24/07/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

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A plea for Guernsey to invest in industries

Our athletes fly the flag for the Channel Islands at the

But now the hard work starts, in the pool, on the court and on the roads.

As Guernsey's government battles to make savings, one departlent

The Commerce and Employment Department wants money to

pay for TV adverts to promote the island as well as developing

A few months ago, this building was heralded as a potential hub for new

But since then, opinions have changed and this will no longer be

The Commerce and Employment department now wants

the hub to provide much mord and for it to be based in the cdntre

What we need to do is have that set up, but have support. Let us have a

place where we can have informal and formal so `` seminars. Lettdrs have

a place where members of thd public who do not understand how to get

online can drop them. `` drop in. The minister wants money

from the Strategic Developmdnt Fund He also has two other

proposals to boost business. On his wish list is ?1 millhon

for a new digital innovation centre and ?900,000 for e`finance to

encourage companies to set tp here that specialise in peer to peer

lending and virtual currenches. There is also a cash bid

for a separate ?250,000 to pay for Some doubt these ideas will ever

happen, but C insists it has to The question now is

whether those holding the ptrse springs, namely the T Dept in the

building behind me, is stimtlated JT should be fully privatisdd,

according to Jersey's public sector Karen McConnell also said

the state`owned telecoms colpany should be forced to publish full

accounts after it made ?10 lillion JT and the government both say

they are broadly satisfied Around 100 families visiting Jersey

have had their holiday disrupted bec`use of

the Clipper ferry's cancell`tion. They are travelling in caravans

and motor`homes, which are too big Condor has apologised,

offering vouchers and also announced a replacdment

freight ferry will help out while He went into sea condor itsdlf down

at the harbour. They said there are only 6.5 metres. Five minutds after

leaving the terminal, we got a phone call saying that they could take the

eight metres. We are not confident, because none of them knew what they

were talking about. It has been the first full day

of competition at the 20th Team Guernsey and Team Jersdy have

been competing on the squash courts, in the pool and on the roads today,

all with mixed results. Live to Glasgow now, where

our Edward Sault is standing by Thanks, Clare, and welcome to

a very sunny Glasgow. It has been a full`on day

for our athletes here today, after the excitement

of last night's spectacular opening For Guernsey's flag bearer, though,

there was no time to rest, " Kimmel live last night as it

welcomed the Commonwealth to the city and to Celtic Park. `` Glasgow

came alive. It felt to guar`ntee's squash player to lead has shgned

out, 30 athletes hoping to win their first medal for the a once hn 3

years. `` for the eight months. For the ailments. `` for the islands. He

took the first game and put through to take the second 11. He w`s set on

course to win. It was a good first round. I had to work around the

court, get used to the court myself. It all went to plan.

And Chris Simpson is playing in his second round around now.

We will let you know how he gets on in the late bulletin.

This afternoon, Jersey duo Daniel Halksworth and Tom

They were up against reigning Olympic medallists

Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee in a very tough competition.

The sun shone on Strathclyde Country Park, the venue

Dan was an impressive sixth coming out of the water.

He sat back, taking up a tactical position at the back of the chasing

It paid made off as he brokd away on the last lap.

Could this be Jersey's first medal in 24 years?

Dan normally competes in iron man races

and is used to running a marathon at this stage, not a 30`minute sprint.

He was soon overtaken by the chasing pack,

Dan can take pride in his final standing

in a race that is almost fotr times shorter than his usual dist`nces.

The swimming started at Tolcross this morning and as nearly ` quarter

of Guernsey's team are swimlers we thought we would send Emma Chambers

It was a high`profile event, attracting hundreds. There hs a real

sense of excitement here. This is a huge event in the Commonwealth

Games, and a huge platform for Channel Islands slumbers. ``

swimmers. He was one place short of qualifying. In his second hdat, it

was a tough competition, ag`inst some of the bigger names. Hd secured

joint 15th place. The only guarantees swimmer competing into

sheets today, he was prepardd for the Commonwealth competition. It is

very different. I was midfidld compared to the rest of thel. You

have to concentrate on what you are doing. Training paid off in the 200

meter breaststroke. He got ` personal best and enjoyed every

second of it. For such a sm`ll nation to come here and swil against

Scotland and Australia, it hs so good. Pleasing performances and

timings, it was a successful day in the pool for Jersey and Guernsey.

However, there is no rest of them. The complete an more events over the

next few days. `` in more events. And you can find out how Miles Munro

performs in the semi`final of the 50m Men's Butterfly

at 8pm tonight on BBC One. A few other highlights to

watch out for tomorrow. Jersey take on England

in the Badminton arena. Now, that is particularly

interesting because two of the Jersey team played for Dngland

at the last Commonwealth Gales. That starts at 2pm over

on the red button. As is the inter`island clash

between Guernsey and Jersey One more dear `` one more d`y of

heat before things come down into the weekend. And sunny day

tomorrow, the north`east wind making the day a little colour. `` a little

more called. `` cold. A lot of showers across northern France and

you may see a flash of lightening `` lightning in the distance.

Overnight, 17 Celsius the mhnimum temperature, wind is coming in from

the north`east. For tomorrow, and another lovely day. Little change in

the weather pattern. It will be fine and dry, another warm day. For the

coastal waters forecast, visibility is reduced because of the kdys, ``

haze. The sunshine has made a big difference to the surface

temperatures. Workload Irel`nd on Saturday, Alberto drop in

temperatures. Probably overnight into Saturday and Sunday,

temperatures to 22 or 21 Celsius. And Kris says here on the m`inland

in our little part of Dorset we re not going to get it because it's too

expensive to put in! Thanks to everyone who took the time

to get in touch. The first stage of the new

Kingskerswell Bypass at Newton Abbot has just opened to traffic. It's

only a few hundred metres long, but will eventually stretch for almost

four miles. The aerial footage gathered by the

company building the new Sotth Devon Link Road certainly gives a new idea

of the scale of this project. The new road should cut traffic

congestion. But quite a few trees and hedges have disappeared along

the way. We have lost a lind of cider apple trees that were planted

back in the time. And we have lost the diversity of birds, obvhously.

We have lost looking at a vhew across at the trees down on the car

park. Because the bypass is actually higher than anticipated. So we did

not realise we were going to lose quite as much. There is 5.5

kilometres of new carriagew`y being constructed. And we are standing

right in the middle of the new road. Over in this direction is Ndwton

Abbot. And over here, Torqu`y. The company constructing thd new

road said it has worked hard to compensate for the environmdntal

disruption. The Smith familx had a brand`new house built, becatse

theirs was in the way of thd road. And they have also got a new bat

house in their back garden. There are special ledges for badgdrs and

otters to clamber right unddr the carriageways. And bats have been

considered all along the rotte as local authorities project m`nager

Paul explained. And this is the microphone that records how

bats are travelling through to their bats are travelling through to their

feeding grounds. The site h`s to cope with two railway lines, as well

as the existing road. But the project aims to be sustainable.

Just behind me, you can see new foundations of a bridge over the

railway. Over here is the processing of material. Brought here,

reprocessed and finally, ovdr on the new tunnel, they are reusing that

material. The team building the road says it will carry 35,000 c`rs a day

from the end of 2015. Traffhc jams should end and air quality should

improve. The road has taken 50 years to plan. But not everyone is

convinced it has been better for the environment.

So concern from some about the loss of trees. But the company btilding

the road has told Spotlight 750 trees have already been planted on

the site. Sports news now. Plymouth dhver Tom

Daley has revealed he will be competing in the men's ten letre

synchronised event at the Commonwealth Games next Friday. At

the moment, he is only taking part in the individual ten metre event.

Dave Gibbins reports on that, along with the rest of the first day's

news for South West athletes. If Tom Daley decides to add the

synchronised event, he will compete alongside a relative newcomdr,

20`year`old James Denny, based in Leeds, spent time training hn London

with Tom. They have never dhved together before, but only goes to

reiterate that Tom has the hunger for success. Exeter was Michael

reigning champion Liam Tancock, and Ben Proud are in action tonhght

Proud comfortably won his hdat this morning in Glasgow to qualify. This

is one of his strongest events after breaking the ten`year`old bttterfly

record of Mark Auster last xear `` Mark Foster. So exciting. The whole

crowd was behind us. Watch by Her Majesty The Queen, Gazelle @insley

helped the women's hockey tdam beat Wales. The 22`year`old defender now

prepares for England's next group match against Malaysia on Stnday.

Now as the temperatures risd, Devon and Cornwall Police are havhng to

attend more call`outs to dogs which have been locked in cars. So BBC

part in a experiment today to get a part in a experiment today to get a

feel of what it would be like to be a dog stuck in a car in this

weather. We are going to be conducting a

small experiment in my car, myself and a police officer will shut

ourselves in here for 15 minutes to experience what a dog has to go

through. Being the BBC, we have to hazard assessment risk of shtting in

a hot car with a police offhcer and appropriate safety measures were put

in place, although dogs do not have the luxury of a drink of water.

Seven minutes in, the temperature is 27.5, in fairly unpleasant for the

two of us. Are you suffering? Certainly getting warmer. If you are

wondering where the dogs ard? That would be cruel. There have been more

50 reports of dogs left in cars in just the first part of July. 15

minutes up and looking at mx dashboard the monitor, 28 point

1`28.2, over 82 degrees and pretty unpleasant and only in here 15

minutes. And not even in direct sunlight and beginning to sweat You

would not leave yourself in a car for this time, we would get out

within ten minutes. A dog c`n die within less than 20 minutes and

suffering heatstroke within ten minutes. There is concern for animal

welfare and we prosecute people in connection with the RSPCA when we

find dogs in these situations. Seriously unpleasant. No offence to

him, but only 15 minutes, starting around 26 degrees and ending at over

28 degrees. A human can get out or open a window, a dog simply cannot.

And after all that heat, tile to get outside for some fresh air.

Thousands of people are expdcted to descend on the grounds of a stately

home in Cornwall over the ndxt few days. The outdoor festival `t Port

Eliot, where some have alre`dy set up camp.. It took a break l`st year.

But it's back with its offer of music, literature, fashion, crafts

and nature. Simon Clemison hs there for us tonight. It looks as if the

It has indeed. Never mind the rain It has indeed. Never mind the rain

and what about the thunder? That was the big worry in Cornwall today But

the sun is shining, visitors arriving, the stage is set tp a

summer festival in the grounds of a country house, which is just a

little cut above. Journey through the south`wdst,

today coming with a soundtr`ck. SINGING.

Lots of people go to festiv`ls on trains, but how many enjoy

first`class busking? It is ` taste of the festival to come. Note the

luggage. This is how a statdly home does rock. Glastonbury maybd

Glastonbury, but Port Eliot is, well, Port Eliot. There could be

some witty and incisive portrait. Or it may be a performance of theatre.

So I have come to discover something fresh. I will try out workshops get

hands`on, go to workshops whth authors. Lots of like`minded people

who like to be in nature. Pdople who can wear flowers in their h`ir? Man

up, get some flowers in your here! One of the stages is in an Orangery.

Then the chance to compete hn surroundings more akin to to hide T

Dan T closes. Art in all its forms wrapped in this package. `` more

akin to high tea than tea cosies. It is all very genteel. All very

civilised, but how do you kdep the rock 'n' roll spirit alive? Of

course, it is one of the most eclectic festivals I know, still

going out to five o'clock in the morning. Do you still stay out that

long? Absolutely. I am getthng on a little and maybe I will comd back to

house, this will be a cultural or house, this will be a cultural or

cases for the next few days. And the freedom to relax and enjoy ht may be

the most beneficial for the creative soul. `` cultural always is.

`` oasis. I enjoined by the organiser Poppy

Craigan, Wang Q4 joining us. `` I am joined by Poppy Craigan, th`nk you

for joining us. You do not have major headline acts? Now, more

boutique people from various genres. Why was cancelled last year? We did

not cancel it, it was just decided to take a break. Give everyone a

rest, take one year to step back and see how we wanted to continte. And

quite quiet, it is underway, do you expect people just arriving?

Absolutely, it is perfect whth a quiet opening, people can sdttle

down, enjoy the sunshine and get ready for the festival tomorrow

What are you expecting? Between 6000`7000, perfect for us, not too

many, we are not Glastonburx, the team to enjoy this space and have

comfort. Thank you for joinhng us. With the school holidays st`rting,

and the weather is set to ilprove, it could be a bumper few daxs. But

as she said, we do not want it to be too big.

And festivals like Port Eliot weather dependent and we have had a

right mixture again? Warm for some, but different for

others, some big showers, the warmth and humidity giving huge clouds this

afternoon. Coming to those hn a second, but tomorrow is simhlar

misty at first, another warl day, but the chance of isolated thunder

and showers. Some hefty downpours it's not as strong as today. Thank

you for these moving picturds from Exeter, showing how intense the

rainfall was. Mines in one hour over an inch in certain places, ``

amounts in one hour. And sole photographs showing the effdcts of

the torrential downpours catsing some flooding. But back to know

there is still a warning about heavy showers, until nine o'clock tonight,

most activity dying down by then, but the risk of some torrential

downpours. We had some moving through Western Cornwall thhs

afternoon, but a line of showers stretching following the A30, or

just north, Longhorn often `s far west as Holsworthy. A bit ldss

active now. It will fizzle out later this evening. But all showers

disappearing later this evening timing mistake with recent loisture,

but overnight temperatures pretty high. `` turning misty. Another

uncomfortably warm night. The mist will clear tomorrow, then stnshine,

then cloud developing again and the risk of some showers. Not

everywhere, and much more isolated than today's. Most of us getting

away with another fine day `nd another one where it is verx warm,

if not hot, top temperature of 6`27 degrees, cooler along the coast with

an onshore breeze. The sea htself is warmer than usual. And the forecast

for the Isles of Scilly, fine and warm with 20 sunshine, and the times

of high water if you are he`ding for the beach...

The surf has been slight, to say the least. A similar picture tolorrow am

coastal waters, some onshord breezes fat. `` clean and flat. And the

coastal waters, some onshord breezes in the afternoon and some h`ze

making visibility moderate. This satellite picture shows the lump of

cloud, but what is happening much further north across Scotland on

Saturday, cold weather front doing exactly, bringing colder air,

sweeping down across the Unhted Kingdom, into France by Sunday,

bringing the temperatures down. Would especially night`time

temperatures, but daytime temperatures also come down, so

cloud on Saturday, not ruling out showers, but by Sunday and Londay,

19`20 degrees the top temperature, still a lot of fine weather to

enjoy, but somewhat cooler `nd fresher.

Thank you. A lively debate on the Facebook page about broadband

speeds, have a look at what people are saying, and we will leave you

with a lovely view of the stmmer evening at Port Eliot. Good night.