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Local News
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Officers want to hear from witnesses or people with video following the Banbury United game An investigation has begun into the use of flares and pyrotechnics, an assault and exposure in the build up to, and during Banbury United’s game against Nuneaton last Saturday (November 18). Thames Valley Police is looking into a number of […]
School assures parents they aim to move back on site as soon as they are able Wykham Park Academy and the Futures Institute in Banbury are set to remain closed for a second day tomorrow (Wednesday) as the school campus is still experiencing problems with its power supply. A fire in an electrical substation by […]
Limited tickets remain for the performances which start on Thursday Just a few tickets remain for this year’s pantomime by the Banbury Cross Players. They’re bringing Cinderella to the stage at the Mill Arts Centre from this Thursday. It’s the familiar rags-to-riches story of a young girl, ill-treated by her stepmother and sisters who falls […]
A new consultation will guide a review of Cherwell District Council’s current policies How should homelessness be dealt with in our area? We’re being invited to have a say as Cherwell District Council starts reviewing its homelessness and rough sleeping strategy. To help shape the final strategy a consultation has begun. This seeks our views […]
Places are still available for the fund raiser at the start of December A popular annual event which usually fills Spiceball Park in a sea of red – is going green this year. With less than two weeks until Katharine House Hospice’s Santa Fun Run begins, those taking part this year have the option of […]
They could also be given points on their driving licence by Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter Parents could be fined up to £300 and given points on their licence for allowing their children to use e-scooters, a top police boss has warned. A crackdown on e-scooters is coming according to Thames Valley Police’s Jason Hogg […]
Pupils have been asked to work from home on Tuesday A small fire in an electrical substation has left a Banbury secondary school having to close today (Tuesday). Wykham Park Academy and the Futures Institute have no power on site and have asked pupils to work from home. The fire on Monday was in an […]
Staff put up the festive display for the benefit of customers Vandals have trashed Christmas decorations which had been put up at Banbury Train Station by staff who hoped to bring festive cheer to commuters. Overnight between Saturday and Sunday a group tore down decorations, ripped up tinsel and smashed baubles they had ripped from […]
The displays are the first in a planned rollout Bus users in Bretch Hill are some of the first in our area to benefit from real time bus service information at bus stops. The recently installed screens form part of a wider £1.6m investment in the Real Time Information estate across Oxfordshire. This has been […]
Ujeza Kurmekaj will be deported at the end of her jail term An Albanian woman who lived in Banbury has been jailed for seven and a half years after she was found to be acting as a fixer for people smugglers who were arranging small boat crossings from France to the UK. Thirty-two year old […]