Politics

Campaigners in Banbury have voiced feares about the formation of what they see as a ‘secret’ planning group for health bosses and councillors.

Nearly two dozen employees of Northants County Council (NCC) were paid more than £100,000 last year despite being branded one of the worst performing authorities in the country.

A 20-year-old Conservative Party candidate is the newest member of South Northamptonshire Council after winning the Middleton Cheney by-election yesterday (Thursday, April 12).

Tesco, Asda and Morrisons have all reduced the amount of sugar in their own-label soft drinks prior to the introduction of the so-called “sugar tax” this week.

An additional six Syrian refugee families will be rehomed in Cherwell district after receiving the council’s approval last night (Tuesday, April 3).

A senior Cherwell District Council officer bows out today, Friday, March 23, after 26 years of service to Banburyshire.

Banburyshire MPs Victoria Prentis (Banbury) and Andrea Leadsom (South Northants) stood by their votes last week to change the thresholds for free lunches for school pupils.

The acting chief executive of Northamptonshire County Council will stand down after five months in charge.

The culture secretary is set to launch an investigation into the way Northamptonshire County Council chose to shut 28 libraries.

Thames Valley Police has revealed pictures of some of the knives surrended as part of its Operation Sceptre.

Eurogarages, which wants to build an employment hub, including a service station, hotel and warehouses at Banbury’s Junction 11, has submitted changes to its planning application.

A developer has won a fight to be allowed change of use of a disused Banbury office so it can become nine homes.

A minor backbench rebellion failed to scupper plans to cease running libraries in Middleton Cheney and Woodford Halse, slash bus subsidies and nearly halve the funding for Trading Standards at Northamptonshire County Council.

Protesters cried ‘traitors’ as thousands of homes meant for Oxford could be built on green belt land to the south of Cherwell district last night (Monday, February 26).

Libraries in Middleton Cheney and Woodford Halse may now close and offered to the community as the cash-strapped council was forced to reconsider its budget.

Cherwell District Council has apologised for its unsatisfactory response to concerns raised by two residents in one of its Build! project developments.