04/04/2017 South Today - Oxford

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In tonight's programme, has passion to save health services

Market researchers claim they were intimidated by people

in Banbury as they carried out interviews about changes to the NHS.

Also, the police officer who has died after being critically injured

stopping a stolen car four years ago.

The driver may now face further charges.

And later on, ready for take-off: the company that has won

multi-million pound backing to develop a workable flying car.

A market research company has refused to return

to Banbury after alleging its staff were intimidated.

consultation on planned changes at the Horton Hospital.

The plans and the consultation process, which ends on Sunday,

Adina Campbell has been finding out how divisive the issue has become.

This was one many protests last year before maternity services

were temporarily downgraded at Banbury's Horton hospital due

But more changes could be on the way - including fewer births in Banbury

Adding to more controversy about the hospital's future.

It's claimed this intimidating behaviour took place

here in Banbury last month, where this market research company

had been doing face-to-face interviews with people

here in the town about proposed changes to the Horton Hospital.

As a result, the company claims of its staff had been intimidated.

It says it informed the police as well as Oxfordshire clinical

commissioning group, where it said it would not be coming

back to angry again to do this kind of survey.

I'm concerned that they're intimidated,

The reason being that we are really passionate about our health.

It's certainly created a lot of controversy,

If people feel strongly enough about something,

Campaigners have criticised the consultation process but deny

We approached the group to find out what they were doing,

They said they were carrying out a survey, but we couldn't take part

Angry comments have also been written on the campaign

nears its end, some doctors have raised concerns about what it

describes as "potential intimidation" if they're known

Of course it's awful if people feel intimidated,

and it's very important that they are able to give

their views, particularly those with real knowledge of the system.

They can always do that via me, and via my questionnaire,

The consultation ends on Sunday and a judicial

For now, the Horton's future is still controversial and unclear.

A 50-year-old man from Swindon has been arrested on suspicion

of murder following the death of a baby.

The 3-month-old was taken to the Great Western Hospital

ten days ago, but died at Bristol Children's

A postmortem examination is due to be carried out this week.

The man had previously been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

A woman from Milton Keynes has been jailed for seven years

after she was found guilty of having sex with underage boys.

38-year-old Amanda Tomkins admitted a number of sexual offences

activity with a male under the age of 16.

She was sentenced to a total of seven years

A former Thames Valley Police officer who was critically injured

four years ago when he tried to stop the driver of a stolen car

PC Gareth Browning had needed constant care

28-year-old Luke Haywood was jailed for nine years -

Earlier, Joe Campbell told me what happened four years ago.

Police were here on that November evening, trying to stop a stolen car

which had been taken just a few days earlier.

PC Gareth Browning was here on the road using what's called

a stop stick to try and pierce the tyres of the car

Instead, he was hit and thrown into the air, suffering

catastrophic head injuries, which resulted in brain damage.

Now, he was placed in a medically induced coma at the time

to try and save his life, and he didn't actually

But ever since then, frankly he suffered life changing injuries.

And finally after several years of actually having very serious,

care that he needed to receive, he passed away on the 1st of April,

Thames Valley Police say they'll be talking

Well, the car that night was being driven by Luke Haywood.

He was described at the time as a career criminal.

In fact, he was on day release at the actual time

And he drove just a short distance away from here,

where he dumped the car on a nearby suburban street.

He was, however, arrested and subsequently was taken

to Reading Crown Court, where he was jailed for nine years

Now, the situation is that Thames Valley Police are now waiting

to see what the outcome is of any postmortem examination.

It's no doubt, of course, that Gareth Browning's life

was changed by what happened here that night.

The question now is did his injuries result in his death?

Dependent upon any postmortem examination, the police

now want to go back to the Crown Prosecution Service

and see if they can actually bring fresh charges against Luke Haywood.

The problem is that because PC Gareth Browning survived for three

years, and also because Luke Haywood has already been dealt

with by the courts, the only way they can do that is by getting

250 troops have flown out of RAF Brize Norton to join

They'll be selling with others from France and Denmark.

in the country in the largest deployment of Nato troops

Andrew Plant has sent this report from Brize Norton.

Hundreds of pairs of British bids on the move, brought in by bus to Brize

Norton this morning from their base camp in Bulford. Their ride was

already waiting on the runway as the UK moves troops into the Baltic

state of Estonia, part of an international force, a demonstration

of strength to their Russian neighbour. There's a series of

measures that Nato are activating at the moment in order to deter that

Russian adventurism that we have seen in recent years. The deployment

of the battle groups is an element of that. The 250 troops flying out

of here today will join a similar amount already in Estonia.

Eventually, there will be 800 UK troops there. The country's largest

contribution to a major deployment since the end of the Cold War. -- a

Nato deployment. It's not just troops. Lastly, these heavy duty

Green machines headed out ahead by boat. -- last week. Vehicle

supporting the 1100 soldiers being stationed in Estonia for the next

eight months. Estonian troops, French troops, American troops.

Different nations, taking out exercises in Poland as well. It's

important that we all bound together, show solidarity if nothing

else. British troops will make up the bulk of the Nato force there,

joined by French, Estonian and Danish soldiers, too. Essentially,

they are called and enhanced forward presence. They are, though, a

warning against any form of hostile action in the area.

There are still long delays around Oxford following a lorry fire

Emergency services were called to the scene at midday.

The driver escaped and no-one was injured and the lorry

but one lane remains closed northbound between the Hinksey

Delays are stretching back for seven miles.

As the charity Oxfordshire MIND celebrates its fiftieth year it's

calling for more housing for people with mental health problems.

A shortage of supported housing and affordable homes means many

Or in hospital wards for longer than needed.

26-year-old Peter from Oxford suffers from bipolar disorder.

He was discharged from a mental health hospital six months ago,

and is now supported by Oxfordshire Mind to live

It's been good to have liberty and be free

to independent life, because it's very

The thing about recovery is you need to, each individual, move forward,

if we haven't got the space to move people forward they're

The charity's celebrating its 50th anniversary and says a lots

Here in Oxfordshire, the number of people being sent out

of county for treatment is at a record low, but its chief

executive says there's still a shortage of housing.

We have a waiting list of people wanting to come into our housing,

Also people who are ready to move on, but there is no available

housing. We need more affordable homes,

more bed spaces, council needs to make more space available,

simple fact is looking after people in that way is much

cheaper than having them There is huge pressure

for new homes across the board, and Mind has been involved

in the design of the new Barton development on the edge of Oxford,

with plenty of open spaces and communal areas to improve

people's wellbeing. While there is more on offer now

for people with mental health problems than there was 50 years

ago, there is still a lack of money and charities are sceptical

about promises from government A 12-year-old boy has

become the youngest person ever to play the organ

for an Oxford University college. Louis Moss, from Chipping Norton,

has only been playing the organ for just over a year -

but he's gained a scholarship to play the instrument

at Jesus College, where he will Lucy Bickerton has been to see him

practicing in the college's chapel. Louis has certainly struck the right

note with the college, and alongside his school work,

will be an organ scholar Although still in practice mode,

it won't be long until he's performing up on the balcony,

with an audience below. At the moment I've just been pulling

out stops and turning pages and helping out

with the undergraduate But next term I'll be

playing a few hymns and a voluntary, a Bach Voluntary,

which will be great. Louis first began learning

the difference between an octave and a melody at the age of six

when he took up playing the piano, but at his local church he made

the next step onto the organ. It's thought he's only one of 750

young people in the UK The scholarship could help boost

the number of people playing They don't have to be older chaps

looking rather smart, but they can just be young,

fun people who are enjoying an amazing instrument

and all the possibilities His enthusiasm and

commitment is great. The whole issue for us is to try

and encourage people from local state schools to see Jesus College,

to see Oxford as a place Looking ahead, where does Louis see

this opportunity taking him? I do think I would like to take

a musical career path but not necessarily on the organ perhaps

composing or conducting For now, it's practice,

practice, practice. And in the coming months,

Louis will become the youngest known person to play the organ

for an Oxford College. I'll have the headlines at 8pm

and a full bulletin at 10:30pm. The grant from the Coastal

Communities fund will go Stay with us to hear how a Hampshire

amateur golfer's off to tee with some of the best in the game

at the US Masters in Nicola came from Andover is one of

750,000 people in the UK affected by an eating disorder. His anorexia was

so severe that at one stage she ended up in intensive care. But

Nicola has found an unusual way to fight back. She has turned to

body-building, and last weekend took top prize in a national obsession.

This report includes a graphic image of Nicola when she was very

underweight. Nicola suffered from anorexia, and nearly lost her life

to this illness. It was a surprise victory. I remember them calling out

my number, and I just froze. The girl next to me was knocking me. I

was so overwhelmed, I was an emotional wreck, really. I was

squeezing my husband's hand, saying do you think she will do it? And

when she did, wow. She was shocked as well. It was just a wow moment,

it really was. From the age of 16, Nicola King, now 24, had anorexia.

More than two years she was in and out of hospital, at times close to

death. Even at that point, I was convinced I did not need help. I

would pull out the tubes when they tried to feed me. When you have

reached the stage when you are in hospital and your child, you are

told that she might not survive the night, purely because we took her to

hospital. If we had not taken to hospital, she would not be with us.

This was no overnight transformation. Although still

desperately ill, in 2013, Nicola boarded a flight to Mexico and spent

three months on her own, gradually starting to eat. It is a date she

remembered with a tattooed. When she was stronger she started to go to

the gym, and last year she took up body-building. If I can show people

that I can do it, then hopefully they can see there is light at the

end of the tunnel. Anorexia you see nothing but death. Does it scare

you, how close you came to that? It does now. At the time, I didn't feel

anything. I think the fact that three thoughts in my head, I nearly

a VAT on my life. An inspiring story.

Now, a big night for the promotion chasing teams.

Absolutely, we have got Redding in action. Brighton are trying to inch

ever closer to the holy Grail, which is automatic promotion to the

Premier League. We will be at both grounds at the moment. But I love

this sporting week of the year. It is the first golf major.

Waterlooville golfer Scott Gregory will tee it up with the greatest

golfers in the world at this week's US Masters.

The 22-year-old secured a golden ticket to three of golf's majors

by winning the British amateur title last year.

We caught up with him at his home club, Corhampton Golf Club

in the Meon Valley, before he left for Augusta.

Scott Gregory's life changed when he became

First he played in the Open Championship.

Now, he's preparing for the US Masters at the lush surroundings

I've watched a lot of stuff on YouTube, I've got all the pins

from the last four years for each day, so I know roughly

where the pins will be because actually they don't change

them too much each year, which is quite interesting.

So I've got a good idea where I need to be practising to.

22-year-old Scott, who plays at Corhampton Golf Club,

has his own Open Championship experience to fall back on.

At the Open, I have never been so nervous in my life.

But you have almost got to convince yourself that I've just hit five

of these on the range and all of them went down

the middle, so there's no reason why this one can't.

It will be the same at the Masters, I just have to focus on the spot

and blank out everything else, and just hit the shot like I would

He'll find a fellow Hampshire man on the field at Augusta.

I'm going to ask if I can play him in the par three, or something.

Just to be able to mix with people like that, like Rose,

they are out there doing what I want to do for

Just to get to speak to them and see what makes them so good,

First aim is to make the cup, and once I've made that,

To be playing in one of the most select tournaments in the world

at one of the most glamorous locations is a dream, but Scott

And Scott will play with former Masters winner Sandy Lyle

and American Sean O'Hare in his opening two rounds.

The event is live on BBC television Saturday and Sunday night. There is

also coverage on five live for the whole week.

The race for the Premier League resumes tonight with both Brighton

The Albion are getting closer to a return to the top flight

for the first time since 1983, while Reading have the

In a moment we'll hear from Tim Dellor at The Madejski

stadium, but first, Johnny Cantor previews Brighton's home

Step-by-step and little by little, the seagulls seem to be edging

closer to Premier League football for the first time in their history.

Saturday certainly felt like a pivotal day in the chase for

automatic promotion, but the site will have to back it up with a wind

against Birmingham city this evening. 20 clean sheet has been the

foundation for success this season. There are matchwinners as well. As

for the visitors this evening, Birmingham City have only won twice

under their manager, and that is since he joined back in December

last year. Elsewhere in the championship this evening, Redding

take on back Rovers. Tim della previews this for us.

Redding have been in terrific form a this season. 13 wins the sofa,

including the one on Saturday against Leeds. Tonight it is back

burner, who lost to Brighton at the weekend. And for Redding, the

opportunity to go third. It is all about reaching the play-offs and it

does not seem too far away now for Chamakh reading. Another giant step

in that direction. "Here At 8pm. It's one year to the day

until the Commonwealth Games begin on Australia's Gold Coast,

and later this week South Today will be meeting the Bournemouth-based

players hoping to be Britain's first male representatives in beach

volleyball at a games. We caught up with Jake Sheaf

and Chris Gregory at training today. As you can see, they have got a

weatherproof environment to work in. It be a lot nicer on the Coast,

though. Yes, it will be a good event to cover. Hand eye coordination,

beach volleyball is not for me. So, what's the best way to get young

people interested in art? Hold an exhibition in a school,

and then throw it open That's the thinking behind a huge

display in Godalming, made up of hundreds

of painting and sculptures. Let's join Alexis Green

who is at Prior's Field School. Yes, around 650 pieces of artwork

here in Surrey, made all over the country, from this beautiful

ammonite in Norfolk, to this large eagle, which was produced in Wales.

Here at Prior's Field School near Godalming in Surrey

is one of the largest art exhibitions outside London.

Inside the school has around 500 works of art, but outside,

It's in its 22nd year, and a couple from Hazelmere who made

that possible are Evelyn and Gwyn Phillips.

As you have said, there's a lot of sculpture,

and in fact many of the sculptors are members

We are standing alongside one of the most prestigious,

which is Sarabande by Philip Jackson.

What is going on inside the building, Evelyn?

Inside the building we have got a wonderful exhibition,

and an incredible eclectic mix of paintings, sculptures

What is nice about this exhibition is that families are welcome,

it is free of charge, and people bring their friends to mix and see

I have just been told that the artwork is selling like hot cakes at

the moment, so do get down here. It is open from 10am - 4pm until Easter

Sunday. She has always got her eye on a

bargain! Absolutely.

Just 30 seconds long, showing a robin landing on a mother's hand

But the story, and the emotions behind it, are so powerful that over

ten million people have now watched it via Facebook.

One brave little robin, and a moment that reduced

The robin appeared by the grave of Jack Robinson, who died

He is on the right here with his brother Liam.

Three years ago, Jack developed a brain tumour and died

A few days ago, we were coming up to Jack's third

anniversary of him passing, and I said, "Jack, if there's

anything you can show Mummy, today would be a really good one",

so I came up, sat down next to him, and with that I had a robin.

Marie put her camera into video mode, and this is what she got.

Marie posted the film on her Facebook page three days ago.

This afternoon, the number of views passed 10 million,

and messages have come in from all over the world,

many from people who have been through similar bereavements.

To me, when we see a robin, that's Jack.

If we have gone on holiday, we have had a robin land at our table.

If we have gone walking, we have had a robin sitting on a bench.

What an extraordinary story. And capturing that moment on your camera

phone, you have always got to be opposed. Dash-macro poised.

Susan Hutchins took this picture of Guildford Castle in the sunshine.

Hamworthy was looking beautiful in the spring sunshine -

thanks to Amanda Farrell for this one.

And there was some spring colour at Burnham Beeches for David Dixon.

Alexis is in amongst the sculptures this evening. What have we got to

look forward to? It is looking fairly good over the

next few days. This is my favourite sculpture, a lady blowing in the

wind. The wind was fairly brisk today. You can see a clearance of

cloud was the north and east, and that clearing sky is going to push

further south and east overnight flight, allowing temperatures to

fall away in the countryside with lows of two or three Celsius. In

urban areas, temperatures will drop to 5-7 C, so quite a chilly start to

the day tomorrow, but with clear skies tonight, it means lovely blue

skies tomorrow morning. A lovely start to the day. Temperatures will

ride through the afternoon to 11-13 Celsius with plenty of sunshine.

During the latter part of the morning, cloud will still south and

turned the sunshine hazy, so the best of the sunshine will be fought

southern coastal counties and the Isle of Wight in the afternoon.

Feeling pleasant in any sheltered spots in the sunshine. Tomorrow

11-13 C, slightly above today. 11-13 C, slightly above today.

Through tomorrow night, the cloud will increase and we will see the

chance of some outbreaks of mainly light and patchy rain, with

temperatures falling away to 6-8 C. Temperatures slightly lower in the

countryside. Here is the outlook for the rest of the week. A fairly

cloudy start to the day, the cloud will thin and break through the

morning, leaving sunny conditions, though further cloud will fill in

tomorrow evening. The rest of the week will start on a cloudy note,

but it will brighten up in the afternoons. Over the weekend along

the coast there will be a sea breeze. Inland, height of 16

Celsius. Thank you. It is a shame you are

missing tomorrow, because we have got kids learning to play snooker

and they are really good. That's it for this evening. We are

back with the headlines at 8pm and a full programme at 10:30pm. Good

night.