BBC Local Live: Oxfordshire on Friday 15 January 2016

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Updates on Friday 15 January 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Monday

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Andrew Humphrey

Legal threat over Goring Gap electrification gantriespublished at 10:21
Legal action is being threatened by people in South Oxfordshire over Network Rail's installation of large metal gantries.
Image source, Save the Goring Gap
They have been put in at Goring and South Stoke as part of the electrification of the Great Western main line.
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There is an absolute forest of them stretching over in the distance towards Didcot in this area of outstanding natural beauty. People see this every day of their life.
Roy McMillan, Chair, South Stoke Parish Council
Travel latest: Kidlington delays after crash involving a pedestrianpublished at 10:09
Al Ryan
BBC Oxford travel presenter
The A4260 Oxford Road in Kidlington is partially blocked after a collision involving a car and a pedestrian at the Bicester Road junction.
You can keep up to date with the BBC Travel site.
Student newspaper finds Cecil Rhodes statue supportpublished at 09:56
Over half of the students polled by Oxford University paper Cherwell say a statue of Cecil Rhodes should not be removed from Oriel College.
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The Rhodes Must Fall campaign have argued that the views of the colonial politician are incompatible with an "inclusive culture" at the university.
The college says it will consult on removing the statue, and is planning to remove a plaque honouring Rhodes
Pothole repair costs more than doublepublished at 09:38
Oxfordshire County Council has increased the amount it spends on resurfacing roads and repairing potholes more than any other council in the country, according to a Freedom of Information request by the Institute of Advanced Motorists, external.
The county council increased spending by 139% in 2014/15, meaning it now spends £11m on maintaining Oxfordshire's roads.
Housebuilder supports Hook Norton school planspublished at 09:24
Banbury Guardian
A Banburyshire primary school’s much-needed growth plans have been given a financial boost, external by Taylor Wimpey, who are building homes in the village.
Roofe strikes twice as United take JPT advantagepublished at 09:08
Oxford United will hold a two-goal advantage over Millwall going into the Johnstone's Paint Trophy southern area final second leg at the Kassam Stadium, after victory at The Den last night.
Image source, PA
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Kemar Roofe has struck 17 times this season after brace at The Den
Two first-half goals from Kemar Roofe steered the League Two side to victory over their League One opponents.
The 23-year-old attacker has now scored 17 goals this season.
'Sewage smell' at mental health centrepublished at 08:58
Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
A mental health trust has been criticised for taking more than a year to fix a leaky roof that led to the smell of sewage in a bedroom at its Whiteleaf Centre facility.
Image source, Google
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The Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust was rated as "requires improvement", external by the Care Quality Commission.
A trust spokesman said the sewage smell had been a "teething problem" and they had apologised to the patient affected.
Oxford United's Jordan Evans celebrates Millwall winpublished at 08:43
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Arson-hit councils 'looking for a new site'published at 08:34
BBC Radio Oxford
One year on since arson attacks destroyed council offices, the leader of South Oxfordshire District Council says they will not return to Crowmarsh Gifford.
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The devastated council buildings in Crowmarsh Gifford
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Our needs have changed over the last 12 months and we're at a point now where we think building something different somewhere else is the best thing to do.
John Cotton, Leader, South Oxfordshire District Council
Flood poses threat to rough sleeperspublished at 08:27
Oxford Mail
Rough sleepers who have set up camp near the Thames in Oxford now face another enemy – the weather, external.
Oxfordshire councils 'will not return' to arson officespublished at 08:17
Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
Two councils forced to move after their offices were devastated by a rampaging arsonist will probably never return to their former home, a spokesperson says.
Image source, Ian Negus
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Council headquarters were destroyed by fire on 15 January last year
The headquarters of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils in Crowmarsh Gifford were gutted on 15 January last year.
About 400 staff have been working from home or at temporary sites ever since, and the councils say they are looking for a new building on a new site.
Sport headlines: Oxford United's winning run continuespublished at 08:13
Danny Cox
Presenter, BBC Radio Oxford
Oxfordshire's top sport stories this morning:
- Oxford United came away with a 2-0 lead from the first leg of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy area final against Millwall
- U's manager Michael Appleton said his players did well to perform again after the elation of the FA Cup win on Sunday
- Banbury United are holding a Former Players Day tomorrow, external, with more than 50 veterans attending from 1960 through to recent years
Weather: Cold and dry with some sunny spellspublished at 08:10
Holly Green
BBC Weather
There could be some icy roads this morning, and some wintry showers, but much of the day will be quite bright.
It will feel cold with a north-westerly breeze and highs of 4C (39F).
You can get the latest forecast on the BBC Weather site.
Travel latest: A34, A44 and A4165 delayspublished at 08:08
Al Ryan
BBC Oxford travel presenter
- The A34 is looking busy in patches from the M40 southbound to Weston-on-the-Green, and further down through the roadworks at Milton
- The A44 is heavy but moving from Peartree to Wolvercote
- There's congestion on the A4165 from Oxford Parkway to Cutteslowe
You can keep up to date with the latest on the BBC Travel site.
Latest headlines: Councils 'will not return' to arson-hit officespublished at 08:05
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live
The top stories in Oxfordshire this morning:
- Two councils are unlikely to return to their offices in south Oxfordshire, a year after an arson attack devastated the building
- Campaigners in Goring are calling for Network Rail to replace metal gantries brought in over a railway line
- Oxfordshire County Council increases money it spends on repairing roads by more than any other council in the country
Good morning and welcome to Oxfordshire Livepublished at 08:00
Andrew Humphrey
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