Adrian Xhika, of no fixed abode, was caught drug dealing in Kidlington on June 2 this year.

The 25-year-old pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a class A and a class B drug, namely cocaine and cannabis.

He was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on June 30.

The court heard he was in the UK illegally and had fled Albania when he was 15-years-old. He was promised work in the UK by those who brought him into the country, which led to him being found with drugs.

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Adrian Xhika (Image: TVP)

Alexandra Boshell, prosecuting, told the court Xhika was found with a total of 21 wraps of cocaine and 10 wraps of cannabis.

Ms Boshell said he was stopped by police in a Ford Fiesta in Oxford Road, Kidlington.

He was searched and so was the car he was driving. Inside were two deodorant canisters, with wraps of cannabis and cocaine concealed within.

Xhika was arrested and answered no comment in police interview.

There was no evidence of drug supply found on his phone. He told officers that he was in the UK illegally and that he wanted to go back to Albania.

The court heard Xhika had no previous convictions in the UK.

He was handed a 16-month prison sentence. Orders were also made for the forfeiture and deprivation of the drugs and the car he was stopped in.

Ben Cullen is due to appear before a jury at Reading Crown Court on July 1 having been charged with three counts of the offence.

Court documents say the 45-year-old is accused of making 22 indecent category A photographs, including one moving image, in Wallingford on March 25, 2021.

He is also accused of making indecent pseudo-photographs, namely 36 Category B images of children at the same place and on the same date as well as making 20 Category C images of children.

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Cullen, who lives in Wallingford, has been a leading figure behind the Raise the Colours movement, which gained more than 4,000 members of its Facebook social media page but appears to have since been deleted.

The group has been putting up flags across Oxfordshire, from Wallingford to Wantage and from Oxford to Witney.

Motorists will have seen the flags flying from lampposts since last summer. And most of them were put up by the small group of people.

Key figures have said they are motivated by patriotism, but it has received criticism from others.

Earlier this month, Oxfordshire County Council won an injunction against the group and four members including Cullen to stop putting up flags.

Oxfordshire County Council said it brought legal action to stop people raising flags near highways, saying it involved safety risks, as well as trespass and obstruction.

After a short hearing at the High Court where the group represented themselves, the group members agreed not to put up more flags, not to encourage others to do so, and not to obstruct any council worker or contractor taking them down.

Cullen, of Wallingford, is due to appear at Reading Crown Court on July 1.

The North Star in Steventon near Abingdon closed in September for renovation work and reopened earlier this month.

Manager Kerry Tyrell welcomed customers from the village and surrounding area at a busy reopening celebration.

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The Campaign for Real Ale White Horse branch shared the pub’s Facebook post, which said: “A huge thank you to everyone who came along to The North Star tonight for our opening evening.

“I’m overwhelmed with the outstanding support from you all and what amazing community Spirit. I am so pleased you all had a lovely evening and the weather was kind to us.

“A huge thank you to everyone who has helped me out recently and to all the wonderful local tradesmen to get the pub looking fabulous.”

Staff at The North Star in Steventon (Image: The North Star in Steventon)

The Campaign for Real Ale Oxford branch has researched the history of the pub.

It said: “Despite appearing in the news for being partially demolished on New Year’s Day in 2003 and being closed during restoration, the North Star remains one of Oxfordshire’s finest pubs.

“Standing on The Causeway, it is one of a series of 17th century half-timbered houses and buildings, fully deserving its Grade II-listed status.

“It has been in the hands of the same family over a long period of time. The North Star has barely a bar as such, merely a servery from the beer store to the tiny low-ceilinged public and lounge bars, the former with impressive high-backed seating surrounding the fireplace.

“Another room not served by the bar is also available, as are benches in the connecting corridor. Now reopened after renovations.”

Guests at The North Star in Steventon (Image: The North Star in Steventon)

The pub in Stocks Lane has a four out of five rating on reviews site Tripadvisor.

One recent visitor posted; “The North Star is a genuine, brilliant pub.

“For centuries it has offered excellent beers, wines, good company, and sincere customer service in an amazing setting. It is on a national walking trail and on an ancient, cobbled causeway.”

The pub sign for The North Star in Steventon (Image: The North Star in Steventon)

There are also two pubs in Steventon High Street – The Cherry Tree and The Fox Inn.

In 2003, The North Star’s owner at the time, a local farmer, drove a JCB into the side of the pub after bar staff refused to serve him early on New Year’s Day because they were closing.

About 15 customers still drinking in the Grade II-listed pub were forced to flee as the ceiling and walls collapsed. No-one was hurt but several suffered shock.