Banbury

There’s a boost for people who use Oxford Road in Banbury thanks to an £830,000 resurfacing project due to start on 6 July. The work will include resurfacing between the A361 Bloxham Road and Farmfield Road junctions, kerb and footway repairs and …

This week (June 1-7) is National Volunteers Week and it's time to highlight the work of our wonderful local volunteers. In 2018, Banbury Community Fridge at the Merton Street mosque officially opened, and has been serving the whole community …

Bold transport proposals are in the pipeline for Oxfordshire as the county joins the nation in gradually emerging from lockdown and preparing for the “new normal.” Innovative ideas have been identified by county councillors all over Oxfordshire …

Oxfordshire County Council is to mark the historical milestone of Victory in Europe Day on 8th May with a series of video tributes from key people across the county. Despite the restrictions of the lockdown, this remains an important moment for …

Work to improve Oxfordshire’s roads rolls on Work to repair roads across Oxfordshire is continuing under strict safety rules meaning that the county council’s promised £32m repair pledge is delivered. The government has stated councils should …

A shop where fake and smuggled cigarettes were seized during a raid has had its licence to sell alcohol suspended for 12 weeks and the premises supervisor removed. Oxfordshire County Council Trading Standards conducted a review of the premises …

Motorists are being advised about the latest phase of improvement work that is due to begin soon on the A361. Contractors working for Oxfordshire County Council will start the construction of a shared footway on A361 week commencing 21 October …

Construction of a new primary school with nursery, to be named Cherry Fields, officially started on the Hanwell View development in Banbury, with a ground-breaking ceremony on Wednesday, 09 October. Scheduled to open in September 2020, the mixed …

Speed limits on streets within Chipping Norton Town Centre are to be reduced to 20mph in a bid to increase road safety.

Groove aerobatics, live music, dance, arts and crafts, health checks, and free electric blanket checks… Banbury’s older people’s day will have something for everyone on Wednesday 09 October.

Work by Oxfordshire County Council to reduce accidents on an important route between Banbury and Chipping Norton is well underway. The county council is making major improvements to the A361 as part of a £4.135m project funded by the Department …

Repairs and improvements on Oxfordshire’s roads continue with more than 34,000 potholes repaired over the last year, a 45 per cent increase on the previous year - and there’s more major repairs to come over the summer. This year and last the …

A tip-off to Trading Standards led to nearly 3000 suspected smuggled and counterfeit cigarettes being seized from an off-licence in Banbury on Sunday. The raid follows a number of high-profile actions taken by Oxfordshire County Council Trading …

More than 60 primary schools across Oxfordshire will be taking part in national Walk to School Week as the campaign to promote exercise, improve road safety and reduce congestion steps up. Thousands of pupils will be getting active from May 20-24 …

During May six Oxfordshire County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres will be closing for two days to carry out a deep clean and essential maintenance at the sites. This is part of the council’s planned approach to maintenance, and is …

There’s a spring in the step of pedestrians in Banbury again thanks to some innovative work done by Oxfordshire County Council. Trees on Market Place had slowly lifted up areas of block paving, leaving the area looking untidy and in need of …

When it comes to working over Christmas people often think of firefighters, police officers or Doctors and nurses. But did you know that social care workers like 27-year-old Lucy Durnin from Banbury whose jobs involves caring for children with …

The future of a key arts centre venue in the north of Oxfordshire has been secured for the long term thanks to a transfer of ownership between local councils. The Mill Arts Centre in Banbury was owned by the county council and leased to the Mill …