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Sadly Nick Wharmby passed away during the early hours of Sunday morning For one family Sunday’s Santa Fun Run was an opportunity to show their gratitude for the support they had received from the Katharine House Hospice during the last week – despite facing the worst possible outcome just hours before the event. Nick Wharmby […]

It was all smiles on a grey and drizzly December morning Grey skies, drizzle and a last minute change of venue didn’t put off around 300 people who took part in Katharine House Hospice’s Santa Fun Run on Sunday morning. It was all smiles as the runners donned their Santa suits and completed either 1.5km […]

Town Mayor: “I have never seen so many people coming into Brackley” Hundreds of people packed Brackley’s Market Place on Saturday evening to watch the town’s annual Lantern Parade and the switching-on of the Christmas Lights. Over the last few weeks youngsters have been making lanterns in readiness to join the procession – one of […]

Sean Woodcock admitted he had agonised over the decision The vote to allow assisted dying in the UK has been passed in parliament, but Banbury’s MP voted against the move.   Sean Woodcock said he was not convinced by the safeguards in the Bill, along with the current state of palliative care and the NHS, and […]

The money would be focused on emptying gulleys, carrying out drainage management and repairing infrastructure by Esme Kenney, Local Democracy Reporter Oxfordshire County Council has announced it would invest £1.5 million in improving highway drainage to help roads cope with flooding, as it releases the first draft of the 2025/26 budget. The council said the […]

Properties had low or no water pressure Homes and business in and around Banbury were affected by low or no water pressure this morning. Thames Water say that following Storm Bert they had issues at one of their local sites due to flooding.   This left the site not running as it normally would, leading to […]

Classes resume on Monday and the auditorium is back up and running on Thursday The Mill Arts Centre will re-open next week. Its been closed after flooding affected the building. On Monday all shows and classes were cancelled as flood water from the River Cherwell surrounded the venue in the wake of Storm Bert. After […]

A late night shopping event is also lined up next Thursday The Winter Wish Land returns to Castle Quay from this weekend. The free-to-visit attraction offers children a chance to explore a charming festive forest filled with wintery creatures and twinkling holiday magic.   Youngsters can write and post their Christmas letters in a magical post […]

30 minutes of quality childcare will be offered to parents ahead of the start of the school day Local schools are being urged to be one of the 750 early adopters of a new government free breakfast club programme. Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock says breakfast clubs will make a huge difference for families in Banbury, […]

Katharine House staff have managed to organise a last-minute venue change This Sunday’s Santa Fun Run fundraiser for the Katharine House Hospice will now take place at the North Oxfordshire Academy. Organisers have been forced into a last-minute change of venue due to flooding at Spiceball Park following last weekend’s storm. Runners donning their Santa […]