:00:07. > :00:10.Good evening. The headlines this evening:
:00:10. > :00:16.A major step forward for tidal power - Alderney signs a deal that
:00:16. > :00:21.could net it millions of pounds a year.
:00:21. > :00:23.Also in tonight's programme: Fancy a stiff drink? Why ordering a
:00:23. > :00:28.bottle of wine in Jersey is set to change.
:00:28. > :00:38.And ho! Ho! Ho! - it may only be February, but find out why
:00:38. > :00:42.
:00:42. > :00:46.Christmas trees are set to pop up Alderney is one step closer to
:00:46. > :00:50.developing one of the world's largest tidal energy projects. Two
:00:50. > :00:53.agreements were signed today at the Anglo-French summit in Paris. The
:00:53. > :00:57.deal involves connecting the island to the UK and France with an
:00:57. > :01:00.electricity cable. The announcement comes from Alderney Renewable
:01:00. > :01:03.Energy - or ARE, a private company with a licence to develop tidal
:01:03. > :01:05.power in Alderney's waters. I spoke to our Guernsey reporter Penny
:01:05. > :01:15.Elderfield earlier. She began by explaining just how significant
:01:15. > :01:17.
:01:17. > :01:22.this deal is. It is usually see dividend. We are talking about two
:01:22. > :01:28.deals. The first allows the French company be able macro put ordinary
:01:28. > :01:32.turn binds on the seabed. They have already put them into the bay of St
:01:33. > :01:41.Malo so they know that they work. They say they can produce four
:01:41. > :01:47.gigawatt of power. The second deal is between ARE, DCNS and Britain
:01:47. > :01:53.and France to connect the cable. It means that Alderney will be close
:01:53. > :01:57.to seeing some of the benefits. means the project will reach
:01:57. > :02:04.fruition in a timely fashion. It means an increase in economic
:02:04. > :02:11.activity. It means Alderney will receive the royalties from the
:02:11. > :02:16.electricity generated. Do you know how much money it is likely to be?
:02:16. > :02:23.It is early days, so hard to put a figure on it. But ARE say it was
:02:23. > :02:31.all built now, it would generate around �11 million per year.
:02:32. > :02:35.There's potential in it for the company ARE. Alderney States but
:02:35. > :02:43.say it is too early to talk figures but that it is a good story for the
:02:43. > :02:46.island. It puts us at the forefront of the production of tidal energy.
:02:46. > :02:52.It will mean some work on the island, as well as in France. I
:02:52. > :02:56.don't think there are any negative effects. So the agreements have
:02:56. > :03:03.been welcomed. The next step will be to install these massive tear
:03:03. > :03:09.Bines. But it won't happen overnight. ARE does not expect it
:03:09. > :03:11.to be operational for another five years.
:03:11. > :03:14.Jersey's known for having the highest alcohol consumption rate in
:03:14. > :03:16.Europe, with one in 20 islanders now dependent. Well, one local
:03:16. > :03:19.business is encouraging people to drink responsibly. Jersey Potteries
:03:19. > :03:29.is publishing the percentage content of alcohol on its wine
:03:29. > :03:29.
:03:29. > :03:33.lists. Beckie Williams has been finding out what diners think.
:03:34. > :03:37.love a roll-up but I know it is going to give me a hangover.
:03:37. > :03:40.Showing alcohol units on wine lists. It's a new initiative by Jersey
:03:40. > :03:46.potteries to help customers monitor just how much they're drinking. And
:03:46. > :03:50.it seems to be going down well. know you can only drink so much
:03:50. > :03:53.without being drunk and over the limit. It is a good idea. The more
:03:53. > :04:00.information that the public has, the more informed choice they can
:04:00. > :04:05.make. If they want to end up with a headache, the facts are before them.
:04:05. > :04:11.If you come out with a large class of 14% wine, you know you will be
:04:11. > :04:15.over the limit for driving. We have done this because we know from
:04:15. > :04:22.surveys that particularly young people are wanting slightly lighter
:04:22. > :04:28.wines. The southern hemisphere wines are getting up to 14%, and I
:04:28. > :04:33.believe they are a bit too strong. Jersey has the highest alcohol
:04:33. > :04:40.consumption in Europe. 5% of the island is dependent. Women are the
:04:40. > :04:45.most vulnerable, especially those between 16 and 34. I think there's
:04:45. > :04:53.a mythology that one glass of wine is one unit of alcohol. You can be
:04:53. > :04:58.drinking more than a women's unit in one glass of wine. So if people
:04:58. > :05:08.don't realise that already, it is time they did. This is a good mood
:05:08. > :05:08.
:05:08. > :05:10.in that direction. And the health authorities want
:05:10. > :05:14.even more local businesses to encourage responsible drinking.
:05:14. > :05:16.Diners here in St Brelade certainly think it will make them think twice.
:05:16. > :05:19.Levels of legionella bacteria in parts of Guernsey's Princess
:05:19. > :05:22.Elizabeth Hospital are still unacceptably high. The whole of the
:05:22. > :05:26.PEH water system was flushed with chemicals on two separate Sundays
:05:26. > :05:28.in January after the discovery of the bacteria. Now the Health
:05:28. > :05:32.Department will re-treat the water supply in the clinical block after
:05:32. > :05:37.further testing. The Department stresses no-one at the hospital has
:05:38. > :05:40.suffered any ill effects and the water is safe to use.
:05:40. > :05:44.There's a call for health prescription charges to be re-
:05:44. > :05:48.introduced in Jersey. Deputy Geoff Southern says the decision to make
:05:48. > :05:53.them free in 2008 damaged the healthcare system. He's proposing
:05:53. > :05:56.islanders should pay �3 for a prescription. The Deputy suggests
:05:56. > :05:59.the money could provide free visits from the family doctor, repeat
:05:59. > :06:03.prescriptions, X-rays and scans at the hospital for those on low
:06:03. > :06:13.incomes. The proposal will be discussed by states members in
:06:13. > :06:13.
:06:13. > :06:19.April. What we are seeing is that since 2008 we have seen
:06:19. > :06:22.prescriptions rise by almost one- third. Meanwhile the number of
:06:22. > :06:29.people on the insurance scheme has only risen by 10%. At the same time,
:06:29. > :06:32.we have seen that visits to the doctor have gone down.
:06:32. > :06:35.A site that's sat derelict in Guernsey for two decades could
:06:35. > :06:37.finally see some development. The future use of the former GT cars
:06:37. > :06:40.site on Bulwer Avenue is being looked at by the Environment
:06:40. > :06:44.Department. Contamination limits what can be built there but housing
:06:44. > :06:47.and light industrial units could be possible in certain areas. The
:06:47. > :06:56.department says it's important the site, which has become a bit of a
:06:56. > :07:02.dumping ground, is finally put to use. It really is a bit of a blot
:07:02. > :07:05.on the landscape. It is a main route between St Peter Port and St
:07:05. > :07:11.Sampson's. It is part of the settlement area within the urban
:07:11. > :07:15.area plan. It is about time that we did try to achieve something with
:07:15. > :07:19.Guernsey has revealed a new, quirky weapon in the battle against
:07:20. > :07:23.coastal erosion - old Christmas trees. Over the years some of the
:07:23. > :07:26.island's sand dunes have suffered from people damaging them. And now
:07:26. > :07:31.the authorities have decided to recycle the trees to help restore
:07:32. > :07:35.the natural coastal defences. Mike Wilkins reports.
:07:35. > :07:38.The coast of Guernsey has to put up with a lot. The elements constantly
:07:38. > :07:44.smash against the shore but there are man-made defences in place to
:07:44. > :07:47.protect the land from the sea. Sand dunes are part of that coastal
:07:47. > :07:54.defence system, but many have been damaged by the waves and also from
:07:54. > :08:03.people walking through them. And now a new weapon has been revealed
:08:03. > :08:07.as a means of combating the coastal erosion our christmas trees. These
:08:07. > :08:12.will trap the sand as it comes up the beach and allow us to replant
:08:12. > :08:16.the new tunes. The sand dune wants to be further forward, but because
:08:16. > :08:19.it has been damaged and the vegetation over the top have
:08:19. > :08:25.disappeared, it has made it more vulnerable. The Christmas cheese
:08:25. > :08:28.will help to stabilise it. -- Christmas trees.
:08:28. > :08:31.This technique has been used in some parts of the UK for the last
:08:31. > :08:34.decade, and the beach here at Grandes Rocques on the west coast
:08:34. > :08:37.is the first in Guernsey to get the Christmas tree treatment. However,
:08:37. > :08:43.the fir and spruce can't be relied on for complete protection. The
:08:43. > :08:46.public are being encouraged to respect the delicate dunes. Can't
:08:46. > :08:53.blame children. But at the end of the day we would rather that people
:08:53. > :08:57.didn't. By all means walk to the beach but don't trample on the path.
:08:57. > :09:05.So, a new lease of life for these festive trees but time and tide
:09:05. > :09:08.will tell if they'll see out the seasons. We will keep you posted on
:09:08. > :09:12.how well they do. Could an old cemetery in St. Peter
:09:12. > :09:15.Port be given a new lease of life? The centuries-old Brothers Cemetery
:09:15. > :09:18.in town is currently closed to the public for safety reasons, but
:09:18. > :09:21.work's started to assess the damage and see if it can be restored.
:09:21. > :09:24.There's even an idea to turn it into a woodland garden.
:09:24. > :09:29.It's not your average day in the office, but for this team of
:09:29. > :09:32.historians, charting all the tombs in this cemetary is today's job.
:09:32. > :09:37.It's a site that's not short of stories - the resting place of
:09:37. > :09:40.former bailiffs, of a woman who lived through three centuries. But
:09:40. > :09:49.it's one that's in need of some work, especially if it's ever to be
:09:49. > :09:57.opened up to the public again. the moment it is not suitable for
:09:57. > :10:04.access because there is a risk to the public from its off reports
:10:04. > :10:09.that a collapsing. Before the public access is available, as I
:10:09. > :10:12.hope it does, that sort of thing will have to be sorted out.
:10:12. > :10:15.The town constables were keen to create another green space in this
:10:16. > :10:19.busy bit of St. Peter Port. But their plans for a woodland garden
:10:19. > :10:28.here have been put on hold so that a proper survey could be carried
:10:28. > :10:32.out. I have a strong suspicion that to turn it into the garden that we
:10:32. > :10:36.want, possibly that is drifting away a little. Never the less, it's
:10:36. > :10:41.something can be achieved by a compromise then we will certainly
:10:41. > :10:46.look at that. If we really can't do much with it except a bit as it is
:10:46. > :10:53.and repair everything, which the cost would be phenomenal, then
:10:53. > :10:56.possibly it would be left like it is to deteriorate. I think that
:10:56. > :11:00.would be a crying shame. We may not know what will happen
:11:00. > :11:04.here in future. The concern is if nothing is done then this is a bit
:11:04. > :11:05.of Guernsey's history which could of Guernsey's history which could
:11:05. > :11:05.of Guernsey's history which could of Guernsey's history which could
:11:05. > :11:13.eventually be lost forever. Now the eventually be lost forever. Now the
:11:13. > :11:16.weather. What is it going to be like? After a fairly cloudy and a
:11:16. > :11:22.mild and quiet week of weather, there is a change to come across
:11:22. > :11:25.the weekend. For tonight, still relatively settled and cloudy. But
:11:25. > :11:28.overnight, these weather fronts are going to make their way down from
:11:29. > :11:33.the north. Still a dry start to tomorrow. It is going to turn what
:11:33. > :11:38.for a while in the afternoon. Those fronts do clear away by Sunday,
:11:38. > :11:45.leaving behind a breach of high pressure. It should be clearer by
:11:45. > :11:51.Sunday, but Courier as well. For tonight, still a lot of cloud in
:11:51. > :11:55.the sky. That keeps things mild overnight. The winds from the west
:11:55. > :11:58.and South West, temperatures no lower than six or seven Celsius.
:11:58. > :12:04.Again, a fairly overcast started the day, but at least try in the
:12:04. > :12:14.morning. Patchy, light rain first. As we go through the afternoon, it
:12:14. > :12:16.
:12:16. > :12:26.will be quite wet. Some dastardly Windermere or -- wind. Out at sea,
:12:26. > :12:27.
:12:27. > :12:37.some rain later on. The winds from the South West. Times of high water
:12:37. > :12:45.
:12:45. > :12:49.for tomorrow... For the surfers, not much use for surf tomorrow. The
:12:49. > :12:54.outlook - it does clear by Sunday, so perhaps a fairly cool start to
:12:55. > :12:59.the day, but at least some fine and dry weather. Throughout the day on
:12:59. > :13:03.Monday we have got a bright and cold start, but increasingly cloudy
:13:03. > :13:13.through the day. Some thicker cloud through the day. Some thicker cloud
:13:13. > :13:16.