Crime & Safety
Oxfordshire – Man banned from the road for more than two years
Pawel Damian Otrzasek, of Shipton Road, Ascott-Under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, was caught at High Street in Chipping Norton on December 21 last year.
The 47-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of drink driving when he appeared at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court recently.
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Otrzasek was breathalysed, with the result being 125 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. This is more than three times the legal limit of 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
He was ordered to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £114. Otrzasek must comply with the orders of the responsible officer to attend appointments for a maximum of five days and must complete 120 hours of unpaid work in 12 months.
He was also banned from the road for 30 months, but this can be reduced by 30 weeks if a course is completed by November 6 next year.
Crime & Safety
Waste fly-tipped just minutes from recycling centre
Somebody or some people have dumped household furniture near Drayton substation off Hanney Road in Steventon.
Vale of White Horse District Council is aware of the illegal dump and has sent workmen down to log it.
The council pointed out that the waste is a very short drive to the Drayton Household Waste Recycling Centre along Steventon Road up to Drayton.
Waste fly-tipped in Steventon (Image: Vale of White Horse)
A spokesman for the council said: “Over the Easter weekend, someone dumped this large amount of waste near the electrical substation along Hanney Road, Steventon.
“All of these items could have been taken free of charge to the nearby recycling centre, just by completing the county council’s free online booking form.
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“If you know where this rubbish may have come from, or who may have been responsible for the fly-tip, our envirocrimes team would love to hear from you – email envirocrime@southandvale.gov.uk or call 01235 422146.”
Householders must now book a slot to use any of Oxfordshire County Council‘s household waste recycling centres through a system on the authority’s website.
Bookings are available up to two weeks in advance or 30 minutes prior, subject to availability.
Residents without internet access can book slots over the telephone by contacting the council’s customer service centre on 01865 519800 between 8.45am and 5pm, Monday to Thursday, and 8.45am to 4pm on Fridays.
Crime & Safety
Clarkson’s Farm Christmas special lined up says producer
The popular documentary first landed on screens back in 2021, showcasing Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm in Chadlington, Oxfordshire.
With four series now to date and a fifth expected to be released next month, demand for the farming programme is high among fans.
Diddly Squat is the core focus of the show, with farmhand Kaleb Cooper and Mr Clarkson’s girlfriend Lisa Hogan, among the faces featured throughout its run.
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Mr Clarkson’s acquisition of The Windmill pub in Asthall, now renamed The Farmer’s Dog following its 2024 opening, also featured in the most recent season.
Now, according to The Sun, show producer Andy Wilman has confirmed that series five should be out in “just a few weeks” and a Christmas special could be on the cards.
The 63-year-old went to school with Mr Clarkson and worked with him on Top Gear and The Grand Tour.
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Speaking on the Extraordinary Life Stories podcast, Mr Wilman said: “There’s a scene in the pub which happens at Christmas time, and there isn’t a lot of farming going on, and it’s a little bit Vicar of Dibley Christmas special-ish as the stories are there.
“Jeremy wants to make a Santa’s grotto so he has a meeting with Charlie talking about what he wants to do and I think that is the best scene I’ve ever, ever seen them do and I remember the editor and I looking at each other saying ‘this is the best television to make ever’ when it goes out you’ll see what I mean.
“Then Kaleb and Jeremy build the grotto together, and Kaleb’s view on the creation of mankind is blindingly brilliant.”
Crime & Safety
Didcot woman named and charged after ‘being cut from car’
The woman from Didcot was one of 13 arrested on Tuesday morning, April 7 at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.
Lakenheath Alliance For Peace protesters were at the site that morning continuing to demonstrate against the base being used by the US military for its war with Iran.
Suffolk Police has now confirmed seven of the 13 people arrested have been charged.
It includes Marie Walsh, 69, of Warner Crescent in Didcot who has been charged with locking on to the blue VW Passat.
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In addition, Virginia Herbert, 78 and of Cholsey near Wallingford has also been charged with attempted locking on.
Both Oxfordshire women were bailed to appear before Ipswich Magistrates on June 12.
Suffolk Police’s spokesman said officers arrived at the base soon after 6am following reports of protesters locking themselves to their own vehicles outside the main gate and gathering at two other entrances.
He said the protest caused disruption to motorists with some of the surrounding roads closed to help officers assist with traffic management.
He added: “Suffolk Police has a duty to enforce the law without fear or favour and as it currently stands, not as it might be in the future.
“As such, where offences are believed to have occurred appropriate action will be taken.”
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