18/10/2013 BBC Channel Islands News

Good evening. Coming up tonight goodbye from me,

Good evening. Coming up tonight better access, employment

opportunities and information. New laws to help people with

disabilities. It will change attitudes and make people have to

think about employing disabled people. Inflation is at a record low

in Jersey but are islanders feeling the benefit? And find out where

these came from and what is happening to them this weekend.

Today, families learned how much more expensive it is to live in the

Channel Islands this year than last year. Guernsey and Jersey have

published their annual inflation figures. Over the last 12 months,

the average price of a weekly shop has risen by 1.4% in jersey and by

2% in Guernsey. That compares to an increase of 3.2% in the UK.

Jersey's inflation figure is the lowest since records began. We're

been looking at this means. `` we have been looking. Jersey s

politicians discovering how much more expensive it is to live in the

islands. The answer, prices are up by 1.4% on average. The price rise

Macy `` may sound like bad news but if you exclude mortgage interest

payments, the cost of living in jersey has risen by the lowest

amount for decades. There is much talk in the UK but the cost of

living, because earnings are running at lower than inflation. In jersey,

that is the opposite. Earnings are rising higher than inflation so the

pound in the working man's pocket, their income is being protected and

is growing. So average ways as `` wages are rising faster than average

prices. But there is no such thing as an average person. These figures

are based on average outgoings. We have a basket of goods, the average

spend for a household. Not everyone will have exactly that. Some people

will notice the increase. If you smoke, for example, cigarettes have

gone up by 9% and you will feel that. But if you do not, you will

not see that increase. Inflation in both islands has been running

significantly lower than the UK for over a year. But islanders will

still find the cost of living here more expensive than the UK.

A 15`year`old has appeared in the juvenile court in Jersey charged

with robbery. The teenager cannot be named for legal reasons and has been

run and has been a mandolin custody. Four others were arrested in

connection with the robbery at Longstore Handy Stores. The Bells of

Saint and church were blessed last night. The original half peal have

been refurbished. All 12 will be installed in the next few weeks and

they will be the only full peal in the Channel Islands. Alternate will

have the only ring of 12, one of around 120 towers. All of the

ringers here are looking forward to getting back up the tower and

starting to learn new methods of ringing. Everyone is really excited.

New laws to protect disabled people in Guernsey from the scrum and it

could be in place by 2016. Around 14,000 people on the island have

some form of disability and is today a new strategy aimed at improving

their lives was released. If the states agree, anti`discrimination

laws will be drafted. Employment opportunities will be examined, and

more information will be made available for disabled islanders,

their carers and employers. And the island will sign up to the UN

Convention on Rights for Disabled People. Earlier, I spoke to Jonathan

Le Tocq about what this change will mean. It is important to say that

the strategy is about changing attitudes. It is not a sing lead

stay in itself. It is not an end in itself. It is the beginning of

something. And we believe that we can and are able to change attitudes

within Guernsey. Attitudes that will enable disabled islanders to have

greater opportunities than they currently do. That seems like a

light touch. We want to make it clear that this is something that

should not be happening here. In many cases, it is not. This enables

the community to make sure we are doing what is right and proper for

this day and age. Would be lots of requirements on small businesses? It

is a reasonable adjustment proportional to Guernsey. We believe

that it is achievable. Sounds and Cider Festival speaking about

jersey's disability strategy. We will be talking to him later. Later

tonight, after saving countless lives in Afghanistan, we need the

sniffer dog enjoying a well earned retirement.

It is an ancient tradition that used to be the heart of jersey's economy

and this weekend the history of cider making is being celebrated.

Hundreds are expected at the Sounds and Cider Festival at the Hamptonne

Country Life Museum and it has been a bumper year for apples, as we

found out. Here we have 190 bags of apples.

Half of them were picked from the orchards here. The other half have

been donated from gardens across the island. For we venture into the

festival, let's have a chat to Bill, a cider producer. Why such a bumper

year? This year has been exceptionally good. Normally we have

a good year followed by a bumpy year. During the summer, we had a

dry period followed by a wet period. What has happened is the SAP has

sucked up water and produced a beautiful, delicious apple. And how

does it affect the taste? It affects the amount of sugar and

carbohydrates in there. It is a natural fermentation. And we crush

the juice and put it into barrels and leave it for one year to mature.

And here we have the finished product. It is only fair that we try

it. I think so. Cheers. It is certainly very strong. Very nice.

Thank you. And it is not all about drinking. There is plenty more to do

here. They're just setting up the stalls at the moment. Let's find out

more from Helen. Tell me, what is happening here? We have lots of

stalls for people to have a look at. We have arts and craft activities

and games. We have beautiful animals here for the children to have a look

at as well. And like these it. We have fantastic live music as well as

entertainment. In the evening, we have a special event of music, with

fantastic bands until 11pm. That sounds great. Let's hope would be

fun and games that the weather does not spoil the party.

Time for a look at the weather. not spoil the party.

Time for a Good evening. The weekend is going to be blustery

for sure but apart from a few showers, we should get some dry and

warm weather. But there is the risk of showers, and some of them are

quite heavy. Temperatures are about 17 or 18 degrees. For the moment,

there is a stripe of cloud stretching from south of Spain up

through the Bayeux Biscay and across western Britain. `` Bay of this gay.

`` Biscay. Once that moves in, we will see the wind freshening.

Fabrics of rain. The first thing tomorrow, we will see some sharp

showers. And then we are between weather systems during the

afternoon. A better chance of sunny spells. Similar conditions on

Monday. All the while, remaining greasy and warm for this time of

year. Here comes the rain. Through the night, accompanied by strong

southerly winds. The overnight temperatures, pretty mild for this

time of year. For tomorrow, morning showers, brighter in the afternoon.

As a result, feeling quite warm Brisk south`westerly winds on the

coast. Sunday's forecast, we are expecting

to see showers. Some of those could be lively. Monday is mainly dry but

there is the risk of more persistent rain. And frequent showers on

Tuesday. Goodbye for now. Returning to our top story, and how

the new disability strategy in Guernsey will work and who will

benefit. Just getting around is a daily

challenge for Colin. I'll only have 41% breathing capacity, which

restricts me a lot. If all wanted to go into town, and walk up the High

Street, it would take me half an hour. It is frustrating. Many things

are used to do and cannot do. I ll have to stop and think about what I

can do as opposed to what I cannot do. But today, the trip was worth

making, picking up his copy of a new strategy which should help him and

thousands of others who live with a disability in Guernsey, to do more.

It is a statement that people with long`term conditions that affect

their day`to`day lives matter in Guernsey. It does not make sense in

the modern world when Guernsey is a global player that we do not make it

illegal to discriminate against disabled people. It is all about

making sure within society that there are equal opportunities and

the help and support people need to have more independence is there

Sarah knows how much that means It is nice and quiet in the evenings

and I enjoy having my own space She is already benefiting from changes

made in the states, having moved into this purpose`built home. I can

going to my own room and do things by myself. Like being on my own ``

I like. New housing is just a small part of the plans. But the strategy

should make a big difference to people's lives.

Apologies for the technical problems with that report. That is all from

me. Here is Spotlight. Among the troops in Iraq and

Afghanistan in recent years has been a dog ` who's played a key role in

the conflicts. Sunny can detect roadside bombs, protecting

servicemen and women he was with from deadly attack.

And now after his active service, he's finally having some rest and

relaxation. He's been adopted by the Cornish soldier who developed a

close bond with him while they served together at Camp Bastion.

Spotlight's Julie Fisher's been to meet him.

Roadside bombs have killed hundreds of British troops in Afghanistan.

IED sniffer dogs have stopped even worse tragedy. From the front line,

4000 miles away, to Callington, ten`year`old Sonny is one war that

truly loving every second of retirement with the Army reservist

who fell in love with him in the heat of the Afghan desert. They have

saved countless lives, yeah. They are worth their weight in gold, they

really are. They deserve all the credit. But it is no stand to Sonny

has bonded with. Fantastic what he has done. It makes you proud,

doesn't it? He is fantastic. Nobody knows about what he has done. His

biggest job now is playing fetch. He has been out of the army for two

years but still sniffs for IED is, even in a Cornish countryside. He

runs around, does a loop up and down. It is his instinct to go up

and down all the time. His days as a dog with a dangerous job are over.

He is glad he is year, I think. He is fantastic. I don't know what I

would do without him. And he knows it as well, I think.

Onto tonight's sport and Dave's been to Plymouth Life Centre to join Ruta

Meilutyte who's just come back from the swimming World Cup with three

more gold medals. Here at the Plymouth swimming pool,

it is where this swimmer is warming down after her daily morning swim.

This is where she trains and she is fresh from winning another three

gold medals in the World Cup this week. We will be talking to her in

the moment but first, Exeter Chiefs go for another win in the European

Rugby cup. This time, it's a Glasgow Warriors this weekend after another

good week at Sandy Park. With Tom Johnson winning a recall for the

England squad, and his back row colleagues in cracking form, they

are three different characters. In rugby, there are teams within a

team. The back row combination of Ben White, and Tom Johnson, has been

making a name for itself in recent weeks. And the England man was quick

to praise his young number eight. He is a beast, isn't it? The size of

him. He grew up in Zimbabwe and they make them strong over there. He has

been knocking people live a beast, isn't it? The size of him. He grew

up in Zimbabwe and they make them strong over there. He has been

knocking people over for fun. The modest player is not letting the

attention given to his head. I've got a hard enough job to stay in the

team so I will just keep my head down and take it week by week. The

last member of the trio was Ben White, who has broken into the

starting line`up and has developed quite a useful try scoring habit.

But too many bangs on the head may have affected his memory. It doesn't

do me justice! You've got to take them, haven't you? The best back

rows worked together as a unit and know each other inside out but how

well do these three know each other off the field? Ben White, he is

folic or challenged and fortunately and tries to spend time covering up

at the back. Has to be Tom Johnson. Ben White. Hang on, sorry. Ben

White... He would be dancing round to his... Maybe some things there

are better off not knowing. Yeovil town Hunstanton first win in

the championship. After a fortnight 's break, the manager is keen to

start afresh by beating Brighton in Somerset. Where will Scott Bennett

play when they go to Scunthorpe? Will Bennett revert to midfield or

defence? John Sheridan takes his struggling team to Hartlepool with

Marvin Morgan facing an operation on a shoulder problem. At this player

looks to his third goal in four games as Mansfield town come to the

region. She is suitably relaxed with a total

of nine gold medals in big tournaments this year. Hello. Three

more gold medals at the World Cup in Russia. How did you achieve that? I

have no idea. I didn't have the best preparation and I wasn't expecting

to do so amazingly. This was all done in a 25 metre pool which is

half the size of the one behind you. Was it easier for you? Yeah, I

mean, the races are shorter. There is more underwater work and less

actual swimming than in the 50 metre pool. You have to be more skilful

with the tins. Would you regard this year as your best to date? Breaking

the world record in 100 metres 50 metres breaststroke in Barcelona and

then I went to the world juniors. I had an amazing season. It has been

my best year so far. Whatever you take part in, I am sure you will do

very well. Thank you. Imogen Sills tried to a a world youth title to

her recently won European crown on Sunday. Six days of competition will

determine whether she can do it. We wish her well.

To one of the more unusual stories of the week. A family in Dorset had

a bit of a surprise when they discovered what was almost a perfect

image of an owl on a window at their home. It turns out that a bird

crashed into the glass leaving behind an imprint of its body. As

John Ayres reports it survived its ordeal although it may have had a

bit of a headache. It is beautiful, if not a bit eerie.

This image was first spotted by a friend of Lisa, who thought it might

have been stencilled on by her children but apparently not. An owl

has flown into the window, leaving its mark and it appears it has

survived. I absolutely love owls. I really didn't want the owl to have

been hurt. There is nobody or sign of the owl. We are hoping it got

stunned and may maybe because it had its whole body against the window,

rather than just its head, in a way that means it is more likely that it

is OK. This isn't an uncommon phenomenon. Each year, tens of

thousands of birds fly into Windows because they don't see the glass.

This impression is pretty special. What happens is the birds, their

feathers are covered in a kind of dust. When they hit something solid,

they will leave a mark on the window. I have seen this before in

one or two occasions with owls but the impression this one has left is

amazing. You can see all the feather detail, all the feathering and

everything. It's quite something. Lisa is now hoping the image will

last as long as possible. I don't want to touch it or rabbit because I

don't want it to be damaged. It is so divine. I feel like it is

touching a work of art. He would never go into a museum and touch a

painting. That is how I feel about this. So far, it has lasted a couple

of weeks. They are hoping it might stay a little while longer.

We spend quite a lot of our day trying to bring you the true essence

of a region here but after meeting two women in their 80s from Dartmoor

we realise we may as well give up and go home.

They know their bibble from their buckerly, their churn from their

clathers. But imagine when they get together with traditional dialect

speakers from around the country in Exeter tomorrow. Carole Madge has

been listening to our representatives in that lively

conversation ` they speak proper Debn.

I think that's a better start doing something for tea you know. I'll

make some scones. You sit down and do some apples. This is not a

novelty to these two sisters, it's just the language they were brought

up with and love. We are very proud of our accident. We belong to the

WRI and there are a lot of new members there. We are the only two

speaking with a Devon Jackson. Then you feel conscious of it. Isn't that

right? We are the only two. And we are the eldest, too! Yes, yes. Now

they treat us with respect excavation mark they do. Carry some

of the stories you will have told within your dialect. There is a dear

old couple, I saw her in Kempton yesterday. I said, hope EU? I said,

not very good, Martha what's up? I'm having a job with George. George can

hear very well. I took him to the doctor and I sat him down in the

surgery and I said that he is, Doctor, I've brought him in about

his urine. The doctor looked at him and said, have you brought a

specimen? He said, I couldn't not come without. It's this here `` hear

hear. That is Devon should dialect. Ie doing some bacon for tea? I've

nearly finished... Now a younger member of the family has taken up

the story. HE SPEAKS is it a shame it is dying out? If

they applied for a job and spoke like this, they would never get it.

But it is a pity. It is sad. That is why it is nice they are trying to

get people interested in it again. You see? They do look good. What did

happen to the farmer who bought the lavatory rush as a last`minute

present? good evening. We have got some rich

whether to look forward to this weekend. Certainly, it is mild. That

is perhaps the main theme. It will be breezy and we will seize on the

showers but we will also see some sunny spells. It's not a write`off.

We should see temperatures up to 17 or 18 degrees. The air is coming

from a long wayside. In fact, this stripe of cloud stretches from

Scotland, down the West coast of Spain and Portugal. That really is

the source of the air at the moment. It is tempered by sea

temperatures as it travels along way. It is full of warmth and

moisture. It will bring rain overnight. That rain band will cross

us through the night into the eastern side of England during the

small hours of the morning. It is replaced by showers which we will

have on Saturday and Sunday. Plenty of ice was so quite a breezy affair

as well. By the time we get to Monday, we still have the same

source software. It's from a long wayside. Some more persistent rain

on Monday morning before it turns more showery through the afternoon.

But for tonight at least, the rain is a bit more persistent and quite

widespread. This was earlier today when we had some brightness across

Exmoor. There were clearer skies and some glimpses of sunshine briefly.

Parts of us had a reasonable day, a fine day, despite all the cloud.

Further south, as we hop across the border into Devon, plenty of water

after the recent rainfall but also blue sky. A bit of blue sky in now,

the fad has become quite extensive and is starting to fall quite

heavily in a few places. The rain band moves steadily overnight

tonight and once that starts to happen, it begins to dry up from

Cornwall first and then into West Devon. A bit misty over the moors.

Still quite breezy with winds from the site. The overnight

temperatures, unusually high. 15 degrees in a few places overnight

tonight. That is above the daytime maximum temperature we should be

seeing at this time of year. As for tomorrow, yes, we will season

showers. In the middle of the day, they could be quite potent. Either

side of that line of showers, we will season sunshine and a brisk

south`westerly breeze. A top temperature of 16 or 17. For the

eyes of silly, probably in a few spells of sunshine. `` the Isles of

Scilly. Plymouth... Challenging surfing conditions for

our servers. The reason for that is the strength of wind. It has been

blowing from the South West. Occasionally, seven, showers are

otherwise, mainly fair. But the forecast for Sunday, showers.

Showers again on Monday after the morning rain clears out of the way.

A little bit cooler on Tuesday. Not too bad because in between those

showers, it should hopefully be sunny. Have a nice weekend.

Traditional music is also being celebrated this weekend as part of

dialect Dave so we will leave you with a wonderful sounds of the

melodeon played on Dartmoor by Thomas White and Danny Watkins. Have

a good weekend. I buy. `` goodbye.