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Watching his parents whilst growing up in Nigeria instilled in Cllr Okeke a dedication to help others Black History Month is marked in the UK during October.   Its an opportunity to recognise black culture, history, and achievements. At Cherwell District Council they are celebrating Councillor Dr Chukwudi Okeke, who made local history when he was […]

The twelve properties were constructed using better-than-carbon-zero building techniques A community-led local housing project has scooped a prestigious award from the industry magazine Inside Housing. The Hook Norton Community Land Trust has been named “Best affordable housing development – less than £5m” at the Inside Housing Development Awards 2024. The development at Bourne Green offers […]

Three vehicle were involved on Sunday evening A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision between three vehicles on the B4525 north of Radstone. The incident happened yesterday evening (Sunday) at around 7.45pm and involved a grey Volkswagen Golf, a silver Toyota Yaris and a white Hyundai IX35 at the crossroad junction […]

Two days essential maintenance is taking place The household waste recycling centre at Alkerton is closed for the next couple of days to enable essential work to be carried out. The site is shut today and tomorrow (Tuesday) to allow for deep cleaning and maintenance to take place.  The centre has to be closed for […]

The offender left the scene with a female A man was left unconscious after an assault at the High Street entrance to White Lion Walk in Banbury. The incident occurred at around 2.06pm last Tuesday (October 1). A man in his forties was chatting with another man and a woman.   An altercation ensued and the […]

The festival is supported with funding from the National Lottery A ten-day festival of music, art, theatre and comedy got underway last night at Tooley’s boatyard in Banbury. Aligned with this weekend’s Canal Festival, Tooley’s Arts Festival 2024 is being supported with funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England. This evening Glastonbury stalwarts […]

Katharine House is now seeking volunteer Open Gardens Ambassadors to help with next year’s plans The area’s green fingered home-owners – and those who went to see the fruits of their labours – helped raise nearly £8,000 for Katharine House Hospice this year. The annual Open Gardens Scheme ran through the spring and summer months, […]

Akashdeep Singh has been remanded to appear at Warwick Crown Court on October 31 A man accused of being a disqualified driver has been charged with causing the death of a woman and seriously injuring a man in a collision on the M40 north of Banbury last Saturday (September 28). The collision between a Peugeot […]

Sean Woodcock has accused Cherwell District Council of being “wholly irresponsible” with taxpayers money Banbury’s MP say’s Cherwell District Council’s administration needs to “get a grip” of what he describes as the utter, and expensive, chaos surrounding planning appeals. Planning applicants can use the appeals process when they aren’t happy with a decision made to […]

Criminal damage, assault and public order offences were noted by police Three young people have been arrested by police following reports of youths committing criminal damage, assault and public order offences around Banbury.   A number of incidents are understood to have occurred on Thursday afternoon and evening. Social media posts circulated of young people causing […]