BBC Local Live: Oxfordshire on Friday 22 January 2016

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Updates on Friday 22 January 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Monday

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Andrew Humphrey

Urgent track repairs on Oxford to London Paddington linepublished at 14:27
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Town challenges Heathrow aircraft noisepublished at 14:17
Linda Serck
BBC News
Residents in Henley-on-Thames are challenging Heathrow officials over an increase in aircraft noise.
They complained of being woken up in the early hours and of increased aircraft noise throughout the day.
A Heathrow representative said they will study the matter further.
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I've lived in my cottage for about 18 years now and apart from Concorde noise I never noticed much aircraft noise until about 18 months ago. I get woken up in the morning, my daughter gets woken up in the morning.
Nigel Pike, Resident
Your chance to vote on the future of Henleypublished at 13:56
Henley Standard
A referendum on the joint Henley and Harpsden neighbourhood plan will be held on Thursday, March 10, external.
Oxford rowing club wants £80k to improve disabled facilitiespublished at 13:32
South Today
A rowing club in Oxford is looking to raise more than £80,000 to help improve facilities for rowers with disabilities.
The City Of Oxford club hopes to reach the British Racing Standard and help to produce the Paralympians of the future.
Stuart Tinworth reports.
Woman arrested in Bullingdon prison drugs searchpublished at 13:16
Lucy Bickerton
BBC Radio Oxford
A 30-year-old woman has been arrested following a police drugs search at HMP Bullingdon, external prison, near Bicester.
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HMP Bullingdon
The operation on Wednesday saw 161 prisoners, prison staff and visitors searched.
Five traces of cocaine and heroin were found, as well as traces of other drugs including cannabis.
The woman from London was a visitor and has been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
Lunchtime TV: South's employment successpublished at 12:58
South Today
On South Today this afternoon: This week's job figures have again confirmed the South has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country - in many places it's below 4% and at the lowest level for a decade.
But where are the jobs being created and what sort of jobs are they? Our business correspondent Alastair Fee investigates.
Join Rob Powell for that and more at 13:30.
Weather: Rain and cloud clearingpublished at 12:51
The rain and cloud should clear through the afternoon, with winds easing as well.
You can get a full forecast on the BBC Weather site.
Travel latest: A34 multiple crashes blocking lanespublished at 12:39
BBC Travel
- At least three collisions on the A34 near Abingdon have blocked a lane in each direction between the Marcham Interchange and Abingdon North. Northbound congestion is stretching back to Chilton
- A broken-down lorry on the Headington roundabout has blocked a lane
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Latest headlines: Cost of recycling contamination and Henley aircraft complaintspublished at 12:31
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live
This afternoon's top stories in Oxfordshire:
- Hundreds of thousands of pounds are being spent in Oxfordshire sending contaminated recycling to landfill
- Residents in Henley have complained that noise from aircraft going to and from Heathrow Airport has increased over the town
- A visitor has been arrested following a police drugs search at Bullingdon prison, near Bicester
Cambridgeshire 'sea monster' could be 'new species'published at 12:22
Helen Burchell
BBC News
A Jurassic "sea monster" found in Cambridgeshire could prove to be a new species of plesiosaur, scientists say.
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A plesiosaur
Oxford archaeologists discovered the 165 million-year-old reptile bones at Must Farm quarry near Whittlesey.
The skeleton is currently being studied by experts at Oxford University's Museum of Natural History, where it will eventually go on display.
Council rethinking four-storey ‘Carfax Tower rule’published at 12:14
Oxford Times
Buildings of up to six storeys could be constructed in central Oxford for the first time under a major shake-up of planning rules, external.
Bacteria research 'could help develop arthritis treatments'published at 11:58
A £2m research programme, external at the University of Oxford is looking into the link between gut bacteria and the development of immune diseases such as arthritis.
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The bacteria that live in our bodies exert influence over the body's immune system, and it is thought changes to them may cause immune and inflammatory diseases.
The research is being funded by Arthritis Research UK, and aims to develop new treatments or preventative medicines, which could be as simple as changing the way you eat.
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This knowledge is absolutely essential if we are to develop new treatments that could one day revolutionise the way we prevent and treat painful and debilitating conditions like inflammatory arthritis.
Dr Stephen Simpson, Director of research and programmes, Arthritis Research UK
Travel latest: A34 crashes blocking lanes in both directionspublished at 11:46
Breaking
BBC Travel
Three collisions are blocking a lane both northbound and southbound on the A34 between the Marcham Interchange and Abingdon North.
The emergency services are attending.
You can get the latest on the BBC Travel site.
Delays on Paddington trains until this eveningpublished at 11:37
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Heathrow 'not aware of significant changes over Henley'published at 11:28
Heathrow officials say they'll look again into why plane noise over Henley has seemingly got worse, although they are not aware of any changes.
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Some residents say that planes coming in to land are getting noisier - and a meeting was held last night between residents, the airport and the Henley MP John Howell.
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We're not aware of any significant changes over Henley, but we'll certainly study that further, do some more detailed analysis. We've set up a community forum to look at this issue.
Matt Gorman, Sustainability and environment director, Heathrow
Blenheim Palace discovers photos of first deep cleanpublished at 11:16
Blenehim Palace has discovered photos from the first deep clean given to the building before it opened to the public in 1950.
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Blenheim Palace deep clean in 1950 and 2016
The annual deep clean has been a feature at the palace since then, and a team of cleaners are currently working ahead of the new season opening on 13 February.
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The rooms appear very similar to how they are today, with the same objects although some have moved around a little. One thing that definitely hasn’t changed is the hard work!
Kate Ballenger, Spokeswoman, Blenheim Palace
School's science structure aims to inspire generations of studentspublished at 10:58
Wallingford Herald
The centrepiece of a school science building, external has been unveiled, spanning three floors and standing 10 metres high.
Aircraft noise 'has definitely increased' over Henley, MP claimspublished at 10:49
There is growing concern about the level of aircraft noise above Henley, according to the town's MP.
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John Howell MP
John Henley says a change to flight paths when the wind blows in an easterly direction was to blame.
Heathrow officials say they'll look again into why plane noise over Henley has seemingly got worse.
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There was no problem here just a few years ago, it is a problem we've got now.
John Howell, MP for Henley
Latest headlines: Henley MP says Heathrow noise is growing problempublished at 10:30
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live
This morning's top stories in our county:
- Noise from planes approaching Heathrow has increased over Henley, according to the town's MP
- There's been an increase in the amount of contaminated recycling being sent to landfill in Oxfordshire
- Network Rail says it has spoken to the government about the cost implications of the delayed electrification of the Great Western railway line
Police investigating Cholsey station attackpublished at 10:22
Marianne Bell
Editor, BBC Radio Oxford
Police were at Cholsey railway station this morning, investigating an overnight attack on the outside ticket machine.