17/02/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

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Good evening. Jersey's airport could lose airlines

and routes if the listed arrivals hall is not demolished. That's the

warning from transport officials who are stepping up their campaign

tonight. The 1937 building is listed, and heritage campaigners say

it's a rare and important aviation landmark. Well, our reporter Jen

Smith was given exclusive access to operations at the airport today

M is one of 30 air`traffic controllers here at Jersey Airport.

He and his colleagues handle around 200 aircraft movement a day. If the

historic arrivals hall remains, there are job will become a lot more

complex. It was built nearly 80 years ago. Heritage campaigners say

that it of national importance. To remain compliant with international

safety standards they must demolish it. If it is not knocked down,

Jersey could lose airlines and roots. Airport officials believe the

regulator will be the forced to impose a fine restrictions, which

will lead to more flight cancellations.

We lose 200 hours per year at this level. The decision height is where

the pilot can see the runway. The restriction could raise that to 500

feet, which would mean that a whole lot more airspace is subject to

cancellations. There are special designations

within the island 's plan. The rules I have to follow. For technical

reasons, where buildings have to be retained, there are special

consideration. He is aware he could be accused by

some of ruining Jersey's airport if he decides to keep the arrivals

hall, but he is used to difficult decisions. That decision is due on

the 24th. And you can hear more from Doug

Bannister of Jersey Airport on BBC Radio Jersey at 8am tomorrow.

Guernsey Police are working to identify the body of a man

discovered on the West Coast today. It was recovered early this

afternoon near the Fort Hommet Headland. Officers say they're not

treating the death as suspicious at this stage. A postmortem will take

place in the next few days. Further evidence has been heard in

the trial of the man accused of murdering Guernsey woman Sarah

Groves. Richard de Wit denies killing the twenty`four year old on

a houseboat in Kashmir last April. Today, the court heard from a

neighbour living on a nearby boat. There are calls for a debate in

Guernsey on whether cannabis should be legalised. Twenty islanders

staged a march this weekend, calling for a change in the law. Cannabis is

currently classified as a Class B drug, making it a criminal offence

to possess, supply or import it in the Bailiwick.

And it's been announced that Blue Islands and Aurigny will be

operating it's codeshare flights between Guernsey and Jersey from

Sunday the 16th of March. The two carriers are to save costs.

The dispute between Condor Ferries and its crew on the Rapide vessel

could be over within a week, according to a union leader, but

only if the company gives the crew what they're asking for. The

International Transport Workers Federation want the company and the

vessel to be registered in France. Condor says it doesn't have the

money to afford all of these changes, and it's already lost half

a million pounds because of the action. Tonight, the boat and its

crew remain in St Malo, from where Chris Stone reports.

A site that most channel islanders won't have seen for nearly two weeks

` the Condor Rapide is here tied up in the harbour in Saint Malo. Union

representatives say they want the vessel and the company to be

registered in France, which would give the crew better pay and

conditions. This morning, as she headed into another meeting, the

union leader told me they are in no mood to back down. After 12 days, it

has already cost Condor more than ?500,000. They said it would cost

even more than that to give the union what they want. Businesses

here are also starting to feel the pinch, with the loss of one of their

main sources of tourists. Businesses in the Channel Islands

who rely on Condor to carry their goods say life is becoming very

difficult. The union has now taken on a lawyer to help them in the

negotiations. The strike could be over in a week if Condor make the

right promises, but for the moment the Condor Rapide stays here.

Passengers have been offered tickets to the UK, where they could catch

another ferry to get to France. The cost of this strike is going up for

everyone. Well, James Fulford is the Chief

Executive Officer of Condor Ferries. We've hit the main have term

holidays. Guernsey last weekend We're trying hard to get Jersey away

this weekend. That's one of the reasons why the losses have been so

difficult, because confidence has been shaken by this difficult

action. We obviously have a view as to how sensible we think this action

was, but yes ` ?500,000. It's been a difficult thing for us to have to

accept. After this following week, things do go quieter. The season

doesn't run out for a few weeks But we hope to get this resolved much

quicker than that. That's the news. Coming up, the

national weather, but first our local forecast with David Braine.

This week looks considerably quieter than the last weeks. At least the

winds are a lot lighter. A lot of dry weather tomorrow, even maybe

some sunshine. The showery rain we have tonight will clear away. Just a

few showers left behind overnight. Tomorrow, there will be some showers

in the morning, but in the afternoon it is much brighter. Winds are

generally light, mainly from the South West. A top temperature of 10

degrees. There is more wet weather overnight on Wednesday into

Thursday. As they could be quite a wet day, with the windy conditions

to. Nothing compares to the strength of wind we had last week. Turning

more showery as we move towards the end of the week. In a second, we

will have the forecast for the United Kingdom for the top good

night from us. for the most part on Wednesday, it

will turn more unsettled. Whilst across the whole of the

country the general weather pattern shows no signs of completely

settling down there is some good news. There will be some drier

spells over the next couple of days, the wind is not as strong and it

will be relatively mild. Cloud tonight, the exception is the