Campaign to save The Bell Inn at Great Bourton Friday, 27 December, 2024 The Leader of the Conservative Group on Cherwell District Council, Cllr Eddie Reeves, is asking villagers in Great Bourton to sign a petition to give it's local pub, The Bell Inn, the best possible chance of staying as a pub. The Bell Inn at Great Bourton was a much-loved pub for many years situated at the heart of the village opposite All Saints Church. Closed since 2023, the pub has since been... Local News
Banbury community centre reopens 27th January 2020 The new Hill Youth and Community Centre on Bretch Hill is officially open after £1.5 million rebuild. Local News
Scheme to help families be active together comes to Bicester 14th January 2020 A successful local project that has helped over 500 Banbury families get active together, is being rolled out in Bicester. Local News
Victoria Prentis re-elected as North Oxfordshire MP 13th December 2019 After weeks of winter campaigning, Conservative candidate Victoria Prentis was re-elected as Member of Parliament for North Oxfordshire with an increased... Local News
Victoria Prentis confirmed as Conservative candidate for 2019 General Election 4th November 2019 North Oxfordshire Conservative Association is pleased to confirm that Victoria Prentis will be the Conservative candidate for the North Oxfordshire constituency... Local News
Local Councillors join with MP to lobby Health Secretary for Horton funding 24th October 2019 Local Councillors joined Banbury MP Victoria Prentis in meeting with the Secretary of State for Health today to make the case for fresh investment in the Horton... Local News
Banbury Conservatives respond with anger to Horton recommendation 16th September 2019 Banbury and Bicester Conservatives are deeply disappointed to learn that the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is to recommend that the temporary... Local News
North Oxfordshire schools to receive funding boost 12th September 2019 18 of North Oxfordshire's primary and secondary schools are set to benefit from a notable increase in per-pupil funding. Full list included in the article. Local News
Oxfordshire Cancer Scanners to remain at the Churchill 3rd September 2019 World-leading cancer screening services will remain at the Churchill Hospital after controversial plans to change the provider of PET-CT scanning in Oxfordshire... Local News
600 new Police Officers for the Thames Valley 30th August 2019 600 new Police Officers are set to be recruited in the Thames Valley after the Prime Minister pledged to increase police numbers. Thames Valley Police is one of... Local News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
