Fri, 3rd Sep 2010
Banbury News
ALCOHOL REPORT: Dying for a drink
9:00am Friday 3rd September 2010
MEN in Oxford are dying 10 months early because they are drinking too much alcohol, it has been revealed.
ALCOHOL REPORT: Findings surprise coroner
9:00am Friday 3rd September 2010
County coroner Nicholas Gardiner said he was surprised by the number of people who are reported to have died directly as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
Man charged with Co-op robbery
8:46am Friday 3rd September 2010
A 30-year-old man has been charged with robbery at the Co-op store in Bloxham.
Woman charged over A4260 crash deaths
8:48am Friday 3rd September 2010
A woman has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, in connection with a collision near Tackley on December 20, 2009.
Pakistan floods stun county aid workers
7:00am Friday 3rd September 2010
AN Oxfordshire emergency team has just arrived home after a dramatic week helping victims of the Pakistan floods.
Fun fills the street as St Giles Fair takes over Oxford
7:00am Friday 3rd September 2010
OXFORD’S historic centre will be transformed into a brightly-lit fairground when St Giles’ Fair rolls back into town next week.
Swift response to bird appeal
5:10pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
SWIFTS in Oxfordshire have been given a helping hand on to the property ladder after volunteers built them new homes.
Picture a rail route
4:13pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
Train operator Wrexham &Shropshire, which links Banbury with Telford, Shrewsbury and North-East Wales, is inviting photographers to enter a contest to illustrate its 2011 calendar, which will raise money for charity.
Show produces the goods
4:08pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
MOUTH-watering cakes, flowers and vegetables – including a giant marrow – took pride of place at Banbury’s annual horticultural show.
Choir seeking new voices
4:09pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
Singers are needed to stretch their vocal chords and take part in an autumn performance.
