17/08/2011 BBC Channel Islands News

Three days on from the tragedy in St Helier, what impact has it had

on those who knew the families? Plus, getting a facelift - Jersey's

Airport arrivals hall is about to Joined me for all the fun and

frolics at the West Show in It has been three days since Jersey

was stunned by an horrific knife attack. Six people were stabbed to

death in St Helier on Sunday afternoon. A 30-year-old Polish man

has been arrested and remains under armed guard as he recovers in

hospital. Three children were among those killed and, as Mike Wilkins,

reports, some in the island are struggling to cope with their

deaths. The gentle sound of children

playing, a sound of care-free joy, but for the staff here the last few

days have been filled with nothing but misery and disbelief. Two of

the children who were killed on Sunday afternoon attended this

after-school club. Six-year-old Kinga, the daughter of Damian and

Izabela, and five-year-old Julia, the daughter of Marta de la Haye,

were popular, well-loved pupils who will be sorely missed. Jane Moy

knew them both and says they were lovely children. Beautiful. Both of

them just beautiful children, from beautiful families. I am in

disbelief that it has happened. children realise something bad has

happened, so much so that some have been asking disturbing questions

themselves. We did have one child to ask is my daddy going to kill

me? It is the kind of question were you just reassure them that this is

an extreme circumstance and their safe here. More details are

emerging about the events running up to the brutal stabbing. 30-year-

old Damian Rzeszowski worked in construction. He had taken his

family back to Poland recently and were staying at this apartment

before heading back to Jersey. People who knew them said they were

surprised to hear about the horrific attack. TRANSLATION: I saw

them just a few days ago and they seemed a normal, happy family. This

was never expected. Staff and everyone would just totally shocked

and dismayed. It is terrible. And sorry, I'd just.... Sorry. It has

hit your cells very hard, and the island. I don't think most people

here can do except that it has happened. Everyone considers Jersey

as one of the safest places in the world's. You would never dream of

something like that happening here. We're just in total disbelief.

as the days pass and the police continue their investigation, there

are still plenty in the community who are stunned by what's happened.

Many are now waiting for the day when this man has recovered to help

Flights from Alderney to Southampton are set to be reduced.

Aurigny are scaling back services by 9%. Airline bosses say it is one

of the most expensive routes to run and, instead, more flights between

the island and Guernsey will be on offer to help people connect with

other Aurigny services to more UK Now, it has been up for around 30

years, but soon will be torn down. The 1970s additions to what is now

the Jersey Airport arrivals hall will be demolished to restore the

building to its original glory. It is costing over �1 million and

today Chris Harrison went for a look behind the scenes before work

begins. It has certainly seen better days.

This part of Jersey Airport will soon be consigned to history. And

this is what it look liked decades ago and, for fans of the 1970's

building, it is set to be returned to its former glory with all of the

later additions and old control tower torn down. Richard Cheal is

the project manager. We plan to start work at the end of this month.

We will go on until the end of next June and you will see scaffolding

being erected over the next six weeks. And this is what airport

bosses think the 1930's terminal will look like after the spruce up.

We will see these unsightly additions removed, and you will see

pretty much the original building. This building is beyond economic

repair. It takes a lot of money to keep it up you want year. - - keep

it up, year on year. Works are set to start in early October and for

many it will be a little bit of history repeating when work is done

next year. The cost of parking at Jersey

Airport is set to rise from the beginning of next month. People who

park in the short stay car park next to arrivals will see it go up

by 10 pence per half-hour, from 60 pence to 70. The long stay car park

will also go up from 60 to 70 pence an hour.

One Channel Islander is hoping his luck will change to become an

Olympic medallist at the London 2012 games. But, first, he needs a

top eight placing in the European Dressage Championships that have

started today in the Netherlands. Carl Hester, from Sark, and his

horse, Uthopia, need a high ranking at the Euros to set them up for the

Olympics, so there's no horse-play for this duo as the BBC's Anisha

Shah learned at his stables in Gloucester.

Sanderling up for dressage. The car has been to three Olympics, but

never won a medal. He hopes to change that next year. It'll be

retirement! That is the obvious time for me to think about handing

the reins over to somebody else. I love training, so there will be my

next option. Dressage relies just as much on the horse. It is all

about working together. It is gymnastics for horses. You will see

the amount of work that they have to do. Crossing over of their legs,

big steep have passes, the trotting on the spot. That takes years for

them to have the muscles to do that. The rider has to be seen to be

guiding the horse with no effort at all. Those people back into it with

extra expression and flair and make it look easy, that is when you can

start to score eight, nine or 10 and get into the medals. He will be

riding his horse in the champions - - championships next month in a

warm-up to the Games. Obviously, now Michael is to get a mental in

London. He is set for 2012. The team has qualified, so the focus

now is galloping through the competition's next June. Before the

Beijing Olympics his horse was injured, so the focus now is on

keeping the horse fit. Next, is West really best? Well,

people at L'eree in Guernsey certainly think so. Today saw the

first day of the West Show. Thousands are expected to go along

to experience it over the next couple of days and we sent Emma

Thomas to soak up all the action. It is a highlight in the island's

calendar, showcasing the best of rural life. Coming here, you can't

help but feel nostalgic for a simpler way of life. Thousands of

people will come to the show over the next couple of days all hoping

to get a taste of it. First up, the cattle judging competition. There

are nearly 130 animals here. Judge Jason Hamon says it is a healthy

number and a good sign for the farming industry. I think it is

alive and kicking. Things always get larger each year, which is good

to know. Local smallholders are doing their bit now and there is a

lot more smallholders than what there used to be. But it wasn't

just about agriculture. There were stalls galore and something for the

thrill-seekers, as well as the chill-seekers. I like looking at

the animals. It isn't nice provincial Country Show, isn't it?

We had the children here on holiday. Organisers say the turnout has been

good today and that they expect even more people to come and join

But, will it stay sunny? Good evening, a lot of dry weather over

the next few days and into the weekend, but it is not completely

straightforward. At the moment there is a weather front to the

north and that will slowly edge its way towards us by lunchtime

tomorrow. So, there is the risk of a few spots of patchy rain.

Generally, it should stay dry. By lunchtime on Friday we had this

ridge of high pressure building right the way across, so keeping

things fine and settled. All for nine tonight it is generally

looking dry. We will see a few spots of rain, most likely in the

North. It will be a fairly mild and perhaps Monday-night with

temperatures no law Thant 14 degrees. We start the day tomorrow

with a fair amount of cloud and there is it - - do risk of a few

spots of rain in the north, but we could see a little bit of

brightness, particularly in the afternoon in Jersey. It will feel

reasonably warm in bright and sunny spells at 22 degrees. Here is the

forecast for the Channel Islands Shea is the outlook for the rest of

the week and into the weekend. As the ridge of high pressure built

across a some Friday, it should be fine and dry. Temperatures around

20 Celsius, but it will warm-up for the weekend when it will be

generally fine and dry, but with the outside chance of a thundery