14/04/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

calls for UN peacekeepers to be sent in. That's all from the BBC News at

Six. Jersey Dairy is the busiest it has

been in years after sales to China treble. It could continue like this

for another month, particularly if the weather stays nice.

The latest attempt to turn around falling visitor numbers in Guernsey.

And 70 years after the islands were liberated, the archaeologists

excavating the site of a former World War Two camp.

Jersey Dairy is the busiest it has been in years after sales to China

trebled and new contracts were signed with UK suppliers. The dairy,

which sells milk from the cows of 23 local farmers, is employing more

staff and hasn't ruled out expanding. Its Jersey branded

products are going for a premium in places like Japan.

These have a long journey ahead. More than 8,000 miles away, demand

is growing in China. Orders to the region have trebled in recent

months. It is looking very encouraging. The first shipment left

in November of last year and arrived in China early January, and the

products got into the stores immediately after the Chinese new

year, so, the first week of February, so we have had two or

three months of trading now. Six crates have recently become 20.

My main aim is to try and grow the support amongst the local consumers,

so I have been putting on recipes and doing competitions, working with

schools and trying to have interaction with local schools and

posting news updates so everyone is aware of how well we are doing. And

it's not just sales to China that have increased. And big orders are

still coming in from places like Butlins, Brighton Pier and even the

Chelsea Flower Show. Jersey. It is an island in the

English Channel, and 13 miles off the coast of France. This video,

made for Chinese TV, has helped target the Eastern market. The Gary

says it's priority will always be the island markets. But the grass

could be greener on the eastern side.

Two men have appeared in court in Jersey charged with dangerous

driving on the night of a fatal crash. 22`year`old Vitor Fernandes

died in a collision on Victoria Avenue in December last year.

28`year`old Jeronimo Santos and 19`year`old Luis Carlos Alves

Cardoso faced charges in the Magistrates Court today. 21`year`old

Jose Joao Santos Silva, from St Saviour, has already been charged

with causing death by dangerous driving. All three will reappear in

court on the 24th April. Improving Alderney's air links is

one of the main priorities of the islands newest states member. Norma

Paris won this weekend's by`election following the death of Paul Arditti,

who died in January. Ms Paris will serve the remaining eight months of

Mr Arditti's four year term after polling 394 votes. Voter turnout was

about 55%. The most important thing we all need

to look at is the airport and our transport links, particularly our

aviation link. All of the other issues we have will fall into place

if we get this sorted out, and I have a lot of experience in

aviation, and I'm looking forward to being able to help.

A Jersey landlady is calling for more protection under Jersey's

housing laws after a tenant left her flat in such a bad state it needs

thousands of pounds worth of repair work done. Sharon Campbell believes

there should be some sort of blacklist of tenants.

Three years of filth and damage. This is the state landlady Sharon

Campbell found her flat in after leasing it to tenants who moved out

of the property, not just leaving toys and clothes, but thousands of

pounds worth of repairs. If they don't look after it, what is anyone

going to do? The only thing they can do is take somebody to court for the

amount it will cost, knowing I'd will not get that back. I have not

got the time to do that. There needs to be a system that allows people to

be black listed, if you like, and then monitored in the next property.

But Sharon is not alone. Jersey's Citizens Advice Bureau say they see

many other landlords in Sharon's position, and say the rules need to

change when it comes to leasing property so both the tenant and

landlord are protected and not left out of pocket. Two things we would

really like to see in order to help alleviate the problems associated

with landlords and tenants, the first is a rental protection deposit

scheme, and the second is the compulsory use of condition reports

that would outline the condition of the property at the beginning of the

lease and then review that at the end of the lease. There are moves

planned by the states to bring in improved protection for landlords

and tenants, but in the meantime, for Sharon the clean`up continues.

It's hoped a festival to promote Guernsey's heritage will attract

more visitors to the island. The Heritage Festival takes place over

the next 30 days and features activities on land and sea designed

to highlight the island's rich history. Last year saw a drop in

visitor numbers. Mike Wilkins reports on the latest attempt to

boost tourism. Starting the summer season with a

bang, this video is accompanying Heritage Festival, a new event

designed to attract more people to the island. Places like Castle

Cornet are very popular and get around 50,000 visitors each year,

but tourism bosses are keen for more of the island and its history to be

explored. And it certainly needs to do something. The number of visitors

staying in Guernsey fell by 3% in 2013 compared to the previous year.

But will focusing on a small island with a big history be enough to

encourage more tourists? Very helpful that it will attract lots of

visitors. We are making the most of the established events that take

place, liberation day in the literary festival, but we now have

35 days of activities and events that will appeal to all of the

family, and we are hoping that we will see many more visitors coming

over to the island and enjoying the island and everything it has to

offer from a heritage perspective. Some feel that Guernsey doesn't do

enough to promote its ancient and modern history. But now it's trying.

And it'll ultimately be the visitor numbers that'll decide if this

celebration of history is a hit this summer.

Plans in Alderney to mint physical money based on the virtual online

currency Bitcoin have been put on hold. The Royal Mint suddenly

announced they were unable to produce the coins this year due to

pressure of work. We are disappointed, obviously, but to be

honest, it was a small project on and there is a lot of

misunderstanding about it. If you could pursue new things and you do

not look at opportunities, then we would not be doing our job, and I'd

guess, back in 1990s, the same attitude was held about gambling,

and look what with that led to. `` look at what that led to. It's

nearly 70 years since the Channel Islands were liberated, but stories

of the occupation are still being uncovered. Archaeologists are in

Jersey this week excavating the site of a former World War Two German

camp. It's the first time anyone has unearthed a slave or forced labour

camp in the Channel Islands, and as Emma Chambers reports, the findings

are revealing stories that may have been lost over the years.

I think the two most impressive features in this camp are the two

entrance posts, but what's interesting about them is there's a

single strand of barbed wire going around this one and on this one

there is double strands of wire, and I think that's because security

didn't need to be so tight around the camp.

A scary insight into life as a forced labour worker. For years this

has all been hidden under ivy and trees, but has now been unearthed by

a group of archaeologists. Dr Gilly Carr and her team are digging into

the history of Lager Wick, a former German camp situated here on

Grouville Marsh. It's the only site left from the Occupation that's not

been destroyed or built on, so evidence of those who were forced to

live and work here have been preserved. We were coming up with a

member of these yesterday. I think there were two dominant vessels, and

one of them is a basin, a dish kind of vessel, and the other one is a

job, and it talks about people pouring water into a jog to get

washed in the morning. This excavation is the first of its

kind in the Channel Islands. What has been found from this site could

be displayed in a museum, so the visible evidence of those forced to

work will not fall through the island's history. Beautifully

sunny. What will it be like for the rest of the week?

sunny. What will it be like for the We have seen some lovely bright

skies through today, and we have more of the same on for tomorrow.

Sunny skies, staying dry. We will see the breeze freshening through

the day. If you take a look at the satellite picture, you will see that

across the bulk of the United Kingdom, the weather fronts are

locked down from the Atlantic. That is the situation of high pressure

today. The morrow it slips further east and introduces more of a breezy

easterly, and then by Wednesday, the winds will ease a little, but things

might get a bit warmer for a time. Looking at the satellite picture,

there it is cloud in the sky. As we head through the night, we will not

see any cloud forming all stop a pretty quiet night on the way, that

we will see winds gradually veering around. Temperatures will drop into

the mid teens in some locations. Tomorrow it is a bright start and we

should see plenty of sunshine through the day. We are going to

notice the winds are a little bit breezy here. They are coming in from

the east, but nonetheless, temperatures will stay in the early

teens. Taking a look at the cost to workers forecast `` coastal water

forecast... Conditions are fair and the visibility is good. Our times of

high water. Not a great deal to work with for

our surfers. Most of the waves will be around one or two feet, but

conditions are clean. We will keep the high pressure in charge, and it

will look settles and try, but more cloud will be building toward the

end of the week. A pretty decent run`up to Easter.

I will hand you over now. Goodbye. consider their verdict.

There's still plenty to come on Spotlight tonight: Rescued from the

brink ` one year on we'll find out what has happened to Axminster

Carpets. And how much did they raise?

The lifeboat crew who cycled round Britain to pay for a new boat.

Controversial plans for the Atlantic Array wind farm off North Devon may

well have been shelved but almost two hundred wind turbines ARE

planned for the sea off Dorset. Once again it's a scheme which pits the

economy against the environment, with hundreds of jobs likely to be

created. From Portland, Spotlight's environment correspondent Adrian

Campbell reports. Portland Harbour says it's well

placed to benefit from the ?3.5 billion wind farm being planned off

the coast of Dorset. The wind farm would be situated between Portland

and the Isle of Wight. If it passes all the necessary planning hurdles,

it's set to have just under 200 turbines which the developers say

will power more than 700,000 homes. Portland Port says it has much to

gain. We will see vessels such as this,

and larger, coming in and out, taking the assembled wind turbines

out offshore ` that will last three to five years. Beyond that, you have

the long`term operational and maintenance support of the site.

It may be well situated to take advantage of any business

opportunities from the creation of a wind farm between here and the Isle

of Wight, but what about the impact on the environment?

Environmentalists have concerns about the possible impact on birds

from all of those turbines. The key to this is the environmental

impact assessment. We're really hoping that we will have enough time

to be able to go through what would be a very thick document, and look

at it in detail because, at the moment, it's hard to judge whether

this is going to be a good project or a bad project for the

environment. A large wind farm off Dorset does

offer some economic benefits to the county, but environmental

campaigners say any planning decision shouldn't be rushed, as

there is too much at stake. The brother of Alan Jeal, whose body

was found on Perranporth beach in February, is appealing to the public

for information. The body was found unclothed except for one walking

shoe. A sock was found in his mouth. Derek Jeal, who is Alan Jeal's

younger brother, was unavailable for a BBC interview and was recorded by

the police. The uncertainties are stopping us

from pulling a closure to things. We can't lay Alan to rest. We can't lay

our thoughts to rest without knowing what has happened. We need to get

rid of this uncertainty and have some answers.

A new doctor`led minor injuries unit is to open in Tiverton in July. The

contract to run the unit at Tiverton and District Hospital has been

awarded to South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust. It'll be open

14 hours a day. Axminster Carpets is back in profit

a year after being rescued from administration.

Hundreds of workers lost their jobs in March last year, but a month

later it was bought by an entrepreneur from Somerset. One year

on, more staff are being employed, new products are being made and

Axminster Carpets has its Royal Warrant back. Spotlight's Andrea

Ormsby has the story. 250 years of carpet making. So

nearly lost. A year on, it's all changed.

It's totally transformational. We have gone from 100 people employed,

when we first started, to now over 160 people. Our sales have doubled,

we have now hit ?12 million of turnover in our first year, and I

can say that we have made a modest profit. It has been really fantastic

in a year when so much has had to be rebuilt and restructured. We are

really proud of what people have done.

The Axminster Carpet showroom ` a year on and it couldn't look more

different. Trying to use these room sets, so

that people can really see what the carpet will look like in the sort of

application that they will have. That is why we will have a whole

series of them showing different styles. You can really see what it's

going to look like, and it takes the risk out of that decision`making for

the customer. Axminster Carpets will always be

rooted in the traditional carpet, but now there is a move to

modernise. This is a new concept for us. Not

only can we make these carpets,we can put these colour features in so

it makes a wonderful runner up a staircase, and then we can use

various types of edging to create a complement that goes with your wall

colourings or your wallpaper coverings, as we have done here. We

can do this in a whole variety of ways, which makes an almost bespoke

offering for our customers. It's really really exciting. We've

repainted, got a new carpet. Finally, we've got these lovely room

sets that people can come in, and it's been very well received by

customers. Back in the factory, and more people

are getting their old jobs back. March fifth at 2pm, I found out I'd

been made redundant, along with 200 other people. A dreadful day. And

then it was just an onward thing, looking for employment all the time,

finding bits and pieces but nothing permanent. Nothing like this that

I'm used to doing. And here I am a year on, back again and happy to be

here. Today, Axminster Carpets is into new

markets, new products and new people. A company once again

confident of the future. Time for the sport now and all four

South West clubs are keeping the football season alive, aren't they,

Dave? Yeovil Town's future as a

Championship club remains bleak, even though they've moved off the

bottom of the table. They're five points away from the clear after a

1`1 draw at Huish Park against Bournemouth, who'd won their last

five games. Kieffer Moore put Town ahead only for Eddie Howe's team to

fortuitously eke out an equaliser to deny Yeovil winning points.

Onto League Two and Plymouth Argyle's play`off ambitions have

been severely harmed after a home defeat to Oxford. At the other end

of the table, Exeter City are in grave danger of joining Torquay

United in the relegation positions. Well a little earlier, former

Torquay and Plymouth defender Guy Branston joined me to assess the

weekend's results. Plymouth Argyle, I think, for me,

will get in the opportunity and actually get in the play`off

position. I was disappointed that they obviously lost, but there are

four games left ` a great opportunity for them to still do it.

There are a lot of permutations that can happen with the four games that

we've got. Now the two goals they've conceded

at Home Park in Oxford, how could they have been prevented?

By cutting out obviously the silly free kicks given out for the first

goal, but also defending better here. Going across the baulks,

someone's got to stick their head on it and clear it away. You stop the

volley going across the baulks, you stop the goal. But the second goal

was so disappointing ` you don't drop off at the end. One of the lads

have got to go out and close it down, but then you've got to stop

Constable shooting because he knows he can finish. He's one of the top

scorers. And it didn't help matters having

Maxine Blanchard sent off for a second caution. He misses the next

few games. Moving to St James Park, Exeter City

have been dragged into that danger area. How serious is it for Exeter

now? It was a disappointing game. It

didn't flow. It was uncomfortable. Jordan Moore Taylor gets a great

finish. He capped off a great game. He was fantastic all day. But the

shameless defending at the end of it was disappointing as well. When the

actual ball is bouncing about, one of the defenders has now got to go

and stop the ball. Stop the shot, and then clear the ball. They don't

do that and they concede and end up equalising. That goal was really

important, because now they are in the mix.

They are only two points above the bottom two relegation places, one of

which is occupied by Torquay United. Is it too little too late after

their win at Bristol Rovers? For me, yes. It's disappointing.

Coulthirst scores a fantastic goal. Shaquile Coulthirst, on loan from

Tottenham. He ends up getting a great shot off to Mansell. He gets

his shot off, and hopefully a stroke of luck, he gets a second goal. But

I think it's a bit too little too late.

Hopefully, they go down in a blaze of glory.

That's going to be a massive game on Easter Monday, Exeter versus

Torquay. Can wait! Exeter Chiefs occupy seventh spot in

rugby's Premiership ` a place which could see them contest the play`off

for entry to next season's new`look European Cup.

Their 38`33 win at bottom club Worcester Warriors was only Exeter's

second league victory of the year. Hooker Jack Yeandle went over twice

as the Chiefs outscored Worcester by five tries to four. Dave Lewis, Sam

Hill and Gareth Steenson also scored to open up a 21`3 advantage at one

point. Somerset's County Championship

cricket opener against Yorkshire at Taunton is producing a feast of

runs. Last years runners`up posted a total

of 450 earlier today, with Somerset xxx for x in reply. North Devon's

Craig Overton took three wickets in Yorkshire's first innings.

`` 166 for three. A new diving academy, bearing the

name of Plymouth's Tom Daley, hopes to unearth more top divers. The Tom

Daley Diving Academy will be mainly based at his new headquarters in

London, but courses will also run up and down the country. The

19`year`old is currently training for the Diving World Series event.

Finally, don't forget Late Kick Off tonight at 11.30pm when they feature

Torquay United at Bristol Rovers and Gordon Sparks' 30 years as a

commentator for Plymouth Argyle. That's on BBC One.

U2 are naughty this evening! `` you two.

Members of Sidmouth's lifeboat crew have completed their cycle tour of

the British coastline raising money for a new back`up boat for the town.

The town's lifeboat has been independently funded since the RNLI

pulled out of the station in the 1920's. The crew has visited other

independent lifeboat stations around the country as part of a fund

raising challenge. Emma Ruminski reports.

Returning home after 2,500 miles in the saddle. Three members of the

Sidmouth Lifeboats cycled into town after their marathon fundraising

effort. Really proud of what the guys have

done. And the money we've raised for the boat. It's been excellent.

Lifeboat crews all over the world have to show qualities of courage,

persistence, duty... They hardly sound like slobs. But

that's the name they chose for themselves, shorthand for Sidmouth

Lifeboat On Bikes. They've spent the last two weeks cycling around the UK

visiting other independent lifeboat stations around the country. The aim

was to raise money to pay for a new support boat back home.

Well, basically, this is our main boat here. It's difficult to get

enough time for all the trainees on this boat. So, what we decided to do

is to buy a new boat... Which could be used for the training.

The local residents here in Sidmouth have had a long association with the

lifeboat. They stepped in to fund it when in 1912 the RNLI pulled out.

They're responsible for the area between Axmouth and Budleigh

Salterton about 30 shouts a year. BBC Radio Devon's Judi Spiers

awarded the cyclist their well earned medals. A cheque was also

presented from a local bequest which will take the total raised to around

?15,000.``` ?15,000. Weather`wise it's been a great day

today with unbroken sunshine across much of the region These pictures of

the Grand Western Canal Tiverton today were shot by our cameraman

Alec Collyer. Great weather for the wildlife there and for those out

enjoying the sunshine too. So what of tonight and tomorrow's weather?

Well Ian Ferguson has the details. Hello, good evening. A pattern of

high pressure dominating the pattern out for a few days to come. A good

deal of dry, settled and fine weather. Just subtleties really in

terms of the changes of wind direction, and the amount of cloud

that may come and go. This evening and tonight, we got clear skies all

the way. A recipe for a chilly night with a touch of Frost. Tomorrow, the

flow will start coming from the south to south`east. The south coast

was the slightly depressed temperatures versus the northern

coasts who will see the hire of the temperatures. For the rest of this

evening and tonight, a good deal of sunshine across the board, including

down through the Channel Islands. As we continue into the nights, we'll

find that some Frost continues to form fairly widely inland. Maybe

some fog through the Exe Valley, for example, with a little bit of missed

elsewhere. Broadly speaking, it's going to be clear skies by tomorrow.

Temperatures will have dropped down to values a good steel lower than

the values you are seeing there, I suspect. We could be as low as two

or three Celsius. A touch of Frost quite likely. Tomorrow, a case of

watching how the skies develop. If we lose any of the fog and low

cloud, we will all be in the same boat with a good deal of sunshine.

With that breeze coming in from the southern quarter, it will be the

south coast that sees the temperature is just that little bit

down compared to today. Maybe by two or three degrees. The North will

have the highest temperatures, including the Channel Islands.

Here's how those temperatures should settle ` around 12 degrees, getting

up to 15 as we head towards the northern coast of Cornwall. 13

Celsius will be fairly typical across the Channel Islands. A

similar story as we get through to Wednesday. There will generally be

more cloud around as we move towards Thursday and Friday, but nonetheless

a good deal of dry weather. That's it from me. Goodbye. Welcome

to the South West if you are on holiday at the moment.