:00:08. > :00:12.Good evening and welcome to bbc Channel Islands news. The top story
:00:12. > :00:18.is: As abuse victims are told they can claim compensation, there's a
:00:18. > :00:21.warning many will be too traumatised to do so. Also on
:00:21. > :00:30.Friday's programme - all change as a new bus operator takes to
:00:30. > :00:34.Guernsey's roads. After a taste of summer, we return
:00:34. > :00:40.to springtime conditions for Easter. It is turning cloudy and cooler
:00:40. > :00:50.This weekend, some sunshine with a chance of an April shower. More
:00:50. > :00:54.
:00:54. > :00:57.Victims of child abuse at Haut de La Garenne and other care homes in
:00:57. > :01:02.Jersey risk being traumatised by the process of applying for their
:01:02. > :01:05.compensation - that's according to the Jersey Care Leavers Association.
:01:05. > :01:12.A compensation scheme has been set up by the states to award
:01:12. > :01:15.individuals who suffered physical and sexual abuse up to �60,000 each.
:01:15. > :01:19.But to get the money victims will have to once again retell their
:01:19. > :01:22.stories. Rachel Royce reports. Around 100 victims of physical and
:01:22. > :01:28.sexual abuse in Jersey's care homes are expected to claim compensation
:01:28. > :01:31.for their suffering as children. The Historic Redress Scheme was set
:01:31. > :01:38.up to help victims move on with their lives by acknowledging the
:01:38. > :01:41.damage that was done to them as children. But since the scheme was
:01:41. > :01:44.announced the Jersey Care Leavers Association has been flooded with
:01:44. > :01:53.calls from victims who don't know if they can bring themselves to
:01:53. > :01:57.fill out the claim forms. There will be a lot of trauma and many do
:01:57. > :02:05.not want to relive the experiences and they will have to. The most
:02:05. > :02:10.traumatic side is to be interviewed by a psychiatrist, in some cases
:02:10. > :02:14.they will not have to. I've spoken to some victims that will not do it,
:02:14. > :02:20.they're too scared. One or two said they are worried they will be
:02:20. > :02:24.locked up. For a victim, what happens when the retell the story?
:02:24. > :02:30.They seem to go back into that state they were in when they were
:02:30. > :02:36.being abused. One in particular feels like the child she was, it
:02:36. > :02:39.really is affecting many in that way. One possible consequence of
:02:39. > :02:42.the schemes fact finding forms is that more evidence of child abuse
:02:42. > :02:46.could come to light if victims that haven't come forward in the past
:02:46. > :02:49.come forward now and recount their experience. Police said in a
:02:49. > :02:52.statement today, "As with any case if an alleged victim comes forward
:02:52. > :03:00.with new evidence we would take it seriously and investigate
:03:00. > :03:04.appropriately." Victims are not obliged to take part in the scheme,
:03:04. > :03:08.nor do they have to accept any offer it makes.
:03:08. > :03:11.It was put in place as an alternative to court because court
:03:11. > :03:21.is expensive and can be time- consuming. Above all, it was meant
:03:21. > :03:30.
:03:30. > :03:32.be part of a healing process, not another trauma to be relieved.
:03:32. > :03:35.With a contract now signed, Guernsey's buses are this week
:03:35. > :03:38.being handed over to a brand new operator. From Sunday, HCT will be
:03:38. > :03:41.in charge of running them instead of Island Coachways. Penny
:03:41. > :03:43.Elderfield reports. It's all change on Guernsey's buses and I'm not
:03:43. > :03:46.talking about passengers. Because this weekend a new company will
:03:46. > :03:51.take over running them. Meaning all of the Island coachways logos will
:03:51. > :03:58.be coming off and the new CT Plus ones going up. But passengers
:03:58. > :04:01.shouldn't notice too much else changing - for now at least. Two or
:04:01. > :04:06.three years down the line there will be new fleets and different
:04:06. > :04:11.vehicles and a mix of different vehicles. Initially, it is to run a
:04:11. > :04:14.good service. Island coachways said last year it couldn't accept the
:04:14. > :04:21.contract on offer. So after a decade of running the service, do
:04:21. > :04:27.they have any regrets? You can always do things
:04:27. > :04:31.differently but we are proud of what we achieved, very proud and we
:04:31. > :04:36.look at passenger growth and the service, I walk away with my head
:04:36. > :04:39.held high and I am proud. States had to work quickly to find
:04:39. > :04:46.another company to keep the service running. So has it come at an extra
:04:47. > :04:51.cost? It is mutually advantageous, a good deal for both sides and I am
:04:51. > :04:54.confident Guernsey will get good value for money and the team will
:04:54. > :04:58.see advantages to working with us. And that's a contract that was
:04:58. > :05:02.signed today. Meaning from Sunday it will be up to the new company
:05:03. > :05:09.what route to take the service down in future.
:05:09. > :05:12.Teaching standards, pupil behaviour and school management. All areas
:05:12. > :05:14.where Guernsey's La Mare De Carteret High School is under-
:05:14. > :05:16.performing, according to an inspectors report out today.
:05:16. > :05:20.Education says it's a fair assessment of the school, which has
:05:20. > :05:28.been in the spotlight after poor GCSE results last year. But the
:05:28. > :05:33.department says work is already underway to improve the situation.
:05:33. > :05:37.I can see why people would be concerned, some results were poor
:05:37. > :05:44.but we are doing everything possible to raise the standards in
:05:44. > :05:46.teaching at the School as quickly as possible and for the long term.
:05:46. > :05:49.Sandpiper has announced it's to close both its Gourmet Burger
:05:49. > :05:52.Kitchen outlets in Jersey and Guernsey on Good Friday. The
:05:52. > :05:57.company say they've worked hard to make the restaurants work but
:05:57. > :06:00.disappointing results mean it'll concentrate on new ventures. 15
:06:00. > :06:05.staff across both islands will be redeployed in other areas of the
:06:05. > :06:08.business. Union members and Jersey government
:06:08. > :06:13.Ministers have been meeting amid fears of potential job losses at
:06:13. > :06:16.the Jersey dock workers George Troy and Sons. Unite representative Nick
:06:16. > :06:18.Corbel says negotiations are at a very delicate stage but that
:06:18. > :06:25.meetings with Ministers have been constructive, and every possible
:06:26. > :06:28.option's being explored. There are concerns about the effect on island
:06:28. > :06:33.freight after the UK government decided to end Low value
:06:33. > :06:39.consignment relief which has hit fulfilment businesses. George Troy
:06:39. > :06:42.and Sons have declined to comment. Meanwhile, it'll soon cost more to
:06:43. > :06:46.post a letter from Guernsey. Stamp prices are going up from May the
:06:46. > :06:49.first. You'll have to pay thirty- nine pence for local letters and
:06:50. > :06:52.fifty-three pence for the UK. Guernsey Post is blaming the loss
:06:52. > :07:00.of Low Value Consignment Relief, declining mail volumes and
:07:00. > :07:02.increases in Royal Mail charges. They're thought to be a secret
:07:02. > :07:05.society, but Yarborough Lodge of the Freemasons in Jersey are openly
:07:05. > :07:11.celebrating two hundred years of being in the island and they're
:07:11. > :07:16.looking for new members. Founded in 1812, they call themselves a
:07:16. > :07:26.society of men concerned with moral and spiritual values. We sent Emma
:07:26. > :07:34.
:07:34. > :07:42.Tucked away behind a quiet street - a society famed for its secret
:07:42. > :07:45.ceremonies. Is alive and celebrating a milestone. Their
:07:45. > :07:49.ceremonial room is rich in symbols representing the freemasons who
:07:49. > :07:59.meet here. Peter Stoneman is a longstanding member and told me
:07:59. > :07:59.
:07:59. > :08:05.what it's all about. Brotherly love which is an
:08:05. > :08:13.association of men, altogether, relief is where we help charities
:08:13. > :08:18.and other situations which are needed and truth is a deeming of
:08:18. > :08:22.knowledge about life. We illustrate that through some of the enactments
:08:23. > :08:25.we do in the ceremonies. The group, or lodge has been meeting for 200
:08:25. > :08:27.years. They've had tough times. During occupation the Germans
:08:27. > :08:32.ransacked their hall, stealing objects and destroying historical
:08:32. > :08:40.documents. But they've restored it fully and now the group is going
:08:40. > :08:45.strong with nearly 70 members. They are looking for more but women need
:08:45. > :08:50.not apply. It was always an association of men and that is the
:08:50. > :08:57.continuation. Some of the enactments we do in the service to
:08:57. > :09:04.illustrate the things, some of it is to do with men. There's no
:09:04. > :09:09.chance I could get in? I would love it but regrettably not. It seems
:09:09. > :09:18.things haven't changed over 200 years. The Freemasons will be
:09:18. > :09:23.keeping up the traditions with a special celebration this evening.
:09:23. > :09:28.Another glorious day today, is it Another glorious day today, is it
:09:28. > :09:34.set to continue? After some warm sunshine over the past week, we
:09:34. > :09:38.returned to typical conditions this weekend and more cloud. We have had
:09:38. > :09:43.high pressure for much of the past seven days and it's been making its
:09:43. > :09:48.way westwards, we will start to see cooler air coming down from the
:09:48. > :09:53.North also by tomorrow lunchtime a weather front coming from the North
:09:53. > :09:56.feeding in more cloud. The wind will change direction. High
:09:56. > :10:02.pressure again pushes the cold front away but we are left with
:10:02. > :10:08.cloud. Some brightness for the weekend but it will feel colder.
:10:08. > :10:14.Tonight, we start the weekend with a lot of clear skies. Some light
:10:14. > :10:20.wind with mist patches developing by dawn. Overnight, around seven
:10:20. > :10:24.Celsius. Some mistiness to watch out for first thing. Some
:10:24. > :10:28.brightness and sunshine throughout tomorrow morning but by tomorrow
:10:28. > :10:34.afternoon we will start to see more cloud. Temperatures getting closer
:10:34. > :10:39.to the average for the time of year with the highs of 14 or 15. For the
:10:39. > :10:44.coastal forecast, the weather will be mainly fair, some of mist
:10:44. > :10:54.patches. Improving to good visibility later. The wind from the
:10:54. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:07.North East. The times of high water for tomorrow: this well is picking
:11:07. > :11:12.up after a flat week. It will be quite messy. -- swell. Through the
:11:12. > :11:17.weekend, generally cloudy, it will break up on Sunday with
:11:17. > :11:27.temperatures dropping, ten Celsius the maximum. Quite cloudy on Monday.
:11:27. > :11:37.
:11:37. > :11:40.The shorts and sunglasses maybe have to put away for a bit longer.
:11:40. > :11:43.The Kaiser Chiefs are to appear in Guernsey in the summer. The Leeds-