'Force e-bikes to have number plates and watch crime drop'

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        August 26, 2026

'Force e-bikes to have number plates and watch crime drop'

Good Morning Oxfordshire — 2026-08-26

Police seizures of e-bikes have rocketed 160 per cent in a year as calls are being made to make the city's riders have number plates.
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'Force e-bikes to have number plates and watch crime drop'
• Police seizures of e-bikes have rocketed 160 per cent in a year as calls are being made to make the city's riders have number plates.
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Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat farm shop named among England's best
• The ever-popular farm shop has been named among the best in England, according to The Daily Mail.
Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · Local news · yesterday
Harry Potter actor Toby Jones backs Cotswolds cause close to heart
• Toby Jones, the voice of Harry Potter's Dobby and ITV's Alan Bates has opened up about the environment at a Cotswolds event at FarmED near Chipping Norton.
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Lease signed for first of its kind banking hub set to open in Oxfordshire
• The new banking hub will replace the Didcot Lloyds branch when it closes next March.
Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · Local news · yesterday
Meet da Vinci Xi: expanding access to advanced robotic surgery at The Manor Hospital
• Mr Tom Leslie and Ms Kat Baker were among the first surgeons to perform robotic-assisted procedures using The Manor Hospital's new da Vinci Xi surgical system.
Bicester Advertiser - News (Bicester) · Local news · yesterday
One person dead from salmonella, as consumers urged to check their cupboards
• An urgent warning has been sent to households with eggs in their cupboards after one person has died and more than 200 are ill with salmonella.
Witney Gazette - News (Witney, West Oxfordshire) · Local news · yesterday
Police seize 155 bags of drugs in 40-day Oxfordshire operation
• Thames Valley Police seized 155 bags of drugs and made eight arrests among other successful outcomes, during a 40-day operation in Faringdon, Oxfordshire.
Herald Series - News (Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage) · Local news · yesterday
Serving police officer charged with strangulation and other offences
• Karl Ralph from Bicester has been charged with one count of engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and two counts of intentional strangulation.
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