Summary

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Tuesday

  • Updates on Monday 17 August 2015

  1. Good eveningpublished at 18:00 BST 17 August 2015

    That's all from Local Live for Oxfordshire this evening,

    We're back on Tuesday from 08:00 with more news, sport, travel and weather. Join us then.

  2. Weather: Turning cold overnightpublished at 17:56 BST 17 August 2015

    Bee Tucker
    BBC Weather

    It will mostly be dry this evening, with cloud breaking and lifting overnight.

    Bee Tucker

    The clear skies could lead to a drop in temperatures, with rural areas seeing single figures, and lows in towns and cities of 12C (54F).

  3. Evening TVpublished at 17:51 BST 17 August 2015

    BBC South Today

    On BBC South Today: BT Openreach, the organisation charged with rolling out broadband connection across the UK, has denied claims that it's moving too slowly.

    Man using computer

    Many people in rural areas say they get poor coverage or none at all. It comes as campaigners from a south Oxfordshire village call for better fast internet access.

    Join the BBC's Jerome Sale for the full story at 18:30.

  4. Whitchurch Bridge price rise 'necessary'published at 17:42 BST 17 August 2015

    Jeremy Stern
    Reporter, BBC South Today

    The company that runs Whitchurch Bridge says a 50% rise in the toll was necessary to pay for structural work.

    Whitchurch Bridge

    Many villagers who use the bridge regularly have complained that the increase is unfair.

  5. Whitchurch Bridge toll rise angerpublished at 17:36 BST 17 August 2015

    Jeremy Stern
    Reporter, BBC South Today

    People living in Whitchurch say an increase to toll charges to cross the village's bridge is unfair.

    Whitchurch Bridge

    It now costs car drivers 60p to cross the bridge, although it's cheaper for regular users.

    Sherilyn Lewzey said: "We have to go over twice a day and it really mounts up to a lot of money. It's just rising and there's nothing we can do."

  6. Brookes clearing places filledpublished at 17:23 BST 17 August 2015

    Andrew Humphrey
    BBC Local Live

    For those A-level students who did not quite make their grades or who did better than expected, the clearing system matches them with available courses, but Oxford Brookes has already filled most of their places.

    Oxford Brookes University

    The university had expected to take about 300 students through clearing, a similar number to those offered places through the system last year.

    A spokesperson for Brookes told the BBC that they had "just a handful" of spaces left.

  7. M40 north lane closurepublished at 17:14 BST 17 August 2015

    Sara Jones
    Travel presenter, BBC Radio Oxford

    We have reports of some problems on the M40 northbound at J6 for Watlington.

    A lane may be closed, there doesn't seem to be an obstruction so we're looking into it with Highways England.

  8. Latest headlinespublished at 17:00 BST 17 August 2015

    Andrew Humphrey
    BBC Local Live

    This evening's top stories in Oxfordshire:

  9. Thame's car washing firefighterspublished at 16:35 BST 17 August 2015

    Thame Fire Station tweets, external: Support Thame fire-fighters who will be carrying out a charity car wash for the firefighters charity

    Charity car wash posterImage source, Thame Fire Station
  10. Cutteslowe congestionpublished at 16:20 BST 17 August 2015

    Sara Jones
    Travel presenter, BBC Radio Oxford

    It's looking busy on all approaches to the Cutteslowe roundabout, with delays of about 15 minutes to get through the roadworks there.

  11. Your pics: Radcot reopeningpublished at 16:07 BST 17 August 2015

    Andrew Humphrey
    BBC Local Live

    The repairs to Radcot Bridge, which was closed after it was hit by a lorry last week, appear to be proceeding well, according to Brian Willcocks, who took this picture.

    Radcot BridgeImage source, Brian Willcocks

    Please send in your photos of the region to us via email, facebook, external or twitter, external.

  12. Faringdon quarry business park 'makes sense'published at 15:53 BST 17 August 2015

    Samantha McGregor
    BBC News Online

    Converting a quarry in Faringdon into a business park "makes sense" according to its landowner, who is facing opposition to the plans.

    The company running Wickelsham Quarry is due to move out and the plan was to return the site, which campaigners say has "special scientific interest", back to farmland.

    But landowner Tom Allen-Stevens says the site has little agricultural merit.

  13. Bones found at Abingdon homepublished at 15:38 BST 17 August 2015

    Andrew Humphrey
    BBC Local Live

    A number of bones have been found by builders under the patio of a home in Shelley Close in Abingdon.

    Police at Abingdon gardenImage source, Seeing Eye Productions

    A blue tent has been put up at the scene by Thames Valley Police as they investigate, but they said it's likely they are animal bones.

  14. Oxford win cricket divisionpublished at 15:26 BST 17 August 2015

    Jerome Sale
    Sports editor, BBC Radio Oxford

    Oxfordshire have won Minor Counties Cricket's Western Division, external after beating Wiltshire at Devizes by an innings and 183 runs.

    Oxfordshire CricketImage source, Oxfordshire Cricket

    They will play the winners of the Eastern Division in a match starting on 6 September.

  15. Cropedy Festival photospublished at 15:13 BST 17 August 2015

    BBC Radio Oxford

    If you were at the Cropedy Festival near Banbury this weekend, then you may like to see some of the photos uploaded to the BBC Radio Oxford facebook page. , external

    Cropedy Festival

    They include backstage pictures of headline acts including Toyah Wilcox and Level 42 as well as lots of festival go-ers enjoying the atmosphere!

  16. New broadband across county by 2017published at 14:54 BST 17 August 2015

    BBC Radio Oxford

    Culture minister and Didcot MP Ed Vaizey has defended the speed of the programme providing new broadband services to Oxfordshire.

    Ed VaizeyImage source, Getty Images

    He told BBC Radio Oxford: "We will get to 98% of Oxfordshire by the middle of 2017 - it's an engineering project, you can't just wish this and you can't just flip a switch."

  17. Row over Faringdon quarry planspublished at 14:22 BST 17 August 2015

    Samantha McGregor
    BBC News Online

    Hundreds of people have signed a petition in a bid to stop an Oxfordshire quarry site being redeveloped into a business park.

    Grundon, FaringdonImage source, Google

    The 20-acre Wicklesham Quarry was due to be returned to farmland when the company moves out in April.

    But the council were concerned about a lack of employment in the town, so earmarked the site for a business park instead.