08/08/2011 BBC Channel Islands News


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Good evening. Off the buses, but are rising fares

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to blame for the biggest passenger dip in a decade?

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Also, upheld, but this former politician opts for community

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service rather than prison. And what a kick off. Guernsey FC

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make their debut in the English The number of journeys made on

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Guernsey's buses has fallen for the first time in over a decade, with

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100,000 fewer journeys being made in the last year. The fall is being

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blamed, in part, on rising fares, as Emma Thomas reports.

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The cost of taking the bus in Guernsey went up last year. No

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surprise, then, that the number of users went down. It now costs �1 to

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use the bus and that has forced some people to find other options.

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It has got quite expensive and also life ended just as quick to jump

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into my car. I would be far happier than -- using my car than using the

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bus. I used to use a boss, but then I bought a car. The actual number

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of passengers using buses fell in the last year to 1.5 million

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passengers. That's 100,000 fewer than in the year before. A rise in

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fares was not the only cause. year, we had the snow and so a lot

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of policies that were out of commission for various reasons.

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Earlier, the Environment Department told the BBC the increase was

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necessary. We were under, not pressure, but it was suggested, it

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was highlighted by the Financial Transformation Group that there was

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an opportunity to reduce the subsidy that States of Guernsey pay

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for the service without damaging the number of people using the

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service and to that extent it has been successful. We have increased

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the income to the which is a substantial amount, which means

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that the taxpayer is subsidising that service less. With passengers

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numbers dropping and a further fare increase likely, the Environment

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Department will have its work cut out to stop users switching from

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the buses. A Jersey boy attacked by a polar

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bear in Norway is in a stable condition at Southampton General

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Hospital. Patrick Flinders was one of four people injured in the

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attack on Friday. A 17-year-old boy was killed. Patrick was flown to

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the UK yesterday after a surgeon in Norway removed some of the polar

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bear's teeth from his skull. He has been described as a hero, after

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trying to defend his friends by punching the polar bear.

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And a 47-year-old man from Jersey has been killed while on holiday in

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Norway. Kent Pinglaux died in a motorbike crash on Friday.

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The Yorkshire Building Society in Guernsey is closing. 14 staff will

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lose their jobs. The company says the subsidiary no longer serves its

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original purpose and customers are being contacted.

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The former Jersey Senator Stuart Syvret has had his convictions for

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contempt of court, data protection and motoring offences upheld by the

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royal court. He had claimed that the evidence against him was not

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gathered fairly but the court today rejected that. But he was allowed

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to opt out of his 10-week prison term and instead will undertake 80

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hours of community service. Anisha Shah was in court.

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Jersey's former health minister was arrested and charged with breaching

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data protection laws two years ago, when he published personal

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information on his blog site. Syvret failed to appear before

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magistrates and fled to England. That meant he was charged with

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contempt of court. When he eventually returned to Jersey, he

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was convicted of all the charges and, because he refused community

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service, was sent to prison for ten weeks. He only served one night, as

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he appealed, saying the evidence was gathered unfairly. Today, the

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judge, Sir Christopher Pitchers, rejected that appeal but said the

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police could have done some things differently. Mr Syvret today opted

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out of prison, choosing instead to do the 80 hours of community

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service. His fines were also reduced, given his financial

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hardships. After sentencing, he told reporters that he now intends

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to stand in the forthcoming senatorial elections.

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You're watching the BBC in the Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight

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with Justin and Natalie: Feeling crabby? Why one seaside

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town devoted a day to the humble crab.

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Jersey badminton player Elizabeth Cann has won her first round match

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at the World Championships in London. She is hoping that a good

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run in the tournament will improve her world rankings and help her

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qualify for next years Olympics. It was a rocky start at the beginning,

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kind of shaking my nerves out. We can only really build from there.

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Obviously, you want to do well in front of your home crowd. You have

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the whole crowd behind you and once I got going and it got the crowd

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behind me, that helped as well. Guernsey FC were in action this

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weekend as they kicked off their first match in the Combined

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Counties League. A lot was riding on their clash with Knaphill. Would

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they win? Would the fans turn up? Well, Mike Wilkins was there to

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find out if the green lions can survive in an English league.

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A new flag was flying and there was a colourful atmosphere among the

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fans as Guernsey FC finally had the chance to test itself against its

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first opponent of the season. This is a historic moment for

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Channel Islands football as the pride of Jersey are about to kick

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off their combined campaign. Knaphill are no pushover, they came

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ninth in the league last year and 3rd the year before. But that

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didn't mean much on the pitch as Guernsey quickly singalled their

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intent, to dominate. Goals flew in during the first half, with Glynn

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Dyer scoring the green and whites first league goal. They did not

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have to wait long for the next few as Ross Allen capitalised on some

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woeful defending by the visitors. In just six minutes, he had bagged

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a hat trick. And then, just before half time, Dominic Heaume scored

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Guernsey's fifth, an uncomfortable moment for the Knaphill staff

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watching from the stand. The crowd could not believe what was

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happening as the second half kicked off. Chances came and went, mainly

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for the home side, but it finished 5-0. It is brilliant. It is

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incredible start to the season. We could not have asked for anything

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different. The crowd were incredible and I think everybody

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played very well. It was a 20- minute spell when they could cut

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and dollars. Five goals, it got the job done. You'll find that when

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clubs come here and play the ball in the air, you will fuel -- when

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you go to the ground, you will see the reason that they play the ball

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in the air. There were a lot of risks and potential gambles, that

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seemed to be paid off? When you see something like this, it is

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absolutely worth it. There are lots of hours and there will be lots of

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different to come. But when you see the crowd turn up and they enjoy it,

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that is what it is all about. job done, Guernsey top of the table,

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for now. Time to celebrate, but the long haul of the league has truly

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begun as the lions head to Hampshire on Tuesday to play

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Hartley Wintney. And we will keep you updated with

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that there process -- progress. The next couple of days are looking

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in try and find. -- dry and fine. By lunchtime on Wednesday, the high

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pressure is still with us, but the low pressure at the North begins to

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bring in some changeable weather. We'll see some of breezier

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conditions. Overnight tonight, one or two showers are possible, with

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some clear spells between the showers. Temperatures around 14

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Celsius. Tomorrow, as we start the day, showers will clearly to leave

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a day of lengthy spells of sunshine. But will turn a little warmer

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