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Welcome to BBC Channel Islands. On the programme today: Putting a | :00:06. | :00:14. | |
price on safety. Calls for Jersey Plus, as the islands mark the | :00:14. | :00:17. | |
Queen's accession to the throne, we look back at 60 years of royal | :00:17. | :00:26. | |
And, the occupation revisited. As this sealed bunker reveals its | :00:26. | :00:36. | |
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MoTs are likely to be introduced in Jersey in the next few years for | :00:41. | :00:44. | |
people taking their cars abroad. Transport and Technical Services | :00:44. | :00:47. | |
say the pressure to change will come from outside Jersey. But, with | :00:47. | :00:52. | |
islanders footing the bill, would the compulsory tests be welcomed? | :00:52. | :01:02. | |
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Beckie Williams has been speaking Getting the once over after an oil | :01:02. | :01:06. | |
leak. It's the sort of problem that would have been spotted during an | :01:06. | :01:10. | |
MoT, a compulsory yearly check-up used in the UK to make sure cars | :01:10. | :01:20. | |
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are roadworthy. But should they be We should have them. We see a lot | :01:20. | :01:26. | |
of issues here in Jersey. There are major safety issues. We should have | :01:26. | :01:31. | |
some sort of annual check where everyone knows their car is | :01:31. | :01:35. | |
roadworthy. Some of these problems relating to insurance issues as | :01:35. | :01:39. | |
well. So why aren't there compulsory safety checks? This | :01:39. | :01:42. | |
garage owner says the practicalities would make it too | :01:42. | :01:48. | |
difficult. This particular kind of small | :01:48. | :01:54. | |
independent garage, you need special ramps, and we don't have | :01:54. | :02:00. | |
the room to do that. That includes me and many other independent | :02:00. | :02:06. | |
garages. How many on the island would be able to do these tests? | :02:06. | :02:16. | |
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Maybe 10, 15, the main dealers. MOT test for this car like this | :02:18. | :02:22. | |
costs �55 in the UK. It examines all sorts of things, from vehicle | :02:22. | :02:24. | |
emissions to whether the seatbelts are working properly. If the | :02:25. | :02:28. | |
vehicle fails it has to be repaired and re-examined. But in Jersey, | :02:28. | :02:31. | |
those checks aren't necessary. But for how much longer? In future, if | :02:31. | :02:38. | |
you're taking your car abroad it may have to be it tested. And there | :02:38. | :02:42. | |
will be a commercial vehicle test in Jersey in the not-too-distant | :02:43. | :02:48. | |
future, but not for privately owned vehicles. There is a reasonable | :02:48. | :02:53. | |
expectation if you take your car abroad, those governments would | :02:53. | :03:03. | |
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expect Tissier's certificate of roadworthiness. If MoTs were bought | :03:08. | :03:15. | |
into Jersey, the motorist will end up paying. But is that a fair price | :03:15. | :03:19. | |
to pay to ensure the cars on the island's roads are roadworthy? A | :03:19. | :03:22. | |
report on Guernsey's harbours says there's a lack of specialist | :03:22. | :03:25. | |
expertise, and too many political constraints, to allow them to run | :03:25. | :03:27. | |
effectively. The report by Fisher Associates has | :03:27. | :03:29. | |
been commissioned by the Public Services Department. It highlights | :03:29. | :03:32. | |
the difficulties of operating a 21st century harbour with old | :03:32. | :03:34. | |
fashioned equipment, and an out-of- date management structure. | :03:34. | :03:41. | |
You've got 19th century infrastructure. | :03:41. | :03:46. | |
Left by the Victorians. Guernsey needs to operate in the 21st | :03:46. | :03:52. | |
century. That is a different kettle of fish. Because of the way the | :03:52. | :03:58. | |
harbour is played out there, it is difficult. It means you have 20th | :03:58. | :04:02. | |
century working practices. 60 years on from the Queen's | :04:02. | :04:04. | |
accession to the throne. Celebrations got underway in | :04:04. | :04:07. | |
Guernsey to mark her jubilee. There was a special tree planting | :04:07. | :04:10. | |
ceremony in St Martins. Penny Elderfield reports. | :04:10. | :04:15. | |
It was a day of mixed emotions. A chance to remember a former king. | :04:15. | :04:20. | |
But also to start Guernsey's jubilee celebrations. Let's set it | :04:20. | :04:30. | |
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out. It is a symbol of endurance, these trees, they will last long | :04:34. | :04:38. | |
after human beings do. For the young people, they will have a real | :04:38. | :04:42. | |
symbol of sustainability which Her Majesty's rain has proved. For some | :04:42. | :04:46. | |
of those watching, the memories were still fresh of this day 60 | :04:46. | :04:54. | |
years ago. I know exactly where I was standing, when I heard the | :04:54. | :05:00. | |
announcement that the king was dead. 60 years ago. It is such an | :05:01. | :05:07. | |
important event. We were so interested in royalty in those days. | :05:07. | :05:11. | |
We all love Princess Elizabeth. was after the war that King George | :05:11. | :05:14. | |
made this visit to the Islands. Just seven years later, Princess | :05:14. | :05:17. | |
Elizabeth would become Queen or, for many Channel Islanders, the | :05:17. | :05:24. | |
Duke of Normandy. But that's a title some historians question. | :05:24. | :05:31. | |
is nice to recall our Norman connections but, in truth, Henry | :05:31. | :05:35. | |
III renounced the dukedom of Normandy by Charter in 1259. Even | :05:36. | :05:41. | |
if it is not true, it emphasises our difference, loyalty and history. | :05:41. | :05:46. | |
But what is clear is there is still a strong link between the islands | :05:46. | :05:49. | |
and the monarchy. One which some hope will grow with this years | :05:49. | :05:50. | |
celebrations. Two Jersey metal detector | :05:50. | :05:53. | |
enthusiasts have found over 60 Iron Age coins. Reg Mead and Richard | :05:54. | :05:57. | |
Mile won't reveal where they were found them, but think they may have | :05:57. | :06:00. | |
come from near St Malo where Celtic tribes were resisting Julius | :06:00. | :06:10. | |
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Caesar's conquest of Gaul. Richard, my colleague, found the | :06:12. | :06:21. | |
first. It was amazing. You saw him waving his hand. "Got one!" After | :06:21. | :06:24. | |
that, every one gave you the same buzz. After 161 coins, and many | :06:24. | :06:28. | |
many pieces of rubbish. The search took 50 hours. Every one gave you a | :06:28. | :06:36. | |
buzz. You're watching the BBC in the | :06:36. | :06:41. | |
Channel Islands. Later, in Spotlight with Justin and Victoria: | :06:41. | :06:45. | |
The baby penguins getting used to their new mum, after the real one | :06:45. | :06:55. | |
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Sports news. Jersey badminton player Elizabeth Cann won her fifth | :06:55. | :06:59. | |
English National singles title at the weekend. The 32 year old, who | :06:59. | :07:03. | |
won in straight sets, is hoping to qualify for this year's Olympics in | :07:03. | :07:08. | |
London. In rugby, it was another win for | :07:08. | :07:11. | |
Guernsey at the weekend, as they thrashed Beckenham 51-15, in the | :07:11. | :07:14. | |
London One South Division. They remain in second place, just four | :07:14. | :07:20. | |
points behind leaders Chichester. Guernsey Football Club remain top | :07:20. | :07:23. | |
of the Combined Counties League, as they beat Frimley Green at home. | :07:23. | :07:27. | |
Two goals from Dominic Heaume helped them to a 5-0 win. They | :07:27. | :07:30. | |
remain on course for promotion in their first year in the English | :07:30. | :07:35. | |
leagues. Guernsey tennis player Heather | :07:35. | :07:38. | |
Watson helped her Great Britain team mates through to the Fed-Cup | :07:38. | :07:41. | |
World Group 2 play-offs, after a victory over Austria. They are now | :07:41. | :07:50. | |
hoping for a home-tie in the play- German bunkers are a modern day | :07:50. | :07:53. | |
reminder of the Occupation, forming part of our landscape. And one | :07:53. | :07:56. | |
which has lain untouched in Guernsey for decades was opened at | :07:56. | :07:59. | |
the weekend by a group of enthusiasts. Mike Wilkins went down | :07:59. | :08:09. | |
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They came with shovels and pick axe to take on the bunker at Vazon. But, | :08:13. | :08:16. | |
after a lot of elbow grease, a bit of technology was needed to tackle | :08:17. | :08:23. | |
the concrete boulder blocking the entrance. A small opening was | :08:23. | :08:33. | |
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carved out, before a volunteer ventured inside. There is the | :08:38. | :08:46. | |
original gate. You can just about see here the telephone connector. | :08:46. | :08:49. | |
Once safety checks were done, more descended into the darkness to | :08:49. | :08:52. | |
begin the process of pumping out water. It wasn't long before I | :08:52. | :09:01. | |
followed, to see what still remained from the German occupation. | :09:01. | :09:07. | |
That is impressive. That is the original ventilation. Inside, | :09:07. | :09:09. | |
German instructions were still visible, imprinted on the decaying | :09:09. | :09:11. | |
walls. Communication and ventilation equipment were also | :09:11. | :09:16. | |
exciting finds for the Festung Guernsey volunteers. There was even | :09:16. | :09:19. | |
part of a winch system, still in working order after more than 70 | :09:19. | :09:23. | |
years. It's hard to think how anything could survive in this | :09:23. | :09:33. | |
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rusting atmosphere, but a live eel surprised many of us in the bunker! | :09:35. | :09:45. | |
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I have to squeeze out of here and then I am clear. It is absolutely | :09:46. | :09:51. | |
fascinating down there, some authentic German equipment, German | :09:52. | :09:55. | |
writing on the wall. After hours of hard work getting into the bunker, | :09:55. | :09:59. | |
the entrance had to be filled in until it's ready to be revisited in | :09:59. | :10:03. | |
a few months' time when Festung Guernsey plans to take some of the | :10:03. | :10:05. | |
artefacts to install in other bunkers they're currently | :10:05. | :10:15. | |
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Good evening, a relatively quiet week for the Channel Islands. It | :10:20. | :10:25. | |
may be chilly, with temperatures down to just three degrees. We will | :10:25. | :10:32. | |
see a drop in temperatures tomorrow. But, a lot of dry weather. The | :10:32. | :10:39. | |
reason, high pressure. We have a weather front giving some rain | :10:39. | :10:47. | |
overnight. It will retreat West. From Wednesday onwards, we have | :10:47. | :10:55. | |
high pressure dominating. Easterly winds. And low temperatures. | :10:55. | :11:04. | |
Tonight, we will see some low cloud. One or two showers are still | :11:04. | :11:11. | |
possible, down to one Celsius. Tomorrow, a cloudy start. Much | :11:11. | :11:15. | |
brighter in the afternoon. A drop in temperatures. Eight degrees | :11:15. | :11:23. | |
today, Calder tomorrow, five degrees maximum. These are the | :11:23. | :11:33. | |
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With easterly winds, not much for our surfers to enjoy. The outlook | :11:47. | :11:54. | |
is for us to see a lot of cloud on Tuesday and Wednesday. Not much in | :11:54. | :11:59. | |
the way of precipitation. But rather grade, and easterly breeze | :11:59. | :12:09. | |
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on Wednesday. Brighter by the end He tomorrow, we are marking a safe | :12:20. | :12:27. |