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
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 3 5th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 3 (5th October), including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on the source of hope for society... National News
Rishi Sunak: Read the Chancellor’s Keynote Speech in full 5th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak on how the Conservative Party has supported the economy through coronavirus and how he will be supporting us to build back better. National News