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Tuesday, 11th May 2021, 8:20 pm
People at the official count for the elections held last week, which was held at the Spiceball Leisure Centre in Banbury (Image from Cherwell District Council Twitter account)
Mark Cherry, the Labour Party candidate for the Banbury Ruscote Division of Oxfordshire County Council, lost his seat on the council in the election last week after election officials declared the Conservative candidate, Jayne Strangwood, the winner.
Mr Cherry plans to submit an official challenge to the declared winner of the election with the High Court with backing of his political party, the Banbury & Bicester Constituency Labour Party.
New figures show that 60 people have died due to Covid-19 in the Banbury area in January.
Saturday, 27th February 2021, 9:40 am
One area in Banbury, the Easington ward had more Covid deaths in January than all of last year with 11.
In total, 160 people have now died due to Covid-19 in the area covering Banbury and the nearby rural areas since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has complied the data, covering January 2021 and all the way to the start of the pandemic last year.
New figures show that 60 people have died due to Covid-19 in the Banbury area in January.