10/03/2014 BBC Oxford News

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UK are Good evening.

A 17`year`old drug dealer who supplied ecstasy that killed a

schoolgirl has been spared ` jail sentence. 15`year`old Marth`

Fernback died last summer. Police say the case should serve as a

warning to dealers and users that ecstasy can be deadly, especially

since the purity can be hard to assess. Peter Cooke reports.

Described as a lovely bright girl, Martha Fernback was just 15 when she

died of cardiac arrest on a warm summer's day last July. She'd taken

half a gram of crystallised ecstasy. Her friend had bought it from Alex

Williams, seen here leaving court. The 17`year`old and indeed Lartha

herself didn't know it was 81% pure. Higher purity than any ecst`sy

seized by the police across the UK in 2013. Martha's family pahd this

tribute. Lovely person. She was someone we are going to miss

greatly. Today is a milestone in how the family move on. She was there

with us. And her grandfather admitted it was a tragic case for

everyone. If he is listening and maybe with the help of his family,

he will come to terms that what he did was wrong. It cost the life of a

young, beautiful girl. Willhams from Botley will have to wear an

electronic tag for three months and attend of number of community

activities. This is where M`rtha Fernback died last summer, two young

lives altered forever. Alex Williams said he was still consumed by the

guilt of his actions. Scenthng sing him to a youth rehabilitation

order, the judge said the folly of youth, they always know best.

A 30`year`old man's appeared in court charged with an arson attack

on a mosque in Milton Keynes. The Islamic Centre on Manor Road in

Bletchley escaped serious d`mage in the fire on Saturday. The m`n

charged is facing two counts of arson and one of causing racially,

or religiously aggravated dhstress. Developers say they'll put right any

damage inadvertently caused during construction work on a new shopping

and entertainment complex in Swindon. ISG made the pledgd at a

public meeting with residents. Some claim subsidence and cracks have

affected their homes since work began at Regents Circus last April.

Swindon is aiming to become Britain's solar power capit`l. The

council says it's relaxing planning rules to try to make that albition a

reality. It's also hoped th`t the panels could help reduce nohse

pollution. Paul Bartrop reports Near Swindon a new solar farm is

nearing completion. Switching production from milk to electricity

wasn't a hard choice. Animals cannot be kept out here in the winter. It

is not arable land. I am a retired dairy farmer, looking towards

retirement and this scheme came along just up the right timd.

Visiting, the councillor who'd like to see many more. On Tuesdax, Dale

Heenan, aims to get council agreement to relax rules. Swindon

would become the first placd in Britain where solar farms mhght not

need planning permission. What the council is looking for is

businesses, landowners, parhsh councils, community groups `nd

residents to nominate which fields and locations around the town, they

believe would be uncontroversial and could take a solar farm. It is

ambitious, but Swindon is a town known for its innovation. And

Swindon could become the first place in GB to get a solar sound barrier,

council working on plans for solar panels beside busy A419, also shield

nearby houses from noise. If it works here the M4 could be next as

Swindon's drive for solar energy pushes ahead.

Oxford has topped a list of the least affordable cities in the

country for home buyers. Thd list is based on research by Lloyds Bank and

compares house prices with people's earnings. In Oxford, the avdrage

property price is more than 11 times the typical income.

Prince Harry's been in Oxfordshire meeting a group of former sdrvicemen

who've rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic, despite being wounded in

action. Members of the Row2Recovery team took on the challenge to raise

money for charity. Stuart Thnworth reports.

Seeing for himself the Row2Recovery programme in action, Prince Harry's

been in Henley, a town synonymous with rowing. Today, recognising the

feat of four men who've rowdd across the Atlantic Ocean in treacherous

weather for charity. From the Canary Islands to Antigua. This is the

specially adapted boat that was used. Extraordinary that for crew

men Among the team, Lance Corporal Kayle Royce, who lost both legs in

Afghanistan in 2012. Spent ` total of 48 days on board. I think he was

horrified at the state of the boat and the conditions we had to live in

for for an extended period of time. He is not shy in taking in part in

adventures, but he was quitd shocked by the boat and the seasonally

experienced crossing. It's ` charity close to the Prince's heart. He

backed the Endeavour fund which will help more wounded servicemen get

into rowing. Harry's no str`nger to the great outdoors. Last December he

completed his own challenge ` joining wounded soldiers in a trek

to the South Pole. Today he seemed happy to be in warmer climes and

celebrating with the team in their success, which has already raised

more than ?30,000. That's it from us for now, but we'll

leave you with the weather. Harry has been brilliant in leading and

exhibition himself and pretty impressive. I remember seeing

something on the TV at the time I love my skiing but maybe not cross

country skiing, so it is not something I would be putting my name

forward for. Today he seemed happier to be in warmer climes and

celebrating the team's succdss which has already raised more than

?30,000. We will have the weather. Goodnight.

Good evening. With cloudy skies a quiet weather picture. Stayhng dry.

A quiet night with temperattres down to four or five degrees. Tolorrow, a

cloudy theme and we stick whth much of the cloud through the dax. Into

the afternoon we may see sole brighter glimmers beginning just as

the band of Cloud nibbles away from the edges. Dry spells possible into

the afternoon. Temperatures up to around 11 or 12. On Wednesd`y we

11 or 12 degrees. This is the outlook. If you are heading

somewhere else in the UK, you need the forecast. Hello. The local

weather detail you have just heard fit into an overall pattern which is

now equivocal in different from the one that gave us our wettest winter

on record. We have spent the day watching high

pressure pushing across the UK. It is settling our weather down like

any area of high pressure. It is here for a while. It is here for

this week. The Jetstream has moved north and the wet and whether -

whinny systems have moved towards Iceland. Our weather is now much

quieter. Sundays are sunnier than others. In the sunshine from it

feels warm. At night it will be chilly. This is the most important

word making a big impact - dry. We have