Sir – You report that BBC Oxford local TV news could be shut down next year. However, this decision is entirely misguided and will do lasting and grave damage to local democracy here. Strong democracy thrives on facts and information and is always undermined by their absence.
Over the years, BBC Oxford local TV news has built up an enviable reputation for reliable news stories covering the area. Geraldine Peers and Jerome Sale are respected as decent and perceptive presenters, backed by a strong team of journalists. Few if any matters of substance affecting people in our region are ignored.
If it is the BBC’s mission to provide first-rate public service broadcasting to the licence payer there can be no better example of this than BBC Oxford local TV news. To scrap it would be a disaster.
Anthony Glees, Woodstock
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