22/07/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

Legal experts are worried that Jersey's new inquiry

into historic child abuse could fail if more victims can't be persuaded

The ?6 million inquiry into abuse in the care system began today.

The inquiry panel arriving `t Seaton Place this morning on the

Their mission ` to find out the extent of abuse

in Jersey's children's homes since the Second World War

Witnesses will include thosd abused and those they accusd.

But there are fears not enotgh victims will come to tell

It is a lot to expect them to come forward again and real estate

experiences, but for this to be successful and worthwhile, lore

victims do need to come forward otherwise work of the enquiry is

going to be compromised, and that is the last thing `nyone

This inquiry comes almost sdven years after a police investhgation

here at Haut de la Garenne sparked hundreds of complaints about sexual

That resulted in 192 people reporting 532 offences

And today it was made clear by inquiry lawyers that abuse has

happened across the island's care homes including beatings, c`nings

The enquiry will go on throughout the summer,

The panel heard about the children homes and fostdr homes

The personal stories of those abused will probably not be

Victims can come forward at any time during the inquhry to

And although wrongs in the past might not be righted,

the hope is any lessons learnt will protect children in the futtre.

A Guernsey lorry driver has been found not guilty

of causing the death of a cxclist by dangerous driving and of driving

50`year`old Nigel Simmon's lorry collided with 59`year`old

Jurats today decided Mr Simlon was not to blame.

Just over a year since one man died here and today

Nigel Simmon was cleared of causing the death of a cxclist

by dangerous driving or driving without due care and attenthon.

David Allison was riding along this cycle path during rush

He was wearing a cycle helmdt and high visibility vest.

As he neared Salerie Corner, a blue lorry driven by Mr Shmon

Mr Allison then slammed on his brakes,

skidded and fell off his bike, lying in the path of the trtck.

He was then run over by the heavy goods vehicle and died at the

So if Mr Simmon wasn't drivhng carelessly and dangerously,

Today in court the judge mentioned the odd

configuration where the cycle path merges with the footpath and that

the lines were so obscure that the police had to call the Environment

At the scene this afternoon Guernsey

cyclists say the States needs to do more to protect the public.

The most important thing is to get people cycling.

The more cyclists on the ro`d, the more people are aware of them,

the better they react to thdm and the more they understand how

We need to get more people cycling, and the States of Guernsey

understand that and we need them to make the parts better thought out,

more thought through, without it being an afterthought.

We have got them but they are bit of an afterthought.

Behind me, the family were clearly relheved

when the not guilty verdicts were read out, and it brings the end to

But the other family's grieving will continue.

The boss of Aurigny has been in Alderney today reassuring islanders

they will continue to operate services and won?t raise prhces when

Dornier aircraft are due to replace the ageing Trilanders flying

from Alderney to Guernsey and Southampton.

But Mark Darby said the airline is here to stay.

We have no intention of cancelling the route to Southampton from

Alderney. We have no intenthon of raising the fears. We reallx don't

know where these stories ard coming from, but I think it is just

scaremongering. This has obviously got people worried, but those fears

are groundless. Toxic ash

from Jersey has begun to be shipped The poisonous waste is left

behind after rubbish is burned Transport

and Technical Services say ht's a significant milestone in lanaging

hazardous waste at La Collette. It has taken me a few years to get

all the various permits and permissions in place. We had to go

through DEFRA in the UK and various other transport operations to get

the various permits. That is now all in place, so the ash is on hts way.

This Thursday, we will get rid of 12 trailer loads of ash. Will continue

for several months. We will get of all of its.

A choir from the Channel Islands has won three

silver medals for their performance at the World Choir Games in Latvia.

Here's The Musical Originals in rehearsals recently.

It is called Jersey and is sung in Jerriais.

The World Choir Games, held in Riga, saw 460 competing choirs with

The heat continues across the Channel Islands. Not a great deal of

change in our weather pattern overnight. Another warm night. Misty

early tomorrow morning, but then the sunshine will bring another warm and

humid day. Everything is st`gnating at the moment. Nothing moving too

fast. One weather system to the west of us does not make much progress

over the next 24 hours. We keep things dry, fine and warm. Wins

gentle from the north`east. Temperature is no lower than 16

degrees. Tomorrow, another lovely day. Some patchy cloud spoiling the

sunshine. Anywhere between 22 degrees and 25 degrees. As we head

towards the end of the week, slightly cooler conditions towards

the weekend. A small chance of a few showers turning up on Thursday. For

the most part, it is dry all the way through and stays humid. Goodbye.

Good evening. I know some of us could do with a drop of rain for the

gardens, and the hot weather doesn't suit us all, but it's within a warm

one today. 20 degrees in many parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland,

the warmest