21/02/2017 Channel Islands News

Good evening, I'm Charlie McArdle welcome to BBC Channel Islands.

These are Tuesday's headlines: Counting the cost of fog.

While passengers face delays, Aurigny say it's costing them up

Snares found on public parkland that could injure pets.

To the early 18th century and is quite frankly in this day and age a

barbaric thing. Plus, the Ice Maiden's hoping

to become the first all-female group For the poor visibility are along

the island. Will we see poor weather later in the week? I will have the

details later. Stranded passengers

providing the boost. And for some the delay is just

the beginning of a long journey. It was a similar story in Jersey

where the fog's been been doing a well roaring trade

over the last few days. Stranded passengers

providing the boost. And for some the delay is just

the beginning of a long journey. I'm going to London because I have

got a transatlantic flight booked to go and see my parents because my

father's not very well. It has all been delayed, so I have had to

rebook my transatlantic flight was that costs money and I'm still not

guaranteed to get off today. Are waiting. I had to book more holidays

work, as well. Is this your first visit to Guernsey? Yes. What you

think of the Apple's capability to deal with fog? Not very good at the

moment. Just rang to get a flight is really difficult. It is not their

fault, they are trying their best, but definitely I think the state

should be focusing on this issue. It was a similar story in Jersey

where the fog's been But it's not just the passengers

feeling the pain. Airlines can't insure

themselves against fog as it's For a company like Aurigny,

the fog's been costing them up Aurigny says it's looking

at thermal-imaging technology to try and improve its chances of landing

and taking off in foggy conditions. In simple terms, it is a headset

that the pilot wears. There is a pilot on the nose of the aircraft

which looks through the frog and -- fog and improves our success rate by

a factor of half. There are things happening.

But another piece of equipment that could minimise fog disruption,

The Civil Aviation Authority has told me today that a system called

Egnos which uses satellites to cut through the fog should be up

and running in Guernsey by the summer at the latest.

Illegal, dangerous and a risk to dogs.

The recent discovery of three snare traps in a popular walking area

in Jersey has sparked warnings to dog owners.

But it's the sophistication of these latest devices that has caused real

safety concern as Emma Chambers reports.

They are used to catch food and vermin.

But today they are being described as archaic and inhumane

after the discovery of three snares in this area of St Ouen.

You can see the long grass is a haven for dogs to run in.

The parish centennier showed me where they were found.

He says they are illegal in this parkland, but its the way

the traps were planted that's worried him the most.

We found two, two of these which are more lethal

than the original ones we found six months ago.

The difference between the snares is that one is stubby wooden

pushed into the sand, and it will come out very easily.

This one is totally different - long, you can see how long it is -

and what will happen is a rabbit or dog or whatever animal

is will go along, he'll go in through there and that will pull

We are surprised and very disappointed.

This is a great dog walking area, these things are dangerous to dogs

and we just didn't expect to ever see them again but they are here.

The JSPCA is now calling for an outright ban of all snares,

not just the self-tightening devices and those on protected land.

There's many other methods to catch wild animals that can be caught

for food such as rabbits and wood pigeons and then of course

there is vermin as well which does have to be controlled -

I recognise that but equally there are many other methods you can

use rather than something that comes from the early 18th century

and is quite honestly in the 21st century a barbaric method to do.

The environment department say they are assessing the law.

We do follow international best practise, self-locking snares

are banned with the bird convection, sliding snares aren't and we do need

discussion in the department to see what we are going to do about it.

But until that happens, officials are relying on islanders

Especially those that shouldn't be used on Jersey's protected reserves.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport will this summer rule

on whether Jersey's bid to join the football governing body Uefa

should be considered by existing member nations.

The Jersey FA wants the island to be given international status -

it's currently run like a county, affiliated to the English FA.

Last year, Uefa officials rejected the application,

arguing the island isn't recognised as an independent state.

But Jersey believe their bid should at least be put

Same-sex marriages could take place in Guernsey as early as May.

The law will be reviewed early next month, before being ratified

If approved, it could come into effect on the 2nd of May,

though couples would need a special licence which takes

Jersey Police are donating unclaimed jewellery to the charity

The collection of watches, chains, and rings have been in storage

at the police station for over three years.

Most of the time, the police can reunite owners with their lost

or stolen property but that hasn't been the case with this jewellery.

Jersey Hospice will sell it to raise money to provide care

A woman from Guernsey is part of a team of soldiers hoping

to become the first all-female group to cross Antarctica unaided.

They are currently doing their final training in a remote part of Norway

their 17,000-hundred kilometre journey at the Leverett Glacier.

The first leg will see them reach the South Pole,

where they will re-supply, before heading onwards

The expedition of the Ice Maidens as they've called themselves,

will test whether women soldiers can endure the same extreme

Heading out across a frozen Norweigan lake, the Ice Maiden Team

are at the start of their final training exercise.

In September, these soldiers will begin their historic journey

and hoping to be among them is Lance Corporal Rin

With her day job as a dietician, Rin was the obvious choice to look

Is not just about calories. It is about the actual composition. Cover

hydrate, protein, 20 figure out how we can manipulate that. Also for a

group of women whose nutrition requirements are different from

them. -- from men. Very little is known

about exactly what it will take to sustain a group of women

through an expedition like this. So one of the goals is to collect

medical data that will show how the female body copes

with extreme environments. But there will also be more

personal considerations, especially when they're on the march

for nine hours a day and need We have each got individual pee

finals. You will do your business into a bag, you have got tissues.

You will wrap your bag around and then you put it in your bulk. You

drag it around for the rest of your exposition. Though, it is hot

chocolate and orange today! Home for the next few

weeks and for the 80 days of the expedition will be

this small tent. The team hope to inspire

a generation of women to get It is not just about five women

crossing Antarctica. It is about encouraging women from across the

military and women to go out and give things a go. You can achieve

anything. We will inspire women to get out and be physically active. It

doesn't have to be Antarctica. A five K could be there Antarctica.

There are seven Ice Maidens - two will be reserves as only five

Where they hope to put their names in the history books alongside

I wish them all the very best of luck.

Some Jersey rugby news now, and prop Simon Kerrod

will leave the Reds at the end of the season.

The South African is joining the current Premiership

Kerrod has been with the club since the start of last year.

A day of fog. A window of opportunity opened up. It is

beginning to seem like Groundhog Day. Same question, night after

night. We still getting fog? Yes. Hold on in there for one more day.

It is beginning to feel like Groundhog Day for me. A lot of fog

talk. Tomorrow will be cloudy, but the breeze will pick up. That will

lift the cloud and a few places, but I doubt we will see much sunshine.

Rowell westerly breeze, that will pick up the cloud bases. I think

towards the tail end of the day, we will see a bit of light rain.

Thursday, it is all change. Here is storm Doris. The main impact of this

storm will be across northern parts of the United Kingdom. For the

island, we will see heavy rain in the middle of the day. Gusts into

the little of the afternoon. 40 or 50 mph gusts. At the moment, poor

visibility. The breeze picks up overnight. That should shift some of

the low cloud and places. These are the temperatures you should expect

by day. Around eight or 9 degrees. A similar start the day tomorrow.

Grey, low cloud, Miss. Without breeze, it will tend to pick up in

places, so perhaps not as dense as today. Into the afternoon, we will

start to see that weather fronts making its presence known. For

Guernsey, that rainbow push into the tail end of the day. Temperatures up

to ten or 11 degrees. That fact that rain will. Not a good deal of surf,

Maine in the west with the wind is picking up. The waves will pick up,

too. On the coastlines, poor visibility. Some drizzle, fog

patches, as those west, south-westerly patches pick up. Some

back have bought shifting places. Tomorrow, some of the last of the

mild days are a couple of days. Starting off gay, is -- grey but we

could see gale forced gusts. It does quieten down on Friday. Light winds

but we should see more in the way of sunshine. Thank you. We say hello to

Friday fog -- fog. Before we go, a reminder of our top story

in the Channel Islands tonight. That's the cost of fog to one

Channel Island airline. Aurigny has confirmed today that

paying for hotels and food for stranded passengers

as well as a loss of revenue If you have missed anything you can

watch today's bulletins on the iplayer and your local radio

stations will have hourly We're back at eight with an update

and then again at 10:25. Stay with us for the animated

version of Archie the Fire dog. And later news of a

change in the weather. Well, Storm Doris has been named

but what impact will it have on the south-west when it

hit us on Thursday? I'll have all the details

later in the programme. A woman from Devon has

described a simple wooden Sally Morgan has multiple sclerosis

and hasn't been able to stand She is now able to be upright

for around an hour a day. The frame isn't universally

available on the NHS, but now academics at Plymouth University

are leading a trial to assess Our health correspondent

Jenny Walrond has more. It's a simple but sturdy frame

and for Sally Morgan it She has multiple sclerosis

and hasn't been able to stand up for Sally has been taking

part in a study run by Plymouth University, looking

at whether the standing frame is effective in helping people

improve their strength. Oh, it's revolutionised my life,

really, I would say. Obviously, when you are sedentary,

when you are sat down most of the time, all

your muscles contract. Whereas now the muscles

behind my knees and my quads in my legs, all my those types of things

have suddenly become more stretched and my upper body strength has

improved and it is freeing up The frames have been made

by a family firm for some time. They cost around ?500

but, in order to get them commissioned on the NHS,

academics must prove that they are effective in improving things

such as core strength We are hoping to find out,

firstly, to see whether this intervention is effective,

because without that kind of evidence then we are unable to often

provide this kind of equipment because we need evidence to

demonstrate to commissioners of care who purchase these kind of aides

and equipment to see whether it is relevant for people and whether it

does make a difference to their lives and whether it

is cost-effective. For Sally and her husband Matt

the change has been obvious. Her legs are less swollen,

she is now able to stand for about an hour, and finds it easier

to transition from her Well, it's been amazing for Sally -

it really has transformed her life. Dealing with MS on a day-to-day

basis was really tough for both of us, but it has

made her physically more positive, she feels she is able to do

more, much more. The trial is ongoing

and still needs more volunteers. If the results show that others

benefit as Sally has, this could become

available on the NHS. There are details about that study

on our BBC Spotlight facebook page. You don't have to be a member

of facebook to find them. Now a quick round up of some

of the other stories tonight An official site built to house

travellers at a Devon beauty Teignbridge Council wants

to build three more units at the Haldon Ridge

site near Exeter. A decision on the additional pitches

is expected in April. Plans to pedestrianise parts

of Taunton town centre have Taunton Deane Borough Council wants

to ban traffic from East Street, Hammet Street and St James Street

for an 18-month trial period. The plans are on display

at Taunton Library. People are being asked

for their views on scrapping free deckchairs for the over 60s

on Weymouth Esplanade. Weymouth and Portland Borough

Council says scrapping the free pass for those who live in the borough

would save ?5,000 a year. The deckchairs have been free

of charge for the past 30 years. The Somerset trained horse

Thistlecrack that was favourite to win this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup

will miss out due to injury. Its not all doom and gloom

at Colin Tizzrd's yard though as he does still have the second

and third favourites. It's a familiar part of student

life, but now communal living is becoming increasingly popular

among older people. It's known as co-housing

and involves residents living in smaller properties and sharing

a kitchen, dining area The idea may help to ease the

growing pressure on housing and could be rolled out across the

south-west. A number of sites have already been earmarked. Our reporter

has been to one scheme in Dorset to see how it works.

They live side-by-side but they are not students.

They get on well but some have only just met.

They eat together but this is not a house

There are 14 separate homes here at the

But when it comes to gardening and cooking

They have one central kitchen and dining

For them it is a greener way of living, a

And they are therefore each other if they need support.

Actually, what this was very important for me was

that my son stopped worrying about me,

because he knew there were lots

of people around who would look out for me.

It's sending a message, really, to other people that these things

can be done and sustainability is not

just about the green aspects and the environment, it's about people

living together within a sustainable community.

Co-housing is a microcosm of humanity.

You have exactly the same issues that any group of people

have, it's just that it's an intentional community,

so we intend to make the effort to get on with

each other and do things together and enjoy life together.

According to the most recent figures, there

are 7 million single person houses have sold in the UK.

And we although about the shortage in housing

Well, here in Bridport, 40 miles away from the Threshold Centre, one

local group are hoping another co-housing scheme can help to

The co-housing movement started in Denmark in the 1960s.

It is now growing in popularity with other schemes near

In Bridport, they are now confident work will begin here in the spring.

We are looking at the sort of lives we want to live in the future and

the constraints we may face on our lives in the future, and I think

that co-housing will answer many of them

because it is flexible and

people can have as little or as much company as they need.

I suppose a real hermit would need somewhere

else, you know, they wouldn't like it.

But for most people there are benefits.

Particularly single parents, there is a distinctive benefit.

The town is very supportive of us, the sort of people that live

here, a lot of people are interested in what we are doing and interested

The first residents will be moving in to the Bridport co-housing scheme

For now, at the Threshold Centre, there are chores to be done.

Now they're man's best friend and we must admit

We were more than a little pleased to see these

dogs with jobs arrive at our studios this morning.

Devon and Cornwall Police's Cosmic and Tara, accompanied

by their handlers and volunteer puppy walker were here

for an interview with Radio Devon's David Fitzgerald.

But they're not the only dogs with an important

You may remember Archie from the Cornwall Fire

and Rescue Service, who appeared on Spotlight last year.

Well, now he has a starring role in his very own animation.

Reporting for duty and ready for the next shout, Archie the fire

dog and his canine colleague Woody have become rather animated.

And my name is Woody and I'm learning to become a

He is not quite three years old and he's part

Archie's role is to assist us in determining potentially the

causes of fires and looking for ignitable liquids or hydrocarbons

stranger to the spotlight. or develop that fire Archie is no

He has already been on our red sofa and is

He's also got an important job to do.

Get ready, Archie - the alarm is ringing!

Archie and Woody's fire investigation adventure shows

everything from the paw protectors going on to Archie arriving at the

We wait for the firefighters to put out the fire.

Now we sniff the whole room, searching for any of the scents we

So what we are going to do is test Archie and see if he can

Now, Mark, what have you put on this?

It's methylated spirits that is on that

stick, which is one of the hydrocarbons that

Now I'm going to hide it under this door frame.

How long do you think it will take him to find it?

Well, with a bit of direction from myself, he is purely

looking on scent, 20 to 30 seconds, maximum.

Archie's skill or mose in helping to find the

possible causes of fires has given the animators plenty to work with.

Since the release of the film in the early part of last week,

we've had several thousand people viewing it already, and we've had

some really positive feedback from all over

the country and all over the world, actually.

And they think it's a great adventure.

But there are some serious safety messages in the film.

Always remember, if a fire does start - get out,

And what about after a hard day's work?

And we'd like to hear from you if you have a dog with a job.

Whether it's a hearing dog, service dog, guide dog or herding dog,

if you rely on your dog day-to-day, why not tell us your story.

There are the usual ways to get in touch.

Let's see what the weather is doing across the south-west.

As long as they're an know whether dogs! We have had a lot of fog

across the south-west. We've had low cloud, mist, generally fairly murky

conditions, but I think tomorrow we should see the breeze pick-up and

that could lift the cloud in places. A largely great, damp day. You can

see we have a fair amount of cloud across much of the UK. We haven't

had much in a way of sunshine. It is all tied in with this weather front.

We are on the southern side of it so we have fairly warm, moist air but

it leaves us with fog. Tomorrow the breeze or pick-up, it could shift

the cloud in places but we will see the cloud in places but we will see

a largely overcast today. On a largely overcast today. On

Thursday we have Storm Doris, the greatest impact is further north but

we will see gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Acquired today on Friday, light

winds and a little more in the way of sunshine. There's been a lot of

cloud today. You can see we've had light rain and drizzle two. Earlier

today one of our went to the North coast of Cornwall. The breeze is

dropping receives an little but you can see the extent of the cloud,

it's solid, it's low. Poor visibility, low cloud. Many of us

have not seen the sun today. That will continue through tonight. Out

there tonight there is a lot of cloud, tonight there will be light

rain and drizzle. The breeze picks up but they're still could BC and

hill fog. Temperatures by night what you would expect by day, falling to

around eight or 9 degrees. That means tomorrow has a similar start.

Low cloud, rain. Rain is light and patchy but could turn heavier over

them higher ground. The breeze could pick up lifting the cloud but I

think you will be fairly lucky if you see the sun. Temperatures still

doing very well for the time of year, most places making it into

double figures. One or two spots could hit 11 or 12 degrees. For the

Isles of Scilly there will be a lot of cloud, mainly dry, but extensive

mist and fog, and the wind is picking up in the afternoon and

overnight. Here are the times of high water. Roughly three in the

morning and afternoon. In terms of service, we have slightly bigger

waves towards the north coast, down towards the south we have three to

five foot and messy. A breezy day tomorrow, rains from West to

south-west. There will be rain and drizzle on and off through the

course of the day, visibility moderate or good occasionally poor.

Tomorrow is a mild day, very little difference between today and

tomorrow. If anything we will see a little more breeze. Thursday we will

see a spell of rain early on clearing by lunchtime and while many

of us will see sunshine, from lunchtime onwards we will get the

in the warning area but we could see in the warning area but we could see

some strong winds. In Devon and Cornwall we could see gusts of 40 to

50 mph. A slightly cooler at night Thursday into Friday. And we should

then see more in a way of sunshine on Friday but it will be cooler. It

turns milder through the weekend. Wind is picking up on Saturday, a

lot of cloud with some fairly heavy downpours.

A reminder of the top story. Major incident has been declared after a

fire broke out in the leisure centre in central Exeter. One person

received minor burns. We will have the latest on tonight's late news.

That is all for tonight from us. Good night.

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