Thames Valley Police’s Cherwell Neighbourhood Policing Teams public consultation highlighted specific areas its team should focus on from June until August.

In Bicester, it highlighted specific areas for focus, including the town centre, Garth Park, and Launton Road.

In Bicester’s rural areas, drug dealing and misuse in Ambrosden, Arncott, Graven Hill, Wendlebury, and Kingsmere are key concerns, alongside burglary prevention advice for areas such as Middleton Stoney, Somerton, and Lower Heyford, among others.

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Rural areas also reported a significant worry over trailer and plant equipment theft.

Kidlington residents expressed concern over drug dealing, misuse, and anti-social behaviour in Grovelands, Exeter Close Park, and Park Hill Recreation Ground.

The use of e-scooters and e-bikes across Kidlington was also highlighted, alongside a focus on burglary crime prevention in Kidlington, Gosford, and Yarnton.

The latest survey results mirrors those from January 2026.

The 36-year-old actress played Hogwarts witch Hermione Granger in all eight films of the franchise alongside co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.

Ms Watson has turned her attention to studies after her iconic role in J.K. Rowling’s series, as well as parts in Hollywood films The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Little Women.

She had been studying a master’s degree in creative writing at Oxford University since September 2023.

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Emma Watson reveals Hollywood broke her

“I came to work looking for friendship and that was a very painful experience for me outside of Harry Potter and in Hollywood. Like bone-breakingly painful”

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— Jack (@Jackkk) June 1, 2026

It was revealed in February 2025 that Ms Watson had switched to a DPhil, which is Oxford’s version of a PhD.

Quotes from one of Ms Watson’s most recent interviews on her break from Hollywood have resurfaced this week.

Last year, the 36-year-old appeared on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast and spoke about many topics, including her career.

Talking about Harry Potter, she said: “It’s so unusual to make a set of films for 12 years. We were a community; we really were.

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“So I took that as an expectation into my other workplaces, and I got my a– kicked. I really did.”

Speaking on the difference between Harry Potter and other filming projects across Hollywood in the years following, Ms Watson admitted: “It was bone-breakingly painful.

“I’m just not thick-skinned. Maybe I just wasn’t built for those kinds of highly competitive environments. It broke me.”

The Hermione Granger actress’s most recent role was in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women remake, which was released seven years ago.

A four-and-a-half mile stretch of the A40, connecting Eynsham Park and Ride to Wolvercote, and widening of the road with new bus lanes, shared pedestrian/cycle lanes, and crossings are set to be built following the signing of a deal with builders Balfour Beatty.

On Monday, June 1, former council leader, now highways repair boss, Liz Leffman gave permission for a contract signing, saying: “This has been a long time in the making”

Liz Leffman (Image: Oxfordshire County Council)

The decision comes after a council report warned further delays to the scheme “will result in the project costs exceeding the approved budget”.

The current projected costs are dependent on the works beginning in mid-June.

At the meeting, Ms Leffman asked if there are funds for any “extra costs” that may be incurred beyond the £70 million planned for the scheme.

Council officers said both the budgeted and contingency funds are in place.

They also explained the plan is intended to “reduce journey times” and Ms Leffman stated she hopes the scheme will “enhance” journeys for people using the A40.

There have been significant delays to the scheme, which started in 2022, only to be halted because of funding issues.

This has left the 19-acre Eynsham Park and Ride sitting idle since its completion in January 2024, costing around £10,000 a month in maintenance and security.

In recent months, the road scheme was held up due to a planning request for environmental information, which the report says “had a knock-on effect on the governance approval process and timings”.

Last week, Dan Levy, cabinet member for finance, said the unused park and ride facility had been “embarrassing” for the council, but it had been “the most cost-effective and efficient way to do things”.

The authority stated the park and ride was completed on time and to budget because of a separate ring-fenced grant, and if it had been delayed with the roadworks, it would have been hit by inflation.

Mr Levy stated: “It’s taken a lot of work to make sure that the scheme that will get approved next week will be one that fits the finance envelope and meets the environment agencies demands for that stretch of road.

“But it will finally happen.”

The completion of this scheme will mark the end of a wider A40 project aimed at improving transport connections, promoting sustainable travel such as cycling, and reducing emissions.