15/02/2012 BBC Channel Islands News


15/02/2012

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Good evening. The top story tonight. A crumbling quay means disruption

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for thousands of Condor Ferries passengers. Plus a heaving safe

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haven. The refuge struggling to cope with a surge in demand. And

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the sights that won Guernsey a major Hollywood movie.

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Condor Ferries is moving all its sailings from Weymouth to Poole

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because of serious safety concerns about the port. The company, which

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sails to the Channel Islands, says there are problems with the

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structural integrity of the ferry berth. I spoke to our reporter Paul

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Clifton a short while ago about what it means for the business and

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the passengers. For passengers it is disruptive. The company is

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contacting passengers booked on future sailings from Weymouth to

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the Channel Islands and telling them the port will move and they

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are to go to Poole instead. That is a longer journey. The timetable

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will change, as well. It is a headache for Condor Ferries. It

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stores and refuelling of there and many of the 800 people who work for

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the company live in that area as well. Why is it happening?

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problem is serious. It is about the structural integrity of the ferry

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port. The Engineer is not certain it is safe. The local council said

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that divers have inspected the harbour wall and found cracks under

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the water line adjacent to where the vessel moors. The surface of

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the quay has dropped and cracks have appeared. There will be one

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more sailing on Friday and then it will be closed. We do not know how

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long for. It could be months. A lot of the Olympic sailing events are

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happening close to the port. It is urgent. For Poole, it will be an

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unexpected boost for facilities. They will welcome Condor Ferries

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with open arms. It has been open for less than a

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year, and already Jersey's Sanctuary House hostel is bursting

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at the seams. The refuge for men going through hard times was set up

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in a former bed and breakfast in St Aubin. Demand has been so high, it

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has had to almost double its accommodation by taking rooms in

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another guest house in the village. It now gets up to 20 new enquiries

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a week and has a waiting list. Rachel Royce reports.

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The kitchen is where residents will come and go, after meeting for a

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chat. The social life was one aspect that helped this taxi driver

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get back on his feet. I had a slight break down and was not pay

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my bills in time. I lost my apartment and has nowhere to go.

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There was nowhere for somebody in that position in Jersey. It offers

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comfortable rooms, but last night somebody in need spent the night on

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a sofa. We have taken between five and seven rooms in one and

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negotiating another eight rooms in this area for the beginning of

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March. The problem is we have a continuing influx from different

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agencies, from ministries, social services and from the prison, and

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from the church and from every aspect of the community. We are

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having to deal with three a day which we do not have the

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accommodation. When it first opened, it faced an lot of local opposition

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with people concerned there might be undesirable staying, perhaps

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with drug and alcohol problems. But since it has opened its doors, the

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community has rallied around. truly has turned around. When you

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telephone the to say you were coming, I did ask and they shrugged

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their shoulders to say it is OK. It is a good news story. How do people

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feel now? They feel that Colin has identified a need and these men

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need help and there is a section of society that previously was missed

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out. And they are doing a fantastic job. One seat in the lounge is

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reserved for Kevin. A mannequin of a real-life Kevin who committed

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suicide just before the refuge opened its doors. The stress of

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homelessness was a burden too far. Staff at one of the island's

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biggest internet companies have been told they could lose their

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jobs. Employees at Indigo Starfish have been told they might be made

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redundant. The UK government plans to scrap tax relief from goods sold

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from the islands. No legal challenge has been mounted.

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More than 7,000 people need to register on Guernsey's electoral

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roll for the Home Department to meet its target. The Election 2012

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team was hoping for 35,000 islanders to be registered by the

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29th February. But so far only 27,452 people have signed up.

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They have been part of the Battle of Flowers parade for four decades.

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The Jersey Young Farmers' Club. But they are pulling out of the event

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because of money problems. Bosses say they are disappointed with the

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decision. Behind me is the headquarters for

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the Young Farmers' Club. Somewhat quiet today. Perhaps a sign of

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things to come. For this year's Battle of Flowers, the club will

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not be taking part. That is because of a lack of money. Nobody from the

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club wanted to appear on camera. If in a statement, their chairman said

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they were bitterly disappointed to make the decision, especially as it

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The Young Farmers' Club says that income has dropped significantly in

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the past 18 months and said they had subsidise the cost of the float

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The club said they would spend the next 12 months raising awareness of

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what they do and also to raise cash so they can return next year. The

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Association for the Battle of Flowers said they would be

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disappointed they will not take part in this year's parade.

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Guernsey is still waiting to hear when a Hollywood blockbuster

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directed by this person will be filmed in the island. Big hitters

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from the movie have secretly visited. They were shown around by

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a very proud Guernsey woman. We met up with her and found out where she

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took the likes of Kenneth Branagh. You are one of the top guides in

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Guernsey. We are approaching a familiar sight. Castle Cornet. You

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had some Hollywood royalty to visit. Kenneth Branagh, the producer of

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the Harry Potter movies, what did they make of it? Really impressed.

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I think it is a gorgeous entry into Guernsey. And it is featured in the

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book. Juliet arrives and this is what they see. They loved Castle

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Cornet. Because it is a huge antique building, there is no way

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you can make a set to look as good as the real thing. For you, were

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used star-struck? I was. I have to have a secret smile to myself.

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Thinking I am driving a car and next door to me is Kenneth Branagh.

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They were lovely. They were really professional. They concentrated on

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what they had to do. Lovely people to talk to. They were not...

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egos! No. Really good. Were there other areas he went to? Yes. Shall

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we look at some of them? Absolutely. We can go down this path. That is

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an incredible view. It is fabulous. They wanted lots and lots of views

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of the cliffs and the south coast. I came to as many head lands as I

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could. This is a contrast to Castle Cornet. That is right. With the old

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buildings. And these magnificent natural views of the clips.

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Spectacular. Surely that view needs to be filmed. When will they start?

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I wish I knew. Let's hope it is not too long. Fingers crossed. And if

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Mike thinks he is going to interview the stars of the film, he

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interview the stars of the film, he might have to fight for it to! Now

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the weather. Good evening. Some quiet weather

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tonight and tomorrow. The winds drop and there will be a fair cup

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of cloud. Temperatures back up to nine degrees tomorrow afternoon.

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The cloud will hold the temperatures up. The weather front

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is weakening over the next few days. By Friday, it will allow this

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weather front travelling through central Britain to head towards the

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Channel Islands Friday night to Saturday. Until then, a lot of dry

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weather. There will be good visibility overnight. Tomorrow,

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cloudy, but it should break up and in the afternoon, sunshine

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developing. Temperatures up to nine degrees. It will not be as windy.

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The winds will be north-westerly and they will be moderate to

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decreasing light by the late afternoon. On to the marine

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forecast. And the times of high water. The onshore breeze will make

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the surf messy on the north coast. Up to three feet and choppy. The

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outlook, there will be a change as we move into the weekend with wet

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weather. Saturday is generally cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of

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rain. On Saturday night in two Sunday, there will be a big drop in

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