Recently added articles from Banbury Guardian/Banbury Citizen (Banbury, England):

Arsonists blamed for fire.

Jul 03, 2008 ... ARSONISTS have been blamed for starting a fire in a derelict garage in Banbury last night (Wednesday). At about 6.40pm crews from Banbury and Deddington ...

Appeal for lost brooch.

Jul 03, 2008 ... THE owner of a silver brooch is appealing for it to be returned. Mrs Maynard of Banbury lost the piece up ...

Deddington tops Cherwell villages.

Jul 03, 2008 ... DEDDINGTON has been named Cherwell's Village of the Year in an annual competition to find Oxfordshire's best areas. The Calor Oxfordshire Villages of the Year competition is run by the Oxfordshire Rural Community Council ...

Author v Author winners announced.

Jul 03, 2008 ... THE winners in the Banbury Guardian's Author v Author competition have been revealed. The national competition was supported by the Banbury Guardian and other Johnston Press newspapers to find the very best short stories from the UK. The winners were ...

Ground uncertainty is frustrating Sullivan.

Jul 03, 2008 ... KIERAN Sullivan has admitted that the uncertainty surrounding the club's future and ground situation is not helping him when he talks to new players. "Every time I talk to a new player the first thing they ask me is about the ground situation. All I can tell them is that we've ...

Lorry drives through barrier.

Jul 02, 2008 ... A HGV drove through the central reservation on the M40 this morning (Wednesday). At about 2.30am firefighters from Banbury were called to the motorway between junctions 11 (Banbury) and ten (Ardley). The lorry had been heading in a ...

Blaze in village.

Jul 02, 2008 ... ABOUT 40 tonnes of wood chippings which caught fire yesterday (Tuesday) were extinguished by firefighters from Banbury. The crews were called to the ...

Missing boy returns home.

Jul 02, 2008 ... A BOY who went missing from his home after rowing with his parents returned safe and well seven hours later. The 12-year-old went missing from a farm near Fritwell at 11pm last night ...

Inquest verdict for canal death.

Jul 02, 2008 ... AN INQUEST recorded a verdict of accidental death into the death of a two-year-old boy who fell into the Oxford canal. Alfie Palmer died after falling from his family's Beatrice Bath ...

Cricket stars head for Banbury Twenty.

Jul 02, 2008 ... Cricket legends and other well known sports stars will be in action at Banbury Twenty CC in August when they take on an All Stars XI. Sky Sports presenter and Twenty II bowler Mike Wedderburn has assembled a a side full of former international players to take on the host club on ...

Art work on display.

Jul 02, 2008 ... INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed garden photographer Clive Nichols is branching into the art world with an exhibition in Chipping Norton. Mr Nichols's exhibition, Up Close and Personal, features a collection of limited edition and fine art prints of macro flower photography. ...

Duns Tew fete.

Jul 01, 2008 ... THE annual church fete will be held in Duns Tew on Sunday in the Manor Gardens from 2.30pm. ...

Town Mayor's Sunday and Hobby Horse Festival: Your full guide.

Jul 01, 2008 ... Sunday, July 6: BEASTS will bring Banbury to life this weekend as the Town Mayor's Sunday and Hobby Horse Festival get under way. Weird and wonderful animals of all descriptions are expected to take over the town when Banbury makes this year's event the biggest ...

Free swimming returns.

Jul 01, 2008 ... FREE summer evening swimming sessions for young people have resumed at Chipping Norton Lido and have already attracted nearly 100 participants. The Dip 'n Chill nights run every Tuesday evening throughout June, July and August from 7.30pm until 9pm and are free of charge to all ...

Laptop system for police.

Jul 01, 2008 ... POLICING operations in Northamptonshire can now be run from a single laptop computer. The force has invested heavily in a mobile policing system - to which the laptop is integral - in case there is a system failure at Force Headquarters. Senior officers in the force ...

Bridges commits himself to United.

Jul 01, 2008 ... KIERAN Sullivan has been boosted by the news that Scott Bridges has committed himself to Banbury United for the coming season. Bridges is due to sign tonight (Tuesday), leaving just Stuart Bridges and Greg Williams still to commit themselves to United. "It's great ...