ExpoSay (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
A man who rushed up to Britain's Queen Elizabeth's car and started swearing as she left Oxfordshire has been arrested. The monarch was leaving Banbury's Leonard Cheshire Care Home, where she had completed a royal visit, when the man in his 30s ran up to her vehicle and started gesturing and cursing.
Dog News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
A much needed PR boost for a much (unfairly) maligned dog breed. Chris Tuffrey from Banbury, Oxfordshire has praised his pet Rottweiler for locating a cancerous mole. As reported by BBC Oxfordshire, Mr Tuffrey is thanking his dog, Beamish for continuously ‘nuzzling and licking’ him and trying to lift his arm to indicate where the cancerous mole [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Two people in their 20s are killed in a road accident in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
Signs of the Times (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
A man from north Oxfordshire has credited his pet Rottweiler with sniffing out his skin cancer. Chris Tuffrey, from Banbury, had a mole on his chest for 15 years but "put his head in the sand" and ignored it. But he said thanks to his dog Beamish "nuzzling and licking" him and trying to lift his arm near the mole, he went to a doctor to get it checked out. Within a two weeks, melanoma was confirmed...
WebPro News (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
What you post about yourself online can come back to haunt you. Who doesn't know this? Well, a motorcyclist in the UK named Sandor Ferenci apparently didn't until now. He posted videos of himself doing tricks and speeding at 130 miles-per-hour around Banbury, Oxfordshire before being arrested. read more
The Princess and the Recipe (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
I have been slaving away for three days this week on a Professional Chocolate Wedding Cakes course at the Barry Callebaut Academy in Banbury, Oxfordshire (courtesy of Squires Kitchen School). My classmates and I were ably instructed by the Academy's lovely UK head, Beverley Dunkley, who took us from complete novices on Monday morning to the proud parents of some very respectable two-tier chocolate...
German Car Scene (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
A Volkswagen Crafter panel van has been converted into a mobile gentleman’s barbers shop for Barbus Service UK Limited based in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The Crafter’s interior has been transformed into a stylish white, black and chrome interior to match any of the smartest barber shops and is fully equipped with two leather salon chairs, mirrors, power [...]
AutoMotoPortal.com (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
A Volkswagen Crafter panel van has been converted into a mobile gentleman’s barbers shop for Barbus Service UK Limited based in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
A UK company called Brabus that’s based in Banbury, Oxfordshire has found a way to match barbering services with our frantic 21st century lifestyle...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
A farmer whose 25,000 bird flu-infected chickens are being culled said he was "devastated". Richard Court, the owner of Eastwood Farm, at Shenington near Banbury in Oxfordshire, said in a statement issued by the NFU: "We have been on this family-run farm for more than 50 years.
End Times Prophecy News (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
An outbreak of the H7 strain of bird flu at a farm in central England is "highly pathogenic," officials said Wednesday. All the chickens on the farm have been slaughtered following detection of the virus, which does not pose a high risk to humans, at the farm in Banbury, Oxfordshire late Tuesday. "The Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed that the strain of H7 avian influenza present in laying
Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
The H7 Avian Influenza found in laying hens at a farm in Banbury , Oxfordshire on 2nd June has been confirmed today as highly pathogenic (HPA)by The Chief Veterinary Officer, Nigel Gibbens. Further laboratory tests and a detailed epidemiological investigation are in progress to identify the N type and possible relationships with previously identified viruses. 3km inner and 10km outer Temporary
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
Chickens on farm near Banbury test positive for highly pathogenic H7 strain of bird flu
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
The strain of H7 bird flu found in chickens near Banbury, Oxfordshire, is “highly pathogenic”, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said today.
Avian Flu Diary (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
# 2043 Earlier today there was an unconfirmed report of an outbreak of H7 bird flu in Banbury, Oxfordshire. At approximately 1pm EDT the wire services were reporting that Defra had confirmed the outbreak. While the H7 strain of bird flu is considered less pathogenic than the H5 strain, it has been known to cause illness in humans as well as birds. Last year at least 4 people tested positive for the...
