25/06/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

Good evening. Hillsborough Castle.

Confiscated criminal assets should be used to help ex`offenders `

that's what one Jersey politician is calling for.

St Helier Deputy Mike Higgins is asking the States to use

the proceeds of crime to pax for a new drop`in centre.

The majority of inmates at Jersey's prison are repeat offenders.

Jen Smith spoke to one formdr prisoner trying to get back

It's not been easy for John to get back on his feet after prison.

He's worried he might be discriminated against

But John ` who left La Moye nine months ago ` says Kevin,

who runs the Freedom for Life charity, has really helped him.

I was lucky in having the stpport of my family but other than th`t, I

really don't know where I would have been. My confidence would h`ve been

shattered. I wouldn't have had that ongoing help from these guys and I

really don't know where I would be. I don't like to think where I would

be. And that's what Deputy Mike Higgins

is worried about. He wants ?200,000 to turn this

derelict warehouse into a drop`in The fund that I'm thinking of

getting the money from is stpposed to be used specifically for reducing

crime and therefore there is no reason why the state shouldn't

subordinate. It is taking money from any other steam. `` shouldn't

support it. There's a long way to go to

turn this space around. Developing this building will enable

us to enhance our service, to reach out to more people and to ghve

people a space and a place where they can feel safe and can deal with

the issues that are troubling them, the fears and anxieties thex face

when they come out of prison. I think any prisoner will tdll you

that the most difficult timd of the whole incarceration is prep`ring to

leave prison, because you don't know what people's reactions will be

what the big wide world is going to be.

And if the Treasury which administers the fund `grees,

this building could be the stepping stone ex`offenders like John need.

Two men accused of defrauding Guernsey's St`tes out

of ?2.6 million won't stand trial until September next year.

Adrian Taylor and John Woodhatch deny all the charges

against them and were released on bail after appearing at Southwark

They're accused of tricking Guernsey's Treasury and Resources

department into paying the loney into a new bank account which didn't

belong to airport contractor Lagan Construction, as they claimdd.

The case sparked a long and detailed combined fraud investigation

There's been another fire at the Pontins holiday camp site,

which Jersey Police think w`s started on purpose.

These photos taken by the fire service show smoke coming

from one of the chalets ` which was used by a charity to store books.

It's the second fire at the Plemont site this year.

Investigators still don't know what caused the last one in Janu`ry.

The police want to hear from the owners of a red moped

and a silver car seen leaving the area on Sunday afternoon.

Companies that want to dig tp Guernsey's roads could have to

The States are looking at charging for road closurds,

to try and make back some of the hundreds of thousands of pounds

We all know how frustrating it is when you're driving along...

Road closures can be a real nuisance ` and one wd're

Last year 874 roads were dug up ` up on 820 the previous year `

costing the States hundreds of thousands of pounds a ye`r.

Environment environment havd declared that the cost is ?350, 00 a

year. From our point of view, several hundreds of thousands is the

cost of the result of the increasing excavations by the utility

companies. We're engaging whth those utility companies to see how we can

come up with a reasonable approach to getting some contribution to

maintaining the road structtre. They don't know how much

the charges will be ` or how it will work exactly `

but hope it will mean fewer closures But it will be an added cost

for companies, The costs involved will havd to be

recovered somewhere and, ultimately, that is likely to be through the

customer charging mechanism, be that water charges or electricitx

charges. We will do all we can to make sure reinstatement are done to

minimise the costs by the road department.

As well as covering the costs of managing roadworks,

the States say the extra cash could also be spent improving the state

of the roads ` rather than being "diverted" onto other projects.

In tennis, Guernsey's Heather Watson is out

She and her Canadian partner Eugenie Bouchard were beaten

in straight sets by the Australian number`six seeds.

However, Heather is into round two in the singlds, after

She will face the German Angelique Kerber, who is

It will be tough but I look forward to it. I've never played her before.

She's a very different playdr and hopefully, I can play very well and

some damage. And you can watch Heather's match

on the BBC's red button service And we'll aim to bring you

highlights here on BBC One `t the Until then, thanks

for your company and I'll ldave you Cooler, fresher and much more

unsettled over the next few days. A change in the wind direction and we

lose the high pressure and gain low`pressure into the weekend.

Already a great stripe of cloud approaching western parts of

Portugal and the far west of France. That's the line of patchy r`in

heading our way. There will be an increasing cloud overnight `nd

temperatures will dip down to 1 or 14 but there is a risk of a shower

passing us by first thing tomorrow morning. The main threat of rain

comes after a few hours of daylight and into the morning and afternoon,

we will see more in the way of cloud and after lunchtime, some could be

quite heavy. They move throtgh fairly steadily so we could see a

clearance towards the end of the day, and a fresher feel to the air.

For the weekend, Friday, Saturday and into Sunday, showers around on

Friday and Saturday. Still some warmth with a bit of sunshine and

between the showers. The best day of the next three will be Sund`y,

largely dry. The full UK forecast is coming up.

afternoon. It does turn more unsettled and there woqld be heavy

and thundery downpours around. Good evening. A little bit later than

usual. The weather over the next couple of days will change. Let me

show you the satellite picture. You can see the cloud streaming across

the Atlantic. This weather front Weller upset the weather across --

will upset the weather in the south-west. As far as tonight is

concerned,