08/09/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

Freedom fears: Concerns that So it's goodbye from me,

Jersey's new law giving us access to information won't go far enough.

Even members cannot ask questions in the States and get an answer.

Coming to the end of its life: Guernsey's government to decide

what to do with the islands only crematorium.

for the housing estate once labelled unsafe and uninhabitable.

There's concern that a new Freedom of Information law

From January 2015 islanders will have the right to access information

held by public authorities like they do in the UK.

The Freedom of Information Act in the United Kingdom means

Most requests made are free, but a request can be refused if

Tonight though there are claims in Jersey that some companies

How many crimes are committed near where you live?

From next year this is the sort of question anyone will be able

Under Jersey's new Freedom of Information law,

government organisations such as the police and health departments

will be legally bound to disclose how money is spent or how decisions

But as it stands at the moment the law doesn't cover

For example, the former housing department now Andium Homes which

has 10,000 homes in Jersey, or the telecoms company JT, which provides

There are maybe some Batam a longer open because they have been

privatised. And this is a concern. There are elements within the Jersey

government that want to privatise an awful lot. And if they are privatise

them even states members cannot ask questions in the States and get an

answer, so these will remain hidden and secret.

Data Protection Commissioner Emma Martins will be in charge

She says it marks a brand new era in openness but there are still

The states have the still decide who is covered by FOI from January. So

there is still work to be done, and that respect, to clarify exactly,

but most of the States departments, like ourselves, will be covered from

the 1st of January. The UK has had a Freedom

of Information Act for almost ten years now ` Jersey's

law is just months away from coming in but it seems the final list of

exactly which government bodies will The head

of Condor Ferries has resigned. James Fulford has been

the chief executive of the company It's been a difficult year for

the company with a strike over pay and conditions for ferry staff in

St Malo in January, and the delays and cancellations caused by the

damage to the freight and passenger Mr Fulford's decision was announced

to staff in a letter this morning. Condor's non`executive chairman

Russel Kew takes up the post. A Jersey politician could face

disciplinary action following a tweet he made

about another States member. St Helier number one Deputy,

Nick le Cornu, posted online what appeared to be a sexist comment

about Deputy Kristina Moore, He's been expelled from Reform

Jersey ` a political party he helped The Privileges and

Procedures Committee, which decides whether disciplinary

action should be taken, is meeting tomorrow morning ahead of the States

sitting to discuss the issue. Less people have visited Guernsey

this Spring compared to last year. There were 5,700 fewer visitors to

the island in April, May and June. route were the biggest factors

for the fall. Radon occurs naturally in

underground rocks and can build up in poorly ventilated homes.

Long`term exposure of the gas has been linked to lung cancer. In a

report released today, the environment and health departments

have been accused of complacency despite figures showing that must

the fifth of homes tested have high levels of radon. When we ask

questions we get, that is not our job, that is the job of another

ministry, it is a problem for the householder whether they find out on

the about it. That is too laid`back and what back separable. Radon is

everywhere. It is no cause for alarm. But there is no cause for

complacency, it is a known risk like lots of other things. And we need to

take steps to manage it. Guernsey's only crematorium will

need replacing in a few years time ` and work's started to look at what

options there are. The facility

at the Foulon cemetary is nearing As well as looking at what to

replace it with, the States are also considering whether a different

location would be better suited. It's a part of life most

of us don't like to think about. But it's one

the States are having to. The current crematorium here

at the Foulon And with cremation

an increasingly popular option, work's started to look

at how to go about it. We are reaching the end of the

projected life for the existing crematorium and it will no longer be

economical to maintain so we have taken decision to evaluate the

current installation with a to replacing it.

Whatever the States chose to replace this facility with will need to meet

that growing demand, but as well as considering that

they're also looking at whether this is the best location for it.

And those in the business of organising funerals

are well aware of the limitations of the current site.

It is a beautiful setting. But the current chapel is up a very steep

knoll. You watch people walking up that steep hill, everybody arrives

out of breath. We need a bigger facility for accommodating larger

congregations. But the States hope to find

a solution that's right You're watching the BBC

in the Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight with Justin

and Natalie: The rare Dartmoor discovery that

casts light 50 new homes are expected to be

ready at one of Guernsey's largest housing

developments by November this year. More than ?6 million is being spent

refurbishing Cour du Parc in St Peter Port after it was deemed

unsafe and uninhabitable. Work also appears to be on time

and on budget according to the Jen Smith has been to see

for herself. Guernsey's Cour du Parc is having

a makeover. 50 flats are being built here

at Cour du Parc. This one here on the top floor is

nearly finished, but on the And that's because the high rise has

been refurbished from the top down. This is the master bedroom, first

room as you come through the door. When work is finished here, all

of the flats will look like this. Around two`thirds will be used

for social housing, And they'll all be kitted out

with the latest mod cons. I don't think any building this size

has been clouded with the cladding we have got here. It is a very

modern cladding. I don't think that the windows here have been used on

the island before but at this height, you have to have specialised

windows. At around 100 feet high,

those living on the top floor will One of the workers, who has vertigo,

had to go up in a cage. But that's not something residents

will have to worry about, as a lift will be installed by

the time they move in, in November. You could almost see my panda eyes

from where I have had my sunglasses on this evening. There is not really

any rain and the forecast all the way through this week ahead. It is

fine and dry. There will be some sunshine and it will feel pleasantly

warm. It will be a little bit chilly at night. That high pressure is not

immediately clear when you look at the satellite picture. We have some

cloud floating around this corner of Europe. But that area of high

pressure is here to stay. It moves a little bit further away from us, but

then it goes again and by the middle of the week, it is well and truly in

charge. There is more the breeze between southern England and

Northern France so it could be cooler by the time we get to

Wednesday with that easterly breeze developing. It'll a fine evening

tonight, and temperatures will get down as low as 14 Celsius. The wind

will be gentle and from the north`east. It will pick up into the

afternoon and early evening tomorrow. It is another fine day

tomorrow with plenty of sunshine. If you see any cloud, it will be patchy

and thin and most of us will not even notice it. Temperatures at

around 21 Celsius, possibly, in Jersey. Just more of a breeze for

those east facing coasts. And the coastal waters forecast.

For the surfers... And here is the outlook as we head towards the end

of the week. An increase in the amount of cloud and in the breeze,

but if you get out of the wind it will still feel quite warm with

temperatures at around 21 Celsius, but more cloud towards the end of

the beat. But I should stress that it is continuing to be dry as we

head into the weekend. `` the end of the week. A few more days left on

the beach by the looks of things. I will be back with the evening update

at 8pm, and again at 10:25pm. We will see you a bit later. There is

more on your BBC local radio stations. Goodbye for now.

For now the football pitch lies empty and dog walkers are key ring

`` keeping their dogs on a lead. Vandals have set fire to a pair

of huge straw figures The straw man and

his dog were advertising the annual Crantock Bale Push which has raised

thousands of pounds for charities. The arson attack on Saturday night

came a day after vandals had The Bale Push will take place

on Friday evening. Thousands of people turned out to

a packed Dorset County Show over Organisers were pleased with

the size of the crowds. More than 2000 animals

were shown and there were 90 food stands demonstrating

delicacies produced in the county. A fur pelt found

in an ancient burial chamber on Dartmoor has led experts to believe

that bears once lived on the moor. It's thought the bronze age grave or

cist was possibly Archaeologists say the find is one

of a kind as Jemma Woodman reports. Well, who would have thought that

nearly 4000 years ago bears may well have roamed this wild

and rugged landscape. And we were always told that

the Beast Joining me is Jane from the

Dartmoor National Park. Nicely framed under

this lovely tree. Tell me, could bears really

have roamed Dartmoor? We know that there were bears

around in England as a whole So until about 400AD there were

still bears present in the country. Everything to do with

the cist has been a first actually. I don't think that there is any

other finding of a pelt from this period 4000 years ago within

a burial context in this country. And it was difficult to identify,

wasn't it, why was that? To begin with

when they actually recovered the pelt we thought it was going to

be easy, we could do DNA on it. But unfortunately

because the pelt was in peat it has destroyed any DNA it once contained

so we had to go to an alternative analysis technique and that was

looking at proteins within the fur. I don't begin to understand how that

worked but it has taken a lot of specialists a lot of time and going

through that went through a whole lot of animals that it could have

been, ranging from seals and camels. And now they are absolutely

definite it is a bear. Why was a bear pelt

in this burial chamber? It was actually used to wrap up

cremated remains of the person who had been cremated and

then placed in their cist and it was There is a suggestion that this was

a cloak belonging to this person and was a suitable per thing to wrap

up the remains. There are lots of other things,

weren't there, Over 200 beads, including

amber beads, which obviously In the most beautiful bag in

which all the things were placed so we think that this was the person's

bag, I am saying her because we are Jane,

thank you very much for joining us. You can see and discover more

about these grave goods at an exhibition at Plymouth's

museum which starts this Saturday. To find out more before then,

do join me tonight for Inside Out It's time for the sport now

and there was a dream start for Exeter Chiefs

in the Premiership this weekend as However as one team

in the city celebrated another commiserated ` Exeter City hit

the bottom of the football league. To discuss the contrasting fortunes

I was joined earlier by Torquay United manager Chris

Hargreaves and former professional A great weekend

of sport to talk about but we have I just had a small job on in

the interim but great to be back. We haven't seen you for

so long then all of a sudden you win It is important for us

at the moment. A great win for them this weekend

as well. A tough place to go,

newly promoted Luton. Probably had too much time to think

about it, natural instinct would normally take over

but the winning goal was sublime. I wouldn't have done this

but Dominic did. Brilliant footwork there

and a superb finishe. PLayed in the 21s game

in the week to get In contrast Exeter City haven't won

all season and obviously not No, you can get yourself

into a lot of results. It is a difficult position to be

in and it is a tough job. Mansfield ` big strong side,

quicker to react there and score Mansfield are a big team

and they are always looking for Ten games in, a brilliant goal from

Matt Grimes one of my old sixteens. Just couldn't quite get back

into the game. You are not too worried

about them yet? No, you cannot pass judgement

at this stage of the season. Let's go on to what must be

the result of the weekend. I know, but before I start with this

have to explain these trousers. Normally Chris comes out in mint

green but he's let down today. I invited you to a fancy dress,

you turned up and I didn't. Aaron Martin scored twice

in the first 25 minutes to put Bradford pulled one back soon

after but AJ Leitch`Smith made sure there'd be no comeback with this

superb strike to seal the win. Roseland gig club took the title

at the Ladies County Championships The Roseland A crew beat

the host side into second place with Mounts Bay and Caradon finishing

third and fourth. 700 gig rowers from across Cornwall

were taking part in the hugely To the detriment of lots

of other things. You cannot go out as much

as you like, you see family less than you'd like because we are

on the water in training. We love it

and we're such a tight`knit crew Well picking up as many skills

as you can is a start. And from the playing field to

the growing field ` that's exactly how a Cornish charity

has been helping a group of people with learning difficulties

as Hamish Marshall reports. This is a cricket team of people

in gardens. Those who work on placement with

the college charity of learning It gives them

the life experience and helps them Playing sport helps

build confidence too. What is your strength in cricket,

batting or bowling? It is going to be a good day today,

lots of fun and that. And these are the results

of people in gardens at work. Produce grown

at the hostel is sold fortnightly And the cricket team looks

the part too. Ahead of a fundraising match

against The Eden Project, The cash was raised by investors

putting in small amounts of money. I used crowdfunding

and that was really, really useful. It gave us a lot of exposure

in the community and also we actually raised above

the amount we wanted to so we have On the pitch, Eden bat first in what

is a fiercely contested match. They raised ?800 last year and it

is hoped they would do so again to It helps me get out of the house,

doing something in the community and we grow lettuces, rockets,

we grow runner beans and we have The extra funding is allowing people

to strengthen both at work and It is really like summer is back.

Pretty good for the second week in September. There is more to come as

well. High pressure is well and truly in charge. This time last year

the weather started to change. For this week ahead, it is dry and find

and the warm sunshine continues. The only downside is it will be a little

bit at night. No rain in the forecast. Cloud in the satellite

picture. A lot of it is hazy. The area of high pressure moves around a

little bit over the next few days. This is the middle of the day on

Tuesday. It has moved away certainly by the middle of the day on

Wednesday and it will bring an easterly breeze as we move into the

latter part of the week. Still dry and largely fine and one. Today we

have had a build`up of cloud but the most of us the weather has been

fine. It is quite hazy. This was earlier today at a beach where there

was some lovely weather. Glorious sunshine. They see temperature is 17

degrees ``. This fine weather continuing. There is not much for

our servers though. `` surfers. Let's follow the progress of what is

happening overnight tonight. Some is forming later in the night and maybe

some fog patches in the valleys. Most of us clear and dried.

Temperatures falling away quite smartly. Last night we had single

figures and the same sort of damage to night but perhaps a degree or so

nowhere. 6 degrees or 7 degrees at the minimum temperature. And for

tomorrow it is a nice day. Ms clearing and a cold start. Sunshine

coming out and it will warm things up and by the time we get to the

afternoon the sunshine will give us temperatures of 90 degrees or 20

degrees. A few places getting warmer than that, possibly 21 degrees or 22

degrees. Pretty strong sunshine at this time of year. A dry day here.

Just a bit more of a breeze developing. A bit morbid breeze

developing by the end of the day and it will bring temperatures down a

little bit. Cooler and fresher for the coast and our islands.

Disappointing for our surfers. For many of our beaches there is not

really a wave to serve. For our coastal waters forecast at the winds

are from the East or north`eastern tomorrow. By the time we get into

the evening possibly picking up to a force for two five. Here is the

forecast for the rest of the week. Most of us pleased with what we see.

Whether they is fine and dry. More cloud on Thursday. Generally more

wobbly breeze `` more of a breeze. Have a nice evening. Who needs all

of this when you have September? Thank you. Join us tonight if you

can. We're back tomorrow at 6:30pm.