:00:10. > :00:13.Good evening, welcome to the BBC in the Channel Islands.
:00:13. > :00:16.A 29-year-old man has been remanded on bail in connection with a break
:00:16. > :00:20.in at a Jersey shop. Paulo Moniz is accused of taking �15,000 worth of
:00:20. > :00:23.jewellery from the Owl And Pussycat shop in Bath Street in the early
:00:23. > :00:26.hours of Boxing Day. He's been put under curfew, must surrender his
:00:26. > :00:28.passport, and will appear again before the magistrate on the 18th
:00:28. > :00:31.of January. Legal challenges against the UK's
:00:31. > :00:37.decision to end the tax-relief for online mail order firms could cost
:00:37. > :00:41.the Channel Islands �5 million and take five years. That's according
:00:41. > :00:46.to Jim Diamond, a UK costs lawyer. He thinks the initial trial alone
:00:47. > :00:50.will cost each government �500,000. The redeveloped Les Bourgs Hospice
:00:50. > :00:53.in Guernsey will begin accepting new patients in January.
:00:53. > :00:59.Fundraising for the new centre is expected to reach �3 million by the
:00:59. > :01:02.end of January. Another million is needed to complete the development.
:01:02. > :01:05.12 months ago a charity was formed to help provide those little extras
:01:05. > :01:10.for children and adults with a severe learning disabilities who
:01:10. > :01:14.require respite care. And during the year it's helped The Croft go
:01:14. > :01:19.from strength to strength, as Penny Elderfield found out.
:01:19. > :01:22.Life for a busy mum is rarely quiet and Sue's family is no exception.
:01:22. > :01:31.But unlike most families she has the challenge of having a son with
:01:31. > :01:41.severe autism. My son is 12, nothing in our lines
:01:41. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:47.is spontaneous, we could not go out, we could go out, I can plan for
:01:47. > :01:54.Peter to go into the craft, he can have it any in the up. And we could
:01:54. > :02:00.have a break with our daughter. The staff are wonderful, they're always
:02:00. > :02:04.cheery and happy to see him, he loves going in its one will be
:02:04. > :02:07.close go and to have fun. In fact this facility has helped
:02:08. > :02:11.parents like Sue so much they decided it was time to lend a
:02:11. > :02:14.helping hand. And 12 months ago a charity was set up. A charity which
:02:14. > :02:17.has since made a huge difference. Many of the rooms have been spruced
:02:17. > :02:21.up with new equipment and televisions, and this new sensory
:02:21. > :02:31.room's also been created. We have got children that come in
:02:31. > :02:43.
:02:43. > :02:46.that need Whilst she may be a busy lady, Sue has big plans for the
:02:46. > :02:50.future of the charity. To help a facility that when added to the
:02:50. > :02:54.lives of some families, makes for the perfect combination.
:02:54. > :02:57.There are just a few days left of 2011 and what a year its been for
:02:58. > :03:00.our islands! Over the next three nights, our presenter Clare Burton
:03:00. > :03:05.will look back over the year, starting tonight with the stories
:03:05. > :03:10.making the headlines in the first few months of 2011.
:03:10. > :03:13.A new year brought a new Police Chief to Jersey. Mike Bowron from
:03:13. > :03:17.the City of London Police brought back bobbies on bikes and spends
:03:17. > :03:23.his lunchtimes on the beat in town. Also this month, Jersey actor Henry
:03:23. > :03:27.Cavill was unveiled as the new Superman. The film 'Superman: Man
:03:27. > :03:32.of Steel' is out in Summer 2013. And in Guernsey a year-long saga
:03:32. > :03:36.over this field began. Airport authorities need the land to shift
:03:36. > :03:43.and improve the runway. But the field's owners don't want to sell -
:03:43. > :03:48.and nearby residents don't want the development either.
:03:48. > :03:51.It will cause a lot of damage, it is 13 acres of land that will be
:03:51. > :03:57.destroyed, we need to protect the are then.
:03:57. > :04:00.Alternatives exist and we have not investigated them properly.
:04:00. > :04:03.In February, we went wild in the aisles for a major UK supermarket
:04:03. > :04:05.chain. Jersey got its first Waitrose in February - Guernsey got
:04:05. > :04:08.its in March. February through brought scandal to Jersey's
:04:08. > :04:11.education department, when it emerged the GSCE results from the
:04:11. > :04:16.four states-run secondary schools - and they were way below the UK
:04:16. > :04:21.average of 55% getting five A* to C - including English and Maths. From
:04:21. > :04:31.just 18 to 38%. The Education Minister eventually promised to
:04:31. > :04:32.
:04:32. > :04:39.publish the results. We have a very high selection of
:04:39. > :04:47.education system of the island and to suggest that we can compare our
:04:47. > :04:51.education system with that of the UK on a school by some -- school
:04:51. > :04:53.basis is completely wrong. Towards the end of March, the
:04:53. > :04:55.Condor Vitesse ploughed into this French fishing boat near the
:04:55. > :04:58.Minquiers - killing its captain, Phillipe Le Saulnier.
:04:58. > :05:01.Investigations are ongoing - but one report says the ferry was going
:05:01. > :05:05.too fast in thick fog - and the crew onboard didn't realise they'd
:05:05. > :05:11.even hit anything. Condor says lessons have been learned.
:05:11. > :05:19.We do regular training with all our Mac Masters and they go through
:05:19. > :05:22.ongoing training and this incident will form part of that training.
:05:22. > :05:25.Guernsey's new Lieutenant Governor Air Marshall Peter Walker was sworn
:05:25. > :05:29.into office in April. Jersey's new LG, Sir John McColl arrived in
:05:29. > :05:35.September. Both men ready to serve their islands on behalf of the
:05:35. > :05:40.Queen. Continue to serve her Majesty which
:05:40. > :05:45.has been an important part of my life and it is an important part of
:05:45. > :05:49.the history of Jersey. It is not only a part of the history but also
:05:49. > :05:52.part of the current identity of the island.
:05:52. > :05:55.And speaking of royalty - the Channel Islands went Royal Wedding
:05:55. > :05:58.crazy at the end of April. There were Street parties, school fetes
:05:58. > :06:01.and a day off work for everyone when Prince William and Kate
:06:01. > :06:11.Middleton tied the knot. And we even joined a Jersey couple who
:06:11. > :06:16.
:06:16. > :06:24.Absolutely amazing. I am so proud to be Mrs Stevenson.
:06:24. > :06:28.As last, we have waited a long time. A I feel very privileged to have
:06:28. > :06:38.shared the day with our lack future king and queen.
:06:38. > :06:48.
:06:48. > :06:54.Just a few showers around us, the weather looking more unsettled. For
:06:54. > :06:58.tonight one or two showers. We have high pressure to the West, the low-
:06:58. > :07:07.pressure to the north will affect weather for the rest of the week.
:07:07. > :07:12.Clear skies around. One or two isolated showers. Seven Celsius the
:07:12. > :07:22.minimum overnight temperature. For tomorrow, or one or two showers
:07:22. > :07:28.around. Quite quick moving with the brisket North wind. 10 or 11 Mac
:07:28. > :07:36.Celsius. For the west of the week, Friday looks like we're going to