:00:00. > :00:00.rain from the east. That's all from the BBC News At Six.
:00:00. > :00:18.Good evening. It's been dubbed a bitter blow by education officials.
:00:19. > :00:20.The BBC has learnt the budget for Oxfordshire's school expansion
:00:21. > :00:27.programme could face a funding shortfall of nearly twenty million
:00:28. > :00:35.pounds by 2018. How police in the Thames Valley have find more
:00:36. > :00:41.motorists than any other forces. The firefighter who is planning to grow
:00:42. > :00:44.part of the Pacific ocean. An educated ale, has students in
:00:45. > :01:06.Reading are helping promote local brew. The BBC has learned that the
:01:07. > :01:10.budget for an expansion programme could face a funding shortfall of
:01:11. > :01:20.?20 million. The number of school age children in the county is
:01:21. > :01:28.expected to rise by 5000. This could mean more temporary classrooms and
:01:29. > :01:31.building projects being put on hold. Windmill Primary in Oxfordshire is
:01:32. > :01:34.just one school in the county expanding. Each year 90 new students
:01:35. > :01:41.start here. A few years ago that figure was nearer 60. It means
:01:42. > :01:45.there's more need for new classrooms and in time, more facilities. The
:01:46. > :01:50.worry here is that with budget cuts those expansion plans are at risk.
:01:51. > :01:57.We were asked to expand because we need those places. From the
:01:58. > :02:02.parents' point of view, many are anti`expansion because it changes
:02:03. > :02:06.the nature of the school and the opportunities that children have so
:02:07. > :02:10.it is up to the expansion projects to make sure we do not go back and
:02:11. > :02:14.minimise what all of the children get. Over the next seven years the
:02:15. > :02:17.population of Oxford is going to grow. And so will the number of
:02:18. > :02:20.pupils. By 2021 it's thought the number of primary school pupils
:02:21. > :02:24.needing places will go up by 15%. All those places need funding.
:02:25. > :02:27.Oxfordshire County Council says if it can't change the government's
:02:28. > :02:37.decision, the money will have to come from somewhere else. I am sure
:02:38. > :02:42.when we put out the case and provide the details, and understand where we
:02:43. > :02:47.are coming from, we will be able to get the additional funding. If we do
:02:48. > :02:50.not, then we will have to look at temporary classrooms or getting
:02:51. > :02:53.funding for elsewhere, but they are things we do not want to do.
:02:54. > :02:56.Meanwhile, the free school meals programme is at risk too. Council
:02:57. > :03:00.bosses say it costs around ten million pounds to run in
:03:01. > :03:06.Oxfordshire. But they've only received around a million pounds of
:03:07. > :03:09.government money. I think there are innovative schemes in some of the
:03:10. > :03:15.villages that will help some businesses, and will not require a
:03:16. > :03:18.whole new kitchen to be built. The Department for Education says
:03:19. > :03:21.Oxfordshire has already been given enough resources to allow for the
:03:22. > :03:28.school spaces it'll need. The council disagrees and intends to
:03:29. > :03:31.challenge the decision. Well, our political reporter Helen Catt joins
:03:32. > :03:36.me in the studio now, and Helen where does the County Council go
:03:37. > :03:40.from here? It is a case of trying to change minds at the Department for
:03:41. > :03:44.Education. As you heard Ian Hudspeth in Victoria's piece there say ` the
:03:45. > :03:48.council plans to lobby government and set out why it needs more than
:03:49. > :03:51.it's being given. Later this year it has to provide up to date estimates
:03:52. > :03:55.of pupil numbers and it hopes that will help sway the decision in its
:03:56. > :03:58.favour. How likely is that? The Department for Education's been
:03:59. > :04:01.quite robust in its defence. It says, in total, Oxfordshire will
:04:02. > :04:04.have had more than ?63 million to go towards building new classrooms and
:04:05. > :04:08.providing school places. It says that, together with the two new free
:04:09. > :04:11.schools which opened last year in Oxford and Upper Heyford, should
:04:12. > :04:14.create all the school places needed by September 2017. What has the
:04:15. > :04:17.government said about the school Meals promise and the cost of new
:04:18. > :04:20.kitchens? The County Council couldn't provide us with much detail
:04:21. > :04:24.on how it had calculated the ?10 million figure, saying it was an
:04:25. > :04:27.initial assessment. The Cabinet Office says it had spoken to all
:04:28. > :04:36.local authorities and schools before deciding how to allocate the money.
:04:37. > :04:39.More than a thousand people have signed an online petition ` calling
:04:40. > :04:42.for David Sylvester to resign from Henley Town Council. Mr Sylvester
:04:43. > :04:45.has made headlines ` after suggesting the recent flooding in
:04:46. > :04:47.Oxfordshire is God's response to the government's policies on same sex
:04:48. > :04:51.marriage. He's been suspended from UKIP, the party he represents. Power
:04:52. > :04:54.company bosses have been defending their response to the Christmas
:04:55. > :04:57.storms that left thousands of homes without power. In Oxfordshire,
:04:58. > :04:59.strong winds, torrential and flooding affected around 1,400
:05:00. > :05:01.homes. Appearing before a parliamentary committee, the
:05:02. > :05:16.managing director of Scottish and Southern Energy said lessons have
:05:17. > :05:22.been learned. It was just the impact of the event, it was a massive
:05:23. > :05:27.event. I heard it quoted that it was the biggest storm since 1969, and we
:05:28. > :05:35.have not seen damage like this since the early 1990s or the Great Storm
:05:36. > :05:38.of 1987. Thames Valley Police says its given out more fixed penalty
:05:39. > :05:41.notices for careless driving than other forces since new powers were
:05:42. > :05:44.introduced in August. 77 fines have been issued by officers for offences
:05:45. > :05:47.like tailgating and hogging the middle lane. Jessica Cooper reports.
:05:48. > :05:57.Forget life in the fast lane, these fines are targeting drivers too
:05:58. > :06:00.comfortable in the middle lane. Instead of a lengthy court process,
:06:01. > :06:03.when police see careless driving like tail gating and poor lane
:06:04. > :06:10.discipline they hand out fixed penalty notices. Is it a good use of
:06:11. > :06:15.time and money? Probably not. Do I agree with middle lane hogging? No.
:06:16. > :06:20.I think it is a good way of keeping the middle lane clear. I think maybe
:06:21. > :06:25.the time could be spent on better things, but if there is another way
:06:26. > :06:28.of governing it, I think it is a good idea. In the first four months
:06:29. > :06:32.since the new powers were introduced in August, 77 people were fined for
:06:33. > :06:35.driving offences. Each fine was for ?100 and more than half were for
:06:36. > :06:47.lane discipline ` described as needlessly hogging the middle of
:06:48. > :06:55.outside lane. Clearly, to issue a fixed penalty, the police officer
:06:56. > :07:01.has to be behind a vehicle or in the vicinity to see the offence. Police
:07:02. > :07:04.resources are stretched and this is reflected in the number of tickets
:07:05. > :07:07.that are issued. Thames Valley Police says its given out more fixed
:07:08. > :07:12.penalty notices for careless driving than other forces. And it says
:07:13. > :07:16.fining drivers for this offence is just a small part of the work they
:07:17. > :07:29.do to improve road safety. But some say the fines aren't harsh enough.
:07:30. > :07:31.?100 is not an effective deterrent for these lawbreaking drivers who
:07:32. > :07:37.are putting lives at risk with their behaviour. Police say the new
:07:38. > :07:40.measures for careless driving work alongside the many fines issued for
:07:41. > :07:43.other traffic offences ` all aimed at reducing the number of deaths or
:07:44. > :07:50.serious injuries to make our roads safer. Jessica Cooper, BBC South
:07:51. > :07:53.Today. A pub chain has been accused of putting "profits before sense"
:07:54. > :07:58.after opening a new outlet at a motorway service station. JD
:07:59. > :08:02.Wetherspoon's pub on the M40 at Beaconsfield will serve alcoholic
:08:03. > :08:05.drinks from 4am to 1am, seven days a week. The charity Alcohol Concern
:08:06. > :08:07.says after years of campaigning to stop drink`driving, it sends the
:08:08. > :08:10.wrong message to motorists. Wetherspoon's claim most people
:08:11. > :08:19.using the pub will be having food and nonalcoholic drinks like coffee.
:08:20. > :08:22.An Oxfordshire couple ` who've been sheep farming for just three months
:08:23. > :08:26.` say they've already had four animals attacked by dogs. Dan and
:08:27. > :08:28.Lauren Marriott run Hill Farm at Wittenham Clumps near Wallingford,
:08:29. > :08:32.want dog owners to be more responsible around their flock. They
:08:33. > :08:39.say it costs them up to ?350 to dispose of every animal killed. We
:08:40. > :08:44.have our telephone number on all the signs so that if anyone finds a
:08:45. > :08:49.sheep in distress or that has been attacked, or their dog has attacked
:08:50. > :08:54.the sheep, then they can give us a and we may be able to save that
:08:55. > :08:57.sheep, and we would rather that than eight dead sheep. Take
:08:58. > :09:05.responsibility for your actions, that is what we are asking. `` a
:09:06. > :09:08.dead sheep. . When Darren Taylor from Charlbury heard that his school
:09:09. > :09:11.friend Alex Flynn, had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
:09:12. > :09:14.he wanted to help. Little did he realise that would involve rowing
:09:15. > :09:17.across the Pacific Ocean for charity. Today Darren's training
:09:18. > :09:20.took him to Farmoor Nature Reserve where conditions got a bit stormy `
:09:21. > :09:24.as Sinead Carol reports. Beautiful skies above, slightly wetter on the
:09:25. > :09:27.water. Oxfordshire Fireman Darren Taylor wanted to recreate rough sea
:09:28. > :09:31.conditions ahead of a mammoth rowing race in the Pacific and his fireman
:09:32. > :09:35.collegues were more than willing to help. It is not going to be as cold
:09:36. > :09:41.as that but it gives you a rough idea of not seeing anything and
:09:42. > :09:45.having rain in your face. It is disorientating and trying to
:09:46. > :09:49.transfer that to the Pacific Ocean is a difficult thing. It was great
:09:50. > :10:00.to come down, I had a really good time, not as fun as everybody else,
:10:01. > :10:03.but a good time! Darren will row around 2700 miles from California to
:10:04. > :10:06.Hawaii this Summer. He'll be joined by his school friend, Alex Flynn.
:10:07. > :10:10.And Alex is no stranger to endurance races. He was diagnosed with
:10:11. > :10:14.Parkinson's disease in 2008 at the age of 36. Since then he's been
:10:15. > :10:17.raising money and awareness about the disease ` embarking on a ten
:10:18. > :10:22.million metre challenge, that included running, cycling, climbing
:10:23. > :10:27.and rowing across America. 2000 miles over 45 days, I was the first
:10:28. > :10:33.person to do that. For me, it was like changing and it showed that it
:10:34. > :10:37.does not matter what you have got, you can keep pushing your boundaries
:10:38. > :10:40.and challenging yourself, that is the message. Today Alex is in Dubai
:10:41. > :10:44.for his last marathon meanwhile Darren's been keeping things afloat
:10:45. > :10:54.on this side of the world ` the pair row the Pacific in June. We wish
:10:55. > :10:57.them the best of luck with that big adventure later this year. That's
:10:58. > :11:01.all from me for the moment. I'll have the headlines at eight and a
:11:02. > :11:04.full bulletin at 10.25. Now more of today's stories with Sally
:11:05. > :11:13.increased focus is placed on how our rubbish is disposed.
:11:14. > :11:17.Still to come in this evening's South Today: Sport Relief is back!
:11:18. > :11:19.We find out how your money has been helping this Bournemouth charity to
:11:20. > :11:23.bake. They were marketed as the "best
:11:24. > :11:27.beach huts in the world", launched with much fanfare as part of the
:11:28. > :11:30.regeneration of Boscombe seafront. But, five years on, a third of the
:11:31. > :11:35.luxury designer beach pods overlooking the artificial surf reef
:11:36. > :11:47.remain unsold. 43 were put up for sale in 2009 with prices of up to
:11:48. > :11:57.?90,000. In the 60s, the crowds came here. In
:11:58. > :12:04.later years, its charms they did, but in 2009, new life was breathed
:12:05. > :12:09.into it. With designer input, the chalets became beech pods, a stylish
:12:10. > :12:15.room to call your own by the sea with running water and electricity,
:12:16. > :12:24.though no overnight stays. A 40 year lease costs between 65 and ?90,000.
:12:25. > :12:29.Sales then slowed. In 2011, in a bid to boost sales, the council changed
:12:30. > :12:39.the sales pitch, making shortest leases available. There were some
:12:40. > :12:46.takers, but today, there are still 15 pods unsold. In 2009, your
:12:47. > :12:51.director of tourism thought there was significant demand and was
:12:52. > :12:56.confident about sales. At the time, he was spot on. What he didn't know
:12:57. > :13:04.is that we would get big banking crisis. All bets were off after
:13:05. > :13:08.that. Wayne Hemingway told us he doesn't know what all the fuss is
:13:09. > :13:15.about. He said he always designed the pods to be for a mixture of
:13:16. > :13:21.sales and rentals. If the reader had worked, it would attract people to
:13:22. > :13:26.use them. It's kind of a difficult situation. It was very brave of the
:13:27. > :13:30.council to invest in something different. If I was a young person
:13:31. > :13:34.with a young family, I would rather have one of the wooden ones that you
:13:35. > :13:41.can throw the children out straightaway. The council says it is
:13:42. > :13:45.making money renting out unsold pods and plans to use them to host spa
:13:46. > :13:56.treatments when the coastal activity park opens in the spring. Shouts of
:13:57. > :13:59.shame came from the public gallery as Portsmouth City Council voted
:14:00. > :14:03.against the motion to publish a report on the conduct of the
:14:04. > :14:09.Portsmouth MP Mike Hancock. The Pascoe Report as it is known
:14:10. > :14:13.concluded that Mr Hancock who is a Liberal Democrat councillor failed
:14:14. > :14:16.to observe the council was my of contact. However a Full Council
:14:17. > :14:21.bought sided with the original decision by a council standards
:14:22. > :14:25.committee not to publicise why. No charges have ever been brought
:14:26. > :14:28.against the MP but he faces the High Court civil dispute over sexual
:14:29. > :14:30.assault allegations made by the High Court civil dispute over sexual
:14:31. > :14:35.assault allegations made by feeble constituent which he has always
:14:36. > :14:37.denied. Campaigners say the closure of the
:14:38. > :14:41.Portland Coastguard Centre later this year has been causing staff
:14:42. > :14:45.shortages at the base. Coastguard SOS says workers are leaving the
:14:46. > :14:50.centre, causing staffing levels to drop below a safe, risk assessment.
:14:51. > :14:54.The Maritime and Coastguard Agency says the figures do not have
:14:55. > :14:58.anything to do with the centre's closure and there is no risk to
:14:59. > :15:01.safety. The image of the typical student has
:15:02. > :15:06.changed over the years, but now e`group Reading University are
:15:07. > :15:11.taking it one step further in brewing the raw and real ale and
:15:12. > :15:15.selling it on campus. Called Extra Curricular, it has been developed
:15:16. > :15:22.with the local microbrewery and sold out on its first night at the pumps.
:15:23. > :15:32.It is something of a home from home and would think, Ben.
:15:33. > :15:35.There is acutely as reversal in this bar because this university is a
:15:36. > :15:41.place where students provide the beer. Here is a fresh point of Extra
:15:42. > :15:46.Curricular. This is not home`brew but it is incredible to think that
:15:47. > :15:50.after centuries of academia in Britain, this is the first beer that
:15:51. > :15:55.has been properly brewed by students.
:15:56. > :16:03.There is the degree of something different at the student bar. It
:16:04. > :16:08.serves Extra Curricular, brewed by the University's real ale Society
:16:09. > :16:14.whose thirst for knowledge has led them to Sherfield Village Brewery.
:16:15. > :16:23.We did not think about selling at commercially, but we have put it
:16:24. > :16:30.with the broody. The students actually make the beer.
:16:31. > :16:35.As befits an academic ale. Nothing is added to make it look better. It
:16:36. > :16:41.all comes together under the watchful eye of the Chuter, brewer
:16:42. > :16:48.Peter Cook. They seem to enjoy themselves and we
:16:49. > :16:51.have a few beers to taste so they get an idea of what they want to
:16:52. > :16:56.emulate and what they want to change. The smell the hearts and
:16:57. > :17:02.decided what to use and off they went.
:17:03. > :17:08.This beer is being sold at university bars and at some local
:17:09. > :17:14.pubs. These are tough times for microbreweries saw it is important
:17:15. > :17:18.that the brew does well on campus. We have people queueing up and
:17:19. > :17:25.waiting for the beer and we sold 72 points in 90 minutes on Friday. That
:17:26. > :17:31.was the whole barrel gone. We ordered another three or four
:17:32. > :17:36.points. The popularity of the beer has end
:17:37. > :17:46.the society a special place in these halls of learning. The first
:17:47. > :17:59."draught" certainly gets an a. This is Brian Jones from camera. He
:18:00. > :18:04.has not tried the real yet. Or, yes. This is definitely the point for the
:18:05. > :18:13.intelligent drinker. That is high praise indeed. Is it important for
:18:14. > :18:19.students to get involved? I know microbreweries can struggle. They
:18:20. > :18:24.are our drinkers know and our drinkers in the future. Perhaps they
:18:25. > :18:29.will be running microbreweries in the future. I think there is a very
:18:30. > :18:38.good chance, given what they have done today. I think it is high time
:18:39. > :18:46.I got back to my studies. Take your first set. Enjoy the
:18:47. > :18:52.moment and savour the moment. Sadly, we have you on end as well.
:18:53. > :18:57.That is not how I remember Reading student union bar. It looks far too
:18:58. > :19:06.smart. I think they gave it a deep clean
:19:07. > :19:15.this morning. I hope Ben will bring some back.
:19:16. > :19:18.Tony is herewith sport. We were talking on Friday about a couple of
:19:19. > :19:24.ice skaters. On the 7th of February, the winter
:19:25. > :19:31.on the pic starts. Do you feel that when the global?
:19:32. > :19:35.A bunch of ice skater and her partner have had the perfect boost
:19:36. > :19:41.ahead of the second Winter Olympics. Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland have
:19:42. > :19:48.just returned from Budapest with me the podium in the European
:19:49. > :19:54.championships. Britain has not had an Olympic ice dance medal since
:19:55. > :20:00.Torvill and Dean. Even something as simple as picking
:20:01. > :20:07.up kit can be an inspiration. This is one of the best days we have ever
:20:08. > :20:15.had and going out there and getting our cat and having team GB on our
:20:16. > :20:19.backs again is fantastic. They could hardly be more confident as they
:20:20. > :20:26.prepare for a second Olympics. Last week, they claimed bronze at the
:20:27. > :20:30.European championships. It was good timing for us to get our first medal
:20:31. > :20:40.before we came here before the Olympic Games and we are very happy
:20:41. > :20:47.and showing off our medal. They are boyfriend and girlfriend of the ice
:20:48. > :20:54.and finished 20th in the Vancouver Olympics, the first Olympic games.
:20:55. > :20:58.The bronze medal shows that we can be up there with the best in the
:20:59. > :21:04.world. I don't feel nervous although I did last time. It was my dream in
:21:05. > :21:08.my life and I was nervous when I got there but now I feel excited and
:21:09. > :21:13.this is what I have what my life for. Offaly will get there one more
:21:14. > :21:17.time after this. The peer has skated together for
:21:18. > :21:25.nine years but the best these may still be ahead.
:21:26. > :21:29.Katharina Liebherr has tonight issued an open letter to Southampton
:21:30. > :21:33.fans saying she hopes to bring a few smiles to the football club. She
:21:34. > :21:36.refers to the events of the past week but does not mean Nicola
:21:37. > :21:45.Cortese who quit his post as executive chairman last week will
:21:46. > :21:49.stop she has insured manager Mauricio Pochettino there are no
:21:50. > :21:50.plans to sell any players as January. Her letter says she is
:21:51. > :22:00.absolutely committed to continuing Oxford hope to get to round four of
:22:01. > :22:07.the FA cup against Charlton and there will be live coverage on BBC
:22:08. > :22:16.Radio Norfolk the and also Crewe are playing tonight. They play against
:22:17. > :22:21.MK Dons. Former Hampshire captain Dimitri Mascarenhas has made an
:22:22. > :22:27.impact after returning from injury playing industry earlier's Big Bash,
:22:28. > :22:33.competition. He took a wicket with his first ball.
:22:34. > :22:37.Today is the official launch of Sport Relief and that means lots of
:22:38. > :22:41.exercise. There are many ways for you to raise
:22:42. > :22:50.money for charity but you could always hit the kitchen and big.
:22:51. > :23:01.We sent to say the farmer who went head`to`head with Paralympic hopeful
:23:02. > :23:11.Alice Tai on the bake off. Friendly rivalry in the name of
:23:12. > :23:17.Sport Relief. This is a charity based in Bournemouth and is one of
:23:18. > :23:22.the organisations that has benefited from the hard work that Sport Relief
:23:23. > :23:26.does. We help people with mental health
:23:27. > :23:33.problems and disabilities and the brain injury. They are hoping to
:23:34. > :23:39.work again and we help them on the way.
:23:40. > :23:46.It gives me freedom to come out somewhere safe and feel part of the
:23:47. > :23:51.team and enjoy myself. The money has helped us by tables and chairs and
:23:52. > :24:00.we have a venue that looks really good. Alice is 14 years old and is
:24:01. > :24:13.already being tipped as a hopeful for real in 19 in 2016. You could
:24:14. > :24:25.swim or run or walk or cycle or skip or do whatever you like and whatever
:24:26. > :24:35.distance you want to. That is good. Not bad.
:24:36. > :24:40.At the last Sport Relief people in the South raised more than ?2.5
:24:41. > :24:47.million which has gone on to fund more than 270 projects in our region
:24:48. > :24:51.and you can get involved in many different ways by walking and
:24:52. > :25:01.running and jogging and swimming. It is time for me to get training.
:25:02. > :25:13.More information on the website. Mike Kem took this great photo of
:25:14. > :25:16.Corfe Castle surrounded by the morning fog. Jessica Cath captured
:25:17. > :25:27.the morning dew and mist on Woodhay Downs in Berkshire. Rain is forecast
:25:28. > :25:32.over the next 24 hours. We are expecting rain through the course of
:25:33. > :25:37.the night. There will be no frost for most of us but once the rain
:25:38. > :25:42.clears western areas we could have a touch of frost in the countryside
:25:43. > :25:49.and the rain could be heavy at times but will ease its way eastwards very
:25:50. > :25:53.slowly with temperatures falling to around five degrees or seven
:25:54. > :25:58.Celsius. It will be a wet starts tomorrow but will slowly improve and
:25:59. > :26:03.we will start to see some bright and sunny spells and dry periods. There
:26:04. > :26:07.will also be showers which could be on the heavy side with temperatures
:26:08. > :26:14.reaching a high of eight degrees are 10 Celsius. Rain could be on the
:26:15. > :26:23.heavy side tomorrow night but there is a risk of heavy fog. Another band
:26:24. > :26:30.of rain is waiting in the wings and will come in on Thursday morning.
:26:31. > :26:38.Thursday is the repeat of Wednesday. We will have breezy conditions and
:26:39. > :26:42.some showers in the afternoon. There is a ridge of high pressure just
:26:43. > :26:48.below me which means that Friday will start on a chilly note with the
:26:49. > :26:54.touch of Frost. Here is the outlook. There will be rain tomorrow and some
:26:55. > :27:02.showers in the afternoon which could be heavy. Thursday will be the
:27:03. > :27:05.same. Those winds will come in from the North West which will take the
:27:06. > :27:10.edge of temperatures and give each of the field. There will be more
:27:11. > :27:16.rain expected on Friday after the chilly start. Towards the weekend,
:27:17. > :27:21.sunshine and showers and some heavy rain on Sunday with perhaps some
:27:22. > :27:30.guilt force winds. Stay tuned to the forecast.
:27:31. > :27:43.These socks are very fetching. We are back tomorrow. Thank you for
:27:44. > :27:48.watching. Good night.