Recently added articles from Banbury Guardian/Banbury Citizen (Banbury, England):
Motorcyclist injured.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A MOTORCYCLIST suffered serious arm and spinal injuries following an accident near Chipping Norton. At 11.35am yesterday (Sunday) red Triumph Sprint motorbike and a silver Volkswagen Transporter van collided near the Heythrop and Great Rollright turnings off the A361. ...
Blaze at gun club.
Aug 04, 2008 ... THE Banbury Guardian has received reports of a fire in the grounds of Cropredy Gun Club. Fire crews are at the scene and one building already appears to have been destroyed. The gun club is next to the Chiltern railway line to the north of Banbury and services are ...
Police spot checks.
Jul 28, 2008 ... DRIVERS spotted using their mobile phone and/or not wearing a seatbelt are being targeted in a police operation today. An officer in plain dressed clothes is looking for offenders as they pass Three Pigeon's Pub in Southam Road, Banbury. These offenders are then being ...
Man loses leg in accident.
Jul 28, 2008 ... A MAN in his 60s has had a leg and hand severed from his body in a freak lawnmower accident. He was using a large ride-on lawnmower to cut grass at the Great Tew estate near Chipping Norton when the machine tipped over on a hill and his hand and leg were trapped in the cutters. ...
Man hurt in chemical explosion.
Jul 27, 2008 ... A MAN suffered burns after a chemical explosion in Middleton Cheney, The resident had been trying to produce homemade biodiesel in his garage. There was an explosion as he was mixing chemicals at 3.15pm on Saturday. Two fire crews from Banbury and one from Brackley ...
Banbury cling on for draw.
Jul 27, 2008 ... BANBURY CC narrowly avoided defeat in their crunch game against Oxford. It was a game that Banbury probably needed to win to keep up their hopes of winning the Home Counties Premier League title. As they have done for all bar one league game this season, Banbury took ...
A361 car hits hedge.
Jul 26, 2008 ... A CAR crashed into a hedge on the A361 in Chipping Norton yesterday (Friday). The driver was ...
Businesses told to watch out.
Jul 26, 2008 ... BUSINESSES are being warned about a company requesting cash for entries in a business directory. Northamptonshire County Council's trading standards service has received a number of complaints from local businesses who have ...
Emergency plan.
Jul 25, 2008 ... CHERWELL District Council is to formulate an emergency plan to deal with situations like bird flu, terrorist attacks or flooding. At a meeting of the ...
Sports fun for kids in Sibford.
Jul 25, 2008 ... ANYONE interested in sending their children to Tuesday's sports roadshow in Sibford is asked to note the time given in the Banbury Guardian was incorrect. The event for five to 11 year olds will be held in the village hall from 9am to noon, and not at 8pm at the primary ...
Brackley beer festival.
Jul 25, 2008 ... DRINKERS will be able to sample 48 ales plus traditional ciders when they attend an annual charity beer festival. The event, now in its eighth year, has been organised by the Round Table club takes place in Brackley Town Hall tomorrow (Saturday) from noon. David ...
Urgent appeal for keeper!
Jul 25, 2008 ... EASINGTON Sports are looking for a goalkeeper for tomorrow (Saturday). Their own custodian, John Okole, is unavailable as he is away doing his coaching badges. ...
Banbury v Hooky game off.
Jul 25, 2008 ... BANBURY United's pre-season injury crisis has meant Saturday's friendly against Hook Norton has been cancelled. The derby match had been due to be held at the Spencer Stadium at 3pm. However, Banbury informed Hooky today (Friday) that they could not raise a ...
Traffic delays.
Jul 25, 2008 ... MOTORISTS are being advised to avoid the A43 southbound at the junction with the B4525 near Syresham. A vehicle overturned on the carriage at 3.10pm today ...
Council upset at flood payout.
Jul 24, 2008 ... OXFORDSHIRE County Council has hit out after being awarded [pounds sterling]681,000 towards costs for last year's flooding. The council spent [pounds sterling]3.1m during and after ...
Appeal heard over clay shoot.
Jul 24, 2008 ... A PLANNING inquiry into an application for a clay pigeon shooting range in Priors Marston has taken place. It follows an appeal by Honesberie Shooting against the refusal to develop land in Hardwick Road by ...
Concern over rise in cases of STDs.
Jul 24, 2008 ... SEXUALLY transmitted diseases are on the increase in Oxfordshire. Health bosses are particularly concerned about the rise in cases of chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the UK. In the majority of cases there are no symptoms and it can result in pelvic ...
Middle Aston fire.
Jul 24, 2008 ... A FIRE in Middle Aston destroyed 24 one-tonne hay bales in a field blaze this morning (Thursday). At around 11.20am - the hay which was being carried by a hay baler - caught alight causing misery for motorists. Six acres of stubble and 100m of hedgerow were also ...
Man admits child porn offences.
Jul 24, 2008 ... A BANBURY man possessed thousands of indecent images of children, a court heard. Timothy Lovegrove, 53 of Market Place pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court today (Thursday) to ten charges of making, possessing and distributing indecent images of children, many of which were ...
Open theft.
Jul 24, 2008 ... RESIDENTS in south Warwickshire are being warned not to leave windows open overnight - as it's a great way to get things stolen. It follows the theft of a handbag, camera, mobile phones and Playstation 3 from a house in Marshall Avenue in Shipston on Stour on July 23. ...