Witney Gazette

Plans to build thousands more homes in West Oxfordshire than the number agreed in the Local Plan would mean Witney “grinds to a halt,”, external it is claimed.

BBC Radio Oxford

A request by a contractor working on Oxford's Westgate Centre for permission to drive through Sutton village because of roadworks on the A40 should be rejected, according to the county councillor for the area.

Hanson said it had lost 100 tonnes of concrete, costing about £22,500, because road delays meant it started to set and became too hard to use.  

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

This morning's top stories in Oxfordshire:

• A request by a contractor to allow its trucks to drive through Sutton village should be rejected, the local councillor says
• Lead shot should be banned after evidence showed that it enters the human food chain, an Oxford Univeristy professor says
• There are delays on GWR services to Paddington after a person was hit by a train in Maidenhead

Ross Heaton
BBC Oxford Sport

The emergency loan window closes at 17:00 today and we wait to see whether or not Oxford United will be adding to their squad before the deadline.

Image source, PA

The U's lost strikers Danny Hylton and Ryan Taylor to injuries during Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Newport, however manager Michael Appleton has already pointed out that they were keen to bring in players that would push for the first team before the window re-opens in the New Year.

A company working on Oxford's Westgate Centre has blamed the loss of 100 tonnes of concrete on roadwork delays. You've been having your say on Facebook, external:

Paul Finch: "If they're using that much concrete, build one on site, must be cheaper than keeping it in trucks on the roads."

Mathew Taylor: "This company should not be compensated for its own terrible planning. It should have to absorb the cost and make less profit or come up with a solution itself."

BBC Radio Oxford

Plans in the chancellor's Autumn Statement yesterday to reform the way funding is allocated to authorities for schools have been welcomed by an Oxfordshire headteacher.

Currently Oxfordshire County Council is in the bottom 40 authorities when it comes to central government funding for education.

Catherine Darton of Gillotts School in Henley says: "We're really pleased because we were asking for the change and we were asking for the change to come quickly, and both of those things have been promised."

Oxford Times

As the county prepares for the hustle and bustle of Black Friday tomorrow, one Oxford bookshop is encouraging customers to make the most of the quiet life, external.  

The use of lead shot in shooting should be phased out, according to the emeritus professor of zoology at the University of Oxford.

About 100,000 wild birds are poisoned each year in the UK from discarded lead ammunition and Lord Krebs says the shot also poses a risk to humans.

He says: "There is an overwhelming body of evidence that lead shot is a risk both to humans and to wildlife... so on that basis the advice would be that lead shot should be phased out."

Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online

A company working on Oxford's Westgate Centre has blamed the loss of 100 tonnes of concrete on roadwork delays. 

Image source, Westgate Oxford Alliance

Contractor Hanson has applied to divert its mixing trucks through Sutton village, external to avoid work on the Cutteslowe and Wolvercote roundabouts.

But residents say plans to cut through the small village are dangerous and will cause them months of misery.

BBC Radio Oxford

A scheme to help first-time buyers in London should be extended to Oxford and other cities in the South East, according to the leader of Oxford City Council.

Bob Price says: "Relative to average wages, house prices are much higher in Oxford than in London."

Victoria Gill
Science reporter, BBC News

About 100,000 wetland birds are killed every year from poisoning by discarded lead ammunition, say Oxford scientists.  

Image source, WWT

This is one of the conclusions of a report published on Thursday by the University of Oxford, external.

The report also suggests that the consumption of game shot with lead ammunition has a greater impact on human health than previously thought, and the evidence now supports a ban on the use of lead ammunition in the UK.

Oxford Mail

Up to 50 jobs at a new Aldi supermarket in Oxford will be advertised to local people, external.

Al Ryan
BBC Oxford travel presenter

• There are delays on GWR services between Oxford and London after an earlier incident at Maidenhead
• The A34 southbound is very busy between the M40 junction and Weston-on-the-Green
• Traffic lights are not working on Godstow Bridge in Wolvercote

You can keep up to date with the BBC Travel site.

Holly Green
BBC Weather

It's a cloudy start to the day with the odd shower, but it should remain dry for most of us.

There could be the odd spell of sunshine and temperatures will reach highs of 11C (52F).

You can see a full forecast on the BBC Weather site.

Ross Heaton
BBC Oxford Sport

Today's top sport stories:

• Oxford United: There could be comings and goings at the Kassam Stadium today before the emergency loan window closes at 17:00
• North Leigh suffered a setback in their promotion push after a 2-1 loss to Evesham last night

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

Oxfordshire's top stories this morning:

• A scheme to help first-time buyers in London must be made available to Oxford residents as well, the city council insists
• Traffic delays on the A40 has caused a contractor working on Oxford's Westgate Centre to lose thousands of pounds in wasted concrete
• About 100,000 wildfowl are killed in the UK each year after eating spent lead shot, a report by Oxford University says

Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live

Good morning and welcome to BBC Local Live for Oxfordshire on Thursday 26 November.

I'll be bringing you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the county.

You can get in touch throughout the day and tell us what you're up to via email, Facebook, external or Twitter, external.