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Although the dry spell has ended the feeder reservoirs haven’t recovered Boaters on the Oxford Canal are finally able to move their craft today with the Canal and River Trust once again allowing navigation.   But with reservoir levels still well below where they should be, the opening is only in place for one week. A […]

Suleiman lured the victim to the park after they left a nightclub A man has been jailed after he raped a woman following a night out in Banbury town centre. 19-year-old Faris Suleiman, who’s from Windrush in the town, left a nightclub with a woman in her late teens sometime between 3am and 3.20am on […]

The incident happened last Friday afternoon A man was pushed to the floor and verballed threatened by a group of people brandishing weapons in the Castle Quay Shopping Centre. The victim, who’s in his twenties, had been walking through the shopping centre on Friday afternoon (October 24) when the assault occurred at between 2.15pm and […]

Sean Woodcock wanted the County Council to look at public ownership Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet have agreed to move forward with an Enhanced Partnership Plus agreement with local bus operators – despite being urged by Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock to take back bus services into public ownership. The County Council deemed this not feasible in […]

Roads were closed through the night as police investigation work took place A cyclist is in hospital in a serious condition following a collision on the Southam Road in Banbury last night.    Two men have been arrested. Hennef Way and the Southam Road remained closed through Friday morning whilst investigation work was completed.   These roads […]

Young women are often lacking political representation, financial resources and institutional backing Actions to support improving young women’s safety in the Cherwell district will now be considered by Cherwell District Council’s Executive, following a proposal by Councillor Dr Kerrie Thornhill at a full council meeting earlier this week. She told councillors that young women leaders […]

Poppy sellers can be found at a number of local supermarkets The annual poppy appeal begins today ahead of the Remembrance period in November.   In Banbury volunteer poppy sellers are already manning stalls in Tesco’s, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s.   From tomorrow they will also be based in Morrison’s and at the Castle Quay Shopping Centre. Local […]

Both were arrested for drugs offences and one also for a firearms offence As part of an ongoing investigation into drugs and firearms offences police have executed warrants at multiple addresses in Banbury under Section 8 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. The activity, which happened last week, comes as part of a proactive […]

Some areas will be exempt from inclusion for safety reasons Requests to turn off our streetlights overnight will now be driven by local communities after a backlash led to the previous scheme being rethought. Local communities in Oxfordshire will now have the option to request that streetlights in their area are switched off during the […]

Inspectors found poor leadership had created unsafe conditions at Fairholme House A Bodicote care home has been placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission found “unsafe conditions for the people living there”. Fairholme House on Church Street provides care for up to 22 people with support for the elderly, some of whom are […]