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They were joined by Queens Oak – a ladies’ side from Yardley Gobion Its May Day and the ancient tradition of dancing up the sun on May Day morning brought Brackley Market Place to life early this morning. Brackley Morris Men were joined by their guests Queens Oak – a ladies’ side from Yardley Gobion. […]

Kym and Roger Garnett have supported adults with additional care needs for 27 years A Banbury couple have received an award celebrating their long service of opening up their home to adults with additional care needs. For the last 27 years Kym and Roger Garnett have been part of Oxfordshire County Council’s Shared Lives programme, […]

Morris dancers from Adderbury will be performing to mark two decades since the statue was unveiled Its twenty years since the statue of a Fine Lady on a White Horse was unveiled on South Bar, opposite Banbury Cross. The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, visited Banbury on April 27, 2005 to perform the official unveiling ceremony […]

The decision has been made following the final forensic post-mortem report The death of Banbury man who was serving a prison sentence at HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough is no longer being treated as murder. Detectives investigating the case have made the decision following the final forensic post-mortem report. Forty-nine year old Kevin Golby was […]

How the vast majority of your council tax is spent will be decided by those elected on Thursday Polling stations will open for this year’s Local Elections at 7am this Thursday. Everyone on the electoral role in our area will get to vote for the people they want to represent us at either Oxfordshire County […]

Entering open water can be very tempting on a warm day With the weather having turned warmer and temperatures set to rise over the next couple of days, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are reminding us of the dangers of open water, particularly for those who have consumed alcohol. Entering open water can be very […]

“they were really interested by the range of trades and skills used in housebuilding” Children from Hill View Primary School have tried their hand at bricklaying and had the chance to build a home of their own during a trip to a construction site in Banbury. As part of Orbit Homes’ “Building Buddies” programme the […]

The areas of our lives that will be affected by our decision in the polling booth We’re just a few days away from voting beginning in this year’s Local Elections.   Polling stations will open at 7am on Thursday. Social media posts and flyers through the door are hoping to persuade us to vote for the […]

Peter Wasilewski was witnessed by passers-by A man has been jailed for exposing himself on Banbury High Street.  The act, by 44-year-old Peter Wasilewski of no fixed abode, was witnessed by passers-by. Wasilewski was sentenced to six months in prison for outraging public decency at Oxford Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday (April 23).   He pleaded guilty […]

The Macular Society will be at the Banbury Museum Café on Tuesday from 10.30am A charity dedicated to helping people living with the biggest cause of sight loss is inviting people to find out more about the help and support available to them in Banbury. The Macular Society will be raising awareness of macular disease […]