13/07/2011 BBC Channel Islands News


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Welcome to BBC Channel Islands. Tonight's headlines:

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Slipped through the net. An inquest hears housing and charity bosses

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Plus: Culture clash - the Alaskan tribe in Jersey fighting for their

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right to hunt whales. And raining on Guernsey's parade.

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Tourism counts the cost of a cool, A Jersey charity says it has

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changed its policies after a pensioner in its care lay dead for

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six weeks. David Le Bourgeois's badly decomposed body was found in

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a complex at the beginning of April. Today, an inquest heard he could

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have been found a fortnight earlier. It is designed for retired people

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to live independently, with support. And it was home to 66-year-old

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David Le Bourgeois. But in this flat in Victoria Cottage Homes, he

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lay dead for six weeks without anyone noticing. Neighbours raised

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the alarm after four weeks, but it took another two weeks before

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anyone knocked on the door. And it is that delay that has angered his

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son. It would have been much less upsetting obviously, it would have

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made life a lot easier. Particularly for milder uncle's.

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Brian, his older brother, was very upset. And myself as next as Ken --

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of King, obviously sorting things out, it is not good. It was the

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time delay the was the biggest upset. Mr Le Bourgeois was in the

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care of the Shelter Trust replaced him in at the complex and carried

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out retain checks. When alerted he had gone missing, they sent a

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letter that only appeared in person two weeks later to find his body.

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Today, the Trust boss would not speak on camera, that in an inquest

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here, he said lessons had been learned. Meanwhile, the housing

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department which manages the complex denied any wrongdoing.

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is independent living. So had he not had his care package around him,

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we may have gone in earlier. As it happened, he was missed, we

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contacted his care support workers, and they were I think at the time

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comfortable about what was happening. Mr Le Bourgeois's body

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was too decomposed to find the cause of death. But the inquest

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heard it was likely to be due to natural causes. One no one can be

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blamed for his death, the extra time he lay undiscovered has meant

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extra distress for his family. They welcome the changes in policy so

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this cannot happen again. Fishermen in the Channel Islands

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have been watching with close interest after changes to fishing

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practices in Europe were proposed. The European Union wants to ban

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discarding unwanted fish, to improve knowledge about local

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stocks, and to give regional bases more power. Beckie Williams reports

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on why those changes will affect our fishing industry more than we

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may think. For many in the Channel Islands,

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fishing is not just a job but a way of life. Kevin should know, he has

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been doing it for the last 40 years. Things need changing, and the

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sooner you can govern your own fishing industry and ports, the

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better. They do not know what is happening in Jersey. Our fisheries

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do a fantastic job and they know what is being caught and what is

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being landed. For intensive techniques, these mean that people

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who catch wet fish are or bound by quotas. Kevin can only catch a set

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number of pollock, haddock, plaice and cod because there under threat.

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When they over catch, the key fish get thrown back into is the dead.

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The he wants to make changes, and whilst in the Channel Islands most

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people catch shellfish, Jersey Fisheries say it will still have an

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impact. There are proposals to change the way that quotas are

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managed. If that is at a local level,... Of does this mean I will

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pay less for my fish as a consumer? Not necessarily, but it does mean

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that you may have a greater range of fish to choose from. So whilst

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the fisheries welcome these new proposals, some believe it could

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take a while for the new practices to catch on.

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As special text number has been set up for people in the Channel

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Islands to report child abuse. The children's charity the NSPCC hopes

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it will encourage islanders to report signs of neglect or abuse

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earlier, rather than waiting. It is hoped the service, which will be

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manned 24-7, will help improve the lives of children in need. I think

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people are very comfortable with text. And it is another option,

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rather than having to phone, you can do it when there are people

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around. And people feel comfortable up and can think about it.

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If you have been watching this week, you will know that the

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International Whaling Commission is meeting in Jersey. A small group of

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delegates come from Alaska's. The Inupiat say hunting whales is vital

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for their economic and cultural survival. Doreen Walton, who lived

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with the Inupiat for red van, caught up with them at the

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conference. It is far from Jersey's sunny

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shores. This is the northernmost point of the United States, the

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town of Barrow in Alaska. It is the home of the Inupiat people. When

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the weather and time of year is right, they travel out on to the

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sea ice and wait for migrating whales. They have hunted whales for

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millennia. Now they are in Jersey for one of the world's biggest

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whaling conferences. We have no gardens, everything is frozen. The

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ocean is our gardens. We deal with marine mammals, eyes seals, polar

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bears, whales. Putting to sea in the eyes choked waters is dangerous.

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The Inupiat used traditional wood and sealskin boats, and hand-held

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harpoons. They have spiritual beliefs about our hunt, that the

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spirit of the whale is reborn, and that the animals sacrifice

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themselves to deserve income -- punters. They have whales give

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themselves. They give themselves up to you, to the crew and the

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community. There is a strict quota on the number of whales that can be

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hunted. When one is landed, the lead is shared in a mass

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celebrations. Her I do not have words that express buy happiness

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escalates from a successful hunt, feeding the community. Up to 2000

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people in one day. It is an all-day Neil. The Inupiat hope their visit

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to the conference will help to show how vital whaling is for the

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survival of their ancient culture. As the school holidays approach,

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many of us are keeping our fingers crossed for a decent summer. We

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have just had a very cold June, and some businesses in the islands say

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they have been affected. As Mike Wilkins reports, the forecast for

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the rest of the summer is not looking at great either.

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As what a difference a day makes. Today people were out enjoying the

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sunshine. Quite a contrast to the rainy weather over the last few

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weeks. Good for gardens, but not for some businesses. Bel De Frietas

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runs the beach cafe, and says the coldest June for almost a year has

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not helped his trade. It has been the worst June I ever remember. But

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we will see. We will take it month- by-month. It is still great, even

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when it rains here. It is not good for business but it looks great!

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what is going on? I went to Guernsey airport to the main

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meteorological observers point for the Channel Islands. The weather

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depression is normally go to the north of us, but not this year.

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This cold wet spell is not really out of the ordinary. What has

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happened is that, in the late 1990s, we had a run off really quite mild

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winters. And warm summers, many of the summers were warm and hot. As

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people got used to that. But it was not the norm. What we are back to

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now is not actually that bad. Last year's temperatures were only a

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little bit below normal, this year's a little bit it off normal.

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It is about average. He is not forecasting any heat waves on the

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horizon is. In fact, he predicts an unsettled summer. So if you like

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getting out in the sun, enjoy it while you can.

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Fittingly, there is a new series starting tonight on BBC One called

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The Great British Weather. That is at 7ZD pm. But it is time to see if

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at 7ZD pm. But it is time to see if we are due some great Weather! A

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lot of dry weather in the forecast for the next 24 hours or so. But as

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we head towards the weekend it will turn unsettled. For the time being,

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we still have high-pressure close by so that is keeping our weather

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of quiet and settled. That is still with us by lunchtime tomorrow, the

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change comes from Friday when we will start to feel the influence of

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low pressure close by to the North West of the UK. That will introduce

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a lot of cloud and bring some rain for the weekend. Overnight, patchy

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cloud at times but also some clear spells. It will not be particularly

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cold, temperatures no lower than 12 or 13 degrees Celsius. As we start

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the day tomorrow, a little bit of patchy cloud first thing. That it

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clear away through the morning, and lengthy spells of sunshine for the

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rest of the day. Pleasantly warm, 21 degrees Celsius is the top

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temperature. And just a gentle westerly breeze. Winds will be from

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the North West tomorrow, for Delay- Repay to four. Times of high water

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Not a huge amount of swell around at the moment, flat conditions on

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the beaches. The outlook for the rest of the week and into the

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weekend, turning increasingly unsettled from Friday onwards.

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Friday itself, increasing amounts of cloud. Generally staying dry,

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but temperatures starting to drop - just 19 degrees Celsius that high

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at the end of the week. Over the weekend, more blustery conditions.

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