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Twenty-five of the assessments are being made available, each worth up to £1,500 Businesses in the Cherwell District which attend an online sustainable business workshop could be eligible for free energy assessments and decarbonisation plans worth up to £1,500. The online workshops in early February will cover practical sustainability strategies, technical advice, information about funding […]

Ten local schools had decorated the trees in town centre business windows Nicola Jakubik is the proud owner of a new iPad after she was announced as the winner of the Banbury BID Christmas Tree Trail for 2024. The 9-year-old, who attends St Leonard’s School in Banbury, successfully found all ten of the trees which […]

The offenders left when they couldn’t gain entry Thieves failed to break-in to a business on the High Street in Fenny Compton during the early hours of yesterday morning (January 14), leaving empty handed but having caused damage to the property. They attempted to gain entry at around 3.50am.   Having tried the front and side […]

Decisions will be weighted in developers favour as Cherwell can no longer demonstrate the required 5-year housing land supply The first effects of the Labour government’s new house building targets look set to be felt locally this Thursday.   A resubmitted application to build another 114 houses on land to the north of Dukes Meadow Drive […]

The Patients’ Choice Award has been running since 2016 Anyone who has used the Horton General Hospital in the last year, or other Oxford University Hospital Trust sites, is being invited to nominate a member of staff or a team who’ve gone the extra mile to provide outstanding care. The Trust’s 2025 Patients’ Choice Awards […]

They are unhappy with some elements of the County Council’s letter on local government reorganisation Green councillors are pushing for the 2025 local elections to take place, in the face of uncertainty following the government’s announcement in December on devolution and local government reorganisation. They say that those responsible for shaping how local government will […]

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 […]