03/05/2014 South Today

Good evening, I'm Jo Kent. People in on bids the BBC News

Good evening, I'm Jo Kent. People in villages on the

Berkshire`Oxfordshire border have spent a second day unable to use tap

water after a strange smell was reported in supplies. More than

1,000 properties have been affected around Pangbourne and Streatley.

Thames Water has been giving out bottled water while it's engineers

try to resolve the issue caused by a newly repaired water pipe.

For most households, bottled water have been a lifeline, but when you

have horses, you need help on a bigger scale. The tankers coming in

are great. They have dropped of eight tonne of water for us, so that

should do. White macro as they affect collected their supplies,

people were hoping the inconvenience would be short lived. You just have

to get on with it, don't you? It is just one of those things. You don't

realise how easy it is to turn on a tap and do what you want to do. It

is an inconvenience, but it could be worse. Thames Water have apologised

to customers after chemical vapours got into the supply. We have flushed

out the pipes and taken samples. As soon as we get the all clear, we

will let our customers know the water is safe to drink. Thames water

Sebi potential health risk is minimal, but until it is eliminated,

precautions need to stay in place. 12 canoeists had to be rescued this

afternoon after getting into trouble off the Dorset coast. Coastguards

were called to help them off Old Harry Rocks at Swanage at half past

three. Some of the boats were swamped after the group found

themselves going against the wind and tide. They were rescued by two

lifeboats from Swanage. No`one was hurt.

Trade unionists have been on the march in the centre of Portsmouth.

Around 100 people from various unions gathered to protest about

cuts and changes to public sector pay and conditions. Unions

traditionally mark May Day as a day of solidarity among workers.

Portsmouth has seen the loss of 1,000 jobs following the decision to

end defence shipbuilding in the city.

On to football, and an agonising afternoon for Reading fans and

players. A 2`2 draw at home to Burnley wasn't enough to put them

into the Championship play`offs. Brighton's win at Nottingham Forest

means it's they and not the Royals who will play Derby for a place at

Wembley on Thursday. A dramatic afternoon started well

for Reading who took the lead with a Burnley own goal. The visitors hit

back quickly ` Danny Ings's goal gave Burnley the lead just 12

minutes later. But with this mistake by Brighton's goalkeeper Thomas

Kusczak putting them Town finished eighth and tenth

respectively, though both ended their season with home defeats.

In Division Two, Oxford's defeat at Northampton left them eighth as the