28/03/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

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Hello. Good evening. The top stories: Flybe to axe flights from

the islands to Gatwick tomorrow leaving Guernsey with no competition

on the route ` but will there be enough availability for those of us

wanting to fly? School holidays coming up in April

and the summer, October and also for December. Flights getting busy

already. Also, The shop where you can't buy

anything ` the businessman who claims this is the future of

shopping in Jersey. At the Royal Jersey Showground, find out why

cakes and snakes go together this weekend. Plus, as spring arrives

across the island. It will be warmer, it will be dry and we will

get some sunshine. I will have the details later in the programme.

The last Flybe flights between the Channel Islands and Gatwick will

take off this weekend. The airline announced last year it was pulling

the service, leaving Guernsey with just one operator on the route, the

States`owned airline Aurigny. Already concerns have been raised

about prices, now some are claiming the bigger problem will be

availability. Penny Elderfield reports. Because by this time

tomorrow Flybe won't be flying to Gatwick anymore. Flybe will still

have a presence here of course. The flights to other airports like

Southampton will continue and in the short`term to help cope with the

extra passengers needing to get to Gatwick, Aurigny is actually leasing

one of Flybe's jets. That's until its own new one arrives in the

summer. But with no competition soon on the route for Guernsey there's

concern Aurigny's prices will go up. Particularly when you compare them

to some of the fares you can get to fly from Jersey. But Aurigny

promises it won't be ripping people off. We are committed to keeping

prices under control. It was part of the deal with The States that we

would not escalate affairs. There will be plenty of good deals around.

He advises, book early. In the business of booking a lot of

flights, the cost may be one thing, but for this travel agent it's the

availability of flights that's the worry. School holidays coming up for

April, through the summer, October and also for December as well.

Flights getting really busy. Prices have gone up slightly, but I think

that would have happened anyway. That availability is getting booked

up. Aurigny has increased the number of flights to Gatwick, and says it

can meet demand. But the lack of choice for getting there is

something Guernsey passengers will now have to get used to.

Almost a year since Guernsey woman, Sarah Groves, was found dead in

India, the man accused of murdering her has made another appearance in

court. Dutchman Richard de Witt denies all charges. 24`year`old

Sarah was found stabbed to death on a houseboat in Srinagar's

picturesque Lake Dal on April sixth last year. The trial has heard from

26 witnesses so far. The BBC's correspondent in Kashmir Riyaz

Masroor says it's one of the longest trials ever to take place in the

region. The prosecution has never been able

to present the murder weapon or any direct eyewitnesses. The murder took

place at night. On previous occasions we thought the case would

collapse but the prosecution sought more time and the judges gave it.

They have asked them to do more and work harder to find out what

happened, but nothing conclusive is coming out.

A hospital nurse from Guernsey has been ordered to attend anger

management classes after being found guilty of slapping a black colleague

and shouting racial abuse. The Nursing and Midwifery Council

concluded that as Anne Gallacher had since undergone training in Equality

and Diversity and wasn't a risk to patient safety, she should not be

struck off the nursing register. She will continue to practise under

several conditions, including completing an anger management

course in Guernsey. The debate about changing the voting

system in Guernsey has been delayed until July. A motion signed by seven

politicians had asked the Assembly to agree that in future Deputies

would be elected on an island`wide basis and that all voters would have

the same number of votes as there are seats available. But Deputy

Lyndon Trott successfully postponed the issue until a review of

government is complete. There's been a lot made about the

death of the high street as online shopping becomes more popular. But

one Jersey businessman is fighting back by combining the traditional

shop with the internet. Christina Ghidoni reports.

Buy online or go into town? It's the battle of the shopping experience as

traditional high street shops compete with the internet. But the

owner of local online furniture website MyPad.je, Paul Clark, is

combining the two. He's opening a showroom where customers can touch

and try but browse and order online here or at home. There are no cash

tills and no money changes hands. We find our busiest day of the week is

a Sunday. Or evening 's. People order from their phones, they order

from their computers. It is not necessarily can be done whilst they

are watching the television. This fusion of traditional shopping

and the internet has been growing in the UK for years now. So why is

Jersey so behind? There is a degree of Philip dance to accept the

Internet is almost inevitable for many retailers. It requires a leap

into the unknown for a lot of his Mrs and requires some investment.

What we are seeing retailers, particularly retailers that have

just started, to act disruptively insert insect does and they are

making the longest standing players look at their business models. The

MyPad.je showroom opens tomorrow at West Centre with the hope of

encouraging islanders to shop in Jersey rather than spend online with

big UK retailers. The clocks go forward on Sunday so

Spring will officially have sprung. And the first country show of the

year takes place this weekend. Visitors to the Royal Jersey

Showground will see prize`winning flowers, pot plants, jams, cakes

and... Snakes. Yes you heard me correctly ` snakes and cakes. Now

that's what I call a spring show with a difference. We sent a very

brave Jen Smith along to join preparations and find out more.

You might have come to the Showground in the past to see

livestock, wildlife and perhaps even royalty, but this weekend we have

different visitors. Viz. With me is penny, the owner. This is the Jersey

Spring flower show, what are they doing here? They help to bring in

the crowds. It is a good idea to bring them. People love to see them.

This is a cornflour snake? Corn snake. How many snakes do you have

here? I have got six altogether. I have a lower and 8`. How long have

you been keeping them? About ten years. I have always liked reptiles.

Lots of people are scared of snakes, it is going to be busy this

weekend? There are some genuinely scared people, but other people are

curiouser. I think Durie city overrides the fear. People think

they are slimy but they are not. Penny as yours me the snakes will be

secure this weekend and will not be sliding over any prize exhibits.

We should see the outtakes. David is web is now. I think cakes

rather than snakes for me but it is set to be a nice weekend ahead,

isn't it? You are quite right, there is some

lovely weather to enjoy. Spring arrives and it will be warmer. We

could see temperatures on Sunday up to 17 degrees. Dry with some hazy

sunshine. When you look at the picture at the moment is, you may

not think that is on its way because there is a lot of cloud. It is

generating showers at the moment. But in the broader picture, you can

see it is moving west. As it continues to move into the

Atlantic, the weather over central France will bring us some warmth and

some sunshine. I have gone back to the beginning, never mind. Draw your

attention to the clear skies over France, because that is what is

heading our way over the next 24 hours. Showers overnight, and one or

two could be heavy. They are around the islands now and we have had some

hefty downpours in the last couple of hours. But it moves away

northwards by the end of the night it becomes a mainly dry. Just a few

showers behind. Those will creep out of the way. It will warm up quickly

with hazy sunshine. Bit of a breeze, so on the coast perhaps not quite as

warm, but for most of us, 15, 16 degrees. Although we see a lot of

high`level cloud, it will make the sunshine hazy. These are the coastal

waters. The outlook is for the warmth and

the dry weather to continue into Sunday. Remember the clocks go

forward overnight Saturday into Sunday. A little bit cooler with a

few showers dotted around on Monday. Sunday. A little bit cooler with a

few showers But a good weekend. Perfect weather for going to see

snakes and cakes. Might even get my shorts on this weekend.

Back with the headlines at 8pm. 16 across the UK.

Still to come in Spotlight tonight: a big weekend ahead for South West

sport. Dave has all the latest on tomorrow's big local rugby derby.

This weekend, we finally get some dry weather. Temperatures are on the

rise. Full forecasts coming later. The long and fascinating history of

Penzance is being celebrated as the Cornish town marks its 400th

anniversary. It was in 1614 that the town gained its Royal Charter from

James the First. A special exhibition is now looking at the

town's earliest origins to significant events in living memory.

Penzance started life as an important trading post and fishing

port. The Romans exported ten From St Michael's Mount. They had

ambitions for this to become a borough. But they were invaded by

higher its. Many buildings were bound to the ground. We tended to

get burnt down! We were very hospitable to pirates. After that,

they had powers to levy taxes and so on. It to limited the town. In the

17th century, it became a coinage town. There was a large Jewish

community. The market Street has not changed that much. In the 19th

century, the Railway opened up Cornwall to artists and visitors.

Railway companies were in competition with each other to

design the best poster. They were telling people that was a place that

was cool in the summer and warm in the winter. They could come here for

golf, for fishing... Of course there is not all these fine weather. This

was earlier this year. This famous painting was hidden away for many

years because the council didn't want Penzance associated with bad

weather. This exhibition runs until June. There are also plans for many

other events to mark the town's important anniversary.

It is a big weekend for South West sport. Today, Dave has been to

Brickfields, the venue for tomorrows rugby clash between cross Tamar

rivals Plymouth Albion and the Cornish Pirates.

Here at the Brickfields, we will find out tomorrow who will be find

the flag for Southwest rugby in the championship. Plymouth Albion or the

Cornish Pirates? The Pirates have struck first blood already by

beating them on Boxing Day. Yeovil Town face the biggest match

of the football season against Barnsley whom they must beat if they

have any chance of escaping the drop. Both teams are on 32 points in

the bottom three. The winners will be looking upwards while the losers

will be in it up to their necks. If we can get an enthusiastic and

supportive crowd behind us, than that will give us a massive bonus on

match day. It has to be like the Sheffield United play`off game. If

our supporters can recreate that, we have every chance.

Time is running out for Torquay United at the bottom of league two.

Non`league football is looming with only seven games remaining.

Tomorrow, they face a tough fixture at Southend.

Exeter City are seven points away from danger. They could improve

their standing by beating Accrington Stanley at St James Park.

Moving to rugby and Exeter look to complete a double over Gloucester.

With five games left, they still harbour hopes of finishing in the

top six. Here, Plymouth Albion look to beat

their local rivals for the first time since 2009. They played on

Boxing Day. Jack Andrew got the try. There will be coverage on local

radio throughout the day. An Exmouth teenager could rule the

world in badminton next week. Ben Lane has just returned from the

European under 17 championships with two gold medals. He is now targeting

the world under 19 title. He is just 16 years old. But he is

ready to take on the world. Ben Lane is now European Badminton 's top

doubles player for his age. Now he is aiming to make it on a global

stage. He has worked hard on his fitness. That has shown because in

the last couple of weeks over the Europeans, he played a lot of team

and individual matches. I don't think he would have been able to

have done that if he hadn't improved his fitness to such a high level.

Not only does that mean more time on court, but also more time here in

the gym. He is putting in hours ahead of this weekend 's national

championships, before jetting off to Malaysia early next week. My main

goal is to see where I am against all the Asian players. The Asian and

European players are at a totally different level over there. I just

have to see where I am. With ambition like that, who's to say

that Ben Lane can't be a big star of badminton for years to come?

Finally from me, Exeter College are playing in the final of the under

18s competition tomorrow. Exeter must overcome Trent College from

Nottingham to lift the trophy. Best of luck to them.

All your football and rugby throughout Saturday afternoon will

be on your local radio. It all began nearly 30 years ago as

one man's obsession with cars. Today the Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset

hosts one of the UK's biggest collection of classic cars ` 400 in

total. Now it is about to open its doors after a multi million pound

make over. Our Somerset Correspondent has been to take a

look and get behind the wheel of one of the rare exhibits.

The ultimate boy's toy. A party of schoolchildren getting their hands

on a little bit of motoring history today. Any more space in the back?!

Now, history has a new 21st`century home. Which has been two years in

the making and cost more than ?5 million. How times have changed.

When it all started in 1985, there were just 33 cars. The private

collection of John Haynes, that's the man behind the famous motoring

manuals. He would readily admit an indulgent obsession.

Music. That obsession has certainly grown.

400 cars now from classic pieces of history to supercars. And how about

this? If you were super`rich and American back in the 1930s, this is

what you had. A Duesenberg. Today, the boss of this collection is

John's son, Mark Haynes. If you had to pick your favourite, what would

it be? This Duesenberg is a magnificent American motor car. It

is worth a few bob? Our most valuable car. If I offered you one

million, would you take it? No. Two million? Probably not. I give up!

This afternoon, they were preparing a new hall. Moving some exhibits

ahead of the grand opening next month. Welcome to our new and

unopened mini hall. And putting the finishing touches to an exhibition

dedicated to the Great British favourite. One of the unique things

about this museum is that some of the cars are actually taxed and

insured, which means... You can actually drive them on the road! See

you in a couple of weeks. Goodbye! Drive carefully!

It is a big birthday today for radio broadcasting in the south west.

Justin has been doing some time travel and joins us from 1924.

It was for this studio that the British broadcasting Company first

trip to the air from the South West. In 1924, all years were on this run.

Listeners that evening heard a concert from the Guildhall in

Plymouth and speeches from the Lord Mayor and John Rees, the managing

director of the BBC. Our reporter has been taking a look at how it all

started for the BBC in South West. These were the forefathers of BBC

South West. 90 years ago this evening, BBC Radio station began its

first broadcast from Plymouth. The Royal Marine band played live across

the airwaves. Over the years, radio programmes featured work from

celebrities such as George Bernard Shaw. He gave his first radio

interview in 19 34. This children's programme was very popular. There

would be an opening chorus. The station director who and his

assistant would sing a duet. Then there would be my reading. I

remember reading Black beauty and crying over it. The children also

cried. BBC staff moved out of the city to the suburbs with the

outbreak of war. And now mid`day parade. Eventually local live

television news took to the airwaves. This man worked for the

BBC for 26 years. Many people had very posh accents. It was the Kings

English. It opened us up to the rest of the world. We fed into the

network on occasion. In the early 1970s, a new radio service started.

Then in 1983, radio Devon and radio Cornwall started broadcasting. It is

amazing to think that we are now in this newsroom broadcasting to

hundreds of thousands because of online, radio and television. And it

all started implemented in 1924. So, happy birthday, BBC South West!

Fascinating. Now we will go bang up`to`date with modern technology.

Thanks for getting in touch. One viewer has e`mailed a skin if

there has been any thought to disabled drivers who rely on yellow

lines. Free parking would draw me into town

to shop. It is one that superstores can provide it and smaller

independent stores cannot. And on Twitter, another person has

said free parking makes sense when town centres are struggling. Thank

you to all of you. There was promise are all of warmer

weekend. Not sounding too bad? weekend. Not sounding

We had a fair number of e`mails saying the girl is yesterday were so

good that they should get rid of me! Please give me a few more

years! It is fine and dry. At last, some

spring weather. For most of the South West, the sunshine will be

back out. The exception will be western parts of Cornwall and the

Isles of Scilly. Will be a keen wind. For the rest of us, it will

improve. Lots of cloud not just for us but stretching right across

France, Spain and Portugal. A whole weather systems gradually drifting

westwards, moving back out into the Atlantic. We start to see drier air

coming from France during the course of tomorrow. It will stick with into

Sunday as well. It has been another cold day today. Some showers are

still dotted around and they will plague us again tonight. Gradually

moving away. Still the risk of showers right through until tomorrow

morning at sunrise. For most of us, it is a dry start to the day

tomorrow. Temperatures down to five degrees. Not quite as cold as it has

been overnight. Then the line of showers creep at Lee Westwood and

then stops just to the west of the Isles of Scilly. For all of us, are

fine and dry day with the exception in the far west of Cornwall. In the

sunshine, feeling quite warm. There is a noticeable breeze along the

Cornwall coast. For the Isles of Scilly, quite cloudy conditions.

Here are the times of high water. Not much for our surfers. The

coastal waters forecast has winds from the same sort of direction.

Gusting for seven around the Isles of Scilly. Sunday will be another

fine day with warm sunshine for most of us. The threat of showers in the

far West. Frequent showers overnight. Cooler next week, but

warmer than it has been. Don't forget, the clocks go forward one

hour on Saturday night. Have a good weekend.

We are back at 10:25pm. Goodbye.