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Children from the Little Sparrow Nursery Kids with residents of Glebefields CareHome in Drayton.

Care home residents embrace inner child during visit from local nursery

Last year's Christmas lunch event at Bibby Financial Services.

Business teams up with charity for Christmas meal for people facing loneliness

The Oxfordshire-based children's hospice Helen and Douglas House has received an 'outstanding' rating by CQC inspectors.

Children's hospice charity given a 'outstanding' rating by CQC inspectors

Children will be able to meet Santa and post their Christmas wishes to him at Castle Quay's wish land.

Banbury's Castle Quay creates free mini Christmas winter wish land

Banbury author Emily Lloyd-Gale has released her second book about Maurice the moose in time for Christmas.

Banbury author releases second children's Christmas book about 'brave moose'

A Banbury funeral directors is offering people the chance to remember lost loved ones by putting their names on a Christmas memorial tree.

Funeral directors offer people chance to remember loved ones

Organisers of the King's Sutton Christmas Fayre have been busy preparing for the popular annual event.

Village near Banbury prepares for its third annual Christmas Fayre

Tom Piper's design sketch of the scene in which the three children meet Herne The Hunter, the guardian of The Box of Delights

The Box of Delights - the RSC's Christmas production - backstage in photos

The Box of Delights brings magic and imagination to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this week

RSC Christmas show promises a host of magical delights

Centre staff members Emma Andrews and Kelly Dela Pena with Captain America and Cinderella.

Pictures: Community celebrates 25-year anniversary of The Sunshine Centre

Banbury swimming coach Tamsin Brewis has been recognised for her dedication to teaching children to swim.

Swim coach 'extremely humbled' to receive award recognising dedication

Victoria Prentis alongside a parent and child at Home Start Banbury, Bicester and Chipping Norton.

Banbury MP pays a visit to newly refurbished garden at children's charity

Callum Balmforth (Kay Harker), The Box of Delights. Photo by Hugo Glendinning (c) RSC

24 hours left - win tickets to A Box of Delights at the RST

Popular visitor attraction Fairytale Farm is hosting a unique pirate-themed pumpkin picking event this Halloween.

Fairytale Farm to host pirate-themed pumpkin pick this half-term

Sharing platters go down very well with a glass of wine during a lunchtime visit to the Ashmolean's Rooftop Restaurant

Beat the rain with a trip from Banbury to the amazing Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

Banbury's The Sunshine Centre charity has been awarded a £300,000 grant from from The National Lottery.

Family support charity awarded £300,000 in funding from national lottery

The Close Day Nursery School Wins an Award - Top 20 Nursery in the South East

Close Day Nursery wins Prestigious Award

Holly Marlow signing books

Award-winning author visits Brackley Library to teach children about adoption an...