The latest court cases in Oxford Magistrates' Court:

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NICOLA HARRIS, 47, of Barlett Place, Milton, pleaded guilty to driving while unfit through drugs in Milton on September 25 last year as well as one count each of driving without a licence and driving without third-party insurance. She was disqualified from driving for 18 months and fined £60. There were no orders for costs.

NEIL BARNES, 76, of Mill Road, Goring, pleaded guilty to one count of criminal damage in Wallingford on November 18 last year after causing £135 of damage to the front offside tyre of a VW Golf. He was fined £73 and ordered to pay £200 in compensation.

FILIPPOS ASTOR, 49, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to two counts of drug driving in Oxford on December 29 last year as well as one count of driving without a licence. He was disqualified from driving for 17 months and fined £200. There was a victim surcharge of £80.

KARL DICKENS, 59, of Roman Way, Bicester, pleaded guilty to failing to co-operate with a preliminary roadside test on May 5 this year in Roman Way, Bicester after being suspected of having committed a road traffic offence. He was fined £461 and had four penalty points added to his driving record. There were court costs of £85.

NICHOLAS ASHWORTH, 32, of Shipton-Under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton, pleaded guilty to causing harassment, alarm or distress using threatening, abusive or insulting words/behaviour on November 6 last year in Witney. He was ordered to pay £150 in compensation and fined £150. There were court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £60.

WILLIAM PICKFORD, 28, of Greenmount Close, Greenmount, pleaded guilty to drug driving in Thame on December 11 last year. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £266. There were court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £106.

ELENA LOWE, 18, of Braybrooke Road, Wargrave, pleaded guilty to driving driving in Henley on March 2 this year with 63 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. She was disqualified from driving for 17 months, reduced by 17 weeks, and fined £120. There were court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £48.

JAMES FARMER, 32, of Elmbridge Way, Sedgley, Dudley, pleaded guilty to drug driving on the A34 southbound on November 27 last year near Islip. He was given a community order to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and was disqualified from driving for 24 months. There were court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £114.

JACK MURPHY, 32, of Lidsey Road, Banbury, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified on October 22 last year in Adderbury and driving without third-party insurance. He was given a community order to complete 12 days of rehabilitation activity and 60 hours of unpaid work. He was disqualified from driving for six months. There were court costs of £85.