:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford.
:00:00. > :00:08.The former UKIP councillor who blamed bad weather
:00:09. > :00:11.on gay marriage will face no further action ` and says he stands
:00:12. > :00:18.But for a riding school that helps children with disabilities,
:00:19. > :00:38.It means you can't have a conversation.
:00:39. > :00:41.The change in the law which means young people can't
:00:42. > :00:46.And later on, here comes the bank holiday weekend, which was
:00:47. > :00:57.He caused widespread outragd ` and ended up being expelled frol UKIP `
:00:58. > :00:59.after suggesting back in January that the serious flooding w`s God's
:01:00. > :01:04.way of punishing Britain for the legalisation of gay marriage.
:01:05. > :01:07.But the Henley Town Councillor David Silvester ` who's continued to serve
:01:08. > :01:10.as an independent ` learned today that no further action is to be
:01:11. > :01:14.taken against him, following an inquiry into his conduct.
:01:15. > :01:16.Helen Catt, our political reporter is hdre.
:01:17. > :01:22.It started with a letter wrhtten by David Silvester to his local
:01:23. > :01:26.In it, he claimed that the devastating floods which hit
:01:27. > :01:29.the Somerset Levels and latdr, the Thames Valley, were God's ptnishment
:01:30. > :01:36.for Parliament passing the law allowing gay people to get larried.
:01:37. > :01:39.The reaction was swift and severe ` UKIP expelled him, more than 20 000
:01:40. > :01:43.people signed a petition calling for him to be thrown off the cotncil `
:01:44. > :01:51.even though that can't be done ` and 12 formal complaints were fhled
:01:52. > :02:01.When we spoke to him today, he told us he stands by what he wrote.
:02:02. > :02:08.My wife and I have held confident that things would turn out right and
:02:09. > :02:16.we are very critical that this has happened. Has there been anx regret.
:02:17. > :02:18.Now, there has not been regrets and I meant what I said, and I still
:02:19. > :02:24.mean it. So why is no further action
:02:25. > :02:26.being taken against him? Because an independent investigator
:02:27. > :02:28.decided he was writing in hhs personal capacity ` so the council's
:02:29. > :02:31.code of conduct can't be applied. The investigator says that,
:02:32. > :02:34.while David Silvester signed it with his councillor title, it was the
:02:35. > :02:36.paper which, quite reasonably, added his party and Henley Town Council,
:02:37. > :02:39.but that means he's satisfidd Mr Silvester was not acting on behalf
:02:40. > :02:45.of the council when he wrotd it That's had a mixed reaction
:02:46. > :02:57.in Henley. Now, I don't think he should be
:02:58. > :03:02.punished, because he will bd punished enough for seeing something
:03:03. > :03:06.so ridiculous. I think he should be held accountable for what hd said.
:03:07. > :03:12.It has more serious ramific`tions than just eight lipids commdnt. ``
:03:13. > :03:19.eight for the punt comment. The investigator has told
:03:20. > :03:21.Mr Silvester he has to bear some responsibility for any damage
:03:22. > :03:24.which might have been done to A riding school which helps
:03:25. > :03:28.children with disabilities could be forced to close if it fahls to
:03:29. > :03:31.persuade railway officials to Staff at Wendlebury Gate St`bles say
:03:32. > :03:34.they've already had to cancdl lessons ` leaving them thousands
:03:35. > :03:37.of pounds out of pocket ` since work started to upgrade the
:03:38. > :03:40.line between Oxford and Bicdster. They fear it could eventually
:03:41. > :03:42.cost them their livelihood. Horse riding has changed
:03:43. > :03:45.four`year`old Amelia's life. Born with a rare genetic condition,
:03:46. > :03:48.she has the mental age But she's discovered her balance
:03:49. > :03:51.and even learnt to walk, The upgrading of the railwax line
:03:52. > :03:57.through Wendlebury ` part of the Evergreen Project ` has
:03:58. > :04:17.brought noise and disruption to the This is the level of noise we cannot
:04:18. > :04:21.teach over, because you can't have a conversation, so it is not saved it
:04:22. > :04:26.each of the people cannot hdar the instructor's voice. This usdd to be
:04:27. > :04:30.a very quiet place and we fdel seriously threatened.
:04:31. > :04:33.The line upgrade will eventtally connect north Oxford to London via
:04:34. > :04:36.Thousands of passengers will see shorter journey times
:04:37. > :04:39.But the building noise is jtst the beginning.
:04:40. > :04:47.Once finished, seven trains an hour will pass here at speed
:04:48. > :04:55.In it statement, network rahl says it is continue its work to hnstall
:04:56. > :04:58.sound barriers, but it does admit that sound barriers will be
:04:59. > :05:04.difficult to install near some fields, due to nearby bridgds and
:05:05. > :05:08.water courses. When we first heard about it, we wrote to them `nd said
:05:09. > :05:14.geography dictates there will be problems, we hope to weaken work
:05:15. > :05:17.together to minimise problels. Unfortunately, their priority has
:05:18. > :05:22.been to minimise costs and nothing else.
:05:23. > :05:24.Amelia's mum is backing an e`petition ` up online now `
:05:25. > :05:29.But it may take more than n`mes for a permanent solution to
:05:30. > :05:32.A woman's been sexually ass`ulted as she dozed
:05:33. > :05:35.on an early evening train journey from London to Milton Keynes.
:05:36. > :05:38.The 25 year old woke up to find a man sat next to, and touching her.
:05:39. > :05:41.She challenged him, and moved to another part of the
:05:42. > :05:43.train before getting off at Milton Keynes and contacting policd.
:05:44. > :05:53.Police are appealing to othdr passengers to come forward.
:05:54. > :05:56.A Witney`based factory is sdt to expand and take on more staff
:05:57. > :05:58.after striking a ?1.2 million deal with an investment partner.
:05:59. > :06:00.DFX Technology designs and builds both low energy lighting
:06:01. > :06:03.used in commercial premises, and also parts for automated drinks
:06:04. > :06:09.It's seen rapid growth in the past few years.
:06:10. > :06:11.The cash injection will allow it to add significantly to
:06:12. > :06:13.its 60`strong workforce and also improve its manufacturing
:06:14. > :06:38.It is a really exciting timd for Oxfordshire. There is leading the
:06:39. > :06:43.way in this technology and ht is an exciting opportunity to grow our
:06:44. > :06:44.business in Oxfordshire and spread British manufacturing and British
:06:45. > :06:51.clean technology worldwide. Whatever their grades,
:06:52. > :06:53.the young people who picked up their GCSE results yesterday won't be
:06:54. > :06:56.going straight into full tile work. That's
:06:57. > :06:57.because their options have changed. A new law means all 16`year`olds
:06:58. > :07:00.must now stay in training or Our Business Correspondent,
:07:01. > :07:03.Alastair Fee has been to ond training provider in Berkshhre,
:07:04. > :07:15.to find out more. This young man left school `t 1 and
:07:16. > :07:20.started work, something that young people would be allowed to do in
:07:21. > :07:26.future. I spent a year at home, bored, and I now wish I had actually
:07:27. > :07:33.done something. I started college last year, I have just finished and
:07:34. > :07:37.now I'm doing this. There are training 35 young people. They
:07:38. > :07:45.specifically look at the employment needs of the region. We look at the
:07:46. > :07:49.work opportunities. We don't develop skills in an area where there is no
:07:50. > :07:58.shortage of those skills. Wd try to match those up. Here, we do
:07:59. > :08:05.construction, catering, childcare, a wide variety of courses. Nehl has
:08:06. > :08:13.been labelling on sites since left education and found that to get a
:08:14. > :08:19.better job, he needed to le`rn. If you just come out of school with no
:08:20. > :08:23.work experience, it is not `s good. It is good to get as many
:08:24. > :08:29.qualifications as you can bdfore you jump out into the working world The
:08:30. > :08:32.Southmead sees working people. By keeping them learning, it is hoped
:08:33. > :08:37.they will get the best start in life.
:08:38. > :08:39.A specially created wreath of poppies,
:08:40. > :08:42.marking the centenary of World War One, has been touring our rdgion.
:08:43. > :08:45.The Wreath of Remembrance h`s been crafted from metal, with a Horse
:08:46. > :08:48.Motorcycling members of the Royal British Legion have spent the past
:08:49. > :08:51.few days carrying it to varhous military sites and memorials.
:08:52. > :09:07.It is so important to say thank you to the people who have given so much
:09:08. > :09:10.in past conflicts. We need to say thank you to the soldiers and
:09:11. > :09:14.servicemen and to their famhlies and friends, everyone involved. That is
:09:15. > :09:21.what we need to do. I'll have the headlines at 8
:09:22. > :09:25.and a full bulletin at 10.24. Now more of today's stories
:09:26. > :09:41.with Sally Taylor. Stay with us. Still to come, the
:09:42. > :09:45.bank holiday weather forecast. Two thirds of this bank holiday weekend
:09:46. > :09:54.do look fine for the most p`rt but can bank holiday Monday, we have got
:09:55. > :10:04.some brain to content with. `` some brain to content with `` rahn to
:10:05. > :10:08.contend with. The road across these tracks could
:10:09. > :10:10.be blocked off as part of a programme to close level crossings
:10:11. > :10:20.considered to be too dangerous to leave as they are.
:10:21. > :10:25.People using this road used to have to walk across the tracks. Now,
:10:26. > :10:30.there is a shiny new footbrhdge to keep them out of harm 's wax. When
:10:31. > :10:35.we did an investigation, yot had four seconds from the sound of the
:10:36. > :10:40.train horn to the train being on the crossing. It is a fast railway, 90
:10:41. > :10:44.mph. You are talking about people crossing with children, queteing up
:10:45. > :10:48.to get across the crossing, and they had not got time to get cle`r. We
:10:49. > :10:54.could not allow that to continue and the bridge the result. We h`ve other
:10:55. > :10:59.level crossings in the vill`ge which we have been more concerned about.
:11:00. > :11:09.This is a difficult crossing and it is a good safety achievement. A
:11:10. > :11:14.little further along the line, this road crossing could be repl`ced by a
:11:15. > :11:17.footbridge to. Network rail has been criticised in the past for being too
:11:18. > :11:22.cavalier about safety at level crossings. After a change in
:11:23. > :11:27.culture, some people believd it s level crossing closure programme is
:11:28. > :11:32.too cautious. 2000 local people have signed a petition against the
:11:33. > :11:37.closure, believing it will damage trade and divide the communhty. 30
:11:38. > :11:41.pubs a week of going to the wall and we don't want to be one of them
:11:42. > :11:48.There are only three raids hn, so if they take away one of them, that is
:11:49. > :11:55.only two left. It could be `n extra 30 minute rush hour `` an extra 30
:11:56. > :12:00.minute journey in and out, dven without rush`hour. That divdrsion
:12:01. > :12:05.could add minutes to people 's journeys so we are looking `t a
:12:06. > :12:08.package of measures to mitigate that and make travelling easier whilst
:12:09. > :12:14.maintaining the safety of the railway. 35 crossings along this
:12:15. > :12:22.route alone are due to be closed over the next five years.
:12:23. > :12:28.The residents of Hurst born Tarrant said it was the worst floodhng in
:12:29. > :12:32.living memory. The deluge that a whole in the refurbishment of the
:12:33. > :12:38.village pub, but this weekend sees its grand reopening. We havd been to
:12:39. > :12:43.visit it. The pub will finally welcomd
:12:44. > :12:46.customers on Monday. Its refurbishment has been set back by
:12:47. > :12:50.floods at the beginning of this year, causing a costly delax. It has
:12:51. > :12:54.added up, delaying everything added up, delaying everything
:12:55. > :13:00.because we could not start work Because of flood damage, we have had
:13:01. > :13:07.to take longer to do things whilst waiting for everything to dry. The
:13:08. > :13:12.flooding led to improvise s`nd bag walls and we leaving `` whedlie bin
:13:13. > :13:20.transport management. It has been transport management. It has been
:13:21. > :13:25.very difficult for some people, though the community has bedn good.
:13:26. > :13:31.Because is thought to be a blocked pipe. When the water from the pipe
:13:32. > :13:34.broke the surface, it was hdre, just outside the pub, and the residents
:13:35. > :13:39.want something done to ensure that does not happen again. Hampshire
:13:40. > :13:45.county council says the Colbert that pipe, is its responsibhlity and
:13:46. > :13:51.it has identified a blockagd. It says it will be fixed beford the
:13:52. > :13:55.winter. Meanwhile, it is working to try to prevent future floodhng. The
:13:56. > :14:01.pub owner hopes they come up with something. When it starts r`ining, I
:14:02. > :14:07.am probably more on edge th`n most people would be. He does not want a
:14:08. > :14:10.repeat of last year. Redding is already rocking with the
:14:11. > :14:16.annual bank holiday music fdstival which is underway. More than ?9 ,000
:14:17. > :14:26.a day will be at the site to the Thames. `` more than 90,000 fans a
:14:27. > :14:29.day. New this year, there is a system where people can spot
:14:30. > :14:36.themselves in photographs in the crowds. Walk in this field lost of
:14:37. > :14:42.the year and all you will h`ve for company is some animals. But then
:14:43. > :14:51.along comes the August bank holiday weekend and, as you can see, things
:14:52. > :14:57.are just a little bit different Things were a bit different for
:14:58. > :15:03.commuters into Reading as wdll, with this band entertaining passdngers
:15:04. > :15:07.bound for the town as they got ready to perform. For others, it was the
:15:08. > :15:13.harsh reality of camping out and what is needed for a camping
:15:14. > :15:17.weekend. Lots of baby wipes, and sanitiser, get here early, stashed
:15:18. > :15:22.bottles of water. Get down to basics. We are washing out hair with
:15:23. > :15:31.a bottle of water over our heads. Slumming it. Some are old h`nds and
:15:32. > :15:40.know you need to get set up for what is ahead. Eat and drink as luch as
:15:41. > :15:45.you can. We decided to get ` hotel in town because we are too old for
:15:46. > :15:51.that kind of thing now. You can have a shower and we charge your phone.
:15:52. > :16:01.But whether you are in a tent or a hotel, it is the music that counts.
:16:02. > :16:08.Samak has been on this part of grass `` Reading has been on this part of
:16:09. > :16:16.the grass for many years and that matters to the fans. The he`dline
:16:17. > :16:23.act for this Friday well have this entire field will of people enjoying
:16:24. > :16:29.themselves to the max. It wraps up on Sunday and then on Mondax, people
:16:30. > :16:30.will head home in a massive exodus from the festival, all done for
:16:31. > :16:38.another year. Onto sport
:16:39. > :16:40.and cricket's showpiece fin`ls day has two of our teams compethng
:16:41. > :16:42.for glory tomorrow in Birmingham. It's become the biggest domdstic day
:16:43. > :16:47.in the calendar and it's back at Edgbaston, the T20 Blast sees the
:16:48. > :16:50.4 semi finalists in action during the day, before the final tomorrow
:16:51. > :16:52.night under the floodlights. Surrey's opponents in the opening
:16:53. > :16:56.game are the home team Warwhckshire, who go by the name of Birmingham
:16:57. > :16:59.Bears in this competition. Surrey were beaten finalists
:17:00. > :17:01.last year, but are much There's potential match winners
:17:02. > :17:06.in their side like Kevin Pidtersen They're aiming to win the
:17:07. > :17:24.competition for the first thme since We are very excited. It is the
:17:25. > :17:29.showpiece of domestic crickdt so it is a feather in our to get there
:17:30. > :17:32.again. We fell at the last hurdle last year and don't want to make
:17:33. > :17:38.that escape `` that mistake this time. If we don't win, we don't but
:17:39. > :17:43.we have, hell of a long way. Hampshire v Lancashire is
:17:44. > :17:45.the second semi final. Hampshire are the stand out t20 side
:17:46. > :17:48.and are heading to They've won the competition twice
:17:49. > :17:52.since 2010 and face a Lancashire side which could include Andrew
:17:53. > :18:02.Flintoff and England intern`tionals We have been there a lot recently so
:18:03. > :18:07.that should stand us in good dead but one good performance can win the
:18:08. > :18:12.game. Generally it has been outsiders when the competithon. I'm
:18:13. > :18:15.sure they will be confident going into the final against us.
:18:16. > :18:19.You can follow finals day on BBC Local radio and BBC online tomorrow.
:18:20. > :18:21.Ball by ball commentary of both semi finals is available
:18:22. > :18:23.online at the BBC website and BBC Five Live sports extra,
:18:24. > :18:29.Reading head to one of the darly season pace setters, Nottingham
:18:30. > :18:33.Nigel Adkins could hand a debut to Oliver Norwood, who
:18:34. > :18:38.The Royals will be looking to bounce back from their midweek defdat,
:18:39. > :18:42.coincidentally, against the Terriers when they head to the City ground.
:18:43. > :18:50.We have got ten players unavailable for selection this weekend, and
:18:51. > :18:53.maybe a little bit of inconsistency, but we have got
:18:54. > :18:55.enthusiasm and exuberance to keep improving and I am really excited
:18:56. > :18:58.about the future. Elsewhere tomorrow there should be
:18:59. > :19:00.a number of home debutants in the Southampton line up
:19:01. > :19:03.against West Brom at St Marx's. In the Championship Bournemouth are
:19:04. > :19:06.away at Blackburn while Brighton look for a first home leagud win
:19:07. > :19:09.when they face Bolton MK Dons and Swindon are both at home in league
:19:10. > :19:12.one while unbeaten Portsmouth host an Oxford side which has lost all
:19:13. > :19:15.three of its league matches so far. There's commentary on BBC Local
:19:16. > :19:18.radio, the Football League show has Hampshire athlete Bethy Woodward
:19:19. > :19:25.secured a bronze medal at the IPC European championships in Swansea.
:19:26. > :19:27.The Ringwood 400metre runner in the T37 class was in lane 8 on the
:19:28. > :19:31.outside and ran a strong race, but was held off for the silver medal by
:19:32. > :19:36.French athlete Mandy Francohs`Elie The Caversham based British rowing
:19:37. > :19:38.squad are in the Netherlands for a week of competition
:19:39. > :19:40.at the world championships. The event starts tomorrow
:19:41. > :19:42.in Amsterdam and Britain is expected to be in
:19:43. > :19:47.contention for a series of ledals. Pre`event favourites
:19:48. > :19:49.in the women's pair are the so far unbeatable combination of
:19:50. > :19:53.Helen Glover and Heather St`nning. Since being reunited, they've
:19:54. > :19:56.continued to dominate the fheld but, with that comes pressure to stay
:19:57. > :20:06.at the top. It doesn't matter what has come
:20:07. > :20:09.before this. It is this racd, about getting across the line before
:20:10. > :20:17.anybody else. No matter thehr rank, they will try to beat us, so the
:20:18. > :20:21.more relentlessly we prove our worth every time we get on the water, if
:20:22. > :20:27.that can dent them psychologically, that can give us an edge, Rho. We
:20:28. > :20:32.expect everyone to try to bdat us every every single time.
:20:33. > :20:35.The Racing world has been p`ying tribute to Sir Eric Parker,
:20:36. > :20:37.an owner and trainer for over 40 years in both flat
:20:38. > :20:41.Eric redeveloped and operatdd the Crimbourne stud in West Sussex.
:20:42. > :20:45.He also owned 1991 grand Natinal winner Seagram and Gold Cup winning
:20:46. > :20:49.The Isle of Wight`based sailor Natasha Lambert has completdd
:20:50. > :20:52.17`year`old Natasha ` who h`s cerebral palsy ` first saildd
:20:53. > :20:56.Today she used a special walking aid to clhmb to
:20:57. > :20:59.the summit of Pen Y Fan, thd highest peak in Southern Britain.
:21:00. > :21:07.She's raising money for charities, including the Ellen MacArthtr Trust.
:21:08. > :21:09.50 years ago this weekend, the south coast was beseiged
:21:10. > :21:13.One side ` the Rockers, the other ` the Mods.
:21:14. > :21:15.The battles between them ard remembered in popular culture `
:21:16. > :21:19.Phil Daniels, who starred in the 1970's film Quadrophenia, tdlling
:21:20. > :21:27.the story of a young Mod, looks back at the scene in a documentary on BBC
:21:28. > :21:34.Here's a taste of that Summdr of 1964 in Brighton.
:21:35. > :21:41.It really has come to something when people can't take a short holiday
:21:42. > :21:48.without the threat of teenagers indulging in hooliganism. 1864 was
:21:49. > :21:52.the year, families on the bdaches enjoying the sunshine. The stage was
:21:53. > :22:01.set. All it needed was the players, the Mods, the Rockers and the extra
:22:02. > :22:05.police drafted in. I was a policeman in London. We were bussed down here
:22:06. > :22:11.to Brighton, sent to the rahlway station and we saw lots of Lods and
:22:12. > :22:15.Rockers getting off the trahn. We arrived fairly early in the morning,
:22:16. > :22:21.made our way down to the be`ch, probably about nine a.m.. There were
:22:22. > :22:27.already a huge group of Rockers already on the beach. What happened
:22:28. > :22:39.over the next hour and a half or two hours, more and more Mods arrived.
:22:40. > :22:47.They were coming from everywhere. They were being blitzed by people
:22:48. > :22:51.throwing rocks at them. The powers that be didn't expect them to be
:22:52. > :23:01.fighting each other instead of fighting the powers that be. By now,
:23:02. > :23:04.the original spirit of the Lods had been hijacked by troublemakdrs and
:23:05. > :23:10.turned into something it was never meant to be.
:23:11. > :23:16.Looking back, you can see that programme tonight at 7:30 p.m.. Onto
:23:17. > :23:17.the weather. We want to know all the details for the bank holidax weekend
:23:18. > :23:24.it will be great? A lovely view to wake up to `
:23:25. > :23:27.daybreak in Portsmouth Harbour. Thank you to Maureen Coles
:23:28. > :23:30.for that one. Stephen Baker captured this gorgeous deer in woodl`nd
:23:31. > :23:34.near Ringwood. And the cows were enjoying a stroll along
:23:35. > :23:51.the Hungerford Common earlidr today So, we did enjoy dry and find
:23:52. > :23:55.conditions for the most part but there were one or two showers today
:23:56. > :24:00.and we still have a couple to content with today. Drifting through
:24:01. > :24:03.northern or eastern fringes of our region. Working their way ott as we
:24:04. > :24:11.go through this evening. Becoming dry generally as we go throtgh
:24:12. > :24:21.tonight. Temperatures, as a result, taking a mop `` a knock, with lows
:24:22. > :24:24.of eight or nine Celsius. As sunrises tomorrow, it will be a
:24:25. > :24:30.fresh start, but still seeing decent brightness. Yes, there will be some
:24:31. > :24:35.cloud and a north`westerly breeze, but it looks like we will sde a
:24:36. > :24:40.generally dry day with just the risk of one or two showers. Highs, 1
:24:41. > :24:45.Celsius. Three tomorrow evening and tomorrow night, the winds whll begin
:24:46. > :24:50.to drop out. We are looking at seeing the temperatures drop a
:24:51. > :24:55.little further still, with towns and cities seven or 8 degrees, four or
:24:56. > :25:00.five in rural spots. It will feel rather chilly first thing on Sunday
:25:01. > :25:06.morning. For the latter part of Sunday, you can see we stay fine and
:25:07. > :25:10.dry, particularly in eastern parts, but the cloud will increase as this
:25:11. > :25:20.weather system comes in, wotld be wet weather beginning to affect us
:25:21. > :25:23.into the evening. As we takd a look to the weekend, there is pldnty to
:25:24. > :25:25.look forward to in terms of weekends.
:25:26. > :25:39.And the Appleshaw Fete may see some spells of rain but not a colplete
:25:40. > :25:50.Watch out for the bank holiday Monday. Call overnight on S`turday
:25:51. > :25:53.into Sunday, staying generally dry, best of the brightness to the east,
:25:54. > :26:00.the further west you could see more clout. Rain arriving overnight
:26:01. > :26:05.Sunday into Monday and bank holiday Monday looks like we will sde heavy
:26:06. > :26:14.rain. Amongst the many bank holid`y
:26:15. > :26:20.weekend events, we have got CarFest, which I can tell you is alrdady a
:26:21. > :26:23.sell`out. Last year, the evdnt raised over ?1 million for the
:26:24. > :26:41.BBC's children in need appe`l. A great day out for the whole
:26:42. > :27:10.family. Lots for the childrdn to do. It has been fabulous. One of my
:27:11. > :27:14.favourites has to be the red Devils. They were spectacular. But
:27:15. > :27:15.everything is. And the weather is glorious, isn't it? What a gorgeous
:27:16. > :27:28.day. No matter what you are doing this
:27:29. > :27:38.weekend, go and support somdthing local. The weather is looking good.
:27:39. > :27:42.Saturday and Sunday definitdly. More at 10:25 p.m.. Goodbye.