10/03/2017 Channel Islands News

Good evening. I'm Luxmy Gopal.

A report making several recommendations aimed at helping

secure Jersey's food supply has not been adopted by the States

The draft food security strategy was created in December 2012

The Environment Minister says much of the report has already been acted

upon and they will now look at updating it.

This community garden at Le Marais has been up and running

The fruit and veg that's grown here is given to local residents

Back in 2012, a draft food security strategy recommended

that the environment department develop plans for more community

But it's founder Nigel James doesn't think that's happened

and says the island has become less self-sufficient.

Since 2012 - we've pretty much lost our on island

organic growing community - they've collapsed due to various

reasons and this has meant that even since they started writing this -

we've become much more dependent on importated

The draft food security strategy was created in December 2012.

It made 13 different recommendations.

Such as establishing a Food Security Board.

Five years on and that board has never been created.

The Co-op has also closed the last remaining warehouse that stocked

But the Environment Minister insists they have been addressing the key

What we have done is that we have looked at the Condor situation,

we have looked at the freight situation, we have looked at

the situation with local produce - more recently we've invested

government money into a local packhouse that allows local produce

Deputy Luce says the 2012 report will now be updated and he's hopeful

that it will be officially adopted in the near future.

The number of race hate incidents reported to Jersey Police

There were 23 reports of hate crime last year -

The figures have been increasing year on year since 2012.

Guernsey's most senior politician has called for an overhaul

of the island's code of conduct system.

It's after a recent complaint against these three deputies

was made public before an investigation cleared

Policy and Resources President, Gavin St Pier, says details

of complaints should stay private until a decision's made,

The Deputy's also questioned the transparency of the panels

appointment by the presiding officer.

Rugby now, and in the past hour, Jersey Reds have swept to victory

in one of the biggest home games in their history.

At half-time, they were up 21-6 against Cornish Pirates,

then early in the second half, nine went over with a cheeky try.

Not long after, Sammy Thistleow all but sealed it.

Try here would winds it for them. They are surely going through to the

semifinal for the cup for the second year in a row.

The Reds went on to finish up 36 to 20.

The price of wholesale milk in Guernsey is going up 7.5%.

Guernsey Dairy blames the rise on higher farm costs, reductions

As the States don't fix the retail price, it'll be up

to distributors and retailers on whether the increase will be

passed onto customers when they come into effect next month.

Condor Ferries is not for sale - that's the message

It follows comments by Guernsey's president of economic development

Peter Febrache who speculated that the current shareholders,

the Macquarie Group, were looking to sell.

But the head of Condor says that's not the case.

It is not for sale. We are not in a sale process.

There is no decision about a sale and of course any company

can be bought and sold, but it is simply not the case.

It was an inaccurate statement that was made for some reason.

Now, being shrouded in fog might not be the best way to start

a milestone birthday, but nevertheless today

Julie Flanagan looks back at some of its highlights.

80 years ago today, visitors to Jersey became

airborne for the first time, and although the airport has

changed since those days, it hasn't looked back.

Despite a thick blanket of fog delaying flights,

We are making the most of the foggy weather and enjoying the cupcakes

that the airport has laid on for us today.

Even though I'm sitting on a chair, having a nice cake and drinking,

It's a lovely day, actually, to be stranded in Jersey.

Even though it's really foggy, we're here for the 80th

birthday party and we've had a wonderful time in Jersey

and could quite happily stay for a little bit longer.

But for those that have worked here, its more than just a party.

79-year-old Fred started working at the airport back in 1957.

He met his wife here but he also holds a fond memory of another lady

One that comes to mind especially is Dame Vera Lynn.

To have a conversation with her is just like you and I talking now.

She was so natural. No airs or graces.

She was a lovely lady and I was fortunate to be involved

And for the airport's longest serving staff member Stephen,

There's been an enormous change, I mean, we're done a lot of work

here over the last forty odd years, lots of rebuilding work,

lots of infrastructure work, lots of investment in our assets.

The past 80 years have flown past for Jersey Airport and thanks

to the party atmosphere, it's a celebration staff

Good evening. After that visibility problems of the last couple of days,

it is better this weekend. It does turn cooler and there is the risk of

showers on Sunday. Hype -- are beginning to move away from us, more

of a breeze developing. This were the front will change things as it

sweeps through during the course of Sunday, rain with heavy showers and

bright and dry for the early part of next week. The breeze is not strong

now but most of the fog has gone. Winds overnight tonight and

temperatures will get down into single figures of eight or nine

agrees so relatively mild tomorrow. Some sunny spells tomorrow, the

chance of low cloud and missed returning for a short while around a

little of the day before disappearing, winds mostly from the

south-east of 13 degrees will be the top temperature. More cloud on

Sunday, colder air, brisk winds developing and Monday and Tuesday of

next week looks quite promising. High-pressure close by, northerly

winds, top temperature of ten or 11 degrees but hopefully no plans with

mist and also fog. In a second, a full UK forecast but from all

Where the sunshine broke through to the North of Cornwall temperatures

rose to 17 degrees under the blue skies. For many of us the cloud

didn't break up through the day, keeping temperatures pegged at

around about 13 degrees. That was the high today in the London region.

Mild over night with the blanket of cloud around. Most places dry. Rain

will work into parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland through the

early hours of Saturday. It will be mild. Temperatures six