. The party won 36 seats in the Oxfordshire County Council local elections with 35 needed […]

Finger pointed at Reform voting as one reason for the result by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter The leader of the Conservative group on Oxfordshire County Council has lost his seat in the local elections, with the party suffering significant losses in the county. Conservative candidate Eddie Reeves lost out in the Cropredy and Hook […]

It happened on Middleton Road in Grimsbury A man suffered a broken arm after he was assaulted with what is believed to be a hockey stick in Banbury on Thursday night. Police are investigating the incident, which happened at around 8pm on Middleton Road in Grimsbury. The man was taken to hospital where he remains. […]

Three seats on Cherwell District Council were decided following councillor resignations Former Banbury mayor Fiaz Ahmed has won the Banbury Cross and Neithrop district council by-election for the Conservatives, taking the seat from Labour following the resignation of former councillor Matt Hodgson. Mr Ahmed received 729 votes, with Labour’s Andrew Eaton 39 votes behind on […]

Some results will be announced overnight but the majority won’t be known until Friday Voting is underway in the Local Elections. All of the seats at Oxfordshire County and West Northamptonshire councils are being contested.   Polling is also taking place to elect Cherwell District Council councillors for the Banbury Cross and Neithrop ward, Banbury Grimsbury […]

It’s hoped all supplies will be restored by 4.30pm 2,168 homes and businesses in our area were hit by a power cut this morning.  86 currently remain without any supply. Electricity was lost at around 10.40am with National Grid noting the problem being down to a fault on their high voltage network. Properties in Banbury, […]

Practices remained open and the problem was resolved by late morning A number of our local GP surgeries were hit by an IT issue this morning.    Whilst practices remained open as usual some disruption to patient appointments was anticipated. The problem affected access to clinical systems, leaving the surgeries unable to manage appointments, access medical […]