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Welcome to BBC Channel Islands. Your health in their hands - States | :00:12. | :00:18. | |
members vote to cut health spending. Goodwill or a good warning? Should | :00:19. | :00:25. | |
produce -- should police be sending criminals Christmas cards? | :00:26. | :00:30. | |
Sleeping Beauty - historic interest and amazing views on offer of | :00:30. | :00:40. | |
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overnight guests. -- for overnight guests. | :00:41. | :00:43. | |
It was a day of bitter disappointment for disability | :00:43. | :00:46. | |
campaigners in Guernsey, as last ditch attempts to protect the | :00:46. | :00:49. | |
budget of the island's Health and Social Services were defeated. An | :00:49. | :00:52. | |
amendment to the budget debate was lost and it could mean some | :00:52. | :00:57. | |
services like adult respite care being shelved. Mike Wilkins was at | :00:57. | :01:01. | |
the States today and joins us from the Guernsey newsroom. So not a | :01:01. | :01:09. | |
happy ending to the year for the Health Department then. | :01:09. | :01:14. | |
Not really. We are supposed to be in the season of giving but | :01:14. | :01:17. | |
Guernsey's States did not feel the Health and Social Services | :01:17. | :01:20. | |
Department deserved a special present this year. The department | :01:20. | :01:24. | |
will need to find more than �2 million worth of savings for its | :01:24. | :01:30. | |
budget for a 2012. The deputy has rejected a request for its budget | :01:30. | :01:34. | |
cut to be reduced to �1 million. The Treasury minister told me that | :01:34. | :01:39. | |
the barman is known about these cuts for some time. -- the | :01:39. | :01:49. | |
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Since 2009 all departments have been aware of this target and I | :01:52. | :01:56. | |
have had so Schedules showing what the savings attributable to their | :01:56. | :01:59. | |
departments are supposed to be and over the years the savings are | :01:59. | :02:09. | |
supposed to be achieved. The money we are saying to be achieved in | :02:09. | :02:14. | |
2012 is explained by that programme. What will this mean for services? | :02:15. | :02:18. | |
It is a difficult topic for some to discuss. As we told you last night, | :02:18. | :02:22. | |
it could mean that people who care for adults with learning | :02:22. | :02:27. | |
disabilities may face a significant delay in receiving respite services. | :02:27. | :02:31. | |
I think there were some who knew that the States would not really | :02:31. | :02:34. | |
barge and that could least adult respite care is now on the | :02:34. | :02:39. | |
politicians' minds but it has led to questions where health and | :02:39. | :02:43. | |
social services fits in its own department. | :02:43. | :02:48. | |
What needs to happen is for that process to be reserve -- reversed, | :02:48. | :02:54. | |
have a partition of social services from social care. When you | :02:54. | :02:58. | |
constantly compare the needs of the hospital with the needs of the | :02:59. | :03:07. | |
social services, social services will always be the poor relative. | :03:07. | :03:12. | |
After a day's debate the Budget has not been approved or rejected and | :03:12. | :03:17. | |
the Treasury resources minister will sum up his case tomorrow. | :03:17. | :03:21. | |
The Prince of Wales will visit the Channel Islands next year. He will | :03:21. | :03:24. | |
be representing the Queen as part of her diamond jubilee celebration, | :03:24. | :03:27. | |
marking 60 years since she came to the throne. Members of the royal | :03:27. | :03:29. | |
family are visiting all of the Queen's realms, dependencies and | :03:30. | :03:33. | |
territories. �14 million will be spent on a new | :03:33. | :03:37. | |
oil-fired generator for Guernsey's North Side power station. It will | :03:37. | :03:40. | |
replace some of the older generators which were built in the | :03:40. | :03:45. | |
1970s and will produce 17 megawatts. It is designed to bridge the energy | :03:45. | :03:48. | |
gap while a new cable link with France is installed. Work will | :03:48. | :03:54. | |
begin next spring. Should Guernsey and Jersey have a | :03:54. | :04:00. | |
greater voice in the Commonwealth? Well, the UK Foreign Affairs Select | :04:00. | :04:02. | |
Committee is going to investigate whether the Crown dependencies | :04:03. | :04:07. | |
should have more representation. It could mean Channel Island flags | :04:07. | :04:10. | |
flying at senior Commonwealth meetings and our leaders being | :04:10. | :04:12. | |
allowed to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in London on Remembrance | :04:13. | :04:19. | |
Sunday. Here is Edward Sault. This was the Commonwealth Heads of | :04:19. | :04:22. | |
Government meeting in Australia earlier this year. Over 50 | :04:22. | :04:26. | |
countries linked to the British Crown coming-together to discuss | :04:26. | :04:31. | |
world issues. Now a UK parliamentary committee will look | :04:31. | :04:34. | |
at whether Guernsey and Jersey should have their seat at future | :04:35. | :04:37. | |
conferences. It follows this question in the House of Commons | :04:37. | :04:41. | |
yesterday. The Chancellor will know that one | :04:41. | :04:45. | |
of his responsibilities is to take care of the British Crown | :04:45. | :04:51. | |
dependency is. He will perhaps explain to the House mack why it is | :04:51. | :04:56. | |
that still today they are not represented in the Commonwealth. | :04:56. | :05:00. | |
will take on board my honourable friend's comments and consult the | :05:00. | :05:06. | |
Prime Minister and the front -- the Foreign Secretary as to whether the | :05:06. | :05:09. | |
Commonwealth might be reassessed in this way. | :05:09. | :05:14. | |
We have 32 territories under the Crown all linked to a nation such | :05:14. | :05:18. | |
as the UK in the case of Guernsey and Jersey and yet have no status | :05:18. | :05:23. | |
or recognition within the Commonwealth. For at the response | :05:23. | :05:27. | |
from the Justice Secretary was very positive, that he is prepared to | :05:27. | :05:30. | |
look at the status of the Channel Islands in respect to the | :05:30. | :05:36. | |
Commonwealth is clearly a good thing. | :05:36. | :05:40. | |
The Channel Islands already proudly take part in the Commonwealth Games | :05:40. | :05:47. | |
and that pride could be taken higher, on to a political stage. | :05:47. | :05:50. | |
Christmas cards will put criminals off committing more crimes - that | :05:50. | :05:55. | |
is what Jersey Police is hoping. The force has sent 30 cards to its | :05:55. | :05:59. | |
most prolific offenders. It is part of a wider campaign to clamp down | :05:59. | :06:06. | |
on persistent criminals. Amy Harris reports. | :06:06. | :06:09. | |
This seasonal message from Jersey Police. These cards will be | :06:09. | :06:14. | |
arriving on the mats of 30 of the island's repeat offenders as part | :06:14. | :06:19. | |
of a wider scheme to cut crime. The people we are talking about in | :06:19. | :06:22. | |
the main have a significant number of previous convictions, they have | :06:22. | :06:26. | |
been through the system numerous times, some having been arrested up | :06:26. | :06:31. | |
to 14 times last year, so these are people we have to concentrate on if | :06:31. | :06:38. | |
we are serious about tackling crime. Figures show that 1800 people | :06:38. | :06:43. | |
arrested in 2011 more than 200 were arrested for her second time. 48 of | :06:43. | :06:47. | |
them five times or more, and two defenders were arrested 14 times | :06:48. | :06:55. | |
each. Police are confident that the plan will work. | :06:55. | :06:59. | |
This is part of ice-cream or tackling prolific offenders. We | :06:59. | :07:03. | |
have seen crime come down by 10 % in the last year and street crime | :07:03. | :07:09. | |
come down by 28 %. We are focusing on the people who cause the most | :07:09. | :07:11. | |
problems and getting significant successes. | :07:12. | :07:15. | |
The Christmas cards are now being delivered. While it may seem a | :07:15. | :07:19. | |
novelty idea, the message from police is serious - commit crime | :07:19. | :07:27. | |
and face a bleak Christmas behind bars. | :07:28. | :07:32. | |
You are watching the BBC in the Channel Islands. We will have the | :07:32. | :07:36. | |
weather later and storm warnings and coming up later in Spotlight | :07:36. | :07:43. | |
with Justin and Victoria... Wherever you are, our hearts will | :07:43. | :07:48. | |
still be to his one. The military wives quiet -- welcome | :07:48. | :07:58. | |
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home the crew of the Royal Military start. -- submarine. | :07:59. | :08:02. | |
There are 1500 people registered as unemployed in Jersey but the latest | :08:02. | :08:05. | |
census shows that there are 1000 more islanders who are looking for | :08:05. | :08:08. | |
work but who have not been registered full stop so who are | :08:08. | :08:12. | |
those missing 1000 and why aren't they registered? I put that | :08:12. | :08:17. | |
question to Sarah Milling from ASL Recruitment a little earlier. | :08:17. | :08:21. | |
I believe the missing people are people who have been made redundant | :08:21. | :08:26. | |
from a higher level, don't want to go down the route of income support | :08:26. | :08:30. | |
at this stage but rather get back into the workplace, find a new role | :08:30. | :08:36. | |
and take it from there. Are we talking about a particular sector? | :08:36. | :08:44. | |
High level suggests a finance. people who have been made redundant | :08:44. | :08:47. | |
in finance, it is difficult for them, but they want to get back | :08:47. | :08:55. | |
into the workplace as soon as possible,. So why are they not | :08:55. | :09:00. | |
getting jobs? We find that some of the jobs they are replying for are | :09:00. | :09:05. | |
-- actually at a lower level. They could do the role with there could | :09:05. | :09:08. | |
-- their rise shot but the clients are looking for a particular person | :09:08. | :09:18. | |
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to do that job. -- their eyes shut. What can you say to people who want | :09:19. | :09:24. | |
to find a job? Get out there, be proactive, look good all Allott -- | :09:24. | :09:32. | |
avenues. Doing charity work will help them get net working for the | :09:32. | :09:36. | |
future. I am guessing that cried -- pride might be an issue for some of | :09:36. | :09:39. | |
these people. What would be your message for somebody who does not | :09:39. | :09:46. | |
necessarily want to go into charity work? Can that pride be overcome? | :09:47. | :09:52. | |
Absolutely. Coming into an agency like ours and just having a chat, | :09:52. | :09:56. | |
we can help them may be diversified their skills. They all have a great | :09:56. | :10:01. | |
skill set but it is about getting back out there and we can help them | :10:01. | :10:05. | |
look for contract work or permanent work that would help them have to | :10:05. | :10:12. | |
match their skills said. After sitting derelict for years, | :10:12. | :10:16. | |
an old folly in Guernsey could soon be given a new lease of life as a | :10:16. | :10:19. | |
self-catering holiday home. It is the first time the National Trust | :10:19. | :10:27. | |
has renovated a property to rent out as visitor accommodation. | :10:27. | :10:31. | |
The only one of its kind in Guernsey, the Ozanne Tower is a | :10:31. | :10:36. | |
rare find, dating back to the mid- 19th century, but over the years it | :10:36. | :10:41. | |
has fallen into disrepair. But it looks like that is set to change. | :10:41. | :10:46. | |
We are delighted that the environment department has given us | :10:46. | :10:50. | |
permission to change this very historical building into a self- | :10:50. | :10:57. | |
catering unit, rather along the lines of the landmark Trust | :10:58. | :11:02. | |
buildings around the UK. It is hoped the plans will preserve the | :11:02. | :11:07. | |
history of the site. It will be very much in keeping with the | :11:07. | :11:14. | |
original tower used to so many years ago. Unfortunately we can't | :11:14. | :11:17. | |
actually go inside the tower because of safety reasons, which is | :11:17. | :11:23. | |
a real shame, but apparently there is enough space for a one-bedroom | :11:23. | :11:28. | |
self-catering unit and apparently the views are amazing. You can see | :11:28. | :11:33. | |
them in this footage back in 2002, when the National Trust purchased | :11:33. | :11:39. | |
the tower, but it is also clear how much work there is to do. It is | :11:39. | :11:43. | |
important to carry out the work now before it becomes further | :11:43. | :11:47. | |
dilapidated. It is a historical building, it is of a lot of | :11:47. | :11:52. | |
interest and has beautiful views over the West Coast, and now is the | :11:52. | :11:57. | |
time to renovate it. It is likely that the work will start next | :11:57. | :12:05. | |
spring, with the next visitors staying here later. | :12:05. | :12:09. | |
As you may have seen on the national weather forecast, a storm | :12:09. | :12:19. | |
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We are run for some quite what -- rough weather across the Channel | :12:22. | :12:26. | |
Islands for the next 24 hours. This evening and overnight low pressure | :12:26. | :12:32. | |
brings gale-force winds and plenty of showers, and then another area | :12:32. | :12:36. | |
of low pressure brings heavy rain and the potential to strong winds. | :12:36. | :12:39. | |
The first area of low pressure moves across southern Britain | :12:39. | :12:45. | |
fairly quickly but it is the next one which has our name on it. It | :12:45. | :12:49. | |
appears on the early hours of Friday morning, lots of isobars | :12:49. | :12:57. | |
packed in there. We are looking at gusts up to 60 mph or 70 mph. They | :12:57. | :13:03. | |
could be travel disruption first thing on Friday morning. -- there | :13:03. | :13:13. | |
could be. We had some fairly rough weather around tonight, with some | :13:13. | :13:17. | |
heavy rain sweeping through as that band of low pressure moves away | :13:17. | :13:21. | |
from us. The winds will be gale force, westerly and overnight | :13:21. | :13:26. | |
temperatures probably no lower than five degrees. Some sunshine in | :13:26. | :13:29. | |
between the showers before more generally it becomes wet into the | :13:29. | :13:33. | |
afternoon and the early evening. The real strength of wind comes | :13:33. | :13:43. | |
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after dark. During daylight hours the coastal waters forecast,. Path | :13:56. | :14:02. | |
-- the forecast for Friday, winds from the north-west, some heavy | :14:02. | :14:11. | |
showers. On to Saturday and Sunday, slightly colder air on Saturday and | :14:11. | :14:21. | |
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