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A consultation on the proposals has begun Cherwell District Council’s new Housing Strategy for the next five years proposes delivering affordable homes and improving existing housing as two of its priorities.   A third priority is to promote health and wellbeing through housing and tackling homelessness. We’re now being asked to comment on the proposed strategy, […]

Both minibuses and taxis are used for around 1,700 children and young people Parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being invited to share their views on home to school transport.   Oxfordshire County Council and Oxfordshire Parent Carers Forum have organised a listening event where people can share their […]

Trespassers could add further delays to the repairs Work to rectify the problems at Brackley’s new Skatepark have been delayed due to poor weather conditions – and people breaking in to the closed off facility could hinder progress and further delay the reopening. Brackley Town Council closed the skatepark in September after an inspection found […]

Life expectancy in the unit was around two and a half months Ahead of Remembrance Sunday next month, Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock is backing a campaign to commemorate the brave pilots and navigators of the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit during the Second World War. Two Banbury men lost their lives serving in the unit. The Photo […]

Good condition clothing, shoes, books, CDs, DVDs and children’s toys will be accepted A new scheme will give people in the Cherwell district the opportunity to declutter their homes whilst giving back to charity, without even leaving the house. Cherwell District Council has teamed up with Anglo Doorstep Collections to give a second lease of […]

The team have provided alternative ways they can help until the lift is repaired Banbury Citizens Advice has been forced to temporarily close its offices in Cornhill (at the top of the Market Place) as the lift to their offices is out of action and in need of emergency repairs. This means the office won’t […]

Luszczkiewicz had been charged with attempted murder but the prosecution accepted an alternative guilty plea A Banbury man has been convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent after he stabbed another man in People’s Park on August 4. 18-year-old Alex Luszczkiewicz of Calthorpe Road was also convicted of possession of a bladed article in […]

An altercation happened in Banbury Market Place Two females became involved in an argument in Banbury town centre last Friday night, which resulted in one of them being assaulted. The incident happened at around 7.50pm close to Coffee #1 in the Market Place. During the altercation the victim was knocked to the floor. Thames Valley […]

The collision involving three vehicles happened on Sunday evening A Brackley man has been arrested following the collision between three vehicles on the B4525 north of Radstone on Sunday evening. The incident happened at around 7.45pm at the crossroad junction for Radstone and Helmdon.   A grey Volkswagen Golf, a silver Toyota Yaris and a white […]

Trees of remembrance offer bereaved parents the opportunity to honour their baby in a simple, quiet way This week is Baby Loss Awareness Week.   At three Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites trees of remembrance have been put up for bereaved families to display commemorative messages. One of them is at the Horton Midwifery […]