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The council has moved from a predicted £25m shortfall to extra money for initiatives Oxfordshire County Council plans to spend more money than had originally been planned in areas such as the regeneration of Banbury Town Centre and pro-active flooding measures, thanks to funding from central government and a 4.99 percent increase in Council Tax. […]

The car was taken at around 3.40am last Tuesday morning Police have issued the image of a person they want to speak to after a vehicle was stolen from a driveway in Banbury’s Broughton Road.   They believe the person in the image may have vital information to help them in their enquiries. The vehicle – […]

The applicant has twice been told “no” to warehousing east of the A361 A date has been set for the Planning Appeal hearing into Cherwell District Council’s decision to reject an application to build on 140,000 square metres of farmland at Huscote Farm near Nethercote.   The applicant, Greystoke CB, proposed building “up to ten new […]

Police are investigating and hoping to hear from any witnesses Thieves have stolen a number of portable toilets, toilet chemicals and other specialised items from the Andy Loos depot on Thorpe Way. In what appears to be a well-organised robbery, nearby CCTV from Wednesday evening shows two or three vehicles and people involved in taking […]

Councillors want to move ahead at pace A meeting of Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet has agreed its response to the government’s devolution plans. A White Paper was launched in December outlining structures which could see a new mayor for Oxfordshire and a single tier of local authority taking on the work of both Oxfordshire County […]

Changes announced in the Autumn Budget have been blamed A long-standing Parson’s Street shop will be closing its doors after 45 years in February. The Cotswold Sewing Centre – formerly known as the Banbury Sewing Centre – has been run by Amy-Leigh Brennan-Rogers since 2020.   She took over the business from her mum Tracey Ann […]

None of Oxfordshire’s MPs cast a vote on Wednesday evening Conservative moves to set up a national inquiry into historical child sexual exploitation on Wednesday have been described as “cynical” by Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock. Mr Woodcock was not in parliament when the vote took place as he was attending a meeting in Hook Norton, […]

Lessons must be learned so future legal quagmires don’t leave homeowners without the facilities they’ve been promised A local play area has finally opened to the public after months of delays. Local councillors Andrew Crichton and Kerrie Thornhill had been pushing for the Thenford Way Recreation Ground to be formally passed to Banbury Town Council […]

They made a failed attempt to steal a cash machine Ram-raiders have attempted to steal a cash machine from Marks and Spencer at the Banbury Gateway retail park. Three people gained entry to the M&S Food Hall at around 2.15am this morning (January 8).   They rammed the front doors with a vehicle and attempted to […]

Damage was caused to at least one vehicle Police are investigating after individuals were seen throwing items onto the busy A43 at Brackley from a bridge over the road.    The incident happened on Monday afternoon (January 6) at around 3pm. Those involved were stood on the Turweston Road which passes over the dual carriageway on […]