Acclaimed Status Quo drummer John Coghlan has been seen for a second time at The Farmer’s Dog pub near Burford.

Last April, the musician was enjoying a drink with his wife and a pal at the watering hole, previously known as The Windmill.

Now, one year on, Mr Coghlan has returned to the venue, which was bought by Mr Clarkson for around £1,000,000 and opened in August 2024.

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Mr Coghlan, who lives nearby, posted a photo of himself and his wife Gillie in the terrace area at the back of the pub, drinking a glass of Hawkstone Lager Zero.

Having previously been open to the elements, the decking has since been covered and has sofas from the inside as well as heaters and an outside bar.

Posting on the social media site Facebook, Mr Coghlan said: “Enjoying a 0 per cent at The Farmer’s Dog (Clarkson’s lovely pub).”

In his previous post last year, the rocker said he knew Mr Clarkson and often visited the pub as it is so near to his home.

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“Gillie and I had a jolly evening at The Farmer’s Dog, Jeremy Clarkson’s pub,” he wrote.

The famously moustachioed muso was an original member of the Quo and toured the world as part of the band’s classic line-up at the height of their 1970s fame, selling out venues across the globe and storming the charts.

He was behind the kit on their biggest hits, including Down Down which got to number one in 1975 and Rockin’ All Over The World.

Clarkson’s Farm series five is due to hit streaming service Prime Video next month, one year after the fourth season.

Eight new episodes are expected to be released, once again giving viewers an insight into life at Diddly Squat Farm at Chadlington as well as the Cotswolds pub.

Thames Valley Police has revealed that it carried out a drugs warrant today (Friday, April 17) on Leach Road in Bicester.

This is only a road away from The Bicester School which educates over 1,000 pupils from 11 to 18.

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The police added that investigations in the case are ongoing and encouraged anyone with any information to get in touch with them as soon as possible.

A spokesperson for the Cherwell unit said: “Earlier today, the Bicester and Kidlington Neighbourhood Policing Team carried out a drugs warrant at an address in Leach Road, supported by colleagues from West Oxfordshire and Banbury Neighbourhood Policing Teams.

Police conducting the raid in Bicester (Image: TVP)

“Investigations remain ongoing. We continue to encourage our community to report any information or concerns about drug activity.

“Your reports help us target our activity, protect vulnerable people, and reduce drug offences across the area.

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“You can either do this online or by telephoning 101. If you don’t wish to speak to police directly, you can also report to Crimestoppers, anonymously and free of charge by calling 0800 555 111.”

This drugs raid follows several recent drugs-related arrests in another Oxfordshire town Wantage.

Earlier this week a man pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A, namely cocaine, having been arrested in the town.

Nigel Bailey, who is close to becoming the new owner of the former Horse and Radish in Burford Road, Minster Lovell, has said he wants to have the watering hole opened in the summer during the upcoming Football World Cup.

Mr Bailey and his wife, who live in Brize Norton, had an offer accepted for the pub earlier this year and hope to finalise the deal with Stonegate soon.

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The Minster Lovell tavern was on the market for £850,000 last summer although that fell to £650,000 late in 2025.

Mr Bailey confirmed that they would give the pub a new name and said it would be based on English literature.

He said: “We’re eyeing English writers as a source for the name, people who have taken inspiration from the Cotswolds. That’s the concept.”

Horse and Radish in Burford Road, Minster Lovell (Image: Savills)

He added that the food would be traditional British but with a twist and that he is hopeful it will be open for the busy summer season.

“A good thing is that we have got the World Cup coming up,” he said, adding: “I mean it’s going to be all hands-on deck when we get the keys.

“I’ve got contractors lined up and we’re already looking for stuff but not really going into high gear until we have got the keys.”

Boasting 2.092 acres of Cotswolds views, the pub is less than two miles away from Jeremey Clarkson’s boozer The Farmer’s Dog in Asthall.

However Mr Bailey said he expects the upgraded Horse and Radish to complement the former Top Gear man’s boozer as well as The White Hart in Burford.

Horse and Radish in Burford Road, Minster Lovell (Image: Savills)

He said that it will be a pub stitched into the community and that they hope to hold plenty of community events there.

It dates back more than 100 years to 1871 when it was first mentioned in The Census with the name New Inn.

Over the years the New Inn had several transfers of ownership with tenancies lasting on average two years.

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It continued to be called the New Inn into the 21st century and then it reopened in May 2006 after a major refurbishment which included an extra single storey being built to the pub at the rear and side. 

In 2013 the Inn was renamed The Dovecote before being rebranded again as The Horse and Radish.

The pub comes with planning permission for eight shepherd’s huts in the adjacent wild paddock, granted in 2022 and – according to the Land Registry – it was last sold for £465,000 in September 2017. 

Inside the pub is a three-section trading area with multiple entrances, a raised bar section with 22 seats leading to three sets of customer toilets, a central bar-servery section split either side of a feature fireplace and a larger dining area suitable for 46 people at the back.