Two youths have been banned from an Oxfordshire town centre meaning they will miss the town's annual fair.

Officers issued a section 35 notice to a pair of youths who were suspected of intending to cause anti-social behaviour at the Michaelmas fair in Banbury yesterday (October 20).

This bans the pair from returning to the town centre for 48 hours meaning they missed the remainder of the fair.

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If they are seen in the defined area, officers say they will be arrested.

The annual attraction began on Wednesday (October 18) and is set to conclude today (October 21).

A Thames Valley Police social media post said: "Banbury neighbourhood team have issued Section 35 notices to a pair of youths who were suspected of intending to cause anti-social behaviour at the fair this evening.

"Both have been banned from returning to the town centre for 48 hours and will miss the remainder of the fair. If they are seen in the defined area, they will be arrested."