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“It’s such an incredible event and we are so grateful to everyone involved” This year’s Banbury Christmas Tractor Run has smashed all previous fundraising totals, bringing in an amazing £68,000 for the Katharine House Hospice!   That total is set to rise further with money still coming in. Thousands of people took to the streets last […]

The main road between Banbury and Daventry has been closed since December 5 The A361 between Wardington and Chipping Warden has reopened today after emergency repairs were completed ahead of schedule. The road was closed on December 5 after a sinkhole appeared in the centre of the carriageway. Oxfordshire County Council initially warned that repairs […]

Witney and Oxford radio stations are set to receive unchallenged licence extensions The Labour government won’t support calls for Banbury to be given a chance to have its own FM radio station, but they are set to wave through unchallenged licence extensions for local community radio stations in other parts of the country. Banbury FM […]

The company asked for a 53 percent increase Thames Water customers will see their bills rise by 35 percent over the next five years.   The water industry regulator Ofwat has agreed to the leap in charges, taking the average bill from £436 to £588. The beleaguered company had asked for a 53 percent increase. The […]

The winner will be announced at the service on Sunday morning We’re being invited to pop into St Mary’s Church in Banbury to vote for the Best Tree on display at their Christmas Tree Festival. Each tree was decorated by a local business or charity earlier this week.   Visitors can buy tokens when they enter […]

“I think everyone would agree that the status quo is not delivering” Banbury’s MP has joined those welcoming the government’s announcement of the biggest shake-up in local councils for half a century. The English Devolution White Paper was launched earlier this week outlining structures which could see a new mayor for Oxfordshire and a single […]

Concerns had been raised about the situation outside Harriers School A number of parents dropping off their children at a Banbury primary school have been issued with tickets for parking infringements following complaints to Thames Valley Police. One parent was given a Section 59 Warning for the manner of their driving. Members of the Banbury […]

The White Paper has been billed as the “biggest transfer of power out of Westminster this century The future of Cherwell District Council is uncertain following the government’s announcement of the biggest shake-up in local councils for half a century. The English Devolution White Paper was launched yesterday afternoon.   It outlines new structures which could […]

Council Lib Dem leader fears developers will take advantage to the detriment of local wishes In the wake of the government’s planning reform announcement last week the Leader of Labour at Cherwell District Council has demanded that the council deliver the homes families in Cherwell need.   But the Liberal Democrat Leader of the Council has […]

He was arrested on suspicion of affray, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and threats to kill Thames Valley Police has released further details of an incident in Great Bourton on Sunday afternoon (December 15), along with a request for witnesses. As we previously reported officers were called to a disturbance at […]