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
£120m roads investment plan confirmed by Oxfordshire County Council 17th July 2018 Proposals to double the County's road maintenance budget this year, and invest a further £120 million in our road network and local infrastructure, have been... Local News
Banbury Councillors urge rethink on school transportation for SEND pupils 10th July 2018 Controversial proposals put forward by Oxfordshire County Council to reduce provision for free school transport to and from special schools for pupils aged 16... Local News
Bicester West election results 22nd June 2018 On Thursday 21 June, local residents voted in the countermanded Bicester West election and Bicester Town Council by-election. The Independent candidate John... Local News
New funding to help Banbury families 'get active' 23rd May 2018 Conservative-controlled Cherwell District Council has successfully secured £215,000 to help families in Grimsbury, Hardwick, Neithrop and Ruscote access fitness... Local News
Local campaigner David Lydiat selected as Conservative Candidate for Bicester West election 12th May 2018 Local community campaigner David Lydiat will be the Conservative Candidate in the countermanded Cherwell District Council election for Bicester West. The... Local News
Cherwell District Council election results 4th May 2018 On Friday 4 May, local politicians gathered at Spiceball Leisure Centre in Banbury for the results of the Cherwell District Council elections. In a ringing... Local News
Bus services set to return across Banbury 18th April 2018 Valued bus services across Banbury have been given a lifeline thanks to a funding injection from the town’s County Councillors. From Monday 30 April, bus... Local News
Councillor Jolanta Lis - Obituary 16th April 2018 It is with great sadness that we learned our treasured colleague and friend, Councillor Jolanta Lis, passed away suddenly on Friday, 13 April. Jolanta was... Local News
Banbury Conservatives welcome shift in plans for the Horton 23rd March 2018 Banbury Conservatives have welcomed a major shift in plans for the Horton General Hospital. Published yesterday, the Oxfordshire Transformation update (Paper 18... Local News
Everything you need to know about Budget 2021 3rd March 2021 Find out how Budget 2021 is protecting the jobs and livelihoods of the British people. National News
Budget 2021: The Chancellor's Speech in Full 3rd March 2021 Read and Watch the Chancellor's Budget announcement here in full. One year ago, we promised the British people we would do whatever it takes to provide security... National News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News