01/09/2014 BBC Oxford News

then move staff around as required in order to provide safe levels.

Almost all the wards at the Milton Keynes Trust fell short

The Great Western Trust, which covers Swindon, didn't have

the recommended makeup of staff for three quarters of that time.

And in Buckinghamshire, only half of all wards had the advised number

All say they constantly review the needs of patients, and make sure

Those representing the nursing profession say that

recruitment is a major issue and many trusts are desperate to find

We know that we are an ageing workforce and if we don't

train up nurses they won't be there to fill the gaps, so at the moment I

don't believe there are enough nurses just to stand still,

Hospitals are under no obligation to follow the guidelines, but many

argue each site is different and needs to be managed accordingly.

Sir Tony Baldry has announced he'll be standing down as the Conservative

He's represented the constituency for the past 31 years

but won't be re`contesting the seat at the general election next May.

This from our political reporter, Helen Catt.

Sir Tony Baldry has been going to the House of Commons longer

A former aide to Margaret Thatcher, he was elected to Parliament

The 1990s saw his peak of his national career, when he held health

`` held several ministerial positions.

Locally, services at Banbury's Horton Hospital has taken

up much of his time and, he claims, left a mark on his internal organs.

I want to ensure that when they open me up, they will find

inscribed on my heart the words "Keep the Horton General."

At the last General Election, Sir Tony held North Oxfordshire with

a majority of more than 18,000, but the 64`year`old will not be

I think there will be a general perception locally that

The risk is that no sooner have the ballot papers being counted next

May and people locally will start saying to me, well, Tony,

And actually I don't want to be a lame duck MP.

David Cameron says he will miss his neighbour personally, but he

Sir Tony joins a number of long`serving Conservatives

like William Hague and David Willetts who will be absent

People in Oxford are legally subletting their property have been

given a two month amnesty to own up. Between now and the end of October

any tenants who break the law by renting their home to a third party

will be allowed to tell the council what they have been doing and avoid

prosecution. After that, anyone caught will be fined or jailed.

You may remember we reported recently on fundraising efforts

by a five`year`old boy from Abingdon with an incurable brain tumour.

Skye Hall and his family wanted to help other

His dream had been to use the current craze

among children for weaving loom bands to create the world's longest

His family have said their loom band challenge will

It's one of the Government's big ideas `

for primary schools to provide a free lunch to children under eight.

The change was supposed to be in place before the start

of the new term ` but not all the schools will be ready in time.

Later this week, this school in Buckingham will be

serving about 500 meals a day ` double the number last term.

To achieve that, they've had to expand.

Bourton Meadow Academy has spent an extra ?35,000 on extension work

We've got a pan which will be great for heating up

We've got these bespoke worktops which will allow us space down here.

All children in reception, year one and year two are now

entitled to a free lunch, under a multi`million`pound

The impact of these changes go much further for many schools.

At this academy, lunch breaks will now be staggered and staff have to

make changes to their timetable, including moving around PE lessons.

234 schools are affected across Oxfordshire.

And in Swindon, another 33 schools are required to comply.

But it's clear that some schools simply are not ready.

This one is having a new kitchen installed this week

but it will not be fully up and running until next month.

Meanwhile, it's having to buy in meals through

Nobody had much time to get anything in place.

The funds were not released until quite late in the day,

As well as the time constraints, critics say some schools will be

forced to buy in prepacked meals with a lower

The Government says the free lunches will save parents about ?400 a year.

A lot of cloud tonight but a few clear spells and there may be

possible mist patches in a few places. More likely for western

areas. Temperatures falling to a fresher nine to 11 Celsius. Cloud

around tomorrow morning but it will break during the day to allow for

some sunshine and it will stay mainly dry. The slim chance of a

shower but most of the region in drained dry conditions and sunny

spells with a high of 20 Celsius or 21 in some parts. So pleasantly warm

in any sunshine tomorrow. Cloud around for the rest of the week.

will also feel fairly warm, and the cloud will make a difference to the

temperature as Matt Taylor explains. Good evening. If you have left it

late for your summer break this year, the weather will probably be

kind to you. Most places will be dry and it will be fairly warm as well.

Most places will see temperatures in the high teens, but they could reach

the mid-20s. The problem is judging those cloud breaks from day-to-day.

The high pressure is settling things down, but also dragging in some

cloud and we have this weather front trapped, which at the moment is

producing some heavy bursts of rain over Kent and Sussex. It will be a

misty and murky night towards the east. Clearer skies, and in the

countryside temperatures will get down to silver figures. Light winds

in the morning, and where we have the sunshine it shouldn't feel too

chilly. The weather front is still tangled amongst the high pressure,

anywhere from Teeside to the south-east it will potentially be a

misty start with four patches around.