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Officers successfully stopped Cherwell being “designated” when a threshold was crossed Last minute updates to planning applications leaving councillors just minutes to digest new information have been stopped. That’s one of the issues raised by the Planning Advisory Service after Cherwell District Council crossed a government set threshold for the number of planning application decisions […]

They were called shortly after midnight on Monday morning Firefighters have been attending a fire at a waste site in Finmere. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called at 12:21am this morning.   Six fire engines attended – three from Oxfordshire and three from Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. Crews have been using main jets on […]

An earlier application was refused due to its close proximity to housing An application to build commercial units on land which had been allocated for new housing in Grimsbury will be considered again this week. In April last year Councillors refused the request from E5 Commercial to construct ten commercial units and car parking on […]

Up to 3,000 machines were manufactured but only 10 still exist here in the UK An event at a steam museum in West Sussex next weekend is going to showcase working steam engines and memorabilia from a Banbury company that was a big part of the steam revolution. The Barrows and Co steam factory was […]

Government building targets take priority in the decision An outline planning application to build another 100 homes in Bloxham has been recommended for approval, even though the County Council say the primary school is full and Thames Water say they can’t deal with the site’s water and waste requirements. Cherwell District Council’s Planning Committee will […]

Police and Crime Commissioner: “Domestic abuse, rape and sexual violence and stalking are some of the highest harm crimes an individual can experience” The Sunrise Multicultural Project has been awarded £25,905 by the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, to support victim-survivors of domestic abuse, rape and sexual violence and stalking. They are […]

Reform UK administration accuse Conservatives of hypocrisy by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter West Northants Council (WNC) will push ahead with its proposals to move black bin collections to every three weeks, after a fiery meeting that called the decision into question and allegations of “hypocrisy”. At the start of May, the Reform UK cabinet […]

The town centre is no longer considered an anti-social behaviour hotspot Anti-social behaviour in Banbury town centre has fallen by nearly a third following targeted work by Banbury’s Neighbourhood policing Team and their partner organisations. Police said overall incidents have dropped by 32 percent. Officers identified key individuals linked to anti-social behaviour and issued Community […]

She failed a roadside breath test in Manor Road A woman has been charged with drink driving after being stopped by police in Brackley. Officers stopped the 54-year-old woman, from Sulgrave, in Manor Road yesterday morning (May 27) after becoming concerned she may have been driving while intoxicated. Police said the woman failed a roadside […]

Anglian Water’s system is struggling to cope in the hot weather People living in Upper Boddington, Eydon, Chipping Warden and the surrounding areas should only use water for essential activities like drinking, cooking and washing.   That’s the message from Anglian Water who are blaming problems with low or no water pressure on demand across their […]