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Cherwell’s Commercial Waste Team have won a national award A council team that offers ethical waste services to over 700 north Oxfordshire businesses is celebrating a prestigious national award. Cherwell District Council’s commercial waste team was named Team of the Year at the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee Celebration Awards, held on October 8. The […]

Both her XL Bully dogs have since been humanely euthanized A Banbury woman has received a three-month suspended prison sentence, and been banned from keeping a dog for seven years, after one of her XL Bully dogs killed a much-loved family pet which was being walked in a field on the edge of Hanwell. Appearing […]

The build project has been completed in around 10 weeks Banbury’s second PlayZone opened on Friday. The state-of-the-art sports facility in Princess Diana Park has been created through a partnership between the Football Foundation, Cherwell District Council and Banbury Town Council. The PlayZone offers a safe, inclusive and welcoming space for residents and sports teams […]

“our message to you is simple – you are not welcome” Banbury United are working to identify individuals who let off fireworks during last Tuesday’s FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round fixture again St Albans City. The fireworks were aimed at the pitch. Those involved have been told they will be identified and banned from all […]

A Section 60 order was put in place following the incidents on Friday Police investigating incidents of disorder and reports of fights with weapons at Banbury Fair on Friday night have charged two men with weapons offences. Nineteen-year-old Moheez Hussain, of Chatsworth Drive was charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. […]

Chacombe Primary Academy is one of the schools taking part this year Ten weeks today it will be Christmas Day and whilst it might still be a little early for some people to start getting festive there’s already a light dusting of Christmas spirit falling on some of our local schools, thanks to the Katharine […]

A family hub has been proposed for Brackley but no launch date has been announced by Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter Several new family hubs will be launched across West Northamptonshire in October and November, offering support for families with children up to 19. This comes as West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has agreed to implement […]

The Secretary of State decided not to call in Cherwell’s planning decision A number of local political figures have welcomed the news that Cherwell District Council’s decision to grant Oxford United planning permission for a new stadium to the south of Kidlington will not be “called in” by the Secretary of State. It means the […]

There was a 9 percent increase in deaths of homeless people last year Three Cherwell District Councillors took part in the Oxfordshire CEO Sleepout last Thursday – a fundraising event for the Oxfordshire Homeless Movement. Council Chair Dorothy Walker was joined by colleagues Chris Brant and Lesley McLean for the event in University Parks last […]

Andrew Gant wants to enhance the existing agreement; Sean Woodcock wants the services back in public hands Oxfordshire County Council’s Highways Chief and Banbury’s MP are at odds over how bus services are best delivered in the county. Next week the County Council’s Cabinet look set to agree an Enhanced Partnership Plus agreement with local […]