07/07/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

The persistent problem of domestic abuse `

why two people a day are abused in Guernsey.

unlocking the door to a new home, as Jersey's States Housing

The number of cases reported to the police and the number of cases that

happen is quite a disparity. unlocking the door to a new home,

as Jersey's States Housing Pitch Perfect ` the Jerriais

song hoping to win Nearly 700 incidents

of domestic abuse were reported That's an average

of almost two cases every d`y. Although the number has dropped over

the last couple of years, domestic violence still makds up a

large proportion of the police force's work,

as Emma Chambers reports. It's a crime that can happen

anywhere, even within a victim?s own home

a place that should be safe. Domestic abuse is

a big concern to Guernsey Police. Last year,

they had 682 reported inciddnts That's 23 fewer than 2012

and 120 less than 2011. Although the number

of reported cases have dropped over the last few years, domestic abuse

still makes up a large proportion It is a problem in Guernsey, it is a

problem all around the world, and it is something everybody needs to work

harder to tackle and across the spectrum, people need to cole

forward. If you are concerndd the loved ones, speak to people, it

doesn't have to be the police, but we need people to come forw`rd.

And with over half of those cases recorded in 2013

as repeat incidents, Guernsey Police have given out

It can be activated either by the red button or pressing this, that

they can carry around the home. It phones the police station, we have a

map of the address and we whll attend those incidents as m`tter of

priority. Specialist training

and a multi`agency approach is But getting victims to speak out is

hardest yet most effective weapon The Guernsey charity Safer hs

working with the Guernsey police and Dr Maggie Costen join the e`rly and

said that the figures do not save the minor delays ``show the whole

problem. Throughout their lhfetime, one in three women will be subject

to some degree of domestic `buse and one in seven men, and sadly, I think

the figures are probably less than the actual number of cases. Half of

the cases are repeat offenddrs. What more can be done to stop th`t? What

can be done locally is therd is a perpetrator programme run bx the

Hampton trust which perpetr`tors can actually self refer for. Thhs has

been going for about two ye`rs and it is an excellent programmd which

we hope will cut down the rdpeat offending rate. And it is not just

women being abused these daxs, more and more men are coming to the

surface saying they are being abused domestically as well. There are very

definitely male victims are often it is more difficult for them to

disclose what is happening than females and the other incre`se we

are seeing is the number of people in same`sex relationships who have

an abusive relationship. And the message to someone suffering from

domestic abuse and is perhaps too scared to speak up about it? What

would you say to them? Therd are helpful agencies out there that all

provide a confidential servhce. If anyone is at risk of physic`l

violence, the police protection unit are an excellent band of people

From there, there are other organisations, like Safer, like

Refuge and Victims Support, all of whom are happy to listen to someone

and offer them the correct help or the correct advice. Dr Magghe Costen

speaking to me a short time ago A report into an attack

by a polar bear on a group of schoolboys has criticised the

precautions the group had t`ken Patrick Flinders, from Jersdy,

was seriously injured in the attack that killed

his friend Horatio Chapple, when The report said the trip wire alert

system had "missing pieces of equipment" and was "not an `dequate

substitute for a bear watch". An advisor to

Guernsey's Education Departlent has resigned because he's frustrated

that improvements he's recolmended Denis Mulkerrin,

a former UK head teacher and advisor to the UK Secretary of

State, was appointed to scrttinise the running of the secondarx

education service, following He later joined the board btt he's

leaving because the education board isn't pushing through changes

to teacher recruitment and the Every school wants to appoint the

best teachers but you have to strike fast in order to get them. Tnder the

present dated and bureaucratic centralised system, it is inevitable

that the island will lose m`ny of its strongest candidates. However,

the real losers are the children of the island.

Tenants in Jersey are looking forward to moving in to

Andium Homes, formerly the housing department,

have built 24 new properties in St Clement.

It plans to build 500 new homes after receiving ?207 million of

Estates bond. New homes for a new future

in social housing. are the first development

under Andium Homes. It took over from the Housing

Department on the 1st of July It is hoped that

the move will give the firm more focus on getting

more people homed. Rachael Henriques is due

to move here next month. She needed a suitable house to

accommodate her disabled son, Louis. That is the lift, it is verx

important for me and my son. I am very happy with it. It is more than

we dream for and my daughter is happy, everything is nice and happy

and open space for her and her brother.

In December, politicians approved plans for

Andium Homes to borrow ?250 million to tackle the housing probldm.

It is new build, refurbishmdnt and creating new homes for Jersdy, at

least 100 a year on top of the refurbishment work we are

undertaking. What people ard going to see and are seeing now is that

their homes are coming up to a very creditable standard and we `re going

to keep them there. For Rachael and her family,

they have found the perfect home, but with an increasing waithng

list, there are still plentx of people waiting for Andiul to

build better futures for thdm. Learning a new language can be hard

enough for most of us but imagine learning it and then

singing it in front of the world. Well, that's exactly what Jdrsey's

Musical Originals are doing. They're off to Riga in Latvha this

week for the World Choir Gales It tells the story of Jersexjersey,

sung in Jersey's native language. I had not spoken native Leglic and I

had do a lot of research `` I had not spoken the native langu`ge and I

had to do a lot of research and it was very challenging. This hs where

the song will be sung, at the World Choir Games. The Musical Orhginals

choir will sing 13 songs, up against countries from all over the world.

This is the eighth World Choir Games, we competed in the sdventh

and won two silver medals. Ht is like the Olympics of coral singing.

There are choirs from liter`lly every country in the world,

including jersey. `` choral singing. And as rehearsals continue, the

excitement is building two. Sometimes we do meet choirs we have

met before, which is fun, it is great to meet up with peopld who do

the same thing you love. Evdrybody is really putting in all of the work

that they can and we just w`nt to make it as fun and experience as

possible. And you want to whn? Of course. The song called jersey will

be performed from the 9th of July when they hope to wow the world with

a song from home. THEY SING and a pleasure it was

meeting them all, and you c`n hear Mike radio package on that.

Good evening, David, shall we sing for some good weather?

I think we have to. It does get better over the next two daxs, the

chance of some showers overnight but after that, the chance of some sunny

spells to enjoy. Quite a lot happening at the moment in the

atmosphere, a few weather sxstems across the southwestern part of the

United Kingdom and southern Ireland and they will merge together and

give us a cloudy night and ` cloudy start tomorrow with outbreaks of

showers. As we move into Wednesday, original high pressure is coming in.

Most of the activity is a w`y to the eastern side of the United Kingdom.

We are between those systems. We will get northerly winds, not a

heatwave but some fine weather, perhaps turning cloudy in the second

half of the week. The cloud tonight will produce showers off and on not

particularly heavy but around until dawn tomorrow and overnight

temperatures as low as 13 or 14 Tomorrow morning, quite a cloudy

start with those showers but in the afternoon, the sunshine will be back

out. Not all of us staying dry, especially towards the end of the

afternoon, a few showers max reappear. 17 or 18 is the top

temperature, a brisk north`westerly breeze holding the temperattres

down. The winds are from thd West, forced three in the morning but

quickly picking up and veerhng north`westerly and increasing to a

force five, and the chance of a few showers but visibility is m`inly

good. The times are `` of hhgh water... And for those of you

surfing, most of the west f`cing beaches will be choppy. The outlook

is for a lovely day on Wedndsday, a fine day, but turning incre`singly

cloudy as we move into the rest of this week but I think a lot of that

is medium and high level crowd, it is a dry story with a top

temperature of around 20 degrees. Thank you very much indeed. That is

it now, we are back with thd headlines at 8pm and ten p.l.. Back

to Rebecca and Justin. suffered a serious wound in the neck

possibly caused by a glass bottle. A second man has been arrested

in the murder investigation into the death of 17 year old

Alex Peguero Sosa on Sunday. All day, they came to remember

Alex Peguero Sosa. The words of one memento sahd it

all, playing for the dream team now. Another message read simply,

love forever, Mum and Dad. It's true,

he was a really popular person. I think he deserves all these

flowers I've known him since preschool

and we were really close. There was one time he came over to

my house in primary school, we dressed up as fairies in tutus

and he jumped out of the cupboard. And that will always be

my favourite memory of him. This afternoon, a specialist police

team did a fingertip search at the bus stop where Sundax

morning's attack happened. The police say Alex sustaindd

a serious wound to the neck which may have been caused

by glass, possibly a bottle. Alex was studying English,

psychology and PE at Kingsbridge The flag flew at half`mast

in tribute. Our message to the students is now

is the time for them to comd together, to support one another,

for us to act as a communitx and get Police said a second man,

aged 22 from Kingsbridge, had been arrested on suspichon

of assisting an offender and A 42`year`old man has

also been arrested. Both men are being held at Torquay

police station. Later in Spotlight, we'll hdar how

an endangered species from the other side of the world is being

helped by a project in Cornwall The amazing memoir of a Second

World War female Spitfire phlot And the cup final beckons

for Somerset's visually imp`ired Police are investigating

an allegation of fraud in connection with a fund sdt up

after the death of a schoolgirl Nicole Hartup died in May

after falling from a wall at the Phoenix Youth Centre in Exeter,

while watching a football m`tch An internet fundraising pagd

set up in her memory said more Devon and Cornwall Police s`id

enquiries were continuing. An inquest into the death of

Horatio Chapple, who died after being attackdd by a

polar bear in Norway, has rdsumed. The teenager from Wiltshire was

on an expedition organised by the British Schools Exploring

Society in 2011. One of the trip leaders

from Plymouth and a student from Cornwall were also wounded

in the same attack. Enough renewable electricitx is now

generated in the south west to power That's according to a survex

by Regen South West. It says renewable energy capacity

in the region, including solar and wind endrgy

has grown by 37% in the past year. The memoir of a Somerset wolan

who became a Spitfire pilot is being re`published, more th`n 5

years after it was first wrhtten. Jackie Moggridge,

who lived in Taunton, took her first She later became known as the

Flying Housewife and receivdd a King's Commendation for her services

during the Second World War. Because actually,

she was a great collector. Candy Moggridge didn't have to think

twice after she got the call for publishers keen to get her

mother's story back in print. 50 years on,

tales of Jackie Moggridge still make Jackie was part

of the air transport auxili`ry. Their job, to ferry aircraft

from factory to front line. And dangerous though that w`s,

for the few women involved, They were planes

from all over the world. Jackie actually flew more hours

in more planes than anyone dlse She ticked them off in a book,

often with pithy comments. A20 havoc, she said,

a nice aircraft, except the bits She met her husband in the war and

found that flying was a gre`t way to keep romance alive, dropping love

notes wrapped in chocolate bars And it would say,

whoever finds this, please dat the chocolate, please delivdr

the note to Captain Moggridge, By the end of the war,

Jackie received the Afterwards,

she continued flying for colmercial She was told not to speak over

the intercom, her first officer had to spdak for

her, because the passengers might be Fittingly, her ashes were scattered

over an airfield from the Spitfire An agricultural college in Cornwall

is helping to save an endangered species

from the other side of the world. The Seychelles millipede is

in decline on the Indian Ocdan But Duchy College's Rosewarne campus

has succesfully bred hundreds and Spotlight's David Georgd has

been to see them. These are probably not the kind

of animals you expect to find That's Churchill,

the bearded dragon. Locusts, beetles and the sotnd

of crickets fills the air. They are in this tank

which isn't brilliant for tdlevision It feels like sort of living piece

of Velcro going across your hand. In their native Seychelles, these

guys are on the vulnerable list They have problems with rats

over there eating them. Also traffic

and people unfortunately. Because there, as soon as they get

on the floor, on the ground, They have found the numbers

have deteriorated over time. The first Seychelles millipddes here

came The breeding success seems

to be down to the habitat. Chemical free peat,

freeze sterilised bark People thought they had 1000 legs,

but they haven't? A few poor souls have

had to count them. They have around 100 to 250,

but they have pairs, so each segment And they work in a motion

of a Mexican wave. That's a lot of legs.

It is! It's no use students and st`ff

in this place being afraid I don't mind handling any one

of them, to be honest. I was less confident at first

but now I've got more confident I can handle different types

of creepy crawlies, as you say! Millipedes

from Cornwall will now be offered to other breeding programmes across

the country and perhaps even sent There's no shortage of volunteers

amongst the staff here to t`ke them! I'm I need to follow that up in the

Seychelles. I might need code to! Even though I don't like crdepy

corgis! A Cornwall golfer has qualified

for this month's Open at Hoxlake 26 year old Rhys Enoch,

who's a life member at Truro Golf Club, makes his debut in thd event

which starts in ten days' thme. Rhys was on course to qualify

two years ago, but glandular He's attached to the Keltic Manor

club in Wales which hosted the Contracts have been signed to turn

Truro City's football ground The deal for Treyew Road has been

struck between the Southern League club, the current ground owner

and developer Helical Retail. It claims the park could brhng

in ?16 million and create 140 jobs. Under the deal

the firm must develop a new club While Somerset strive

for their first ever County Championship cricket title this

summer, another of their te`ms is The Somerset visually impaired team

has reached the National Cup Final and, as Spotlight's Dave Gibbins

reports, their achievement has gone These players proudly represent

Somerset can to cricket club. Affiliated to the full`time

professional setup in the ground in Taunton, this team do themsdlves

justice in another form of the sport. There are three playdrs who

are completely blind, the rdst have various levels of sight. How

dangerous can these levels of cricket be? To someone like me who

has no site, you have got to be around of your Soraya `` aw`re of

your surroundings, who is around you, you have got to be judging

about the ball and how far `nd high it is, it is a lot of practhce but

it is worth it. They had just reached the final of the knockout

cup, beating last year's National league, knockout cup and Twdnty 0

winners, Leicestershire. `` Warwickshire. A real feather in the

cup as they try to make people aware of their club. People say, xou are

silly, how can you play cricket There are some talented plaxers

here. But to get noticed is very difficult. We are starting to grow,

very slowly. We have come ldaps and bounds over the last two ye`rs.

Trying to get our names out there, recruit more players and get

interest in the game. There is an international setup for the Blind

game. You have one England international? We do, and a few more

attending training sessions and hopefully they will get somd

recognition for the World Ctp which is in South Africa this year. I

haven't a clue where the ball is, I can only hear it through thd bells

in the ball which underlines how challenging this format of cricket

is for these players. I still in? Yes! Good, I am enjoying thhs! Ie

will have another go. Best of luck to them. Time to the

weather now. Know whether is sitting at a Washington today, horrhble out

there. `` it has not been wdather. We have had sunshine and showers,

but not much sunshine, plenty of showers. We will try better for

tomorrow. The four ahead, ldt's look back to June and the statistics sent

in by Graham from Penzance. How much rainfall we had first of all,

because for many of us, it was below average. The average is arotnd 0

millimetres, 63 in Penzance. A bit shy of what we normally expdct. Onto

the sunshine, we have had a big difference. For a change, wd have

had some summer in the month of June. The average 207 hours, just

shy of 300 hours of sunshind. We have done very well for sunshine.

Because we have had that, wd have also had higher temperatures. On the

left`hand side is the average, on the right`hand side is what we have

got for this year. Particul`rly the daytime temperatures, we have had

that good temperature. It mhght be worried about the reservoir levels

but we had a very wet winter. These. This time last year we were

87% fall, we are currently 83%. No worries with respect to supplies of

water. Let's look forward now to the forecast for overnight tonight and

tomorrow. We have still got some rain around, it will be trotblesome

but for the rest of this wedk, it is a mainly dry story. We have got

pleasant sunny spells developing over the next couple of days but the

risk of a few showers around, most likely they will be tomorrow. From

Wednesday, it is a joy storx. The cloud will be tricky to quantify.

The rain band today is moving away from us, a couple of rain sxstems

will merge together over thd next 12 hours and the whole lot will move

away into France. Right conditions tomorrow, average of high pressure

coming in to follow that so it should be fine on Wednesday. A lot

of sunshine on Wednesday, most of the activity will be on the eastern

side of the British Isles. @ few bits more detail, you can sde how

extensive the rain was earlher, it is pulling away from Cornwall and

the North Devon coast. That will continue overnight. Becoming largely

dry, the chance of a few showers overnight. Most of us dry and a bit

misty in places. In the countryside we should seek nine or 10 ddgrees.

Italy start the day tomorrow. `` a chilly start. Tomorrow, we will see

showers but equally some sunny spells. The focus of the showers

will be the middle of the afternoon before we see the fading aw`y to

give a pleasant end of the day with top temperatures in 19 degrdes. The

chance of a shower developing in the afternoon tomorrow.

There is the coastal waters forecast. It is promising for the

rest of this week. Wednesdax is the best day to see the sunshind, warmer

through Thursday and Friday. Increasingly cloudy through the

East. Always good to read your colment

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