:00:09. > :00:12.There simply isn't enough money to fix all the potholes in Oxfordshire,
:00:13. > :00:17.It says it is ?160 million short of the amount needed for repairs,
:00:18. > :00:19.and that it's now in the position of having to manage
:00:20. > :00:28.As soon as you fix one, another appears.
:00:29. > :00:30.Nearly 18,000 Oxfordshire potholes have been repaired since April,
:00:31. > :00:48.They are ready dangerous, and for a famous city like Oxford, it is
:00:49. > :00:51.terrible. We ride bicycles in our family, so we had to avoid them.
:00:52. > :00:55.Sooner or later somebody is going to come off. The damage to the car is
:00:56. > :00:57.very poor indeed. The council's road repair budget is
:00:58. > :01:00.the biggest in a decade, plus Government added ?4 million,
:01:01. > :01:17.so Oxfordshire has a bumper budget Oxon's Road are better than the
:01:18. > :01:23.national average. They are graded by colour. Currently, half the road
:01:24. > :01:30.budget goes on fixes red routes. The rest goes on high amber ones. What
:01:31. > :01:34.we can only afford at the moment is to patch and meant as best we can.
:01:35. > :01:39.And there is not going to be any danger of those red roads getting
:01:40. > :01:43.much worse? No, it is our job to make sure that the red Road don't
:01:44. > :01:47.get to the stage where you can't drive on them. We have two
:01:48. > :01:50.prioritise to make sure some get repaired, and we want to make sure
:01:51. > :01:52.that the amber roadstead become red roads.
:01:53. > :01:54.Whatever the council decides next Tuesday, reductions in Government
:01:55. > :01:56.budgets, plus colder weather, means Oxfordshire's pothole problems
:01:57. > :02:02.A 63`year`old man is being questioned on suspicion of attempted
:02:03. > :02:05.murder after another man was stabbed in the neck in a shop in Aylesbury.
:02:06. > :02:08.The 25`year`old was attacked yesterday in the Babs Food and
:02:09. > :02:17.His injuries are said to be in life threatening.
:02:18. > :02:20.A further two men have been charged as part of an ongoing operation
:02:21. > :02:21.into sexual offences against children in Buckinghamshire.
:02:22. > :02:24.Ten men, picked up in raids across the county last week,
:02:25. > :02:27.have now been charged with sexual offences against young girls.
:02:28. > :02:29.Police have also arrested a 31`year`old man from Aylesbury and
:02:30. > :02:38.An aircraft company in Oxfordshire has won a ?35 million contract to
:02:39. > :02:40.maintain the entire fleet of police helicopters across England
:02:41. > :02:45.Airbus Helicopters, based at London`Oxford Airport will now be in
:02:46. > :02:56.It's been an anxious wait for staff here at the Airbus site in
:02:57. > :02:59.Kidlington, but now the deal's been signed off, the Business Minister
:03:00. > :03:11.I am impressed by the work you do and wish you all the best for the
:03:12. > :03:13.future. The company will now do
:03:14. > :03:15.the maintenance work for all police helicopters, like
:03:16. > :03:18.this one, over the next five years. It's a lucrative contract,
:03:19. > :03:20.worth ?35 million. But the knock
:03:21. > :03:29.on effects go much further. I have been here today in
:03:30. > :03:32.Oxfordshire to learn about these business success stories. Over the
:03:33. > :03:37.last four years, there have been more than 2500 new businesses
:03:38. > :03:38.started, and some of the big existing businesses like airpass
:03:39. > :03:39.have expanded. Airbus fought off stiff competition
:03:40. > :03:42.from firms in other parts of the UK The new contract is a big deal
:03:43. > :03:47.for Oxford and surrounding areas. Airbus is the world's biggest
:03:48. > :03:49.helicopter manufacturer and makes 70% of police,
:03:50. > :03:54.air ambulance and fire and rescue Airbus has given people
:03:55. > :04:01.like Josh a key job opportunity. He started his apprenticeship
:04:02. > :04:16.when he was 17. We get to stick to an aircraft from
:04:17. > :04:17.maintenance right way through to the end, progressing onto modifications.
:04:18. > :04:20.As well as providing job security for staff, this new deal
:04:21. > :04:23.Ministers say business investments in Oxfordshire
:04:24. > :04:30.Apprenticeships have become an increasingly popular route
:04:31. > :04:34.But people with learning disabilities can be hampered
:04:35. > :04:37.by needing qualifications in English and maths.
:04:38. > :04:40.Now a college in Oxfordshire has teamed up with
:04:41. > :04:45.Stuart Tinworth has been finding out more.
:04:46. > :05:28.this place, I don't know what I would do. I do a bit on the tail,
:05:29. > :05:31.and I got my first pay cheque last week. I am feeling happy and proud
:05:32. > :05:33.of myself. The apprenticeship route is
:05:34. > :05:35.proving more and more popular. But last year
:05:36. > :05:37.a government`commissioned report found those taken
:05:38. > :05:40.on with autism or learning