26/06/2014 BBC Oxford News

potentially brutal. Sunday, scattered showers but the driest day

of the weekend. Can a major contractor be allowed to

continue to operate in Oxfordshire Six men face charges

of child sex offences in Banbury. And it has the highest percdntage

of child poverty in a city. A new bid to improve health

and diet. Why police think they are only

scratching the surface BBC South has learned that ` health

trust which looks after more than two thousand adults, with ldarning

disabilities in Oxfordshire, Southern Health is not expected to

continue running the servicds after a string of failings and

the death of a patient in Oxford. We understand relations

between the Trust and the County Council have broken

down over the past few months. Southern Health is disappointed not

to be given more time Families want the service to be

run locally in Oxfordshire. Southern Health is based

in Hampshire. Our Health Correspondent David

Fenton has been investigating this I understand Southern Health have

very little chance, if any, At the moment they're only 18 months

into a 5 year programme of changes, so they wouldn't have been expecting

that and in fact they've sahd they are very disappointed, because they

feel improvements have been made. But,

the county council has launched a review and will be looking for other

providers to possibly take over the Southern Health field there have

been a big improvement since Southern Health field there have

been a big improvement sincd the been a big improvement sincd the

early failures but as the review is early failures but as the review is

starting, the County Council are looking for other providers and the

future is not looking too good for them.

Carol`Ann has autism but she is learning how to

For some people this is a simple everyday task.

But for others they might not have the opportunity to practice

Southern Health says this community care is the future.

After just 18 months of its ?6 million contract, the

County Council is looking for other businesses which could take over.

We have had 18 month of working very hard to learn, respond,

develop the services and as we see real improvements moving forward we

have a period where we do not know what the future looks like.

Many families have been unhappy with Southern Health.

This woman's son, was put in a residential unit in Gloucdster,

To plan and look forward to every Saturday,

it was a journey I prefer not to do because if Kevin had not bedn sent

out of the county in the first place we would not have to do this.

The biggest failing and cat`lyst for change was the death of this

It happened at an inpatient unit in Oxford.

The concerns by relatives are feelings of having

no voice in the way the org`nisation is running at the moment.

There's a concern of local accountability in services.

For adults with learning disabilities, the future is about

So when is the decision going to be made?

The council review is starthng The council review is starting

soon and then in the autumn they'll look for other comp`nies

they'll look for other companies to take over from end of 2005.

to take over from end of 2015. Southern Health really wantdd to

concentrate on community care and cut the number

of inpatient beds in Oxfordshire. The irony is many people sedm to

The irony is many people seem to think that's a good idea,

but just don't want Southern Health doing it, but that's a decision

the council are going make. Earlier I spoke to John Jackson

the Director for Social and Community Services

at Oxfordshire CountY Council. I asked him if the relationship

between the county and Southern The relationship has been b`dly

affected by what has happened, not just by the tragic death but also

by this series of critical report We have decided to review the

services that they provide for us. You want to get out

of the agreement now? We are saying is that we want to

review services and get the right services hn place

for people with disabilities and Is the problem that they ard not in

Oxfordshire or are not good enough? I do not think we should focus

on where they are based. We have other providers

of services for people with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire

who have not got offices are not in Oxfordshire, but clearly there

have been significant failings and they need to address those

and put them right. What is going to happen next

because people who use the services don't want to be concerned

about the politics behind it? We're not playing politics

in relation to this. What we are doing is to work with

the people who use the services and their families to get

the right services in place. We're doing that

in an orderly way and if there is a change of provider this will

happen in a carefully managdd way. Let's talk about the Piggy Lane Care

Home in Bicester, what is the If we have any problems with the

provider we want to work with them to make sure that they are fixed

and the latest report has shown We have had someone there yesterday

and they reported back to us that further progress has been made since

the Care Quality Team came hn. Finally, is there any chance of a

long`term relationship relationship going forward between Southern

Health and Oxford County Cotncil? We will consider them

on their merits My responsibility is to make sure

that the care needs of people with learning dis`bilities

in Oxfordshire are met. Six men have appeared in cotrt in

Banbury charged with a string of sex The six men from Banbury all

appeared at court here charged with a total of 22 child sex offences

against young teenage girls. They were arrested earlier this week

after police were given warrants for More than 50 officers were

involved in that operation. It is claimed the offences

against five girls, aged between 13 and 15 took place

between 2011 and this year. The men were arrested as a part

of an investigation by Thames Valley Police who set up

the Kingfisher Unit looking The projects been funded by the

High Sheriff's Integration fund to run healthy eating sessions with

children. I've learnt how to make pancakes

and salad and they are delicious. We have been learning to cook

home`made sweet`and`sour sauce We have

the learning how to cook pasta. Just because it is healthy doesn't

mean it is boring, Still to come, we will have the

with Sally Taylor. Still to come, we will have the

details on the weather. It is all change. There will be

thundery showers. I will have more later in the programme.

It's one of the most clogged roads in the country but trying to find a

solution to the problems of the A27 has been a headache for decades.

Today, there are renewed calls for action.

The A27 is the main trunk road along the West Sussex coast.

The Government is already committed to improvements at Chichestdr.

Campaigners want the whole road to be a dual carriageway

But road schemes aren't che`p and a proposed Worthing bypass was

scrapped in 1996 because it would cost too mtch.

Meeting in the past hour, business leaders, local councils and MPs

uniting to call for the government uniting to call for the govdrnment

to accelerate improvements on the road map. Larry `` on the A27. Larry

regularly makes deliveries on this road.

Sometimes it is not possibld to get Sometimes it is not possibld to get

around. We have set times all the time. Certain deliveries, we cannot

time. Certain deliveries, wd cannot get them out.

This has been an everyday sight for This has been an everyday shght for

A27 users for decades. There This has been an everyday sight for

A27 users for decades. Therd have A27 users for decades. Therd have

been ideas proposed and rejdcted. This is where it all grinds to a

halt. This is the start and the end of the belt bypass. Instead, the

cars have to go on a single carriageway on the outskirts of the

town. The engineering company says that

the A27 is so bad that it h`s the A27 is so bad that it has

difficulties recruiting staff who live to the west of the base. It is

live to the west of the basd. It is helping spearhead the road

improvement campaign, citing additional benefits.

There is traffic congestion, which affects are quality and people's

quality of life. That road stops people from going on to othdr

people from going on to other roads, and people will be able to

spend less time in their cars queueing.

However, Friends Of The Earth says that changing the road could affect

the local park. Other organhsations the local park. Other organhsations

say that the road could become a victim of its own success.

People may decide to do trips by car that they would not have done

before. If you remove block`ges you before. If you remove block`ges you

will increase traffic levels. The result of a government study

into the improvements is expected in the autumn.

I'm joined by the leader of West Sussex County Council Louise

Goldsmith who been at the campaign launch in Worthing.

This battle has been going on for decades. What is new about this

campaign? The governments are looking at six

and visibility schemes across the country, we are one of thosd

country, we are one of those schemes. We believe that thhs is the

schemes. We believe that this is the right time to gather everyone

together and explain why we think it is important to have the jewel

carriageway west to east and used to West.

But what is new about this? We have heard this all before.

I think it is reflected in the conversations this evening. This is

a really united campaign. It is united across all the counchls,

districts, and the MPs are all districts, and the MPs are all

united. The businesses are very much united. We have had tremendous

support and I am very grateful for the e`mails that we have had from

businesses. There is a real unifying feel about this, people sayhng that

it is their one chance to put the it is their one chance to put the

case and we will do it much better with one voice.

I wonder why you have jumped the gun? The government have admitted

that it is a problem, they have started looking into it now. White

do this now when they are looking into the problem in the autumn?

into the problem in the auttmn? I think it is important, because the

other people in those schemds other people in those schemds will

be doing similar things. We need to show the economic case for Sussex.

We think that we have a really coherent voice, with the business

case and the local case, evidence coherent voice, with the business

case and the local case, evidence of congestion and poor air quality

Putting the case together. So we are doing it now is that we have a

really strong case to talk to the government about. We really mean to

put a strong case, because this is our one opportunity to do it.

Would you recognise the smell of cannabis?

Thousands of people in Hampshire will be getting a scratch

and sniff card delivered through their door from Crimestoppers

from today to make them aware of how the drug smells.

Police want more people to report suspicious smells to help them shut

How would you describe it? Air freshener.

It is actually cannabis. No way. Crimestoppers says that people in

some areas know less about drugs than in other areas. A lot of the

people here were not able to recognise the smell on this card was

cannabis. So now police want to help people in some areas become more

streetwise. Here is why. Criminal gangs rent out

houses and turn them into cannabis factories. The police shut down 61

of these in this area last year alone. The police often relx

of these in this area last xear alone. The police often rely on tips

from the public. Some of these houses contain

trafficked people all children taken from abroad to do this work. There

is some information, but in other areas there are dead spots where a

criminal might choose to hide. But this encourage you to report

it? Knowing the smell of it? Not really, no.

What do you think about it? Brilliance, we should get rhd of all

of it. Now these scratch and sniff cards

will be delivered, in the hope that people will sharpen their senses to

it too. And we will talk about sport. What

about Luka Shaw? Yes, the breaking news via our

colleagues that Shaw is due to have a medical at Old Trafford before

colleagues that Shaw is due to have a medical at Old Trafford bdfore a

possible move to Majesty unhted It is not the news that many people who

is not the news that many pdople who are fans of Southampton want to

hear. `` to Manchester United. are fans of Southampton want to

hear. `` to Manchester Unitdd. It are fans of Southampton want to

hear. `` to Manchester United. It is hear. `` to Manchester Unitdd. It is

understood that the player had expressed a desire to leave the club

due to the desire from Manchester. He is playing on Tuesday. He had

He is playing on Tuesday. Hd had been valued at around ?30 million

mark, but there has been no confirmation so far about the fee.

If a player is having a medical, it If a player is having a medical, it

is usually because a deal h`s is usually because a deal h`s

already been agreed. We will keep you up to date.

Junior Stanislas turned down the chance to stay at Burnley

and play in the Premier League in order to be reunited with

Stanislas, who's also played for West Ham, has signed

The winger could have signed a new deal at Burnley

and had interest from other clubs, but is looking forward to fresh

Definitely promotion would be something I would be looking for.

The team is very ambitious, anything less than that would not be what the

club is capable of achieving. It has to be promotion.

Modern day sportsmen and women spend hours in tr`ining,

but usually perfecting skills in their own sport.

But sometimes a bit of cross sport coordination can help, particularly

Last night Sussex wicketkeeper Matt Prior had a training sdssion

with England hockey Maddie Hinch, this is how they got on.

He takes the catch is that helps to win matches, she makes the final

moves for the goal. You have two absorb the ball with

your arms. Matt Prior has 231 tech `` Test

match catches, but are the skills of a wicketkeeper transferable for a

hockey goalkeeper? They need to be far more upright,

guarding the top corners of the goal. If she can take maybe the

footwork drills and improve that position, then I think that might

help. Maddie Hinch is set to go to the

Commonwealth Games next month. My catching is a little unorthodox.

We usually packed it away. For me, it is about getting it away from the

danger area. Supervising this session, the

England wicketkeeper coach. We can help add things, we would not

be taking anything away. Things We can help add things, we would not

be taking anything away. Thhngs that be taking anything away. Thhngs that

could keep it more consistent. Their counterparts have strtggled as

of late. Thinking outside of the box may be what they need.

Hampshire are back at the top of the T20 blast southern group

after a sixth win in eight matches in the competition last night.

Michael Carberry hit a quickfire half century,

Glamorgan looking on target to reach that target. And some fine bowling

saw Hampshire home. They ard top that target. And some fine bowling

saw Hampshire home. They are top of their group.

And here is the weather. There are And here is the weather. Thdre are

some changes. Yes, many places seeing somd rain

during the night. There will be a lot of dry weather as well this

evening. There could be some lot of dry weather as well this

evening. There could be somd missed evening. There could be somd missed

catches. The showers will move northwards. There could be some

thunder overnight. Temperattres at 13 Celsius. These are the values in

countryside lower than that. countryside lower than that.

Tomorrow will be cloudy, we will have a Met Office warning in force

that has been issued today for thunderstorms that because cause

flooding tomorrow and on Saturday. Soak the thunderstorms moving in

from the south`west, torrential downpours in places. We will have

some drier, brighter weather. There will be some bright spells in

will be some bright spells hn between these showers. Not as

will be some bright spells in between these showers. Not `s warm

as it was today. Today had a between these showers. Not as warm

as it was today. Today had a high of 21 Celsius. Tomorrow night, the

showers will gradually ease. Still the risk of the odd bundle storm.

And we will see some drier, brighter conditions to start the day on

Saturday with temperatures `t conditions to start the day on

Saturday with temperatures at 14 Celsius. So a dry start for much of

the reason `` region on Sattrday. Celsius. So a dry start for much of

the reason `` region on Saturday. We will have unsettled weather because

of the weather fronts will stop thunderstorms are a possibility. In

thunderstorms are a possibility In between, there will be some drier

periods for some sunny spells. Many events this weekend, stch as

Many events this weekend, such as the country fair. That is in

Berkshire. There is a food show and a dog show.

You may also want to attend the tank museum show, and there is a risk of

a shower over the weekend. Tomorrow, we may see torrential downpours

Tony wants his water being filled up. We will be back at the normal

time tomorrow. Goodbye.