By Leah Montebello Leading journalist trade body has slammed the BBC’s ambitions to invest more into its local digital news. Chief exec of The News Media Association Owen Meredith criticised the broadcaster’s plans to cut back its late-night local radio, which will see 139 audio roles axed. All local shows after 10pm are set to be replaced with an all-England programme during the week and on Sunday afternoons and evenings. It comes after the BBC already said it would cut regional TV news bulletins for Oxford and Cambridge, as well as merge BBC News and BBC World News. As part of this shift, th…