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She is not suspected of any offence UPDATE: The woman has now come forward. ORIGINAL STORY: Police officers want to make contact with a woman who may have witnessed the assaults which took place inside and outside of AKA on Parson’s Street in Banbury back on August 18. Three people were assaulted at around 12.05am […]

He was previously in court for possession of a bladed article in a public place A Banbury man who committed a knife crime was back in court this morning after he failed to comply with a community requirement, as set by Oxford Magistrates Court. The thirty-seven year old had previously been sentenced for possession of […]

The County Council didn’t see a problem, but the coach company changed the route to address the issue A school bus drop off point has been changed so children no longer have to cross a busy main road to get to their homes. Parents had expressed their concerns over the safety of where their children […]

Two different funds have £525,000 available between them Grass roots organisations that help support people to live well and independently in their own communities are being invited to apply for funding to further enhance the work they do. Oxfordshire County Council is today relaunching its community capacity grants and connected communities fund.   £525,000 is being […]

One independent assessment estimates the cost of the London to Birmingham leg could be twice the anticipated cost of the entire project What has gone wrong with HS2 and how have billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money been blown on the project? Those questions are being posed by a BBC Panorama investigation this evening.   The […]

Police were called to the station on Saturday evening A 21-year-old man needed hospital treatment for a head injury following an incident at Banbury Train Station on Saturday evening. British Transport Police were called to the station at around 7.15pm following a report of an assault. An investigation is underway and anyone with information is […]

One child’s grandmother remembers a school boy being killed trying to cross the road in the 1970s Parents have expressed their concerns over the safety of a school bus drop off point.   Children heading home on The Warriner school bus to Twyford are dropped on the Banbury bound A4260 meaning they then have to cross […]

Sean Woodcock spoke during a statement by The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Banbury’s MP has raised the issue of the downgrading of the Horton General Hospital’s maternity service in the House of Commons.   Sean Woodcock spoke during a statement by Wes Streeting, The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, […]

The service is provided by Citizens Advice West Northants and Cherwell Funding for a money advice service which helped with over 3,600 cases in the Cherwell District during the last year has been renewed for another 12 months.   Citizens Advice West Northants and Cherwell has advised on topics such as universal credit, tax credits, loss […]

Three people were assaulted at AKA in Parson’s Street Three people have been assaulted at a Banbury bar.    The attack happened at approximately 12.05am on Sunday August 18 inside and outside AKA in Parsons Street. All three of the victims are in their twenties.   One required medical treatment after sustaining a fractured cheekbone, chipped teeth […]