An American billionaire’s plans for a new Cotswolds country house have snagged by the potential presence of an Iron Age fort.

The Banbury Sewing Centre has confirmed that it will close next month after serving the town for over 40 years.

The billionaire behind Soho House is locked in a planning row with villagers over his plans for a Cotswolds mansion ... 4.4 hectares of farmland between Banbury and Chipping Norton.

Plans to build 86 homes on Banbury Road in Chipping Norton have been granted outline planning permission by West Oxfordshire District Council.

An independent sewing and haberdashery shop in Banbury will close next month after high costs have forced it off the high ...