17/06/2011 BBC Channel Islands News


17/06/2011

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Good evening and welcome to the BBC in the Channel Islands. Friday's

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headlines: The sound of enervation - Guernsey trials breakthrough

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technology to help babies' hearing. Also tonight, going for gold - a

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day in the life of Jersey's special gymnasts.

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As and stay tuned to find out why I am standing high above a quarry in

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Guernsey. Good evening. Guernsey is one of

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the first places to benefit from break through equipment which will

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allow deafness in children to be detected earlier. The machine picks

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up the brain's responses to sound and can be used on babies as young

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as one day old. The actual receiving centre is

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getting the signals as well so it is like a double check. That is

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good. Sarah's son, John, is one of the first babies to benefit from

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new equipment. Born prematurely, he is more at risk of being born deaf.

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He had his first hearing test at just two days old. Without the new

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piece of kit it would not have been possible. It is always stressful

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when you have a baby, regardless, because you want them to be as

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perfect as you hope, 10 fingers and 10 toes. You are worried about

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every aspect. To have a hearing test and a positive result from

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that is fantastic. It is such a relief, one less thing to worry

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about. It takes a lot of weight off your already worried mind.

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machine works by sending a click into be in my ear to make sure it

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is working. Electrodes pick up brainwaves to see how the brain is

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responding to it. It works quickly. Jane is an audiologist and tests 60

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babies the year. She can detect problems in the hospital which

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means they are picked up sooner. Hearing loss can hinder a child's

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development. If you have a hearing problem as a baby, your speech may

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not develop well and your quality of life can be impacted. If you

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cannot hear your parents, your siblings and what is going on

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around you. Guernsey is one of the first places to get this equipment

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and cost �7,000. It was paid for by a local charity. At the grand old

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age of five weeks old, John is doing well and gaining weight. His

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hearing is one less thing for his mother to worry about.

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A sex offenders' register could soon be introduced in Guernsey. In

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plans released today, the Home Department says there is a need to

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modernise and reform sex offences laws, some of which date back 100

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years. Proposals include a system to record sex offenders and

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produced -- reduce risks too vulnerable people.

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Guernsey's next election will be on 18th April next year, if plans are

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approved. There was an attempt to move the vote was Saturday but 10

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out of 12 of the island's Douzaines were opposed.

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Inflation is expected to go up to more than 5% in Joseph. -- Jersey.

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There is a warning that Jersey's economy could suffer if people ask

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for pay rises in line with the predicted rise.

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UK government is threatening a crackdown on people who live in the

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Channel Islands for tax reasons. They want to introduce a test for

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so-called "non doms". They are launching two consultations. Tax

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bosses here say it does not necessarily mean bad news for the

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Channel Islands. The second consultation which applies to

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resident none domiciled people in the UK, applies to companies. The

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consultation, if adopted, will provide the opportunity for funds

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for investment to be made back into the UK. This will lead to more

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transactions for these companies. The Royal Yacht Hotel in jerseys as

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a reason breach of security was not within the hotel, nor was it in

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anyway due to have -- hotel staff or procedures. Lastly, the phone

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lines were re-directed to a mobile phone in the UK. The hotel so they

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have contacted all the people who called during that time and give

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them a chance to check their bank accounts and cancel credit cards if

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necessary. The Special Olympics world summer

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games for athletes with learning difficulties will get under way in

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Greece next week and three athletes from Jersey will be among those in

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Team GB. We spent the day with one of them, 18-year-old Alex Buesnel

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to see how he copes balancing sport with the rest of his teenage life.

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By day, he is a college student. What did you think was good?

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research some information on the website. Alex Buesnel has learning

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difficulties but that does not stop him studying hard in the field that

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is his passion. Sport. In these lessons that Highlands College, he

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is gaining qualifications which he hopes will lead to a coaching

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career. I want to become a coach assistant and I need to get some

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qualifications to become one and when in the next year, I might find

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employment. After college, any normal student would go home, but

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not Alex. By night, this gymnast is training hard for one of the

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biggest events of his life - the Special Olympics world summer games.

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I have been training for the last seven years but this will be my

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first time this year to complete -- compete in the World Games. I

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really cannot wait. It makes me feel I am a hero. This session is

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one of four a week, a massive 12 hours of sport. Alex is not the

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only one training hard. Two of his fellow gymnasts are also off to

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Greece to show their talent. Very proud. I think it is a credit to

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the club, it is a credit or the other gymnasts who are working

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incredibly hard. They could have gone and they would have done

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equally well. But these three were chosen. They are the three who are

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going this time. For Alex, the long day is finally over. As his dad,

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Gary, picks him up to head home. While it might be training --

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tiring balancing work and training, it is his passion which drives him

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and his passion which he hopes will win him gold.

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Best of luck to Alex. We will let you know how he gets on.

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And other international sports event with Channel Islands

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connections is the Island Games. It has been confirmed that Lord Coe

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will open the competition in the Isle of Wight next Saturday. Seb

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Coe is chairman of the London 2012 Olympics. We will be there and BBC

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Channel Islands will have full coverage of the games on TV, on

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radio and online. Now it is time for our Free Friday

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feature where we showcase things to do in the Channel Islands which

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cost very little or are free. We have sent Edward Sault to a quarry.

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Not because we do not like him, but way you can gain a rare insult into

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-- rare insight into Guernsey's Ronez quarry quarry. You can play

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with diggers and guess the weight It is not every day you get sent to

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a quarry in this job, but today I have put my hard hat on and my

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high-visibility jacket and this weekend it you can also have a look

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round Ronez quarry. Tell me why you are having the open day this year.

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A basically, we want to show people what we are doing. We ran a similar

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thing five years ago. It was way beyond our expectations, the number

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of people who attended. It is the 50th anniversary of having a

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presence in Guernsey. What can people do this weekend? There is a

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whole host of things. The main thing is to concentrate on the

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quarry. We will have tours which will take you round the whole

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operation and explain the various aspects of what we are doing. The

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quarry will be working at that time. Everything will be running. There

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will be a static display of vehicles, dump trucks and loaders

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which people can get up close to and get inside and have a good look.

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There will be a host of other things for the kids to did, things

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like face painting and other competitions and guess the weight

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of the bolder. Various aspect. It is an all-round family day out.

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was completely struck by the size of the quarry. It is huge. How will

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you convince people to spend the day at a quarry because it may not

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be at the top of everyone's weekend to do list. We were amazed at the

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interest shown last time. I'm sure we will get people coming back who

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were here last time. There were definitely people who were

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disappointed they did not get the opportunity. So it is a case of

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miss out -- miss it, miss out? Absolutely. You can come down until

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5 o'clock tomorrow. Thanks to high winds on the way,

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the entire island race is postponed and tomorrow it is the round Jersey

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walked so let's get the weather Good evening. We have a blustery

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night to come tonight. Further showers are possible through the

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day tomorrow, one or two could be quite heavy. The trend into the

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second half of the weekend is for things to quieten down. This area

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of low pressure and this weather front is moving away from us

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overnight tonight. That will improve things. We keep a strong

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westerly breeze. A line of showers will come around the middle of the

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day tomorrow. Once that goes out of the way, we see a ridge of high

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pressure and Monday is a mainly in fine story. Overnight tonight, we

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continue with some sharp showers. Blustery conditions as well. 11 or

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12 degrees, the minimum temperature. A scattering of showers through the

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day tomorrow. They do become more isolated in the afternoon. They

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will fade away by the end of the day. Perhaps some late sunshine. It

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will also feel quite chilly because of that brisk, occasionally strong

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to gale-force south-westerly breeze. If you are heading for the round

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Ireland Walk, take your waterproof. There will be no heat wave -- round

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Sunday will be a bright, dry des. Decent spells of sunshine. Monday,

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the wet weather returns. It becomes windy again. Tuesday it is all

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In around seven hours time, hundreds of walkers, me included,

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will be getting up hideously early to walk 48 miles around Jersey. We

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will not be the only ones getting up early. Simon Jupp and Murray

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Norton will be broadcasting on BBC Radio Jersey from 2:30am keeping

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you up to date with the round Ireland walk every step of the way.

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There are thousands of people taking part in this walk from 3

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o'clock in the morning which is incredible. We will be live

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capturing the spirit of the event. Murray Norton will be following

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walkers a boss freed progress. We will be playing music to keep you

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