:00:12. > :00:19.Hello, good evening. Good to have The top stories: 40% of patients are
:00:19. > :00:25.waiting too long for knee, hip and joint operations in jersey. It is
:00:25. > :00:32.disappointing because it has been highlighted before. We would hope to
:00:32. > :00:33.see action taken. The FA Cup dreams are over after Guernsey lose to
:00:34. > :00:40.And the French festival calling are over after Guernsey lose to
:00:40. > :00:56.Some patients in Jersey are facing painful waits for orthopaedic care.
:00:57. > :00:58.It's emerged today that forty per cent of patients are waiting longer
:00:58. > :01:05.than three months for knee, hip cent of patients are waiting longer
:01:05. > :01:08.funding next year to help address scrutinising the running of the
:01:08. > :01:10.department say it's "disappointing" the cash injection isn't coming
:01:10. > :01:22.A knee replacement changed Michael Cullinane's life. It gave him back
:01:22. > :01:30.mobility and freedom after years of chronic pain due to arthritis. It
:01:30. > :01:33.draws you, it makes you physically and mentally exhausted, it's with
:01:33. > :01:43.you all the time, just walking a few steps it kicks in, it wakes you
:01:43. > :01:47.The hospital aims to operate on patients like Michael within three
:01:47. > :01:54.months of them seeing a consultant. orthopaedic patients weren't seen
:01:54. > :02:04.within the target window. One issue is the island's ageing population,
:02:04. > :02:08.another is resources. We have been working on waiting list initiatives,
:02:08. > :02:12.covering doctors, putting extra initiatives, a new nurse who will be
:02:12. > :02:17.able to back the doctors giving initiatives, a new nurse who will be
:02:17. > :02:23.more time to do clinics and theatre two. The health department has also
:02:23. > :02:27.pledged extra funding next year two. The health department has also
:02:27. > :02:30.politicians scrutinising the running of the department said the cash
:02:30. > :02:35.injection should have come sooner. We were a little surprised and
:02:35. > :02:41.changes won't come into effect until next year, we would hope to see
:02:41. > :02:43.action taken a little quicker. The government insists action is being
:02:43. > :02:46.taken — overall 84% of patients government insists action is being
:02:46. > :02:48.seen within three months and in government insists action is being
:02:48. > :02:56.areas like urology and dermatology, significantly. The pressure is now
:02:56. > :03:11.on the orthopaedic department to do Easyjet has applied for a licence to
:03:11. > :03:16.says it has no plans at this stage to announce a service from Guernsey
:03:16. > :03:21.applying for a licence so it can look at all the options, if the
:03:21. > :03:25.route proved commercially viable. A man has been charged with Grave
:03:25. > :03:28.stabbing in Jersey on Saturday night. The alleged victim has been
:03:28. > :03:32.taken for treatment at Southampton General Hospital. Neil William
:03:33. > :03:38.Bennet was due to appear at the islands Magistrates Court this
:03:38. > :03:41.Guernsey FC are out of the FA Cup. They lost 3—2 to Dover Athletic
:03:41. > :03:45.Guernsey FC are out of the FA Cup. the second qualifying round at the
:03:45. > :03:48.looking forward to playing at Footes lane but had to travel to Sussex
:03:48. > :03:54.after a clash with a Guernsey rugby club game as Chris Harrison reports.
:03:54. > :04:01.These fans were doing their best to it was Dover — a side that plays in
:04:01. > :04:02.two leagues above Guernsey — who started the game better and took the
:04:02. > :04:13.Then followed another goal. Half time and the fans looked concerned.
:04:13. > :04:22.The green lions began to roar in the slamming in the islanders first
:04:22. > :04:24.Shortly, the players in pink looked mortified at a penalty given against
:04:24. > :04:38.them, which Allen then put away quickly took the lead again. A
:04:38. > :04:39.desperate final quarter saw both teams press forward but Guernsey
:04:39. > :05:01.This was supposed to be a home game but it turned out to be an away
:05:01. > :05:06.game. The FA Cup is exciting, we came across a team as strong as
:05:06. > :05:11.ourselves. We have confidence going forward. It shows that character of
:05:11. > :05:15.Guernsey. They did not come out forward. It shows that character of
:05:15. > :05:23.the second half and lie down. A great spirit, we deserved to win but
:05:23. > :05:28.Guernsey's FA cup dream maybe over, but as the first island team to
:05:28. > :05:30.Guernsey's FA cup dream maybe over, journey will have given them an
:05:30. > :05:38.experience that will only make them stronger. Rugby and Jersey conceded
:05:38. > :05:41.three tries in the first 16 minutes in their match against Bristol on
:05:41. > :05:43.Saturday. Despite scoring two tries later in the game Jersey lost to
:05:43. > :05:51.Bristol 26—17 and missed out on later in the game Jersey lost to
:05:51. > :05:55.International Surfing Association's world longboard championships in
:05:55. > :05:58.privileged to have made the final and promised "to take no prisoners
:05:58. > :06:07.next year." Last week he retained Now aviators from around the world
:06:07. > :06:11.were in Alderney this weekend for the Annual Air Races. This year
:06:11. > :06:13.were in Alderney this weekend for particularly poignant as it was
:06:13. > :06:18.meant to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the first Schneider
:06:18. > :06:23.prestigious in Aviation. But as David Earl reports, the skies above
:06:23. > :06:28.the island were kept rather quiet. anniversary of the Schneider Trophy,
:06:28. > :06:41.the spirit of which is kept alive by a small group of pilots. The race
:06:41. > :06:44.engineers and my factories to make aircraft go faster, that was the
:06:44. > :06:52.objective. The racing was just part of that. That materialised into
:06:52. > :06:54.objective. The racing was just part competitive sport. This was true in
:06:55. > :07:03.the early days when national pride was at stake. The trophy has become
:07:03. > :07:10.different way. The aircraft today are nothing like those 100 years
:07:10. > :07:16.ago. In the end, the weather won the race after officials were forced to
:07:16. > :07:19.cancel it due to poor visibility. However there was some racing and
:07:19. > :07:28.the winner of Saturday's Aurigny Trophy Race summed up the feelings
:07:28. > :07:35.is the big 100, a good number of races so it is a lovely circuit
:07:35. > :07:36.is the big 100, a good number of calendar. A big shame because it is
:07:36. > :07:41.a lot of fun and missing out on calendar. A big shame because it is
:07:41. > :07:54.really. Oh well, there's always calendar. A big shame because it is
:07:54. > :08:00.year! You are watching BBC Channel Islands. Still to come: Half a
:08:00. > :08:10.century in the Spotlight; a trip celebrates 50 years on air. Stage
:08:10. > :08:18.shoot for that and the weather This weekend saw the first ever
:08:18. > :08:23.festival of Normandy across the water in France. Organisers are
:08:23. > :08:26.hoping that it will help re—kindle the Channel Islands Norman Heritage
:08:26. > :08:30.as Simon Coss reports from Carentan The Vikings were in town in Carantan
:08:30. > :08:33.this weekend. This reconstruction of a Norse longboat a reminder of the
:08:33. > :08:37.northern invaders who gave Normandy its name. The boat was in town for
:08:37. > :08:40.the first ever Festival of Normandy, a region—wide celebration of Norman
:08:41. > :08:44.culture, food and music. The whole thing was the idea of a couple of
:08:44. > :08:52.young French historians, Chloe Herzhaft and Florian Hurard. We
:08:52. > :08:54.young French historians, Chloe teachers and from there we used
:08:54. > :08:56.young French historians, Chloe come back to Normandy to visit
:08:56. > :08:58.family and friends and then we discovered again, with a new eye,
:08:58. > :09:05.The two organisers also invited discovered again, with a new eye,
:09:06. > :09:08.Channel Islands to take part in discovered again, with a new eye,
:09:08. > :09:11.festival saying they were keen for islanders and Normans on the French
:09:11. > :09:17.mainland to celebrate their shared historically logical to include
:09:17. > :09:19.mainland to celebrate their shared in this festivity and we thought it
:09:20. > :09:34.challenge thrown down from the organisers of a newly created league
:09:34. > :09:41.of the traditional Norman game got seven teams for the whole of
:09:41. > :09:44.Normandy, so it would be great to have a team from Jersey and a team
:09:44. > :09:48.from Guernesey to come and play have a team from Jersey and a team
:09:48. > :09:54.us." Channel Islanders were thin on the ground in Carentan this year.
:09:54. > :09:58.underway their Norman cousins from across the water are hoping that
:09:58. > :09:59.TRANSLATION: They are Anglo Normand and that means they're Norman.
:09:59. > :10:03.They're welcome to take part in and that means they're Norman.
:10:03. > :10:08.festival and we invite them to play a bigger role next year. As the
:10:08. > :10:09.revellers headed home determined to keep flame of Norman friendship
:10:09. > :10:23.burning until this time next year. That looks good. And if you want to
:10:23. > :10:25.find out more about getting involved in next year's event you can find
:10:25. > :10:42.the details on our Facebook page. Let's turn to the weather forecast
:10:43. > :10:48.Hello, rather like last week, we hold on to the warmth over the next
:10:48. > :10:51.four or days but equally we hold onto the moisture, it is misty,
:10:51. > :10:55.four or days but equally we hold threat of showers come at some heavy
:10:55. > :10:59.and tomorrow is a good example, misty and cloudy with the risk of
:10:59. > :11:07.showers in the evening with some thunder. We have a weather system
:11:07. > :11:14.close by this evening and overnight, a few spits was of rain associated
:11:14. > :11:20.tomorrow, this is more angry, it will have heavy downpours, that
:11:20. > :11:23.moves out of the way and briefly on Wednesday some respite from the
:11:23. > :11:28.moves out of the way and briefly on but showers brewing in the West
:11:28. > :11:31.moves out of the way and briefly on circulation around low—pressure
:11:31. > :11:39.brings southerly wind drawing in temperatures, daytime temperatures,
:11:39. > :11:47.18 or 19 with the possibility of mist. Spots of light rain possible
:11:48. > :11:51.degrees is the minimum. Tomorrow, showers get going, not many in the
:11:52. > :11:55.morning but they become widespread in the afternoon and into the early
:11:55. > :12:10.evening with persistent rain turning coastal waters forecast: Showers
:12:10. > :12:18.with moderate his ability. The times of high water: —— visibility. The
:12:18. > :12:24.waves not very big but they are clean up one or feet. The outlook,
:12:24. > :12:29.some respite on Wednesday, briefly a few light showers, more wet weather
:12:29. > :12:35.on Thursday, some becoming heavy, even with the risk of thunder. Dry
:12:35. > :12:43.and misty moving into Friday. We remain relatively mild at 19 or
:12:43. > :12:47.and misty moving into Friday. We A mild start to October. David,
:12:47. > :12:54.thank you. I am back late in the evening. Time to join Justin and
:12:54. > :13:03.somewhere else after nearly 90 years here.
:13:03. > :13:08.—— expensive. On to sport and Dave has news of a
:13:08. > :13:14.largely dispointing weekend for south—west teams.
:13:14. > :13:22.It was indeed. Yeovil Town can count themselves unlucky not to have won
:13:22. > :13:28.at Bolton wanderer, there was a little generosity for patrol on
:13:28. > :13:33.the's keeper to give the glovers the lead. Yeovil's players thought the
:13:33. > :13:38.ball had gone out of play before the goal was scored.
:13:38. > :13:42.In League Two Exeter City are striding away from their Devon
:13:42. > :13:49.rival, a 2—1 for them at Fleetwood town has lifted them to sixth.
:13:49. > :13:56.Former professional footballer Chris Hargreaves is we me to discuss the
:13:56. > :14:01.results. Ter, city, losing at home last week, they know how to bounce
:14:01. > :14:07.back I will use Alan handsel's phrase of bounce backability. You
:14:07. > :14:11.know it is going to be a day when you put your centre half up front
:14:11. > :14:17.and he produces a finish like that. Scott Bennett, an excel lent finish.
:14:17. > :14:21.A good cos from Alan Gou. On the balance of the play, they did
:14:21. > :14:27.deserve it, and he is going for a starting spot up front. Plymouth
:14:27. > :14:31.Argyle, everybody expected them to beat Accrington Stanley but they
:14:31. > :14:37.didn't. Very disappointing result. It would have been different had one
:14:37. > :14:42.of the chances gone in the first ten minutes. That goes across the
:14:42. > :14:48.keeper, hit the post. And we have another chance here, he was brave
:14:48. > :14:53.but really had to score. He slid through well, got to score, changes
:14:53. > :15:00.it the complexity of the game and five losses this season. Not good
:15:00. > :15:04.enough. Torquay yachted —— United won at play moor but lose at Newport
:15:04. > :15:11.County. Newport are not doing too badly. I expected Torquay to do
:15:11. > :15:16.better and losing goals won't help from set pieces. Yakubu got the
:15:17. > :15:22.first one. They wish it was Leeds Yakubu, his brother. Danny Crow
:15:22. > :15:26.scores in what is disappointing because no—one has tracked the
:15:26. > :15:29.runner. Didn't do credit to that goal.
:15:29. > :15:33.Thank you for joining us. The big rugby match this weekend saw
:15:34. > :15:45.reigning champions Leicester Tigers get the better of the Chiefs.
:15:45. > :15:50.Leicester built up a 15—0 lead by the interval.
:15:50. > :15:54.Gareth Steenson reduced the margin to six points talent restart but
:15:54. > :16:01.they failed to score a try, despite some sustained pressure.
:16:01. > :16:05.Plymouth Raiders went down in their opening basketball game of the
:16:05. > :16:12.league season. They suffered a 79—70 lost to London Lions. The closest
:16:12. > :16:19.Raiders came was when they were eight points adrift later on.
:16:19. > :16:24.Finally, Somerset have received a blow attend of the cricket season,
:16:24. > :16:30.their England one day wicket keeper Joss Buttler has left the ground to
:16:30. > :16:35.join Lancashire. Butler is renowned for his batting style and will be
:16:36. > :16:40.sorely missed. That is it from me on this Monday evening.
:16:40. > :16:45.Now, St Bernards are well—known for being Mountain Rescue dogs but their
:16:45. > :16:50.sea—based equivalents have been in Plymouth hoping to raise money for
:16:50. > :16:55.charity. Launching from boats the team of Newfoundlands showed off
:16:55. > :17:01.their skills pulling swimmers to safety.
:17:01. > :17:09.Ozzy is six. He has all the credentials of a top lifeguard.
:17:09. > :17:13.Double fit coat for natural buoyancy, a rudder like tail and
:17:13. > :17:19.flaps of skip between his paws which act as paddles. The Newfoundland is
:17:19. > :17:23.the UK's swimming canine champion, the most important thing with the
:17:23. > :17:27.dogs is they are very strong, to pull people through the water, they
:17:27. > :17:34.can pull at least ten, 11 people at a a time. One dog, which is amazing.
:17:34. > :17:39.Dozens of people squeezed on to the pontoon at Queen Anne's battery to
:17:39. > :17:44.watch them in action. It has been brilliant. We have come
:17:44. > :17:49.down and see a lot turn out with the Newfoundlands ed and come up to see
:17:49. > :17:55.them obviously do their stuff in the water. Only seen it before on TV,
:17:55. > :18:01.seeing it in real life is amazing. They are wonderful. Most humans who
:18:01. > :18:05.took the plunge were raising money for Parkinson's UK. What is it like
:18:05. > :18:13.to be rescued by a gentle giant? Awesome. So cool. What happened?
:18:13. > :18:18.Just jumped off, Darcy swam, I held on and she pulled me into the boat.
:18:18. > :18:22.Could you feel how slong she is Really strong, a good swimmer.
:18:22. > :18:28.And when it is all over, time for a nap.
:18:28. > :18:35.—— how strong she is. Aren't they lovely. Clever as well.
:18:35. > :18:39.Now, 1963 was a momentous year, The Beatles were top of the charts.
:18:39. > :18:43.Doctor Who appeared for the first time and the Great Train Robbery
:18:43. > :18:48.took place, it was 50 years ago that the very first Spotlight news
:18:48. > :18:52.programme took place. All threejal television started in 1961 it wasn't
:18:52. > :18:57.until 1963 that Spotlight as we know it started. Carol has been taking a
:18:57. > :19:05.look back at some of the famous faces and biggest storeys.
:19:05. > :19:07.For 50 years Spotlight has been beamed into our homes from the
:19:07. > :19:23.studios in Plymouth. Remember this? Over the years
:19:23. > :19:28.Spotlight has had many fanfares. And of course, there were the
:19:28. > :19:33.stories Spotlight has brought to our screens. Storms in the sea have had
:19:33. > :19:40.a significant role in our region, from the floods in 1979, to the
:19:40. > :19:45.Fastnet Race that same year. In is Channel Islands story, take
:19:45. > :19:50.two. And the presenters bringing us the new, many of whom went on the
:19:50. > :19:56.national fame. This book is set in Germany during the... Ah! Sorry
:19:56. > :20:01.sorry. I knew I would get that wrong.
:20:01. > :20:04.We are low on film. Don't blink or you might miss your
:20:04. > :20:20.favourite. Behind the scene, the daily
:20:20. > :20:24.Spotlight planning meetings, and the eager hunt for stories remains as
:20:24. > :20:31.important as ever. That sounds fine, just what we need.
:20:31. > :20:36.Programme. Let us hope that something turns up during the day,
:20:36. > :20:41.it usually does. You don't see this any more, but perhaps by popular
:20:41. > :20:47.demand the presenter's Christmas carol performance could be
:20:48. > :20:51.reinstated! Happy memory, I don't think we will
:20:51. > :20:55.bring back Chris mall Carol singing. As we saw in that report the weather
:20:55. > :21:00.plays a big part in the programme. David is with us but we are joined
:21:00. > :21:04.tonight by a very special guest. Mr Craig Rich. Welcome back. Thank you.
:21:04. > :21:09.Lovely to see you all. It is gorgeous to see you, do you miss
:21:09. > :21:14.this broadcasting lark? Yes and no. Really? Other things to do, you see
:21:14. > :21:18.s busy old life. It is the best career I have had, being retired.
:21:18. > :21:25.I bet you are busier than ever. I am. Lots to do and got the boat, and
:21:25. > :21:29.we are off south of the equator in about four weeks time. We saw some
:21:29. > :21:35.memories from the last 50 year, what are the outstanding memories from
:21:35. > :21:41.you? The sad ones that we saw, fast net and the Penlee lifeboat disaster
:21:41. > :21:45.in 81. The poignant one was going to Ypres for temperature 80th
:21:45. > :21:49.anniversary of the Armistice, and doing the programmes Spotlight from
:21:49. > :21:56.the Menin Gate. Commentating on the start of the it
:21:56. > :22:01.will ships race. Interview Tall Ships Race. Interviewing the
:22:01. > :22:08.Princess Royal. And yes, and going to Dunkirk for the 60th anniversary
:22:08. > :22:12.of the happenings there in 1940. You saw some change, we use mostly
:22:12. > :22:18.computers now, but in the early days of presenting the weather it was a
:22:18. > :22:21.bit #2ki6 rent. Yes, it was magnetic symbol, the first night I did it the
:22:21. > :22:27.paint was still wet on the board, and then you had this handful of
:22:27. > :22:30.magnetic symbols, it had a minute to do tonight and tomorrow and changed
:22:30. > :22:35.all the symbols round, some would drop off. It was a stressful start
:22:35. > :22:39.because I was the figs regional BBC weatherman and they had never done
:22:39. > :22:43.it before, in the sense we had to rig up the board and everything,
:22:43. > :22:47.but. You became more than the weatherman you got involved in all
:22:47. > :22:52.sorts of thing, you had a chat show and all sorts of thing. With the
:22:53. > :22:57.maritime background, when anything came up to do with boats and the sea
:22:57. > :23:01.I got involved. And the same thing with David. It is so important. It
:23:01. > :23:16.is time for the weather. Which of you is going to do it tonight? You
:23:16. > :23:21.won't get me to do it. Waiting for the, you know, the in
:23:21. > :23:25.and what Russell or Natalie or Teresa was going to say, you have to
:23:25. > :23:30.be able to respond to it. We have had a five second wind up. We better
:23:30. > :23:34.stop and find out what the weather is going to be like.
:23:34. > :23:38.Thank you. Good evening. It is great to see Craig back in the studio
:23:38. > :23:42.again. It is misty, mild, there isn't a great deal of change over
:23:43. > :23:46.the next few day, we have a lot of cloud, and also showers at time,
:23:46. > :23:50.some of those shower s as we saw through the weekend, a risk of
:23:50. > :23:55.giving us some thunder and hefty downpour, we have warm up from the
:23:55. > :23:59.south. There is is a big area of low pressure. In fact it is the same
:23:59. > :24:08.area of low pressure we had last week. It is acting an an engine. It
:24:08. > :24:13.is sending the warm air our way, it in southern parts of Scandinavia
:24:13. > :24:18.there is an area of high pressure. For us we stick with the mild and
:24:18. > :24:23.misty and wet too. This is the picture by midday. The second system
:24:23. > :24:27.coming in is likely to produce a fair amount of wet weather into the
:24:27. > :24:33.evening and overnight. Between again systems of lines of showers on
:24:33. > :24:37.Wednesday. Still, the risk of hefty downpour, there is the picture from
:24:37. > :24:41.earlier today, there have been a few breaks in the cloud but where the
:24:41. > :24:46.clearer skies have been they filled in with low cloud. A few showers
:24:46. > :24:50.coming into west Cornwall across the Isles of Scilly. Some will move in
:24:50. > :24:55.across the rest of Cornwall, into Devon. For all of us unusually
:24:55. > :24:58.mielt, breezy, the breeze picks up a bit through the night, particularly
:24:58. > :25:03.for Cornwall and misty, with low cloud, hill fog and some coastal fog
:25:03. > :25:08.along the south coast. That is unusual as we move into the end of
:25:08. > :25:14.the night. Temperatures of 14 to 16 degree, and unusually mild night to
:25:14. > :25:18.come. All the greyness and mistiness is likely to be back across us, the
:25:18. > :25:24.different is there is more rain round tomorrow, some turning out to
:25:24. > :25:28.be heavy in places and an unusually mild day. Temperatures up between 17
:25:28. > :25:37.and 19. Similar to what we have seen today.
:25:37. > :25:41.Let us look at earlier today. If my forecast hasn't depressed you, that
:25:41. > :25:46.will. What a miserable scene at this airport. The low cloud, the drizzle,
:25:47. > :25:51.the wind, mist and fog, for most of us that is going to be the case
:25:51. > :25:56.tomorrow. Some brightness possible in the north of Devon. Briefly some
:25:56. > :26:02.sunny spells, for the Isles of Scilly expect to see cloud, misty,
:26:02. > :26:10.further showers is likely —— likely. Times of high water:
:26:10. > :26:16.if you are heading for the beach, the south coast will have a slight
:26:16. > :26:20.chop to it with the south—east wizards, here up to three feet,
:26:20. > :26:27.possibly four feet but on the north coast of Cornwall some lovely surf.
:26:27. > :26:30.Three, maybe four feet. Some decent waves to enjoy for much of the day.
:26:30. > :26:37.There is the coastal waters forecast. The winds are
:26:37. > :26:42.south—easterly. Showers and mist patches and generally moderate or
:26:42. > :26:46.poor visibility out at sea, so poor visibility not just for tomorrow but
:26:46. > :26:54.for the rest of the week. On Wednesday, we get a bit of
:26:54. > :26:59.brighter wet earthquake not a great deal. —— wetter. We are concerned is
:27:00. > :27:03.about some of the rain on Thursday, particularly for Dorset, it could
:27:03. > :27:09.turn out to be heavy and brighter, and becoming mainly dry. Have a good
:27:09. > :27:14.evening. Thank you. He is getting the hang of it, isn't he Craig. He
:27:14. > :27:19.is coming on nicely. Yes. That is it from us for this 50th anniversary of
:27:19. > :27:21.Spotlight. Thank you for joining u have a very good evening. Take care.
:27:21. > :27:21.Goodbye.