Crime & Safety
Christian Horner and Geri Halliwell given 3 rules by council
The former Red Bull f1 boss and his Spice Girl wife share a home together near Banbury on the Oxfordshire border.
They had angered neighbours by building an oak-framed pergola and gazebo in the garden of their posh countryside home.
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The celebrity couple were accused of ruining an “unspoilt view” of a historic church and were initially denied planning permission.
But a fresh application for the pergola was approved on Monday – removing the threat of enforcement action although the status of the gazebo remains unclear.
The district council has handed the couple three rules, known as planning conditions, that they must follow with planning permission being granted.
The first rule is: “The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.”
The second says: “The development shall not be carried out otherwise than in complete accordance with the approved plans and details unless a non-material or minor material amendment is approved by the Local Planning Authority under the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.”
And the third rule is: “Within two months from the date of this permission, a scheme of planting to provide cover for the pergola, consisting of suitable plants capable of growing to a height of not less than two metres, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
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“The approved scheme shall be fully implemented in the first planting season following the date of its approval. The approved planting shall be retained as such thereafter.”
This is to ensure that a “satisfactory” landscape scheme is provided in the interest of well planned development and visual amenity, the council said.
Stephanie Gibrat, assistant director of planning at the council, signed off the conditions and said: “The applicant’s attention is drawn to the need to comply with all conditions imposed on this permission.
“Failure to do so could result in the council serving a breach of condition notice against which there is no right of appeal.”
An incident occurred in St Aldate’s, outside the entrance to Christ Church Meadows, at about 4pm on Tuesday, June 2.
At least three ambulances were responding to what appeared to be a medical emergency on the pavement.
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An individual was scene on a stretcher being cared for by paramedics.
An eyewitness said the incident occurred opposite the Alice Shop, and the medical teams ‘evacuated’ the person.
Apart from the pavement briefly being blocked while the first responders dealt with the emergency, it did not appear to affect traffic or block the road in busy St Aldate’s.
South Central Ambulance Service has been contacted for comment.
Daniel Kaveh, 24, Justin Hughes, 25 and Kailan Chadbone, 20, were each sentenced to years in jail at Oxford Crown Court on Friday, May 29 for supplying and dealing drugs on the streets of Oxford.
Kaveh, of Lambourn Road in Oxford, and Hughes, of Woodperry Road, played ‘significant’ roles in an ‘open line’ class A drugs operation in Blackbird Leys between November 2024 and last November, the court heard.
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Kaveh was previously in court in 2021 after pulling out a ‘Rambo’ knife in a stabbing incident in Lambourn Road in Rose Hill in November 2020 which resulted in a 12 month jail sentence suspended for two years.
Between them, they supplied around 4.6kg of crack cocaine and heroin to the drugs line.
Police raids on Hughes’ home also found 232g powder cocaine and 2.338kg of cannabis, for which he was sentenced for possession with intent to supply, along with a quantity of cash, drugs paraphernalia and weapons.
Raids on Kaveh’s property found similar equipment and drugs like heroin and diamorphine, with a total street value of more than £100,000.
It was established the two dealers worked for Emman Riasat, who ran his own drug line in Oxford and wholesale supplied drugs to the line operating out of Blackbird Leys.
Hughes received a jail sentence of six years and nine months for two counts of class A drug supply and two counts of possession, while Kaveh was jailed for seven years and six months for two counts of class A drug supply.
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Also working for Riasat was Chadbone, of Bernwood Road, who worked lower down in the operation as a drugs runner.
He pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and diamorphine between August 1 and November 19, 2025, committed while he was serving a suspended sentence for affray.
Chadbone received a total of 45 months in jail for two counts of drug supply and the breach of a previous suspended sentence.
‘Sundays in the Park’ took place in Garth Park on May 31, thanks to a collaboration between Bicester Town Council and Bicester Live.
Visitors enjoyed performances from Ukesnaile, Bicester Concert Band, and Malish, offering a variety of covers from pop to garage.
Food was provided by Garth Park Kitchen, with options like British bockwurst, halloumi buns, and wood-fired cheeseburgers, while others brought their own picnics to enjoy in the sunshine.
The council’s events team said: “We can’t wait to welcome you all for an afternoon of live music, great food, and community fun in the beautiful surroundings of Garth Park.”
The next ‘Sundays in the Park’ event will be held on June 14, featuring Hook Norton Brass Band and local soloists, starting at 12.30pm.
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