Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton Brewery Hook Norton Brewery is a regional brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England, several miles outside of the Cotswold Hills. Founded in 1849, the brewing plant is a traditional Victorian 'tower' brewery in which all the stages of the brewing process flow logically from floor to floor; mashing at the top, boiling in the middle, fermentation and racking at the bottom. Until 2006, the brewing process was powered by steam. Beer is still delivered in the village by horse-drawn dray. Visitors can take a tour of the brewery and visit the museum with historic brewery artifacts and local
Banbury Guardian local weekly free newspaper each Friday, The Banbury & District Review. It was formerly named the "Banbury Citizen", then the "Banbury & District Citizen". It competes with a rival weekly free paper, the "Banbury Cake", that is published by Newsquest Oxfordshire. Johnston Press of Edinburgh now owns the "Banbury Guardian". In the 21st century its circulation, like that of most British local and regional newspapers, is falling. From January to June 2009 its sales fell 12% to 14,895 per week. Banbury Guardian The Banbury Guardian is a local tabloid newspaper published in Banbury, Oxfordshire. It serves north Oxfordshire, southwest Northamptonshire