28/05/2014 BBC Oxford News

A dairy that's been designed to be the biggest of its kind in the world

has been officially opened by the Environment Secretary Owen Paterson.

The Arla plant near Aylesbury can process more than

Hundreds of farmers are sending their milk

there ` and there are claim the site has caused huge traffic problems.

Currently operating at around half its capacity ` this is already

Arla's Aylesbury Diary is set to become the biggest of its kind

It's created hundreds of new jobs ` and processes milk

Today, the Environment Secretary got to see

The message is this is an enormous investment for the British industry.

It is a huge boost to the hundreds of farmers who have

signed up to supply them and at a time where world demand is growing

every year, this shows how we can really compete on the world stage.

All of his milk is now taken to the plant.

I think this is an exciting development for the UK

It demonstrates we are serious about what we do,

they are efficient at converting the milk into the finished product.

But this plant has caused controversy.

Campaigners say, although the firm did alter the

design of the building, the plant is contributing to traffic chaos.

You can't get from one end to the other and that has impeded it by the

increase in traffic which will go to 5000 vehicle movements per day.

Add onto that additional housing, gridlock is rife.

But the company says it?s listened to concerns.

We have worked very closely with the local community to make sure

any disruption to the community is minimised.

In fact, new investment has been made on a traffic light

Arla says the plant will be at full capacity later this year.

Critics question whether there is enough milk production here

in the UK to sustain the plant ` or whether they'll have to import

Plans for Cotswold and West Oxfordshire District Councils

to merge with Cheltenham and the Forest of Dean could save ?55

More than 400,000 people live across the four districts.

There have been mergers elsewhere, but this would be the most radical

The family of a 15`year`old air cadet who died when his training

plane collided near Abingdon have secured an undisclosed settlement

Flight Lieutentant Mike Blee and cadet Nicholas Rice

In 2012 an inquest jury returned a verdict of accidental death.

The RAF says it's implemented 16 safety recommendations

Doctors in Oxford say studying injuries in racehorses is helping

them to develop better ways of treating tendon injuries in humans.

Around 1 in 4 people will develop a tendon injury ` through sport,

At speeds of almost 40mph, these racehorses are designed to run.

But just like us they pick up injuries.

Now vets and doctors at the University

of Oxford have come together to see if that research into horses can be

The same factors that contribute horses developing tendon injuries

are applicable to humans, so repetitive exercise, ageing, genetic

factors and information, these are all contributing factors to

Stephen's a self employed plasterer who fell off a step ladder three

months ago, tearing the tendon in his shoulder in the process.

Past a certain point moving your arm, you really can't feel it.

If you aren't straight you can't move it above waist level, so no

movement about the head, which isn't physically possible at this moment.

Despite having a seemingly successful operation,

Stephen still has up to a 50% chance of an ongoing problem and it?s that

By understanding what causes the problem, the information, we

hope we can treat it better and by treating a better we can get people

back to sport, back to active activities and their daily living

If this study is a success, it's hoped the work already done

by vets on horses could help medics take great strides

A singer who was told he could lose his voice to throat cancer is hoping

to inspire other patients ` by recording a charity single.

Ray Coates ` from Aylesbury ` did lose his voice and his sense

Katharine da Costa's been to meet him.

Six years ago, father`of`five Ray Coates from Aylesbury

At 43 he was diagnosed with cancer of the tonsils and lymphnodes.

He underwent surgery and radiotherapy.

For a whole year he was unable to speak, work or even

There was a period of isolation of a year and beyond where other

people around me couldn't fully understand what I was experiencing.

Gradually, Ray started writing music again and met Glynn, a music

Together the pair have put together the Voice Within, a charity single

The single mirrors Ray's own journey from diagnosis to surgery

It is a cathartic experience because there was probably

about two years of a bottleneck of emotion when I didn't write

and then at the moment there is almost like a tidal wave of ideas,

The Voice Within is already available for digital download.

Ray and Glynn hope every penny raised

will be spent on vital research into the causes and treatment of cancer.

Alexis will be here with the regional weather forecast

And Fog is a possibility tonight. The main thing tonight is the

outbreak of rain would be on and off throughout the night. Light and

patchy the most. Temperatures will fall to a mild 11 or 12 Celsius. The

rain will continue tomorrow. With some sunny spell starting to break

through the morning and afternoon, that could spark off one or two

heavy thundery downpours and with a light winds, they could be

slow`moving. Downpours tomorrow afternoon, highs of 17 Celsius.

Staying unsettled through tomorrow and into Friday, high pressure

starts to building looking weekend. My colleague John Hammond

will have your national details right now.

Hello. Some of us had a nice day. Others of you will be wondering if

the sun will ever shine again. It's been another cloudy and damp day

across many parts of the country. No more so than across the heart of

northern England, where, through the heart of the day, with persistent

rain, temperatures were no higher than 11 degrees. Disappointing for

the end of May, I'm sure you will agree. We emerged into sunshine

across the Irish Sea. For western parts of Northern Ireland we reached

the dizzy heights of 21 degrees. Even here, you are going to join in

the phone later tonight, with the rain crossing the Irish Sea as I

speak. It's turning damp, with heavy bursts of rain possible,

particularly damp across northern Ireland and northern England. The

cloud is lowering onto the hills, so reduced visibility later tonight,

particularly on high-level routes. Temperatures staying in double

figures. A very slow start tomorrow, damp and misty in many places. Slow

improvements, but we will see some bright spells developing across

certain areas. Also, across the North. In