Extremely vulnerable residents support lines 28 Mar 2020 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 10 Mar 2020 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 02 Mar 2020 We are appalled by this news report about Jacob Douwe Egbert. Apparently staff have been…
Campaign to make the roads safer for Banbury students 22 Feb 2020 County Councillor Mark Cherry and Principal of North Oxfordshire Academy, Sara Billins on the campaign…
The Hill Centre reopens after seven years of campaigning 03 Feb 2020 The Hill Centre in Ruscote officially reopened in January 2020 after local Labour Councillors had…
Conservatives Found Wanting on Opposing Expressway 17 Dec 2019 A motion calling for the council to oppose the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway until further…
General Election Results 16 Dec 2019 Banbury constituency results. Conservative HOLD. Tim Bearder, Lib Dem – 8831 votes; Ian Middleton, Green…
Are you ready for the General Election? 13 Nov 2019 The general election will take place on the 12 December 2019. Voting is open between…
Drop-in service for young families restored at Britannia Road Children’s Centre 22 Oct 2019 Home-Start’s drop in service for children under five on Wednesdays at the Britannia Road Children’s…
Populism erodes democracy 21 Oct 2019 The dangers of electing populist leaders and governments were vividly illustrated by Professor Diego Sanchez-Ancochea…
Time for councils to get back decision power 20 Oct 2019 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 04 Oct 2019 Tarmac Trading Ltd has decided to withdraw its application to operate its Banbury plant 24/7,…
Fresh thinking needed to overhaul Social Care 20 Sep 2019 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 20 Sep 2019 Suzette Watson, Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Banbury constituency, is launching a series of…
Stand Up For Labour 06 Sep 2019 On 5 September 2019, A Stand Up for Labour, a joint fundraiser for West Oxfordshire,…
Open letter to Banbury and Bicester MP 29 Aug 2019 A cross party group of councillors have written an open letter to Victoria Prentis MP…
It’s time to stop cars idling outside schools 20 Aug 2019 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 16 Aug 2019 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 16 Aug 2019 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 23 Jul 2019 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 07 Jul 2019 On June 26 Banbury Town Council voted unanimously to look into ways to install water…