06/12/2013 BBC Oxford News

protests the council makes a U`turn, but will have to make savings

elsewhere. Also tonight, remembering Nelson

Mandela ` how he found freedom in Oxford seven years after he was

released from jail. And later on... A taste of Yassa,

the Gambian dish that this woman is hoping will hit the supermarket

shelves. really damaging to staff morale. I

don't think the council properly appreciate that. So children's

centres are safe for now, but a whole range of other things is being

affected. The school music service, the refugee advice service, the

Pegasus Theatre and other arts groups are having their funding cut

back or completely withdrawn. There'll be less maintenance. Our

grass verges and trees will be cut less frequently, there'll be less

checking and cleaning of our streetlights, and there'll be less

money to pay for new library books. People that receive care will also

be affected. Some elderly and disabled people will

to people at Oxfordshire road shows, from e`mails, the concerns. We have

said we will keep them open but there is still a challenging target

of ?3 million of cuts to be made. Could you not have anticipated those

concerns. If it was not necessary to close the centres, why did you make

that decision, causing so much anxiety? As I explained that the

meeting, not? Do the people who shout loudest

get their voices heard and the others pay the price? Not at all. We

want to help everybody. We understand the concerns. There are

?3 million of savings for children centres. We will have a cross`party

working group to see how we can make their savings. There is a real

challenge involved. We have to find an additional ?65 million of

savings. How much more cuts brought him to Oxford on more than

one occasion. In 1997 he was awarded the Freedom of the City. I think for

the city, it was a tremendous tribute for the city's status in the

world that he was prepared to come for this occasion. And still have a

formal occasion of the type that we have `` had. It did not happen

elsewhere in the country. We were very privileged. Professor Ian

Goldin travelled the world with the South African leader advising him on

economic policy a the A40 near Witney has died in

hospital. The crash happened on Tuesday, just after five o'clock

between Minster Lovell and Ducklington. The driver of the van

wasn't injured in the crash. Police are appealing for any witnesses who

were passing the area at the time. Volunteers working for OXFAM say

they've helped nearly a quarter of a million survivors in the Philippines

after it was hit by a catastrophic typhoon last month. The aid workers

travelled from the charity's Oxfordshire base with emergency

tents and supplies a few weeks ago. Ian Bray from Oxfam

this huge wave. Many dead bodies are underneath those ships. We know you

are helping to restore the water supply, what other supporters Oxfam

providing? We have been delivering thousands of hygiene kits. These are

simple kits which give things like soap so that people can keep their

hands clean and prevent any diseases. Mosquito nets to keep them

away from mosquitoes overnight so they don't catch malaria.

stop it happening today was being planned by him and his neighbours.

Boosted by an earlier visit from their local MP, a one`time supporter

of fracking who now says it should not happen here. He was too busy to

explain his change of heart, but campaigners say this site is

different. If this site is successful then

there would then need to be further sites across Sussex to make it

commercially viable, so that's the end of the Sussex Weald.

commercially viable, so that's the Basingstoke School has come up with

a pioneering way to help pupils who do not have English as their first

language. Having a mother tongue that's not

English need not be a barrier to learning. Fairfields Primary School

has has developed an interpreter buddy

scheme so children can them.

The idea has now taken off in other parts of the country too, and

abroad. good squad. We expect another tough

game. We have not been outplayed. We have lost three games this season

so far away from home. I want us to play exciting football. It is a

balance that you have to get right. It's FA Cup second round weekend and

Oxford stayed alive of the British trial race, and will

be looking to at least improve on his 13th place finish at last year's

European event. The Isle of Wight's Jess Andrews and Aldershot's Emilia

Gorecka in the junior class are also competing this weekend in the

women's events. Sitting down to supper, the world is

at your table. Italian, Spanish She showed me the secrets of making

the Gambian dish, Yassa will stop. I have some scotch bonnet chilies

here. You only need very little. Growing up, we used to marinate

and we were really lucky because my and we were really lucky because my

develop this project and product is amazing. The lady is the boss!

It is a family affair at today's tasting, as she reaches out to more

people to expand her business. But then something unexpected happened.

It is too early to asked you about you and what! We have a festive feel

to next week. That's all from us.