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UPDATE: Jury retires for the evening in Bicester mur...
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Pupils select inspirational names for new houses
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Reassurance from police after London attack
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There’s a Whole Lotta Led in top tribute show
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School raises vital cash for charity
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Decisions delayed on
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Jury to deliver verdict in Parsons trial
News
Specially designed park set to open
A play park for disabled children that was built outside Chipping Norton is set to open for the first time on Saturday.
UPDATE: Jury retires for the evening in Bicester murder trial
The jury at the trial of Andrew Parsons, who stands accused of murdering his wife in Bicester, have retired for the evening as they consider their verdict.
Pupils select inspirational names for new houses
Banbury Academy is to operate a new house system from September and students have selected inspirational names linked to subjects at the school to name the four new houses.
Reassurance from police after London attack
Cherwell and West Oxon’s new police area commander Superintendent Colin Paine has reassured the public following the incident in London yesterday (Wednesday) in which a man died and two others were injured.
Tree fire near children’s play area
Banbury firefighters were called to a tree fire near a children’s playground in Banbury last night (Wednesday).
Sport
Harriers maintain challenge
Banbury Harriers kept their challenge for Oxon Young Athletes League honours on track at NOA on Sunday.
Brown secures double for Harriers video
Alex Brown produced a couple of victories for Banbury Harriers in Saturday’s Midland League Athletics meeting at Tipton where the club came fourth place of the six competing clubs.
Turner is satisfied with a top ten finish
Darren Turner swapped GTE for GT3 to compete in the ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24 Hours for Aston Martin.
Dancer takes leading role
Adderbury made it two wins from two outings in the Oxford & District League with a 78-66 victory over Banbury Central B.
Phillips looks for response
Banbury captain Jimmy Phillips will be looking for his side to get back on track against Tring Park on Saturday.
Sandown will suit Khotan
We’ve teamed up with BetVictor and Charlie McCann to preview the weekend’s big races.
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Brown secures double for Harriers video
Alex Brown produced a couple of victories for Banbury Harriers in Saturday’s Midland League Athletics meeting at Tipton where the club came fourth place of the six competing clubs.
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Lifestyle
There’s a Whole Lotta Led in top tribute show
Fans of the rock legends Led Zeppelin are in for a massive treat when the country’s leading tribute plays an entire album back to back – and more!
Villagers fight crime with new flower festival
The villagers of Boddington are aiming to fight back against crime by holding a flower festival to raise funds to replace lead stolen from the roof of St John The Baptist Church.
Classic tale told for children
The best of inspirational theatre becomes a kind of magic when children want to be up there on stage with the actors.
Top 10 things to bear in mind when applying for planning permission
“Applying for planning permission can be a daunting experience, but it needn’t be that way if some thought is put into potential pitfalls that can be avoided,” says Michael Holmes, spokesperson for The Southern Homebuilding & Renovating Show which will be at Surrey’s Sandown Park on Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30.
Exhibition to show off charity’s work
The charity CAFE (Creative Activities for Elderly People) will hold an exhibition at Banbury’s Mill Arts Centre from Wednesday, May 29 to Tuesday, June 25.
Community
The opinion of the people
How dare anyone, no matter how high on the executive ladder they might be, have the gall to say the Banbury Guardian and Keep the Horton General have made matters worse by campaigning.
Dreams of cakes come true
Four schoolchildren saw their cake dreams made a reality when super cake-maker Rosy Fallick, of Cakes for All UK, Great Bourton, made them as prizes in a design competition.
King’s Coronation 1937
On May 12, 1937, Westminster Abbey was alive to the sights and sounds of the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. In this article my aim is to explore the impact of the event upon Banbury and district.
Answers needed
Your correspondent Jenny Jones (Banbury Guardian, May 9 ) must be congratulated on her research into the financial pros and cons arising from moving emergency abdominal surgery to the John Radcliffe Hospital.
Family fun amid the spring flowers at Upton House
More than 7,000 tulips planted at Upton House are now coming into bloom and heralding a busy summer of things happening at the house and gardens.
First lady of folk will make special appearance at club
Miriam ‘Backhouse‘ Erasmus, also known as the first lady of folk, is taking on Banbury Folk Club as she appears at The Mill Arts Centre’s Millers Bar on Wednesday (May 15).
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Weather for Banbury
Friday 24 May 2013
Today
Light showers
Temperature: 4 C to 9 C
Wind Speed: 29 mph
Wind direction: North
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Temperature: 6 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
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