EYNSHAM: A 29-year-old man has been charged following the death of a village firefighter in a road crash.

Joe Wilkins, 39, died when his bicycle was involved in a collision with a Ford Focus in Eaton Road near Appleton on May 25.

Paul Brown, from Eynsham, was charged yesterday with causing death by dangerous driving.

He has been bailed until October 31 to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court.