Stroke charity founder honoured for his workpublished at 14:35
A Witney man who set up his own charity offering support to stroke victims has been recognised for his bravery and determination, external.
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Updates on Thursday 3 December 2015
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Stroke charity founder honoured for his workpublished at 14:35
Primal Scream to headline new Oxford Common People festivalpublished at 14:21
Indy Almroth-Wright
BBC OnlineThe first headline acts have been announced for the Common People festivals in Oxford and Southampton next year.
Scottish rockers Primal Scream have been revealed as the Sunday night headliners for the new Oxford festival next year.
Oxford Brookes 'proud of art school roots'published at 14:03
Claire Jones
BBC News OnlineOxford Brookes spent £552,000 on art in the five years to 2015, the fourth highest amount in the country.
Image source, Oxford Brookes UniversityThe total included £158,000 for The Rain Pavilion (pictured) which was designed by students of the university.
A spokesperson said the institution began life as a School of Art 150 years ago and it was "proud of these roots".
Body found at Iffley Lock thought to be missing manpublished at 13:41
BreakingPolice believe a body they found in the water at Iffley Lock, external this morning could be that of missing 54-year-old Francis Rothnie.
He was last seen at about 00:45 on Sunday 15 November.
His next of kin have been informed.
Oxfordshire schools' Christmas carolspublished at 13:30
BBC Radio OxfordAs the festive season rapidly approaches, BBC Radio Oxford is bringing you Christmas carols sung by the county's school children.
Today's choir is from Grove Church of England Primary School, who sing Little Drummer Boy and O Little Town Of Bethlehem.
Lunchtime TV: HIV centre's uncertain futurepublished at 13:04
South TodayOn South Today this afternoon:
An Oxford centre for people with HIV says it's facing possible closure because of council cuts.
The Terrence Higgins Trust runs day services for people who are HIV positive and works to prevent the virus spreading, but it's currently in line to see its funding cut by Oxfordshire County Council.
Join Rob Powell at 13:30 for that and the rest of the region's news.
Weather: Turning wet and windy laterpublished at 12:54
A cloudy but mostly dry day until the evening, when some heavy rain and strong winds are expected.
You can get a full forecast on the BBC Weather site.
Sport headlines: Oxford United fitness boost and defender's captaincy challengepublished at 12:49
Ross Heaton
BBC Oxford SportThe top stories this lunchtime:
- Oxford United boss Michael Appleton says he will be double-checking Ryan Taylor's injury, but expects him to be fit soon
- Stand-in U's captain Johnny Mullins says the experience of leading the team has helped him to better communicate
Head of Oxfordshire charity condemns Black Friday shopperspublished at 12:40
The head of an Oxfordshire charity has condemned the nation’s compulsion to spend on Black Friday, external, saying money could be better used to help vulnerable people.
Latest headlines: Woman dies after being hit by Didcot trainpublished at 12:34
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local LiveThe top stories in Oxfordshire this lunchtime:
- A woman has been killed after she was hit by a train near Didcot Parkway
- Police are searching for a woman who was last seen at the John Radcliffe Hospital
- A £300,000 investment has seen outdoor gym equipment installed for public use in several Oxford parks
Woman hit by a train at Didcot diespublished at 12:18
A woman hit by a train near Didcot Parkway station died at the scene, British Transport Police, external (BTP) say.
They received a report just after 11:05 of a woman being struck by a freight train near the station.
There are delays of up to an hour for rail services via Didcot Parkway, affecting services from Oxford, Swindon and Reading to London Paddington.
Quote MessageOfficers are investigating the circumstances around what happened but, at this stage, the death is not being treated as suspicious.
British Transport Police
Travel latest: Didcot Parkway rail delayspublished at 12:07
BBC TravelThere are delays of up to an hour for rail services via Didcot Parkway after a person was hit by a train.
That's affecting services from Oxford, Swindon and Reading to London Paddington.
You can keep up to date with all the latest news on our railways at the BBC Travel site.
Mayor's Christmas party proves to be a ballpublished at 11:55
The Christmas party for Henley’s elderly proved to be just the ticket when the Mayor volunteered to call out bingo numbers, external.
Police search for woman missing from John Radcliffe Hospitalpublished at 11:41
A 51-year-old woman last seen at the John Radcliffe Hospital today at about 07:20 has been reported as missing, external.
Image source, Thames Valley PoliceDeborah Yaclin was wearing a white T-shirt, grey trousers and a brown/burgundy jumper.
She is 5' 4" and was reported as being seen at Tesco on Abingdon Road at 07:45.
Didcot rail delays after person hit by a trainpublished at 11:30
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End of X postFrideswide Square traffic lights removed earlypublished at 11:19
Temporary traffic lights that were causing delays on Botley Road at Frideswide Square have been removed ahead of schedule, the county council says, external.
There are still traffic management arrangements in the area though, and Oxford Bus Company says on Twitter, external the work is affecting its services in the city centre.
Culham-designed batteries on board ESA probepublished at 10:59
BBC Radio OxfordA probe has been launched this morning by the European Space Agency to test technology designed to prove that gravitational waves exist, as predicted by Albert Einstein 100 years ago.
Image source, ESAAn Oxfordshire company has made the lithium batteries for the Lisa Pathfinder - which will travel nearly one million miles into deep space.
Quote MessageWhen we first developed this technology it was ground breaking, we were the first people to launch lithium-ion technology, and now that technology has been adopted throughout the globe.
Alex Clarke, ABSL Space Projects
Community choir reforms for showpublished at 10:40
Community choir Voices is reuniting for a concert, external on 5 December, from 7.30pm, in St Mary's Church in Banbury.
Latest headlines: Homelessness increase warning and wi-fi ban callpublished at 10:30
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local LiveToday's top stories in our county:
- More people could take to sleeping on the streets if council funding for a homelessness charity is cut, its chief executive warns
- A mother has blamed electromagnetic hyper-sensitivity, caused by school wi-fi, for causing her daughter to take her own life
- A European Space Agency probe, powered by batteries made in Oxfordshire, has launched on a mission to test technology to detect gravitational waves
Mother calls for school wi-fi banpublished at 10:14
Charlotte Stacey
BBC South TodayA mother from Oxfordshire is campaigning for wi-fi to be abolished in schools because she claims it's a health hazard, after her daughter took her own life in June this year.
Debra Fry believes her daughter Jenny had electromagnetic hyper-sensitivity (EHS), but most experts say there is no scientific proof that wi-fi causes illness.
