31/12/2013 BBC Channel Islands News


31/12/2013

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Good evening. A 22`year`old man has with the News at Ten. Now it's time

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Good evening. A 22`year`old man has been killed in a car crash on

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Victoria Avenue. Vitor Dinarte Fernandez was treated at the scene

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by paramedics and was pronounced dead at the scene. A man in his 20s

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has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.

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This was the scene of the crash which happened just after 10 o'clock

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last night, the junction on Victoria Avenue with First Tower. This is is

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young man who last his life. 22`year`old, Vitor Dinarte Fernandez

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worked at Roberts Garage as a cashier. Today, his colleagues said

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he always had a smile on his face, was positive, upbeat and will be

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sadly missed. The crash here last night involved two cars, a green

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Volvo and white Honda. An 18`year`old man and 47`year`old

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woman were treated in hospital for injuries. A man in his 20s in a

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third car was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. The police,

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ambulance and Fire Service were all here last night. We attended just

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after 10 o'clock last night and the personnel from ambulance and police

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were in attendance. The main task was to assist the ambulance

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personnel with casualties and to make the scene safe. There was a

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tragic incident and our condolences go out to the family and friends.

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Flowers were left as a tribute to the man whose life ended here. The

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police investigation will continue to find out exactly how and why

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More news now and a Jersey lifeboat crew have been called out to rescue

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two people stranded at sea this afternoon. The crew were called to

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the refuge beacon off sea Magistrates Court town just after 2.

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30. The Jersey Fire and Rescue Service was also called out to help.

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It will cost you more to drink alcohol and smoke from tomorrow in

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Jersey. Spirits and strong beer and cider are up by 11%, ?1. 27 on a

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litre of spirits. The duty on tobacco is also up 11%, 47p on a

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packet of 20 cigarettes and the price of fuel rises by 1.5% tomorrow

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as well. One to have last tomato growers in

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Jersey says his business looks set to end in the New Year.

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He is one of the four remaining growers in the island and says he

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can't afford to keep reducing tomatoes because of their market

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price keeping reducing. The introduction of pet passports

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has led to a significant increase of the number of jobs being brought

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into Jersey. The JSPCA say more puppies are coming in from Europe.

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They say people buying pets from other countries should make the

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right checks before returning to Jersey. A charity founder from

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Guernsey is one of six channel islanders who's been recognised by

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the Queen in the honours list. Sarah Griffiths raised thousands for those

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affected by the natural disasters, such as the Boxing Day tsunami in

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Sri Lanka and the Philippines typhoon. Sarah is one of two from

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Guernsey recognised with four others in Jersey, leg being honoured for

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services to the community. The honours list recognises people of

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outstanding merit and those who ve committed themselves to the service

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of the nation. One of those is Sarah Griffiths from Guernsey. She's

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raised over ?500,000 to help in disaster stones, such as those

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affected by the typhoon in the Philippines last month that

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destroyed large parts of the country and left many dead. I feel slightly

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embarrassed actually because it s more for my volunteers. The team I

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have are great and it's fantastic. I don't need an award but it's lovely

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to be honoured and I accept it graciously, but it's really for my

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team. Also in Guernsey, Jane Le Conte has

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been recognised with a British Empire medal for services to

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families with young children. Jane helped set up Home`Start in 200 .

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Their volunteers support parents experiencing difficult situations. A

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lot of us recognise that we are very prif dinged in life we have in

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Guernsey and also identify with certain aspects of people's lives

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and feel we have something to offer `` privileged. It's hugely

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rewarding. In Jersey, the former chairman of Oxfam and Christian Aid,

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Ed Le cane, has been honoured with an MBE for services to charity. Also

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gaining an MBE is Clive Barton, the President of diabetes Jersey. He

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says it's been difficult keeping the honour a secret. Absolutely

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fantastic. I've been bursting to tell everyone for the last four

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weeks which, for is somebody who's a blabbermouth like me, is difficult

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to keep quiet. I'm so proud. My family are proud. My father was a

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CBE so I feel that I went to the Palace for him to get his award so

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it will be like going back again, 30, 40, 50, 60 years later, whatever

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it is, so it's fantastic. Rosemary Blampied receives a medal too.

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Congratulations to all channel islanders honours. Here is your New

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Year's Eve weather forecast. Good evening. We have a if you

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showers with us to end the year but some dry and clear weather

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overnight. For tomorrow though, we do have some strong to gale force

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winds arriving, along with outbreaks of rain. The rain tomorrow will be

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heavy at times as well. So for the moment, we have a few showers coming

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through and a fairly brisk breeze overnight. As we go through the

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night, the next area of low pressure starts to sweep in. It will move

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into the early hours of New Year's Day and turn wet and windy

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throughout much of the day. By Thursday, it settles again but

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we'll see more wet weather for the end of the week. For tonight, you

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might catch a shower. Some dry and clear weather in`between. By the

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time we get to Thursday and tomorrow morning, the winds have picked up.

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Temperatures no lower than around seven. First thing tomorrow, we ll

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start to see the outbreaks of rain pushing in and the rain will turn

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heavy at times. It will be very wet and very windy

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through much of the day tomorrow. Mild tomorrow with temperatures

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reaching 11 or 12. Out tomorrow the winds and a southerly force.

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Moderate or poor visibility. The rest of the week, Thursday a mixture

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of sunshine and showers but heavier showers on Friday. We could see more

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persistent rain again on Saturday. Remember your brolly! That is it

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from us for today and indeed for 2013. Thank you very much for

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watching. We are back on Thursday at 6. 30. Goodbye. Happy New Year. Good

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night. 2013. We'll see you in 2014. From me

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and Emily and all Good evening. It looks like mother

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nature may provide her own pyrotechnics in the run-up to bid

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night tonight. We have some heavy showers in western parts, starting

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to ease a bit across Scotland and Northern Ireland. But the showers

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further south are heavier, with some flashes of lightning as they move

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eastwards. They do get a bit more hit and miss as we head towards

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midnight, but a greater chance of getting wet in the south as we move

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into 2014. Cardiff and London could see heavy downpours. Further north,

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you could be greeting the New Year on a dry note. A touch of frost in

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northern and eastern areas going into New Year's Day. A few showers

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continue into the morning, but

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