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Kev Royston joined Thames Valley Police as a Special Constable in 2018 A Banbury Special Sergeant has been given a Community Policing Award.   Kev Royston received his award at an event on Monday. He joined Thames Valley Police in 2018 as a Special Constable and since then has volunteered a significant number of hours to […]

A petition has been started to oppose the move Oxfordshire County Council is planning to turn off our streetlights overnight.   A decision will be made on Thursday by Councillor Pete Sudbury – who is the Deputy Leader of the Council with Responsibility for Climate Change, Environment & Future Generations. He will be asked to decide […]

Like other MPs Sean Woodcock remains conflicted and unsure how to vote Banbury’s MP has admitted he is struggling to decide which way to vote on the bill to allow assisted dying.   Sean Woodcock says he was in favour of the law change a year ago, but is now less certain. Details of the bill […]

A number of events have been held for Armistice Day 106 years after the guns fell silent at the end of the 1st World War, around the Banbury FM area people marked Armistice Day earlier, by observing two minutes silence in memory of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in conflicts around the world. In […]

The money was given for schools, libraries, highways, health care, parks and recreation facilities Conservative County Councillors from Banbury are questioning why Oxfordshire County Council has £287m of unspent Section 106 funds sitting in the authority’s bank accounts. The money was given to the council by developers as part of agreements when planning permission is […]

Banbury’s MP has defended the changes being implemented The Carrdus School could close from the end of the spring term next year due to the financial decisions of the Labour government since its election in July.   The school’s governors are currently reviewing the future of the school and are looking for a new owner, but […]

The town’s Remembrance Sunday event took place on Sunday afternoon Brackley fell silent on Remembrance Sunday afternoon to remember the fallen from conflicts around the world. A long parade of service personnel, civic dignitaries, veterans and members of the town’s clubs and organisations were led by the Laidlaw Memorial Banbury and District Pipe Band from […]

The town fell silent at 11am Hundreds of people lined the streets on Sunday as Banbury remembered those who made the ultimate sacrifice during two world wars and other conflicts. Crowds watched a 300-strong military and civilian parade march from Broad Street up High Street to Horse Fair and St Mary’s Church as part of […]

Former employees, the Royal British Legion, veterans’ charities and children from Hanwell Fields attended The first Service of Remembrance for Armistice took place this morning at the former Alcan site on the Southam Road in Banbury – which is now home to Amazon. Former Alcan employees, The Royal British Legion, veterans’ charities and children from […]

The chair of Hornton Parish Council said he believed the buildings in the application were just the start An application to create fishing lakes and build accommodation lodges on a green field site just outside Wroxton has been refused with Planning Committee Councillors backing an officer’s recommendation. ATE Farms wanted to introduce two fishing lakes […]