:00:09. > :00:20.Good evening. Parents fight back — anger at plans to close two Guernsey
:00:20. > :00:26.primary schools. It would have made life difficult for the children. Why
:00:26. > :00:30.would the education give a dam? Open the door to skilled workers —
:00:30. > :00:37.the calls from business leaders to boost Jersey's economy.
:00:37. > :00:42.And where can you find at first hand a Skullsplitter and a Bobby Dazzler.
:00:42. > :00:51.I will tell you later in the programme.
:00:51. > :00:52.Good evening. Parents have reacted angrily to news two primary schools
:00:52. > :01:06.in Guernsey could close. Under Education's plans, St
:01:06. > :01:09.Sampson's Infants would shut next year, and St Andrews Primary the
:01:09. > :01:13.year after. It's not the first time the schools have faced the threat of
:01:13. > :01:15.closure, and parents intend to put up a fight again. As Penny
:01:15. > :01:23.Elderfield reports. Lessons as usual for pupils at St
:01:23. > :01:26.Sampson's Infants. For the parents though, it's time to start
:01:26. > :01:29.campaigning. And if one word could sum up how many feel today on
:01:29. > :01:39.hearing the news this school could close next September, it's...
:01:39. > :01:47.Gutted. Not really much else that can explain it. He hasn't even done
:01:47. > :01:51.a whole day. Why men and we told this would happen? We could have
:01:51. > :01:54.sent him to eight different school. They didn't want people to do that
:01:54. > :02:01.because it would make life difficult for them. Never mind making it
:02:01. > :02:10.difficult for the children. For St Andrews Primary the plan is to shut
:02:10. > :02:15.it gradually by 2015. It is very disappointing that we are again
:02:15. > :02:19.facing closures. We have got to focus on the needs of our children
:02:20. > :02:23.and continue to ensure we offer the best education possible. The problem
:02:23. > :02:26.Education faces is that empty seats still cost money and there are more
:02:26. > :02:29.than 500 surplus places across the Island's schools. And it's estimated
:02:29. > :02:35.closing St Sampson's Infants, and St Andrews could save up to £800,000 a
:02:35. > :02:39.year. But the department says it's not just about the money as there
:02:39. > :02:48.are benefits to moving to just having bigger schools which take two
:02:48. > :02:55.or three forms each year. If you are going to close the skills you have
:02:55. > :03:00.to think about... If you look at the UK there are closures going on all
:03:00. > :03:04.the time. You don't close their larger skills because for all sorts
:03:04. > :03:08.of reasons, you actually get better outcomes. But that means looking at
:03:08. > :03:11.the numbers — others could be in threat further down the line. Forest
:03:11. > :03:15.Primary and La Houguette are all on the list to be looked at in years to
:03:15. > :03:19.come. And the Island's Catholic schools could be merged. But for St
:03:19. > :03:24.Sampson's and St Andrews this isn't the first time they've overcome the
:03:24. > :03:33.threat of closure. So why will this time be any different? I can't
:03:33. > :03:39.predict any more than you can. There will be a lively debate and it will
:03:39. > :03:41.be intense. We will know the answer on the 1st of November at the
:03:41. > :03:46.latest. Education is expecting parents to make a bit of noise about
:03:46. > :03:53.this. And from talking to them here today, that's exactly what they're
:03:53. > :03:57.going to get. Well lots of comment from you on
:03:57. > :04:00.this one, as you'd expect, on our Facebook pages. Darren Lilley
:04:00. > :04:03.writes, "This is everybody's chance who are against this to speak to
:04:03. > :04:07.their Deputies and let's see how they listen to you." Alexander Cross
:04:07. > :04:09.says, "You know what, when an island like Guernsey can't keep enough
:04:09. > :04:15.schools open things are getting pretty dire!" And this one from
:04:15. > :04:18.Josephine Reeve — "There are plenty of schools in Guernsey! Too many
:04:18. > :04:24.really, there is so much room for rationalisation." Well, thanks for
:04:24. > :04:27.those and keep them coming in. In other news today, EasyJet has
:04:27. > :04:30.been in Guernsey to discuss flying to the island. The airline bought
:04:30. > :04:33.Flybe's Gatwick slots and is starting up flights from the London
:04:33. > :04:36.airport to Jersey. They say they've been assessing Guernsey Airport as
:04:36. > :04:41.part of their on—going consideration of operating flights to the island.
:04:41. > :04:46.Flybe is axing the Channel Islands to Gatwick routes next March.
:04:46. > :04:50.A 32—year—old Guernsey man has been given a three year jail sentence for
:04:50. > :04:55.possession with the intent to supply a class B drug. Daniel Edward Lilley
:04:55. > :04:58.pleaded guilty to the offences at the Royal Court. Lilley was found
:04:58. > :05:02.with a total quantity of cannabis resin with a street value of between
:05:02. > :05:08.£33,000 and £42,000. He was arrested in March.
:05:08. > :05:11.A new company is planning to launch a freight service between the
:05:11. > :05:14.Channel Islands and the UK. CI Lines has announced it's launching a
:05:14. > :05:18.load—on, load—off freight service to replace Huelin Renouf which fell
:05:18. > :05:23.into administration. CI Lines hopes to use one of the vessels previously
:05:23. > :05:26.used by Huelin Renouf. Business leaders in Jersey are
:05:26. > :05:31.calling for a review of immigration controls to allow an influx of more
:05:31. > :05:36.skilled workers. It comes as The Financial Times publishes a special
:05:37. > :05:40.report into the island's economy. The five page spread suggests the
:05:40. > :05:43.key to growth is to encourage different types of business to the
:05:43. > :05:46.island. Earlier I was joined in the studio by Kevin Keen from the
:05:46. > :05:50.Institute of Directors which is calling for this review. I asked him
:05:50. > :06:01.what type of workers he thinks are needed? We want to see the economy
:06:01. > :06:05.diversify. We want new sectors and editable sector is the one that
:06:05. > :06:11.everyone is focusing on. We have to allow some new people to come in to
:06:11. > :06:17.get that sector going. Why can't local people do those jobs and grow
:06:17. > :06:21.those industries? Most employers, perfect get local people, they would
:06:22. > :06:36.but then reality is they need new skills. What are the sticking points
:06:36. > :06:40.in the current system? I think the problem as it risks being hijacked
:06:40. > :06:44.by election year and white politicians focusing on the topline
:06:44. > :06:48.number rather than the working population. We have an ageing
:06:48. > :06:51.population which is part of the reason. We are all living longer
:06:51. > :06:56.which is great news but it means that there will be less people doing
:06:56. > :07:00.the work. If we focus on their working population rather than the
:07:00. > :07:03.topline, that is what we need to look at. Kevin Keen speaking to me
:07:03. > :07:07.earlier. You're watching the BBC in the
:07:08. > :07:10.Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight with Justin and Natalie, beef and
:07:11. > :07:15.gravy replaces raspberry ripple at this ice cream parlour which caters
:07:15. > :07:19.for dogs. Guernsey FC's FA Cup tie with Dover
:07:19. > :07:22.Athletic will now take place at Lancing Football Club near Brighton.
:07:22. > :07:26.The match was due to be played in Guernsey but clashed with a Guernsey
:07:26. > :07:30.Rugby Club fixture. Kick—off is at three o'clock next Saturday.
:07:30. > :07:35.Jersey Rugby Club face Bedford at St Peter tomorrow. The island side will
:07:35. > :07:39.be hoping they can improve on a 41—27 loss against Plymouth Albion
:07:39. > :07:44.last weekend. The game starts at 3pm tomorrow and there'll be coverage on
:07:44. > :07:47.BBC Radio Jersey. Real ale enthusiasts have the chance
:07:47. > :07:51.to try more than 100 different beers and ciders in Jersey this weekend.
:07:51. > :07:55.The Jersey Beer Festival attracted around 1,000 islanders on its first
:07:55. > :08:00.day yesterday. Our reporter Amy Harris has been to find out what all
:08:00. > :08:05.the fuss is about. Where can you find a Top Sy, a Bobby
:08:05. > :08:09.Dazzler and a Risky Blonde? Well, they're all ales available here at
:08:09. > :08:12.the Jersey Beer Festival. And hundreds are expected to descend on
:08:12. > :08:24.this tented bar this weekend, including this lot who popped by for
:08:24. > :08:27.a lunchtime tipple. I am not really a hero drinker so I have not got to
:08:27. > :08:33.the point when I will try anything yet but I will later. I like to try
:08:33. > :08:43.different beers from different parts of the country. Lager is quite
:08:44. > :08:47.boring. Over 8000 people are expected to turn up this weekend.
:08:47. > :08:50.Jon le Sueur's one of the organisers. So, Jon, what do you
:08:50. > :08:58.think draws the crowds, it's not just a pub in a tent, is it? It is
:08:58. > :09:04.about the choice we offer. The explosion of real ale in the UK has
:09:04. > :09:10.led to many more brands. The beers we have here you will not see any
:09:10. > :09:14.local pubs. Pouring the pints this lunchtime, we met Ian Ferguson. He
:09:14. > :09:22.says despite the exotic incomers, the local brews are going down well
:09:22. > :09:33.with tourists. They have a different market. Many overseas visitors and
:09:33. > :09:36.it is holding its own. So whether your tipple is a Fox, a
:09:36. > :09:40.Skullsplitter or a First Hand, the advice is to get down here early as
:09:40. > :09:50.the favourites might run out — I might just have a little taste now
:09:50. > :10:01.then. Could I have a keep calm please?
:10:01. > :10:04.Let's see if those are real ale drinkers will be sheltering in the
:10:04. > :10:32.tent or enjoying the sunshine. There will be eight good deal of
:10:32. > :10:36.cloud around over at the weekend. It is this week and warm front moving
:10:36. > :10:49.east words that will usher in the low clouds and coastal fog. As we
:10:49. > :10:58.look towards Sunday at us a similar picture but Monday could turn right.
:10:58. > :11:05.This evening, as the night wears on eventually we will see an increasing
:11:05. > :11:08.amount of low cloud from the West. We will find that by tomorrow
:11:08. > :11:21.morning there could be patchy drizzle about. A dam start to the
:11:21. > :11:28.day. Tomorrow it is all about how things brighten up, or not as the
:11:28. > :11:37.case may be. I think we will continue with a lot of Mark. At
:11:37. > :11:47.least the cloud base shows signs of breaking from time to time to give
:11:47. > :11:55.way to brighter spells. Temperatures tomorrow, about 18 or 19 Celsius. If
:11:55. > :12:03.the Sun breaks through it could rise to 20. A picture on Sunday but with
:12:04. > :12:09.drier air on Monday and Tuesday we will see more Sunday, temperatures
:12:09. > :12:12.getting up to the low 20s. Join me again at ten 20 5pm
:12:12. > :12:47.tonight. —— 10:25pm tonight. around 550 serving personnel and
:12:47. > :12:51.veterans took part in the parade to celebrate the 50th anniversary of
:12:51. > :12:59.the Naval service been granted the Freedom of the City.
:12:59. > :13:10.At 1pm sharp, the first round of a 13 gun salute echoed across the
:13:10. > :13:15.city. The band of her Majesty 's MAC Royal Marines led the parade from
:13:15. > :13:21.the Royal Citadel. Today's event as a celebration of 50 years since it
:13:21. > :13:25.was granted the Freedom of the City. It gives them the privilege to march
:13:25. > :13:31.them with colours flying and bayonets fixed. Back in September
:13:31. > :13:37.1960 three, 1000 spa so now exercise that right, a little over 50% were
:13:37. > :13:41.on parade today. The Freedom of the City was given to the Plymouth
:13:41. > :13:46.command, we are now not Plymouth command, it recognises the changing
:13:46. > :13:49.shape. You'll notice there are Royal Marines here, it is recognising the
:13:49. > :13:58.whole of the Naval service. The units marched down Royal Parade
:13:58. > :14:08.and around Derry's crossed before assembling in Armada Way.
:14:08. > :14:13.They were inspected by flag officer Ray Admiral Penn key and the Lord
:14:13. > :14:20.Mayor of Plymouth before the presentation of a silver casket
:14:20. > :14:26.reaffirming the Freedom of the City. It is an honour for me to accept on
:14:26. > :14:31.behalf of the officers, sailors and Royal Marines of the Naval service
:14:31. > :14:36.based here in Plymouth, the freedom of this great city, conferred again
:14:36. > :14:44.some 50 years after it was originally granted to our forebears.
:14:44. > :14:50.It is not often that we see such a big parade. They all turned out
:14:50. > :14:55.looking so smart, just as the Navy would, we are so ploughed of them
:14:55. > :15:00.here. I have lived here all of my life. Plymouth does it so well. I
:15:00. > :15:06.think it is a wonderful day for Plymouth. We owe a lot to the Navy
:15:07. > :15:12.and I think they owe quite a bit to us. The close association between
:15:12. > :15:17.Plymouth and the Royal Navy has endured for hundreds of years, both
:15:17. > :15:22.the city and the senior service have seen their share of tough times.
:15:22. > :15:26.This honour may be ceremonial, it is also being raised as a signal to
:15:26. > :15:31.those in power at the relationship is still as strong as ever.
:15:31. > :15:37.There's a very special visitor to Torbay this weekend. HMS Protector
:15:37. > :15:41.is anchored up and members of the public are being invited out to sea
:15:41. > :15:46.to have a look around and see what life is like on board. But as John
:15:46. > :15:50.Ayres explains, this naval ship is not like any other.
:15:50. > :15:55.You may not recognise it at first glance. She is read because she is a
:15:55. > :16:01.icebreaker. The colour makes her easily seen. The protector is the
:16:01. > :16:06.ice patrol vessel. We primarily go to Antarctica, but it could be any
:16:06. > :16:10.ice. Primarily, Antarctica where we are there to provide a sovereign
:16:10. > :16:16.presence in the territories. We support the British Antarctic survey
:16:16. > :16:21.and also conduct of research and survey to improve safety navigation.
:16:21. > :16:27.She is anchored up here and members of the public are being invited to
:16:27. > :16:31.go aboard and meet the crew. HMS protector is doing operational sea
:16:31. > :16:36.training along the south coast and helping with recruiting. The ship is
:16:36. > :16:37.a different colour and the crew were different kit. —— were different
:16:37. > :16:49.kit. It is a bit of a change. It is hard
:16:49. > :16:54.at first, but the community on board is fantastic and everyone is in the
:16:54. > :17:00.same situation and in the same boat. Everyone helps each other out. In
:17:00. > :17:05.the galley, preparations are being made a cocktail party for invited
:17:05. > :17:10.guests. Members of the public will be able to see what goes on for
:17:10. > :17:14.free, but it is ticket only, available from centre in Torquay.
:17:15. > :17:22.It will be interesting. Time for the sport now and we go
:17:22. > :17:28.back to the Tour of Britain and Dave's been at the finish of the
:17:28. > :17:35.Devon stage at Haytor. The Devon stage was won by Simon
:17:35. > :17:40.Yates of team Great Britain with Bradley Wiggins just retaining the
:17:40. > :17:49.overall leadership. From Cornwall and from Devon we will be joined by
:17:49. > :17:56.Mr Barker and Chris from team Great Britain. How did you get on? I had
:17:56. > :18:00.an easy day, I didn't feel great and we have been doing a key role, so
:18:00. > :18:05.Ian Wilkinson was in the break, great farce, he made sure that
:18:05. > :18:10.everyone knows we're the race. I just wrote the finish. What was the
:18:11. > :18:21.problem? It was too fast. I track too fast? Were the best domestic
:18:21. > :18:30.—based team and that is a big achievement for us. Everyone is
:18:30. > :18:40.enjoying the race. Absolutely. You are with your young son, Chris, what
:18:40. > :18:46.was its like to day? It was a stage that I was a little apprehensive of.
:18:46. > :18:54.I went to the stage in Sidmouth and knew what was this stage. I knew
:18:54. > :19:01.that I looked myself there, I could be a key to the finish. I am more of
:19:01. > :19:07.a sprinter, so I am looking forward to the weekend where we have flatter
:19:07. > :19:13.stages. What was the king of the mountain like? We did it in training
:19:13. > :19:18.not so long ago. It was just as bad then as it was today. It is tough.
:19:18. > :19:26.It is a long way to the top. It makes you feel a lot hotter than it
:19:26. > :19:30.really is. There is nothing to cool you down. We wish you the very best
:19:30. > :19:35.of luck. Thank you for joining us. We'll Yeovil Town become the first
:19:35. > :19:39.team to beat Queens Park Rangers this season? The championship
:19:39. > :19:45.leaders visit Somerset with wins under their belt. The Glovers
:19:45. > :19:51.haven't with a terrific jolt Grant goal. It'll be interesting at St
:19:51. > :19:57.James's Park next city face Newport County who have also started well.
:19:57. > :20:02.Plymouth Argyle have a difficult game against Scunthorpe United.
:20:02. > :20:05.Torquay manager is desperate for his first home win of the season when
:20:06. > :20:11.Cheltenham town provide the obstacle.
:20:11. > :20:14.The weekend rugby kicks after night with both the Cornish Pirates and
:20:14. > :20:19.Plymouth Albion looking to follow up their wins.
:20:19. > :20:25.Plymouth Albion are favourites to beat Moseley. After getting their
:20:25. > :20:30.first win of the new season, Exeter Chiefs go to London Irish on
:20:30. > :20:33.Saturday with wealth —— Welsh international hoping to add to his
:20:33. > :20:43.tries from last weekend. Finally, you may remember we feature
:20:43. > :20:47.him recently in training to swim the English Channel for the children's
:20:48. > :20:51.Hospice, he has been given the green light to go from Dover this Sunday.
:20:51. > :20:55.The 24—year—old hopes to complete the achievement in 12 hours. We wish
:20:55. > :21:00.her the best of luck. We certainly do, because she has
:21:00. > :21:06.tried before, but hopefully everything will go well this time.
:21:06. > :21:15.Good luck Jazz. What is your favourite flavour of ice cream? When
:21:15. > :21:19.I was on holiday, I had high Nico ice cream which was very nice.
:21:19. > :21:22.How about roast chicken with gravy, cheese and dog biscuits and beef and
:21:22. > :21:29.gravy? No, that's does not appeal to me. ——
:21:29. > :21:35.that's does. An ice—cream maker in Cornwall has come up with the new
:21:35. > :21:39.flavours for dogs and as Eleanor Parkinson's been finding out, they
:21:39. > :21:44.are lapping them up. Mabel tucks into her favourite ice
:21:44. > :21:47.cream, roast chicken flavour, her owner came up with the idea of
:21:47. > :21:52.canine ice cream, Mabel can choose between various flavours. The ice
:21:52. > :21:56.cream is made by Denise's son who learned how to make it in Italy.
:21:56. > :22:00.We wanted to have ice cream that would be gentle on the dark's
:22:00. > :22:05.tummies, so we thought we would swap the clotted cream and the rich cream
:22:05. > :22:11.or yoghurt. From the restaurant, we had gourmet Roast beef and they
:22:11. > :22:16.always have a stock running of marrow and bones, so we folded that
:22:16. > :22:21.in between the ice cream. The customers are queueing up, first in
:22:21. > :22:28.line with this greyhound. The money race from the ice cream system to a
:22:28. > :22:33.charity which we home stocks. We cannot thank her enough. It is
:22:33. > :22:40.hugely not also appeals to all dog owners, but it couldn't have come at
:22:40. > :22:47.a better time for us. It is a perfect day for an ice cream and I
:22:47. > :22:48.am going to take this type of cheese and biscuits flavour down to the
:22:49. > :22:53.beach to see what the dogs there think. Does your doglike ice cream?
:22:53. > :22:59.What about cheese and biscuit ice cream? Baxter is an immediate ban.
:22:59. > :23:03.This dog is a little wary at first, but then tucks in.
:23:03. > :23:09.The Labrador, well, he just dives in and it gets a bit messy. Back at the
:23:09. > :23:13.ice cream parlour, not surprisingly, the biggest fan is
:23:13. > :23:19.Mabel. With every flavour on tap, it is a dog's life.
:23:19. > :23:25.Lots of wagging tails there, it seemed to go down well. Let's have a
:23:25. > :23:25.look and see if it is ice cream weather this weekend?
:23:25. > :23:35.A lot of dry weather through the course of the weekend. There will be
:23:35. > :23:42.some drizzle around. It is worth noting that this dry spell of the
:23:42. > :23:45.nine high pressure is going to last for a number of days to come with
:23:46. > :23:50.temperatures on the rise, particularly as we get into the
:23:50. > :23:51.first part of next week. Let's take a look at the wider view as we go
:23:51. > :23:59.through the into Saturday. Gets a hill fog
:23:59. > :24:04.conditions and some coastal low cloud and some patchy drizzle, but
:24:04. > :24:09.you will notice that signal and the latter half of Saturday for things
:24:09. > :24:13.to brighten up. On Sunday, things will turn back to square one with
:24:13. > :24:17.extensive low cloud and more particularly across the southwestern
:24:17. > :24:22.peninsula is. Through the course of this evening, it has been a fine
:24:22. > :24:28.enough afternoon for many of you, but that of low cloud spreads in.
:24:28. > :24:31.You will get hill fog even over moderately high ground and some
:24:31. > :24:35.patchy drizzle here or there. Things continue, it is going to continue
:24:35. > :24:43.eastwards through the night and by the time we are through .Mac seven P
:24:43. > :24:49.M —— 7am tomorrow morning. It will see 14 sources for some, a similar
:24:49. > :24:55.story out in the Isles of Scilly. Double figures I think that the vast
:24:55. > :25:00.majority, if not all. It will be quite a clammy start, a lot of low
:25:00. > :25:05.cloud and coastal fog of high —— will hang on.
:25:05. > :25:10.Some Southern district around Devon, come further around the
:25:10. > :25:16.western periphery here, we continue with the low cloud and the fog.
:25:16. > :25:21.Weather it brightens up will be a matter of some doubt. That will be
:25:21. > :25:25.reflected in the temperatures. Where it does write an app, you could
:25:25. > :25:32.quite easily be getting up to 20, maybe even 21 Celsius. Conversely,
:25:32. > :25:37.more like mid—teens for some. That will be when you're stuck under the
:25:37. > :25:41.dollar conditions. But you should see some fleeting brightness. We
:25:41. > :25:45.shall see. Looking beyond that, as we go into Sunday, it is a broadly
:25:45. > :25:50.similar pattern with dry weather. This area of high pressure into
:25:50. > :25:55.Monday slips a bit further eastwards and interned the winds will be back.
:25:55. > :26:00.That means drier air starting to feed in from that direction out of
:26:00. > :26:05.France and interned that will start to lift the cloud. For a fair number
:26:05. > :26:10.of us, it will be more generally sunny by Monday, compared to the
:26:11. > :26:17.weekend. He is a summary. —— here is a summary. All other smaller less in
:26:17. > :26:21.the same boat as we go through the next few days. Notice the
:26:21. > :26:25.brightening up as we go into next week. I would be surprised if we see
:26:25. > :26:32.some places with the low 20s. Now a chance to remind you that
:26:32. > :26:36.we've launched our search for our Unsung Sporting Hero of 2013. Do you
:26:37. > :26:41.know someone who voluntarily gives up their time to encourage others to
:26:41. > :26:46.participate in sport? If you do, now is the time to nominate them for the
:26:46. > :26:51.BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award which is in its tenth year. There are two
:26:51. > :26:52.ways of nominating — you can either go to our website
:26:52. > :26:58.bbc.co.uk/unsunghero or you can call 0845 308 8000 to ask for a
:26:58. > :27:05.nomination form to be posted to you. Calls cost up to 5p/min from most
:27:05. > :27:06.landlines and calls from mobiles may cost considerably more. Full terms
:27:06. > :27:06.and conditions for the awards are on the website.
:27:06. > :27:25.We will leave you tonight with a look back at the parade through
:27:25. > :27:30.Plymouth and the band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines. Goodnight.