BBC Local Live: Oxfordshire on Wednesday 9 December 2015

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Updates on Wednesday 9 December 2015
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Thursday

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Child cancer survivor's Christmas lights display stolenpublished at 15:36
Lucy Bickerton
BBC Radio Oxford
Christmas lights set up in honour of an Abingdon child cancer survivor have been stolen.
Image source, Phil Rose
Phil Rose first installed the five illuminated reindeer in the garden of his home two years ago when his daughter Maizie was diagnosed with neuro-blastoma, but the family woke to find the display had been stolen yesterday.
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Every time you look at it, it just reminds us how lucky we are to have Maizie with us. So to have them not there now is really hurtful.
Phil Rose
Latest headlines: Donald Trump petition and online flood mappublished at 15:28
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live
This afternoon's top stories:
- Thousands of people in Oxfordshire have signed a petition calling for Donald Trump to be banned from the UK, external
- An online map that charts flood water around Oxford has been launched
- An illuminated Christmas display in Abingdon, built to celebrate a child cancer survivor, has been stolen
Cars damaged in vandalism spree in Woodford Halsepublished at 15:20
Banbury Guardian
Tyres were slashed and wing mirrors were damaged during a vandalism spree in Woodford Halse, external on Sunday morning.
Century old boat race footage on BFI websitepublished at 15:08
Footage from the last Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge universities before the outbreak of World War One is available to view on The British Film Institute's website, external.
Image source, BFI
The silent film shows the 71st contest from March 1914, which Cambridge won.
The footage is part of the BFI's collection of historical sporting events on the site, which has today been extended with Football on Film - 70 years’ worth of archive football footage, external.
Investment plan to boost rural economypublished at 14:53
BBC Radio Oxford
A plan to bring in money to help revive our rural economy in Oxfordshire is being unveiled today, external.
Business leaders want to try and enhance things like our countryside, parks and the River Thames so that they bring in jobs.
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We're looking to connect businesses with opportunities... to work with those individuals who've been for many years trying to promote opportunity.
Nigel Tipple, Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership
Oxford Utd stars should stay, says Appletonpublished at 14:36
BBC Sport
Oxford United manager Michael Appleton has questioned why any of his key players would want to leave the League Two leaders.
Image source, Rex Features
Midfielders Kemar Roofe and Callum O'Dowda have caught the eye this season, with Roofe, who has scored 12 goals this season, linked with a move to the Premier League.
"I think the most important thing for them to do at the minute is to do it here," Appleton says.
Police cordon in Summertown after 'suspected theft'published at 14:20
The Carphone Warehouse in Summertown, Oxford, has a police cordon around it this afternoon.
Officers say they are investigating a suspected theft at the store.
Your pictures: Sunset on the water's edgepublished at 13:59
This lovely composition of the setting winter sun at Radley Lakes was sent in to us by Becca Collacott.
Image source, Becca Collacott
We love to feature your photos, so please do share them with us.
MP’s visit on menu at new school restaurantpublished at 13:36
Wallingford Herald
Pupils at King Alfred’s Academy in Wantage welcomed a special guest as the school officially opened its new restaurant and teaching block, external.
Emissions reduction plan for south Oxfordshire townspublished at 13:12
South Oxfordshire District Council is looking atsolutions to air quality problems, externalin Watlington, Wallingford and Henley-on-Thames.
Image source, AP
A report into possible remedies is being compiled in the new year and residents will have the chance to let the council know what they think.
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The experts have told us that, if we’re going to do anything that is at all effective, we should take actions that some might see as drastic. I can imagine that these might be unpopular with those directly affected, but we need to consider the health and well-being of the whole community.
Tony Harbour, Cabinet member for environmental health, South Oxfordshire District COuncil
Christmas songs from Chesterton Church of England Primary Schoolpublished at 12:57
BBC Radio Oxford
The choir from Chesterton Church of England Primary School sing Infant Holy and Christmas Chopsticks as part of BBC Radio Oxford's countdown to Christmas.
You can catch up on all the carols so far here.
Couple tell of narrow escape after Christmas tree farm firepublished at 12:46
Oxford Mail
A couple from Marston feared for their lives after their Christmas tree farm was set alight by vandals yesterday, external.
Weather: Cloudy and breezy, but staying drypublished at 12:40
BBC Weather
This afternoon will see cloud increasing and a freshening of the wind, but it should remain dry.
You can get a full forecast on the BBC Weather site.
Sport headlines: Oxford United's cup advantagepublished at 12:35
Ross Heaton
BBC Oxford Sport
Oxfordshire's sport stories this lunchtime:
- Oxford United will play the deciding second leg of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy area final against Millwall at the Kassam stadium
- Didcot Town have put Andy Ballard in temporary charge after joint managers Jamie Heapy and Ian Concannonleft the club
- Oxford United's next opponents, Carlisle, are being forced to transfer their next home game to Preston afterflooding at Brunton Park
Latest headlines: Man in court over Abingdon stabbing deathpublished at 12:30
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live
The top stories in Oxfordshire this lunchtime:
- A man accused of stabbing a man to death in a shop in Abingdon has appeared in court
- Benefit cheats from Headington who fraudulently claimed £200,000 are to be sentenced
- A choir of military wives in Bicester has appealed for new singers to join the group
Ethical pension investments 'not managers' prime concern'published at 12:14
Calls for council-controlled pension funds to invest in ethical companies would be difficult to achieve, according to a pension expert.
Questions have been raised about the ethics of investments made by managers of pension funds controlled by Oxfordshire County Council, but Hargreaves Lansdown's Tom McPhail says managers can't satisfy everyone's moral compass.
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They're having to invest for tens of thousands of people collectively. Their duty, their primary responsibility, is to get the best possible return they can for the members of the scheme.
Tom McPhail, Hargreaves Lansdown
Oxford United get home advantage in Johnstone's Paint Trophy area finalpublished at 12:05
BBC Oxford Sport report the U's will play the second leg of their Johnstone's Paint Trophy area final against Millwall at home.
Dates for the ties are yet to be confirmed, but the first leg will be played the week commencing 11 January, with the return at the Kassam in the week starting 1 February.
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Abingdon stabbing accused makes court appearancepublished at 11:54
A man charged with the murder of a Poundland customer in Abingdon has appeared at Banbury Magistrates' Court.
Image source, Jim Sayer
Trevor Joyce, 36, from Abingdon is accused of killing Justin Skrebowski on Monday.
He will next appear at Oxford Crown Court on Friday.
Your pictures: Blue skies over Oxfordpublished at 11:48
This picture of a golden Radcliffe Camera and clear blue sky was taken by BBC Radio Oxford reporter Marcus Liddell this morning.
If you have a picture you would like to see on Oxfordshire Live, please do send it in to us here.
City threatens to take residents to court but offers options to help pay flats billspublished at 11:34
Oxford Times
Residents who own their flats in Oxford’s five tower blocks have vowed to “go to jail” rather than stump up £40,000 to £60,000 each for refurbishments, external as part of the £20m makeover of Evenlode, Windrush, Plowman, Foresters and Hockmore towers.