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The amount raised exceeds the amount collected last year This year’s Poppy Appeal in the Banbury area raised over £67,500 in just 16 days – and the money is still coming in. The amount going to the Royal British Legion is up on last year’s total of £65,000. Ahead of this year’s appeal a number […]
All the reindeer have been decorated by local children In the run up to Christmas a festive Reindeer Trail has been set up around Banbury town centre. Youngsters have been challenged to find the names of ten reindeer which have been placed in shop windows. There’s an iPad on offer for one lucky winner. Nine […]
999 calls should only be made for serious or life-threatening emergencies It looks like temperatures will fall away this weekend as we get the first blast of more wintery weather and South Central Ambulance Service has been making preparations for the weeks ahead. Every year the service faces a significant increase in calls to its […]
The robbery occurred on Wednesday afternoon A person told staff at Cash Converters on Banbury High Street that they had a knife as they demanded money from the shop cash till. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon (November 22) at around 5.30pm. Thames Valley Police has released a CCTV image of an individual that they […]
MP thinks the plan is working but local Labour Leader says she is out-of-touch with reality Banbury’s MP has backed yesterday’s financial statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt. Victoria Prentis says the Prime Minister’s plan to halve inflation, grow the economy and reduce debt is working. Rishi Sunak made the pledge in […]
The Christmas lights are set to be switched on this weekend in Brackley and Banbury The countdown to Christmas begins this weekend as the Christmas lights are turned on in Brackley and Banbury. Brackley goes first on Saturday. From 3pm the town’s first Christmas Market will be up and running on the Piazza and in […]
Cherwell District Council’s kerbside recycling scheme has been running for 20 years Two pupils from Christopher Rawlins School in Adderbury are behind an eye-catching design which can now been seen on the side of two Cherwell District Council bin lorries. Ava Smith and Mollie Malcher got creative as part of a competition to celebrate 20 […]
The offender was a man in his late twenties wearing a camouflage style jacket A woman in her late teens has been sexually assaulted on a bus in Banbury. She was on the X4 Stagecoach bus between Banbury bus station and the Horton Hospital at around 3.25pm yesterday (November 21) when the assault happened. Having […]
The school has won an award in a scheme run jointly by the Carers Trust and The Children’s Society Chenderit School in Middleton Cheney has been given a bronze award for their work to make sure students don’t miss out on an education because they are young carers. Run jointly by the Carers Trust and […]
Paintbox Group was founded in 1989 The future of a Banbury company which supplies paint, assembly and sequencing solutions to the UK automotive and transport industry has been secured, but 42 people within the wider group have been made redundant. Paintbox Banbury Limited and its parent company Paintbox Group had been put into administration, but […]