Oxford Mail | Banbury

Railway club on the right lines

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:10:00 +0000

MODEL train enthusiasts are going loco over their new test track.

UPDATE: Forklift truck death

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:30:00 +0000

A MAN who died following an accident with a forklift truck in Banbury was not driving it at the time, police said.

Dead worker is named

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

A BUILDING firm worker who died after a forklift truck accident was yesterday named as David Hewson.

Prolific burglar jailed for three years

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

A burglar who used a credit card he had stolen in a break-in was jailed under the “three strikes” provision.

Stabbing arrests

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

BANBURY: Three people were arrested in Parson’s Street after a man was stabbed in a buttock and suffered cuts to his back.

HS2 challenge

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

BANBURY: Another campaign group has formally asked the Government to scrap plans for a high-speed rail plan and threatened legal action.

Town to get use of sports pitches

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

TWO sport pitches will be brought into greater use when they come under the management of Banbury Town Council, bosses say.

SCALES OF JUSTICE: Some of the recent offences at Banbury magistrates' courts

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Danny Rayson, 21, of Skimmingdish Lane, Bicester, admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause a fear of violence in Bicester on October 20. Given a 12-week curfew and told to pay £85 costs.

Delays for train passengers

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

TRAIN passengers in Oxfordshire were faced with lengthy delays over the weekend as two trains broke down north of Oxford.

Man sentenced for park attack

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

BANBURY: An 18-year-old man has been given a community order for attacking a boy in a park.