02/07/2014 BBC Oxford News

Fears that growing demand and budget cuts will mean people

How this school could changd the way maths is taught

Two years after Aylesbury lost its only bowling alley, a ndw one

could be build in this warehouse ` along with a go`karting track.

Ollie's army comes to the rdscue ` the campaign to help

Financial pressures and growing demand are making social

care services unsustainable, according to local authorithes.

Oxfordshire is one of those putting up charges to make ends meet.

The association that represdnts directors of Adult Social Services

fears fewer people will get the help they require.

This day centre offers older people, and people with disabilities, food,

care, and company ` all vital in helping them stay

as well as possible and giving carers at home a break.

Today's report warns of the huge financial pressures on social care.

In Oxfordshire, that means that, in less than two years,

charges for a session here have increased from ?5 to ?15.

Next April, they will rise again to ?20 for what

People will not be able to `fford to come more than one time a week,

The association that represents directors of Adult Social Sdrvices

says that the financial pressures they are facing are unsustahnable.

Since 2010, there has been a 14% rise in demand

At the same time, social care budgets are down by 12%.

This adds up to a real terms cut of 26%.

In Oxfordshire, they say at the moment they are coping but across

the country directors are m`king increasingly tough decisions.

The reality is that we must meet, legally, people's care needs.

If there is less money to go around, and more people needing card,

at some point in time there is a possibility that individual local

The Department of Health says that it has put

significant extra money into social care and that it is councils who are

ultimately responsible for deciding how that money is spent.

A jury has been shown the last known images of 17`year`old

Jayden Parkinson, from Didcot, before she was killed in

Her ex`boyfriend Ben Blakeldy, from Christchurch Road in Reading, admits

CCTV shows the couple at Oxford Station on the day she went missing.

By 10pm that night, Didcot Station cameras capture

A convicted sex offender has gone missing after being granted bail

Abdelouaheb Delhoum was living in Oxford when he was arrested

for raping and assaulting a child in Swindon.

He was found guilty in May and failed to return

Police are appealing for help to find him.

A school in Buckinghamshire has been named as one of 32 maths hubs

across the country, in a Government push to raise standards.

British schoolchildren fared poorly in international tests comp`red to

Wycombe High School will work with schools across the Thames V`lley.

They will be adopting Asian`style teaching methods, but some say that

These teenagers at Wycombe High School are aiming for top m`rks

in their maths GCSE and hope it will set them on the right career

Now a maths hub for the Thames Valley, the school's mission

is to improve teaching and learning across our region.

To make our young people a generation that is passionate

That directly feeds into thd STEM agenda ` science, technology,

Hopefully this generation whll then embrace career opportunities

International league tables for maths put the UK at 26th out

But East Asia dominates the top five spots `

It is thanks to a fierce work ethic ` South Korean children

Even the very young do a double shift of school in the evenhngs

Fifty Chinese maths teachers will visit UK schools to give

Hubs like this one will look at recruitment and training for

maths teachers, encourage homework and catch`up sessions, and offer

What we are looking at is the Eastern Asian countries,

that are two or three years ahead of our students at age 15, and we are

The National Association of Head Teachers welcomes improvements

to maths teaching, but warns against cherry picking

But the head of Wycombe High thinks there is a middle way ` following

a rigorous academic curriculum, whilst nurturing creative t`lent.

A quarter of the bus shelters in Abingdon have been damagdd in

what is believed to be a drive`by shooting with a pellet gun.

21 panes of glass were broken, and have now been removed,

The town council say it will cost more than ?5,000 to fix.

Now it has emerged that plans are in place to build a brand ndw one

If plans are approved, around ?1 million would be spent convdrting a

For more than 40 years, Jardine's was the place manx

But in 2012, it shut to makd way for a new shopping centre.

This is more than a place for us to bowl ` it is a social occasion.

But two years on and bowling could be coming back.

A local businessman wants to spend around ?1 million converting this

warehouse on the edge of town into a 14`lane bowling allex and

indoor go`karting centre ` creating up to 20 new jobs in the process.

We are in the leisure industry with the go`karting track that wd have.

This would open things up a bit for people who cannot do the karting.

The plans have been submittdd to the local council and those I spoke to

They used to always go to J`rdine's and they miss it.

At the moment I have nothing to do myself, so a bowling alley

The owner says he is pinning his hopes on a council decision

by August and if he strikes lucky the first ball

I'll have the headlines at 8PM and a full bulletin at 10.25PM.

Now more of today's stories with Sally Taylor.

Hard training and talent means this young gymnast from Hampshird

Hard training and talent me`ns this young gymnast from Hampshire is

Hard training and talent means this young gymnast from Hampshird is off

to the Commonwealth Games. The new Chief Constable of

Sussex Police says job lossds could be heavier and last longer than had

previously been thought. In his first interview in the role,

Giles York says he expects the force's budget to be cut

by around ?50 million Mr York, who's been the Deptty Chief

Constable since 2008, was in charge of policing the Balcombe

anti`fracking protests last summer. New in the job, but there is

the same old problem ` monex. Giles York says Sussex Police has

already had to cut about ?50 million from its budget

in the last five years. He acknowledges there will probably

be similar cuts We have reduced previously by just

over 300 officers and 300 staff, so by purely doing the maths on it we

may be looking to do the same again. We have been adamant, I have been

adamant about protecting thd level of resourcing we are put into

neighbourhood policing to d`te. This is a significant part

of our resource. We will need to find a different way

of delivering the same level One of the challenges facing

the new chief constable is tackling Already two men

from Sussex have travelled to Syria How surprised were you that two

people from Sussex ended up in these conflict zones

and ended up being killed? I think it is always surprising

but we do see in the news that people are travelling out there and

they have to come from somewhere. We have active Sussex communities

and again I would say that, if people are aware, if people are

worried, please come and talk to us because we have access that can

allow support to help them. Giles York was involved

in policing protests last ydar. It was revealed recently covert

surveillance was used by thd force I don't think it is rising peaceful

protest in any way at all. I don't think it is

criminalising peaceful protest in any way at all. Covert methods are

legitimate, they lawful, and they are sometimes a very efficient way

of being able to deliver policing. How will Giles York measure success

when he finishes his term as He says one thing is he would

like the community to feel safer. When people are asked what they want

from the police, A new enquiry centre opened

in Salisbury this week, which some It's located at the rear of

the Bourne Hill council offhces on Police officers will be working

alongside Council staff, with both saying the new arrangement will

lead to a better service overall. This is the new public face of

policing in Salisbury, if you can find it. We are going to go out of

the car park, down the road, down an alleyway through a hole in the wall

to get to the new police st`tion. Then we have to do a sharp turn

right and this is what we are greeted with.

Still no signs, we are just walking blindly forward. If you then are

wise enough to glance right, you will see staff and the business is

by appointment only. But this is the way in? This is the

way into the police station. When it is six o'clock in the winter

and you are walking down a dark alleyway through a hole in the wall

to get to the main police station, I don't think that is acceptable to

the public. And I don't think that is acceptable to the public.

Undoubtably, budget cuts coling is acceptable to the public.

Undoubtably, budget cuts coming to Undoubtably, budget cuts coling to

this decision. This building was originally designed staff, but the

the police makes sense in terms of a strategy of getting teams to work

together more closely and making the together more closely and m`king the

best use of public funds. It also says it will be improving

signage. Generally, when people have access to the police they do not go

to the police station, they will dial 999.

We want officers outside, so the fact we have it operating in this

way at the moment as for appointment only, that will continue but we are

happy if someone wants to come to the police station, obviously they

will come through. This is where they have moved

will come through. This is where they have movdd from.

This is where they have moved from. An opportunity to sell to good to

miss, it is being developed for a new skill, but it meant offhcers

new skill, but it meant officers going to different locations. A new

police campus is due to open within two years at this leisure cdntre but

for now response teams are based in Amesbury. There is no custody suite,

it is hoped one will be built on this site, but in the meanthme

this site, but in the meantime anyone arrested is being taken 6

miles to Melksham. This forms anyone arrested is being taken 36

miles to Melksham. This forls an miles to Melksham. This forls an

overall strategy for the police. We have to recognise as budgets and

resources reduce, we have to police differently. Working with p`rtner

agencies, in better equipped and more modern business `` buildings

will improve the quality of service we provide.

Both the police and council say technology is changing working

technology is changing workhng practices. They want policing to be

about what is being done rather than where it is being done from.

A Dorset town says business is booming thanks to a policy of

restricting out of town ret`ilers. In 2011, an independent review

commissioned by the governmdnt suggested that high streets across

the country were at "crisis point", with vacancy rates shooting up. But

Sherborne has just a handful of empty shops. Simon Clemison has been

Sherborne does not have a bhg supermarket a few miles drive away,

and many believe that has helped keep this high street alive.

There are just a handful of empty shops here. Most tills ringing, and

for the owner of this coffed shop for the owner of this coffee shop

that is because businesses `re still that is because businesses are still

clustered in one place. When they come into town to go to

the book shop, the shoe shop, the wine shop, they then come in for a

coffee on the way back to their car. If they went to a superstore

coffee on the way back to their car. If they went to a superstord they

If they went to a superstore they would do it all in one placd and not

coming to town. There are chains stores and

supermarkets here, but in the centre of time, not on the outskirts.

Planning guidelines do try to protect the town centre and stop

anything that may have a negative impact on it. In short, it is not

just that Sherborne does not have a big store on a ring road somewhere.

big store on a ring road solewhere. It is that bigger stores on ring

roads do not get off the drawing roads do not get off the dr`wing

board. What would it mean to have a

board. What would it mean to have ` big

supermarket out of town? There would be more variety with

stuff. You cannot get have as much as you

can in these supermarkets in Sherborne as you can in a bigger

one, so it is easier. As I am a parent it is cheaper for

kids and basically food. Many local politicians, though, are

Many local politicians, thotgh, are clear about what they want to see in

their town. My understanding is, and the

principle on which we all work, is that we discouraged edge of town and

out town retail. We have a thriving high street, you know, cheap Street

is full of wonderful shops, and we want to see them continue. Whether

the Sherborne of today will be the Sherborne of tomorrow, no one knows,

but the Sherborne of yesterday is being preserved.

Coming together to give a disabled boy his dream garden

That's the hope of a mum from Eastleigh, who's assembling her

It's an attempt to make the family's garden accessible to

Several Hampshire businesses have already donated time

and materials to the project, which has been dubbed Ollie's Garden.

Ollie has cerebral palsy. He was born three months prematurely and

when he was seven weeks old hatch to have emergency surgery to hdlp him

breathe. Like any four`year`old, have emergency surgery to help him

breathe. Like any four`year`old he breathe. Like any four`year`old he

loves playing outside and needs the loves playing outside and ndeds the

exercise to help with this condition. There is no cure for

cerebral palsy, but to allow him to be able to move his muscles would be

good for him. It is great independence for him to

get around and move those and keep stretching full stop but he has

problems getting around the family's steep garden.

He cannot roam around in the garden He cannot roam around in thd garden

and enjoy the amount of garden we have at the moment, so it h`s to be

have at the moment, so it has to be made more accessible for hil.

So his mother appealed for help. We So his mother appealed for help We

want to try and raise around ?13,000.

We have a lot of suppliers already We have a lot of suppliers `lready

involved that will donate some materials and time. The building

steps leading up through... Local landscape gardener Ian is

leading the Ground Force stxle leading the Ground Force style

project. There are massive earthworks, we

have to massively extend the lower patio area to enable Ollie to play

there with his toys and what have you. We need to steps up to the

garden that Ollie can mount on his own unaided and give another level

area up to the garden that Ollie can mount on his own unaided and give

another level area appear for him to play in.

It will mean a lot for Ollie, he can It will mean a lot for Ollid, he can

be more independent in the garden and get out and use the space. He

loves the garden, he loves looking at the animals and plants and

insects. The emotions have been mixed at

times. OK, this is another project we have to do and build a g`rden,

and other times you think, this is a and other times you think, this is a

really important thing to do for a lovely lad that cannot use his

garden. It becomes quite an emotional attachment.

Work should start in September, but more materials and donations are

needed before Ollie's garden can really start to bloom.

A lot of generous people helping Ollie for his dream garden `nd

making it a reality for him, let's hope it comes to fruition very soon.

Tonight we begin a special series of reports on some

of those athletes from the south hoping for medal success at

We begin with gymnastics, and Kelly Simm.

The 19`year`old from Hamble practises more than 30 hours

a week and won gold in the vault in the British Championships in March.

From bravely on the bars... To finesse on the floor, artistic

gymnastics needs strength, balance and a bit of pizzazz.

You have really got to relax and try and just dance. You need to let go a

little bit. When you are training more than 30

hours a week, this is how good gymnastics can get.

And Kelly Simm has certainlx put in the hours since pulling on her first

leotard at this gym 13 years ago. I never thought when I was six I

would be competing at this level. I just went because it was fun and I

enjoyed it. Slowly, the hours started building up. When I was

about 15 I made the England squad. She has always had that pathence and

She has always had that patience and sparkle and it has taken her a while

to realise she is not just there by luck, it is because of her talent

and what she has proven she is capable of. I think she was quite

surprised. Now she has sudddnly surprised. Now she has sudddnly

started to believe she is world`class.

And Kelly's talent is peaking at the right time. She came first `t the

right time. She came first at the vault in this year's British

Championships and the Commonwealth Games call`up to convert to cloud

nine. I got an e`mail from the head of the England team saying I was in.

I wasn't quite sure, it was all fancy words and stuff, so I

forwarded to my coach and two minutes later he rang me and

confirmed it. I was so excited, I was jumping around the housd. There

was jumping around the house. There was only me and my dog in the house

so we were going crazy. I called was only me and my dog in the house

so we were going crazy. I c`lled my mum and dad and we were all so

excited. Kelly looks up to gymnasts like Beth

title. Now she has to get used to being a role model herself. ``

Tweddle. She is suing everyone that if you work hard and you ard

if you work hard and you are talented, you can make it.

`` she is showing everyone. Good luck to Kelly and she hs just

Good luck to Kelly and she is just one of the many athletes from the

south we will be following hn one of the many athletes from the

south we will be following in the next few weeks, so stay tundd

south we will be following hn the next few weeks, so stay tuned with

next few weeks, so stay tundd with us.

As you may have seen earlier, there was huge British disappointment

As you may have seen earlier, there was huge British disappointlent at

Wimbledon today as Andy Murray was knocked out.

But there was a bit of home`grown success at the championships.

Last night we told you about 16`year`old Gabriella Taylor from

Southampton, who won her first round match in the junior competition.

Well, today she won again, beating her second round opponent

Our reporter, Nadine Towell, caught up with Gabriella

It is another glorious day at Wimbledon, and great news,

another glorious win for Southampton teenager Gabby Taylor.

Congratulations, two wins at Wimbledon.

I can't really describe it, but it has been an amazing experience,

I am really enjoying it out here, I am loving the grass and obviously

Today I played on a very big court, so I am really pleased with

Did you feel relatively comfortable? You looked so confident out there.

I kept my confidence throughout this match, but there were some

unstable times, where the girl was getting back into the m`tch

I was up in the second set 4`1, but then due to a ball change she

served much better than I, so, yeah, but I held my ground and I fought

You are facing a Spanish player next in the singles

and you play in Spain, so do you think that will help you in anyway?

Yeah, it is good to be a very tough match, she knocked out of

Yeah, it is going to be a vdry tough match, she knocked out

the number one seed, so I'm looking forward to tomorrow and I'm going to

Well, congratulations, Gabbx, we will look forward to seeing you

Let's hope that Gabby enjoys another success here at Wimbledon.

She certainly does. I called her Gabriella, she is actually gabby,

for short. Onto the weather now, Alexis is here.

A few said all this week, btt it is all turning as we head towards the

weekend, which people will not be very happy about, I am sure.

Pictures, though... David Bristow sent in this picture

of his grandson having fun hn Perfect drying weather in

Lytchett Matravers. The blue skies in Dorset were

captured by Geoff Linton. And it was also perfect

beach weather in Swanage. This photo was taken by

Robin Boultwood. I do very much for your pictures,

you can check out all of thdm I do very much for your pictures,

you can check out all of thdm on our Facebook page.

In the next few days it turns fairly unsettled and the pollen levels are

very high tomorrow. As we hdaded very high tomorrow. As we hdaded

towards the weekend with the very high tomorrow. As we headed

towards the weekend with thd rain on towards the weekend with the rain on

the way it will help to suppress the high pollen levels. Today we

the way it will help to suppress the high pollen levels. Today wd saw

the way it will help to suppress the high pollen levels. Today we saw a

high pollen levels. Today wd saw a high of 24 Celsius, tomorrow could

be warmer still, maybe up to 25, be warmer still, maybe up to 25

though slightly more cloud for northern areas tomorrow. Cldar

though slightly more cloud for northern areas tomorrow. Clear skies

northern areas tomorrow. Cldar skies through the night tonight in a few

places and it will stay dry, the risk of the odd shower, maybe one or

two Michael missed patches. That Michael one or two Micro one or two

foggy patches. A driver start today tomorrow, the best of any sunshine

will be the south coast and southeastern areas. More cloud the

further north and west you `re, southeastern areas. More cloud the

further north and west you are, but further north and west you are, but

the bulk of the beat in staxing dry the bulk of the beat in staxing dry

and in sunny spells we can expect the bulk of the beat in staying dry

and in sunny spells we can expect a high of 24, possibly up to 25

Celsius. Warmer conditions through Berkshire and also Surrey. Tomorrow

night it stays fairly quiet but then we will see a change with increasing

cloud from the north`west. Drizzle is a possibility with a mild night

to come, those of 14 or 15 Celsius, with light winds. It is Friday when

we see the change. The bulk of the day should stay mainly dry, this

weather front is moving in from the north`west. The south`east of the

country could stay dry with sunny spells for much of the day, that is

where the best of the sunshhne will where the best of the sunshine will

be before the rain arrives during the evening. It turns unsettled

Friday night into the early hours of Saturday morning. The Outlook `

sunny spells tomorrow, the best of any sunshine the further east you

are, a high of 25 Celsius. More are, a high of 25 Celsius. More

cloud is expected on Friday, the best of any sunshine in part of

Sussex, Surrey and eastern parts of Hampshire. Saturday will be the risk

of showers, heavy at times but there will be some drier periods. The

showers will be hit and miss, some of us will have them, some others

will not. And tomorrow we have events looking

ahead to the weekend. That is all we had time for this

evening, more that 10:35pm tonight. We are back at 6:30am, thank you for