Politics

As it approaches the half-way mark, residents are being urged to take part in Cherwell District Council’s six-week annual satisfaction survey.

The North Oxfordshire MP is hoping to keep some judicial proceedings in Banbury if the proposed closure of the magistrates' court goes ahead.

Both Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire County Council agreed to the principle of joint-working yesterday (Monday, June 4), after a partnership which saved millions of pounds was scrapped.

Cherwell District Council may partner up with Oxfordshire County Council after deciding to split from South Northamptonshire Council, it has been announced today (Tuesday, May 29).

In an Ofsted inspection released today Oxfordshire County Council’s children’s services has received an overall ‘good’ rating.

The crisis over cash-strapped Northamptonshire County Council has led to the end of the ‘successful partnership’ between Cherwell district and South Northamptonshire councils.

A senior member of Banbury’s hospital campaign group has written to the new Home Secretary over immigration rules that are endangering local services.

The two commissioners parachuted in to oversee the running of  Northamptonshire County Council had their first day at county hall yesterday (May 16).

Two commissioners have been drafted in to oversee financial decisions at Northamptonshire County Council for three years following a Government announcement.

The director of children’s services at Northamptonshire County Council is leaving the post.

The new mayor of Banbury said it is an honour to represent the town after being sworn in at a traditional ceremony yesterday evening (Tuesday, May 9).

The £12.7 million borrowed from the reserves of Northamptonshire County Council to balance its books will need to be repaid this financial year, with a plan of how to do it announced in the coming months.

Most wards stayed with the holding parties but overall the ruling Conservatives lost one seat in the Cherwell District Council elections.

Follow our live coverage of the Cherwell District Council election count at Spiceball Leisure Centre.

The Conservatives lost to Labour in Chipping Norton and the Liberal Democrats in The Bartons in the West Oxfordshire council elections yesterday (Thursday, May 3).

An independent board is set to be created at Northamptonshire County Council to oversee the work to improve financial management and governance at the authority.

Voters across England will be heading to their local polling station to cast their ballot in the local elections until 10pm.

Polls have opened in parts of Banburyshire as residents cast their vote in the district council elections today (Thursday, May 3).