Drop-in service for young families restored at Britannia Road Children’s Centre
Home-Start’s drop in service for children under five on Wednesdays at the Britannia Road Children’s…
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Populism erodes democracy
The dangers of electing populist leaders and governments were vividly illustrated by Professor Diego Sanchez-Ancochea…
Time for councils to get back decision power
We are living through a crisis in local democracy. Turnout has now fallen to a…
Tarmac withdraw plan to operate Banbury plant 24/7, after local councillor’s campaign
Tarmac Trading Ltd has decided to withdraw its application to operate its Banbury plant 24/7,…
Fresh thinking needed to overhaul Social Care
It’s no secret that Social Care has been neglected, impoverished, downgraded and almost destroyed by…
Meet Suzette Watson, Labour’s candidate to be Banbury and Bicester’s next MP
Suzette Watson, Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Banbury constituency, is launching a series of…
Stand Up For Labour
On 5 September 2019, A Stand Up for Labour, a joint fundraiser for West Oxfordshire,…
Open letter to Banbury and Bicester MP
A cross party group of councillors have written an open letter to Victoria Prentis MP…
It’s time to stop cars idling outside schools
Many people are unaware of the fact that the last Labour government took action to…
Road works begin outside Banbury school to make it safer for school children to cross
After two years of negotiations, resurfacing work outside North Oxfordshire Academy on A44 Stratford Road…
Labour candidate Suzette Watson calls on Banbury MP to block a no-deal Brexit
Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Banbury, Suzette Watson has called on the sitting Conservertive MP Victoria…
Cherwell Council declares a climate emergency and aims to become carbon neutral by 2030
Cherwell District Council laid out plans to reach carbon neutrality by 2030 after becoming the…
Water Fountains to be installed in Banbury parks to reduce plastic waste
On June 26 Banbury Town Council voted unanimously to look into ways to install water…
Former Cherwell District Council chairman, Wendy Humphries, remembered
Current Cherwell District Councillor and Banbury’s Deputy Mayor Surinder Dhesi, remembers Wendy fondly. “It is…
Frightening price tag of backdoor NHS privatisation
It is amazing how little say we, as taxpayers and most importantly users, actually have…
Lifeline to Castle Quay finally repaired
Residents of Chamberlaine Court are breathing a sigh of relief this week as an important…
Labour select party campaigner Suzette Watson as candidate for MP
At a packed hustings in Banbury Town Hall on Saturday 6 April, the Labour Party…