Sport headlines: Appleton still looking to top league
Rahil Sheikh
BBC News Oxford
This evening's top sport stories:
Oxford United boss Michael Appleton has refused to rule out the possibility of his side winning the League Two title, but says thoughts of that must be put to one side
North Leigh's Southern League match at Bishops Cleeve tonight has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch
Former Oxford University scrum half Sam Egerton has agreed a short-term deal with Premiership club Harlequins
Tonight's TV: Where will the council find £15m?
Geraldine Peers
Presenter, BBC South Today
On South Today this evening: Which services are saved and which are still facing cuts? We'll have the latest after Oxfordshire County Council set its budget.
Also, a warning about a scam in Abingdon in which conmen pose as police and target vulnerable people.
And delayed again - the latest problem in a project to install a pipe between the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals.
Join Geraldine Peers for all that and more from 18:30.
On Thursday's Breakfast Show with Howard Bentham
Howard Bentham
Radio Oxford presenter
Everyone knows that when you own your own home, every now and then there are unexpected things that crop up and end up costing a bit to get fixed. But how would you feel if you were suddenly faced with a bill of about £50,000?
That's exactly what's happened to people living in five tower blocks in Oxford built in the 1960s.
We'll be speaking to the council and the residents hit by the demand.
Join Howard for all the county's top stories from 07:00.
Ed Miliband withdraws from Oxford University Labour Club dinner after anti-semitism row
The former Labour leader has postponed an appearance at the Oxford University Labour Club after reports of anti-semitic behaviour by some of its members, the New Statesman reports.
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Mr Miliband was due to address the club's annual John Smith Memorial Dinner on 4 March, but has pulled out after the group's co-chair resigned in protest over its endorsement of Israel Apartheid Week, and allegations of members using anti-semitic language.
Cotswold Wildlife Park advises people to stay away on Thursday
The car park, which is located on grass, has become waterlogged, and they recommend checking their Twitter or Facebook feeds for updates.
Travel latest: Congestion on the A34, in Oxford and at Swinford
Al Ryan
BBC Oxford travel presenter
The A34 is very busy northbound from Abingdon to Botley, and from Peartree up to Weston-on-the-Green
In Oxford it's very busy from St Giles to Frideswide Square
The Swinford Toll Bridge is looking very slow from the Farmoor approach
You can see the latest where you are on the BBC Travel site.
Oxford lengths ahead of the country in swimming
BBC Radio Oxford
Adults in Oxford swim more often than anywhere else in England, according to figures from Diabetes UK.
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The charity says 13.5% of Oxford adults swim at least once a week and is challenging swimmers to complete 22 miles in their local pool over three months.
Quote Message: We're asking people to swim the equivalent of the width of the English Channel... It's 50 lengths of a 50m pool a week over the three weeks... We want to encourage everybody to get more active. from Laura Kirkwood Senior events fundraising manager, Diabetes UK
We're asking people to swim the equivalent of the width of the English Channel... It's 50 lengths of a 50m pool a week over the three weeks... We want to encourage everybody to get more active.
Tower block residents invited to drop-in session ahead of repairs
After yesterday's cross-party agreement for the county council budget, we now know some services will be saved, but there is now an even larger black hole in the council's finances.
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One of the options is a workplace parking levy - where local companies would be charged for using their car parks.
I'll hear all about it from the leader of the Labour group on the council.
Months of delays for controversial hospital pipeline
BBC Radio Oxford
A controversial heating pipeline between the John Radcliffe and Churchill hospitals in Oxford could be delayed by months after being ruled "invalid" by Oxford City Council.
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The council said that "various bits" of information have not been sent through from the construction company to the planner.
Quote Message: As soon as the information comes in from the construction company, and that might take two or three weeks, then the eight-week deliberation period will start and there'll be a whole new round of consultation, so we are looking at something like May at the earliest. from Ruth Wilkinson Liberal Democrat councillor for Headington, Oxford City Council
As soon as the information comes in from the construction company, and that might take two or three weeks, then the eight-week deliberation period will start and there'll be a whole new round of consultation, so we are looking at something like May at the earliest.
Latest headlines: Hospital heating pipe work delay
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live
Oxfordshire's top stories this afternoon:
A controversial pipeline between two Oxford hospitals may not receive planning permission until May, the city council says
Donations are no longer being accepted for a fund set up for a homeless women who said she stopped a burglary in Oxford until the police investigation ends
A cancer victim and former neurologist has achieved his dying wish from beyond the grave, setting up a "social change" charity in his will and urging his friends to continue his work.
More of our military need help to deal with stress
More people in Oxfordshire are coming forward for help dealing with stress after serving in the military abroad, according to the charity Combat Stress.
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The group says it has seen a 20% rise in the number of referrals in the last financial year.
Quote Message: We're being more proactive about coming forward and encouraging people to talk about their mental health while they're serving, so people from Afghanistan... from Bosnia and Iraq are coming forward sooner. from Sue Freeth Chief executive, Combat Stress
We're being more proactive about coming forward and encouraging people to talk about their mental health while they're serving, so people from Afghanistan... from Bosnia and Iraq are coming forward sooner.
Parents of IS suspect Jack Letts bailed again
Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
The parents of a British man who reportedly travelled to the Middle East to join the so-called Islamic State group have been bailed again by police until 23 February.
John and Sally Letts, from Oxford, said they were arrested after they sent their son Jack money for food and new glasses.
Mr Letts' parents said he had converted to Islam but dismissed the claims he had joined so-called Islamic State as "false" and said he travelled to the region for humanitarian reasons.
Sports enthusiast honoured for contributions to cricket and football
Police say elderly and vulnerable residents in Abingdon have been targeted by courier fraudsters, where cold callers claim to have spotted a fraudulent payment from their bank account, and then extract pin numbers, cards and cash as they pretend to be investigating the payment.
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- Ed Miliband will not speak at the Oxford University Labour Club after reports of anti-semitism at the group
- A workplace parking levy in Oxford is being considered to raise funds to pay for frontline county council services
- A controversial pipeline between two Oxford hospitals may not receive planning permission for another three months
BBCCopyright: BBC - Oxford United boss Michael Appleton has refused to rule out the possibility of his side winning the League Two title, but says thoughts of that must be put to one side
- North Leigh's Southern League match at Bishops Cleeve tonight has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch
- Former Oxford University scrum half Sam Egerton has agreed a short-term deal with Premiership club Harlequins
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images View more on twitterView more on twitter - The A34 is very busy northbound from Abingdon to Botley, and from Peartree up to Weston-on-the-Green
- In Oxford it's very busy from St Giles to Frideswide Square
- The Swinford Toll Bridge is looking very slow from the Farmoor approach
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- Donations are no longer being accepted for a fund set up for a homeless women who said she stopped a burglary in Oxford until the police investigation ends
- A lane is closed on the A34 northbound before Abingdon after a collision between two lorries
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Latest headlines: Miliband pulls out of Oxford event amid anti-semitism row
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live
This evening's top stories in our county:
Weather: A cold night with snow in the east
Bee Tucker
BBC Weather
The rain should clear through the evening, but there is the risk of some snow falling in eastern parts.
Where the skies clear it will be a cold night, with lows of -2C (28F).
You can get a full 10-day forecast on the BBC weather site.
Sport headlines: Appleton still looking to top league
Rahil Sheikh
BBC News Oxford
This evening's top sport stories:
Tonight's TV: Where will the council find £15m?
Geraldine Peers
Presenter, BBC South Today
On South Today this evening: Which services are saved and which are still facing cuts? We'll have the latest after Oxfordshire County Council set its budget.
Also, a warning about a scam in Abingdon in which conmen pose as police and target vulnerable people.
And delayed again - the latest problem in a project to install a pipe between the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals.
Join Geraldine Peers for all that and more from 18:30.
On Thursday's Breakfast Show with Howard Bentham
Howard Bentham
Radio Oxford presenter
Everyone knows that when you own your own home, every now and then there are unexpected things that crop up and end up costing a bit to get fixed. But how would you feel if you were suddenly faced with a bill of about £50,000?
That's exactly what's happened to people living in five tower blocks in Oxford built in the 1960s.
We'll be speaking to the council and the residents hit by the demand.
Join Howard for all the county's top stories from 07:00.
Ed Miliband withdraws from Oxford University Labour Club dinner after anti-semitism row
The former Labour leader has postponed an appearance at the Oxford University Labour Club after reports of anti-semitic behaviour by some of its members, the New Statesman reports.
Mr Miliband was due to address the club's annual John Smith Memorial Dinner on 4 March, but has pulled out after the group's co-chair resigned in protest over its endorsement of Israel Apartheid Week, and allegations of members using anti-semitic language.
Cotswold Wildlife Park advises people to stay away on Thursday
The car park, which is located on grass, has become waterlogged, and they recommend checking their Twitter or Facebook feeds for updates.
Travel latest: Congestion on the A34, in Oxford and at Swinford
Al Ryan
BBC Oxford travel presenter
You can see the latest where you are on the BBC Travel site.
Oxford lengths ahead of the country in swimming
BBC Radio Oxford
Adults in Oxford swim more often than anywhere else in England, according to figures from Diabetes UK.
The charity says 13.5% of Oxford adults swim at least once a week and is challenging swimmers to complete 22 miles in their local pool over three months.
Tower block residents invited to drop-in session ahead of repairs
Oxford Times
Residents of Oxford's five tower blocks are invited to a launch event at Blackbird Leys Community Centre today ahead of repair works.
Lush burglary suspects released on bail
Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
The two people arrested in connection with the burglary of the Lush store on Cornmarket Street in Oxford have been released on bail until 14 May.
The shop was burgled between 21:00 on Tuesday 9 February and Wednesday 10 February at 07:30.
A homeless woman, Lottie Pauling-Chamberlain, claimed she challenged the thief and returned the stolen items.
Coming up on Drivetime with David Prever
David Prever
BBC Radio Oxford
After yesterday's cross-party agreement for the county council budget, we now know some services will be saved, but there is now an even larger black hole in the council's finances.
One of the options is a workplace parking levy - where local companies would be charged for using their car parks.
I'll hear all about it from the leader of the Labour group on the council.
For that and more, join David from 16:00.
Months of delays for controversial hospital pipeline
BBC Radio Oxford
A controversial heating pipeline between the John Radcliffe and Churchill hospitals in Oxford could be delayed by months after being ruled "invalid" by Oxford City Council.
The council said that "various bits" of information have not been sent through from the construction company to the planner.
Latest headlines: Hospital heating pipe work delay
Andrew Humphrey
BBC Local Live
Oxfordshire's top stories this afternoon:
Cancer victim uses will to create 'social change' charity
Wallingford Herald
A cancer victim and former neurologist has achieved his dying wish from beyond the grave, setting up a "social change" charity in his will and urging his friends to continue his work.
More of our military need help to deal with stress
More people in Oxfordshire are coming forward for help dealing with stress after serving in the military abroad, according to the charity Combat Stress.
The group says it has seen a 20% rise in the number of referrals in the last financial year.
Parents of IS suspect Jack Letts bailed again
Joe Nimmo
BBC News Online
The parents of a British man who reportedly travelled to the Middle East to join the so-called Islamic State group have been bailed again by police until 23 February.
John and Sally Letts, from Oxford, said they were arrested after they sent their son Jack money for food and new glasses.
Mr Letts' parents said he had converted to Islam but dismissed the claims he had joined so-called Islamic State as "false" and said he travelled to the region for humanitarian reasons.
Sports enthusiast honoured for contributions to cricket and football
Banbury Cake
A devoted cricket and football enthusiast has been rewarded after spending 20 “tireless” years building up his community sports teams.
Abingdon fraudsters targeted by police
Police say elderly and vulnerable residents in Abingdon have been targeted by courier fraudsters, where cold callers claim to have spotted a fraudulent payment from their bank account, and then extract pin numbers, cards and cash as they pretend to be investigating the payment.