11/06/2013 BBC Channel Islands News


11/06/2013

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But strikers in Guernsey go back to work but passengers have another day

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of disruption. We are spending the week here without our cars, we are

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relying on the public transport, and it has scuppered our holiday.

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Getting closer to wildlife, holding work begins on Jersey's first

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wetland Centre. And... Here he is in the cricket

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team. We go back to the place where

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Superman's acting dream took off. It is exciting to go to school with

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Bus users in Guernsey have had another day of disruption. Drivers

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who were on strike yesterday were back at work today but say they are

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running a restricted service all week. Talks are underway between

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Plus, the union and the government. Back on the roads, but not back to

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normal, yesterday's strike may be over but there is still disruption

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for many passengers as drivers are working to rule, which means a

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restricted service. I have come from Australia with certain expectations,

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like I could get around on the buses, and it is not happening.

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have never seen such a model in terms of lack of information. We are

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spending the week here without our cars. We are relying on the public

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transport. It has scuppered our holiday. It is disappointing, it has

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disrupted my holiday. I wanted to go around on the bus. The strike came

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after months of unrest. Talks are underway between unions, the

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commerce and employment Department and the bus company to thrash a

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long-term solution. But opinions differ on how is accessible they

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are. The company that runs the buses, CT Plus, are based behind me.

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Nobody agreed to be interviewed on camera, but they sent me a statement

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in which they said talks had been constructive and productive. But the

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union says drivers are planning to meet again at the weekend to discuss

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further industrial action. They are refusing to take on extra shifts.

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There is still a shortage of staff, so the temporary timetable will

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continue. The teacher is being investigated by

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police after injuring a student at a jersey secondary school. Officers

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are working with the alleged victim, his family and other students and

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teachers to find out what happened. It has not been confirmed which

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school it is. The number of unemployed people in Guernsey could

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be reduced by a new scheme announced today.

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The pilot project is called Stepping In. It will give local employers the

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opportunity to train unemployed job-seekers so they can step into

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the roles of islanders who are employed on a working permit when

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they expire. The point of the scheme is that somebody will be paid by the

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states sharing their training period.

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It is the employer's decision as to whether to take them on. It is a

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time honoured tradition and some say a necessity.

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The law governing the trimming of hedges, trees and plants in jersey

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could face big changes for the first time in more than a decade. But

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there are worries that updating the rules could end up damaging the

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island in the long run. Some of jersey's most breathtaking fruits,

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but they can also be some of the most dangerous.

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Hedges and plants are narrow lanes must be trimmed to a certain height

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during the period to stop them blocking the road when they become

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overgrown. Now, that timeframe could be extended bringing it by a week.

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It is mostly farmers, and people with cars who live in country lanes,

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they said, I cannot see, I am touching both sides. A lot of people

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are nervous at the width of their car, in case there is something in

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the hedge that would damage it. But there is concern if plans are cut

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back before they have had chance to succeed, it could rummage the beauty

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of the countryside in the long term. There are increasing numbers of

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people on walking holidays and cycling holidays, they are looking

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for the character of the island. is not the main roads, it is the

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interior. If they are always being trimmed, year after year, at the

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wrong period, you are going to lose the variety of flora and fauna. The

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discussion will move indoors to be debated in the States Chamber in

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July. While farmers and landowners may well come more flexibility,

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others will argue flowers like these need to be given a fighting chance

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if they are to flourish. A private aeroplane had to make an

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emergency landing at Guernsey Airport today. The pilot reported

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problems with the engine immediately after takeoff. The emergency

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services were stuck down after the aeroplane landed safely just after

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11 o'clock. It is relatively unusual, we probably have two or

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three of these incidents per month. They tend to go in fits and starts,

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sometimes you do not get any for a long time. We are well rehearsed,

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our emergency procedures are automatically invoked.

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Building work has begun on jersey's first wetland Centre. It is due to

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open at St Ouen's Pond in October. It will give nature lovers

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unrivalled views and help them get closer to wildlife.

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It has taken years of planning, but work is underway on a new visitor

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centre, here at St Ouen's Pond. It will be the first ever wetland

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Centre on the island, designed to bring people and wildlife together.

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We want to create a space where people can come and enjoy and take

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in the atmosphere and see the wildlife, it is a wonderful place,

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one of the best natural areas. want to show people that wetlands

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are worth preserving. It will give people unrivalled views of rare

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birds like this, the bittern and marsh harrier. New viewing domes

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will give people a chance to get face-to-face with lizards and small

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mammals. Inside, wildlife educational material. Outside, it

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will be in keeping with the surroundings. It has been designed

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to fit into the landscape. You will not be able to see much of it at

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all. The roof will become a habitat for the wildlife. We will design it

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so that reptiles can start living here. The centre replaces a small

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bird hide at the pond and building it has not come cheap. It will cost

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�130,000, paid for from grants from the tourism develop and fund and the

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Blue Water Project, which is committed to helping the National

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trust the jersey restore wetlands. We started three years ago. We got

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to know it a bit, we got volunteer groups down here. When the idea came

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up of turning the little bird hide into the wetland Centre, we were

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fully behind it and keen to support it. While building work is underway,

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reptiles and small mammals have been re-homed, so they do not come to any

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harm. It is hoped it will be open in October. A free centre for locals

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and tourists to enjoy and learn about the rich wildlife.

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Jersey's Henry Cavill, playing Superman in Man of Steel, has a busy

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week of red carpet appearances. Last night, he was in New York for the

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world premiere of the film, and it is the UK and European premiere

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tomorrow. On Friday, he will be at the premiere in jersey, the island

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where he grew up and where his acting career began on the school

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stage. There are flashing images in the report.

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Representing Jersey on the red carpet, at last nights world

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premiere of man of steel in New York, it was all about the island's

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Henry Cavill, the first non-American What do you think this might --?

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was in Jersey that he first showed off his acting skills. This is him

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aged seven. He is starring in a play at his first school, Saint Michaels.

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Years later, in the same hall, we met the Next Generation of budding

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stars. It is exciting because he used to come here at this school. It

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is amazing to hear that Superman, or Henry, does act out a Superman.

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is exciting to go to school with Superman. They are a bit

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flabbergasted, as we all are. see what happens. They do not have

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any idea of what a Hollywood giant is all about, so they will see him

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on the screen and think, that could be me. He reeled the all over the

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world's media, with the UK premiere in Leicester Square tomorrow and the

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first showing of the film in St Helier on Friday, which he will

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attend with Russell Crowe and Amy Adams. But the road @ Michaels, he

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will be celebrated not as Superman but as Henry Cavill.

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We will be on the red carpet on St We keep the unsettled weather

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conditions for the rest of this week. For tomorrow, a windy day,

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with rain. You can see the weather front that brought us some rain. We

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have got weather fronts moving in. They will bring rain. For Thursday,

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they have cleared through, though we still have tight isobars, so it will

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be another windy day. Overnight, one or two showers, heavy rain at times

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through the night, but it will be a fairly mild night. The cloud is

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holding temperatures up. Tomorrow, further showers to come. The rain

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could turn heavy at times as we go through the day. Maybe one or two

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brighter moments, but grey and cloudy generally. Quite wet at

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times, but fairly mild. If we take a look at the coastal waters forecast

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we could see three or four feet. But with that wind, it will be quite

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choppy. For tomorrow, quite a wet and windy day. It is a bit dry and

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brighter in situ state. As we go towards the weekend, for Friday and

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into Saturday, more cloud again. If you showers are possible. The wind

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is easing slightly as we go into the weekend. Have a good evening.

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Hopefully the sun will shine for Superman. Heather Watson has won her

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first round match at the iconic classic in Birmingham.

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