Labour Group Respond to Conservative Plans to Dilute Planning Oversight
Reforms to the planning process open up Cherwell to more speculative development and increasingly unaffordable…
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Councillor Shaida Hussain writes to MP Victoria Prentis about Local Authority Funding
Cherwell District Labour Councillor and Deputy Opposition Leader Shaida Hussain has written a heartfelt open…
Ruscote Councillors Condemn News of Bradley Arcade Surgery Closure
According to the head of primary care for OCCG (Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group), the Bradley…
Peat-free Gardening Initiative Adopted by CDC
A constituent enquiry to Labour Councillor Hannah Banfield inspired her to submit her first motion…
Conservatives Neuter Motion Addressing Child Poverty Crisis in Cherwell
Last night the controlling Conservative group on Cherwell District Council closed ranks to neuter a…
Road repairs on The Fairway, Banbury
After two and a half years of lobbying the highways officers and the relevant cabinet…
Child Poverty in Cherwell
On Monday, I am presenting a motion to Cherwell District Council calling on it to…
Coronavirus – The Aftermath?
It is hard to believe it has been 3 months since the lockdown started but…
Labour group urges CDC to address safety concerns at Bicester village
Labour councillor Sean Woodcock, leader of the opposition group on Cherwell district council, has written…
Concerns about Tarmac’s new planning application
Tarmac Trading have submitted a new planning application to Oxfordshire County Council for their Hennef…
Society is alive and well and ready to help out
This week, the Coronavirus (COVID19) provides the basis for my article. But rather than focus…
Volunteers with Banbury Mosque deliver more than 700 isolation packs to vulnerable
Well done to volunteers with the Banbury Mosque and the community fridge have delivered more…
Extremely vulnerable residents support lines
If you or someone you know has been identified as extremely vulnerable and has no…
True cost and scale of our homelessness crisis is hidden
With all that’s happened since last November some of the basic issues seem to get…
‘Major job losses’ could happen at Banbury’s biggest employer
We are appalled by this news report about Jacob Douwe Egbert. Apparently staff have been…
Campaign to make the roads safer for Banbury students
County Councillor Mark Cherry and Principal of North Oxfordshire Academy, Sara Billins on the campaign…
The Hill Centre reopens after seven years of campaigning
The Hill Centre in Ruscote officially reopened in January 2020 after local Labour Councillors had…
Conservatives Found Wanting on Opposing Expressway
A motion calling for the council to oppose the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway until further…
General Election Results
Banbury constituency results. Conservative HOLD. Tim Bearder, Lib Dem – 8831 votes; Ian Middleton, Green…
Are you ready for the General Election?
The general election will take place on the 12 December 2019. Voting is open between…
Suzette Watson – Labour Candidate for Banbury General Election 2019
“As your MP I will fight for our NHS and Horton, for secure homes for…