:00:12. > :00:13.welcome to the programme. Our top Mikaeel Kular's community.
:00:14. > :00:16.welcome to the programme. Our top stories tonight.
:00:17. > :00:19.?4 million to pay off States workers in Guernsey. But, with the majority
:00:20. > :00:27.of those leaving teachers, are students set to suffer? It is a real
:00:28. > :00:30.shame we are losing so many teachers but I cannot blame them.
:00:31. > :00:33.Also, plans for more offices, and a car park for over 500 cars, are
:00:34. > :00:37.given the green light. And, shelling up: One of Jersey s
:00:38. > :00:44.oldest tourist favourites goes on the market.
:00:45. > :00:49.They absolutely loved it. It was hard sometimes to get them away
:00:50. > :00:56.because they wanted to sit in there and admire it all.
:00:57. > :01:02.More than ?4 million will be paid out in leaving settlements to States
:01:03. > :01:08.workers in Guernsey. Nearly 250 employees applied for the voluntary
:01:09. > :01:11.severance scheme. 68 of them have been accepted. The aim is to save
:01:12. > :01:16.the government money in the long term. But, what about the short`term
:01:17. > :01:20.consequences for States' finances and services? Penny Elderfield
:01:21. > :01:23.reports. Just like her pile of marking,
:01:24. > :01:26.Caroline's days as a teacher are almost done. Just one of 68 States
:01:27. > :01:34.employees to be given voluntary severance.
:01:35. > :01:40.Decided to apply because, knowing that I had only three years worth of
:01:41. > :01:43.teaching in me, it might be a good time to change.
:01:44. > :01:48.Out of the 68, 22 are leaving Education. 17 of them are teachers.
:01:49. > :01:51.12 are going from the Home Department. 11 from Housing. And ten
:01:52. > :01:55.from the Health Department. Each is getting five weeks' pay for each
:01:56. > :01:57.year they've worked for the States. It'll cost ?4.3 million. But,
:01:58. > :02:03.ultimately, it will save ?1.8 million a year.
:02:04. > :02:08.The managers on the ground believe that, by accepting those people for
:02:09. > :02:15.voluntary severance, they can continue the service, in Niger `` a
:02:16. > :02:22.Niger criteria, and improve the way it is delivered if they reorganise.
:02:23. > :02:25.And reorganising is how Education says it'll manage to keep standards
:02:26. > :02:28.at the Islands' schools. It won t say which school teachers will be
:02:29. > :02:31.leaving, but says parents shouldn't be concerned as, if more are needed,
:02:32. > :02:35.more will be recruited. It is not about taking teachers out
:02:36. > :02:38.of the classroom and not replacing them. It is about doing things
:02:39. > :02:41.differently for the improvement of our children.
:02:42. > :02:44.But there is surprise at the numbers. Caroline's also concerned
:02:45. > :02:49.it'll mean younger and cheaper teachers end up taking on the jobs.
:02:50. > :02:54.There can be some benefits, they bring more energy to the job. New
:02:55. > :03:00.ideas. But the difference is you lose a lot of experience which is
:03:01. > :03:03.sad. Teaching has become an incredibly stressful job. It is a
:03:04. > :03:07.real shame we are losing so many teachers but I cannot blame them.
:03:08. > :03:10.This is part of the drive to save millions within the government. And
:03:11. > :03:13.it will help achieve those targets. But there will be concerns about
:03:14. > :03:19.whether the government can achieve the same level of service, with
:03:20. > :03:21.fewer people. Staying with States' finances:
:03:22. > :03:26.Guernsey needs to save another 8 million this year, to hit its ? 1
:03:27. > :03:32.million savings target. That figure was set five years ago in the
:03:33. > :03:34.Financial Transformation Programme. A little earlier, I asked the
:03:35. > :03:38.Treasury and Resources Minister Deputy Gavin St Pier, where the next
:03:39. > :03:45.cuts are likely to come from. Savings will come across `` from
:03:46. > :03:50.across all ten programmes, there is an ongoing programme to deliver that
:03:51. > :03:53.which will involve a lot of hard work.
:03:54. > :03:57.What do you say to viewers who worry these cuts are chipping away at the
:03:58. > :04:02.services they receive? There are many sceptics who said it
:04:03. > :04:10.was not possible to deliver this programme without slashing services.
:04:11. > :04:14.Last year, 80% of the servings were delivered by efficiencies rather
:04:15. > :04:18.than by cost increases or cuts. So, it was always going to be
:04:19. > :04:23.difficult, always going to be a painful process. Not everyone will
:04:24. > :04:26.be happy with everything all the time. The Financial Transformation
:04:27. > :04:32.Porgramme is scheduled to finish this year but that does not mean the
:04:33. > :04:39.end of the cuts. The next phase will be an ongoing transformation more
:04:40. > :04:47.about operating practices. Less emphasis on the numbers and more on
:04:48. > :04:54.how things are done. Treasury Minister Gavin St Pier
:04:55. > :04:57.speaking earlier. Plans for over 500 underground
:04:58. > :05:01.parking spaces have been given the go`ahead in St Helier. It's part of
:05:02. > :05:04.a new finance centre being developed on the current Esplanade car park
:05:05. > :05:06.site. So, will this extra parking silence the projects critics? Emma
:05:07. > :05:10.Chambers reports. Jersey is one step closer to having
:05:11. > :05:13.this, turn into this. A multistorey office development on the Esplanade,
:05:14. > :05:18.and that step has been taken by the Planning Minister. He's approved a
:05:19. > :05:21.second building in the new finance centre application, and a new
:05:22. > :05:27.520`space underground car park, as long as the developers meet with his
:05:28. > :05:32.conditions. Parts of the requirements set out in
:05:33. > :05:37.the conditions is that a temporary car park is released across the road
:05:38. > :05:42.from the Esplanade on the lad just north of the hotel. That land itself
:05:43. > :05:45.will be used for temporary car parking, whilst the multistorey
:05:46. > :05:48.underground car park is constructed. This has pleased those that were
:05:49. > :05:53.against the development. I have been working to make sure
:05:54. > :05:57.what we do build that meets our expectations. In particular, the
:05:58. > :06:02.parking is replaced during construction and afterwards. We know
:06:03. > :06:06.that will be the case. To make sure the car park that is built will be
:06:07. > :06:11.well lit with a good number of lists, toilets and someone.
:06:12. > :06:14.And, after concerns the underground spaces would be reserved for the new
:06:15. > :06:24.office workers, Planning confirm it will be open to the public.
:06:25. > :06:29.Housing, travel, and an increase in the cost of food in Jersey led to a
:06:30. > :06:33.rise in inflation last year. Inflation, as measured by the Retail
:06:34. > :06:36.Prices Index, rose by 1.9% in the 12 months till December. But, once you
:06:37. > :06:39.remove housing and mortgage costs from the equation, prices of goods
:06:40. > :06:41.and services in the island rose by 2.1%.
:06:42. > :06:44.Football clubs in Jersey are being invited to apply for development
:06:45. > :06:47.funding, after the One Foundation donated ?20,000 to the island's FA.
:06:48. > :06:50.The money will help clubs send coaches on training courses, carry
:06:51. > :06:58.out CRB checks, or set up events like football festivals.
:06:59. > :07:07.It will mean the clubs can make sure we can run all the sides, and we
:07:08. > :07:11.have long`term business plans to allow football have a sustainable
:07:12. > :07:14.future. As you grow, their growing pains. These are aimed at that which
:07:15. > :07:21.is why it is really helpful. This weekend, you could buy a piece
:07:22. > :07:25.of Jersey tourism history. The Shell Garden was, for decades, a popular
:07:26. > :07:29.stop on island tours. It closed two years ago and, now, the house and
:07:30. > :07:34.garden is up for sale, and could be redeveloped. Will it be missed?
:07:35. > :07:39.Here's Christina Ghidoni. The Shell Garden was first covered
:07:40. > :07:43.in shells in 1957 and was very popular with tourists in the 19 0s.
:07:44. > :07:49.One person who used to bring visitors here is former coach driver
:07:50. > :07:55.John Trafford. What did visitors think when you brought them here?
:07:56. > :08:01.They absolutely loved it. Every Sunday afternoon, for the last ten
:08:02. > :08:07.years, I had a country drive are used to do on Sunday afternoons I
:08:08. > :08:11.would bring anything from 30 to 40 people here. They absolutely loved
:08:12. > :08:16.it. It was hard sometimes to get them away to keep to my timing
:08:17. > :08:21.because they wanted to sit in there and admire it. What was it about the
:08:22. > :08:27.Shell Garden they liked so much It is so unique, so many types of
:08:28. > :08:30.shells. John who used to run it he knew the history of it all. He knew
:08:31. > :08:39.the names of all the different shells. People hadn't seen anything
:08:40. > :08:44.like it. Will you be sad to see it go? Personally, I will, it was one
:08:45. > :08:48.of my favourite stops, to be honest. It is very sad. When I look at it
:08:49. > :08:55.now, you can see it has been affected by the weather, the shine
:08:56. > :08:58.has gone, shall we say. The Shell Garden is up for sale and there is
:08:59. > :09:01.an open viewing tomorrow morning at 10am.
:09:02. > :09:06.Guernsey's Animal Shelter is looking for fish donations to feed two baby
:09:07. > :09:09.seals. Trinity and Eden, filmed here by the GSPCA, were found on
:09:10. > :09:12.different parts of the island's coastline last week. And, according
:09:13. > :09:20.to the shelter manager, as they are growing stronger, so are their
:09:21. > :09:26.appetites. To survive in the wild, they have to
:09:27. > :09:32.eat huge numbers of fish. As such, we are going through massive numbers
:09:33. > :09:37.of fish, tens of kilos every day. That means that we are appealing for
:09:38. > :09:42.any mackerel, herring, or donations towards getting fish to feed them.
:09:43. > :09:43.They will be in a shelter for at least two months before they can be
:09:44. > :09:56.released back into the wild. Time now for the weather.
:09:57. > :10:01.It looks promising for Sunday. Monday is not too bad. Tomorrow we
:10:02. > :10:07.have more wet weather, also quite windy. For the weekend, the better
:10:08. > :10:12.of the two days. If you are heading to the beach for fishing, Sunday is
:10:13. > :10:18.a pretty good day. The details, a fair amount of cloud tonight
:10:19. > :10:24.generating a few showers. More persistent rain tomorrow. On Sunday,
:10:25. > :10:29.drier and brighter, turning colder. The possibility on Saturday night of
:10:30. > :10:34.chiefly a touch of frost. There is an area of low pressure and brain
:10:35. > :10:39.drifting over us during the course of the day tomorrow. That train will
:10:40. > :10:46.arrive in the middle of the day and be persistent. Moving steadily. We
:10:47. > :10:51.are between weather systems on Sunday. Most of the day will be fine
:10:52. > :10:55.and dry with morning sunshine. Cloud in the afternoon with the risk of
:10:56. > :10:59.showers. Showers are still possible for the first half of the night
:11:00. > :11:04.fading away, returning towards dawn. Overnight temperatures similar
:11:05. > :11:11.to last night. The winds from the south`east. Tomorrow, briefly, some
:11:12. > :11:16.bright weather. The cloud will bring outbreaks of rain. The middle of the
:11:17. > :11:22.day is wet. The rain band moves away steadily in the afternoon and by
:11:23. > :11:29.evening, the rain band peters out. The winds will become Westerleigh.
:11:30. > :11:35.These are the coastal waters forecasts.
:11:36. > :11:46.And here are the times of high water.
:11:47. > :11:51.The outlook is for Sunday and Monday, at last, mainly dry. Have a
:11:52. > :12:07.great weekend. Coleridge's housekeeper. She brought
:12:08. > :12:16.the artist breakfast in bed after a night of watching the famous Ottery
:12:17. > :12:19.St Mary tar barrels in 2001. Waterlogged fields are causing major
:12:20. > :12:22.problems for some vegetable farmers across the region. Crops such as
:12:23. > :12:25.cauliflower and swede are worst affected with reports of increased
:12:26. > :12:32.leaf disease. The wet soil is also having an impact on harvesting.
:12:33. > :12:39.Three weeks ago, this crop was free of disease. Now the leaves look like
:12:40. > :12:44.this. These black spots is what is affecting the crops. It is due to
:12:45. > :12:50.the amount of rain that we have had will stop it is not just the purple
:12:51. > :12:54.sprouting broccoli that is affected by the black spot.
:12:55. > :12:59.The cauliflowers have also been affected.
:13:00. > :13:06.The worst`case scenario would be whole crops being written off, which
:13:07. > :13:11.will have a financial effect on us. We hope it won't come to that, but
:13:12. > :13:19.if it continues, we will have quite severe problems. It is really
:13:20. > :13:26.worrying. Sometimes we have to write complete fields off and it can get
:13:27. > :13:29.very upsetting. Another issue facing farmers is the
:13:30. > :13:35.practicality of getting in and out of the fields to harvest crops. Some
:13:36. > :13:39.say that they are ten or 15% down to what they should be. The ground is
:13:40. > :13:45.now saturated and there is significant erosion. The fields are
:13:46. > :13:53.unable to absorb the moisture and it is running off this this `` of this
:13:54. > :13:59.surface and running down the fields. When the fields are glistening with
:14:00. > :14:07.water, that have a serious effect on the land stop Somerset is the worst
:14:08. > :14:14.hit region, with in some form is 90% of land and water.
:14:15. > :14:18.The biggest product is grass, and if grass is underwater, you have a big
:14:19. > :14:26.problem for the perceivable future. What will the animals eat? But with
:14:27. > :14:30.the cauliflower harvest on the way, it is hoped that a letter in the
:14:31. > :14:38.rain could save the cauliflower from further disease.
:14:39. > :14:44.Unfortunately no letup tomorrow. Also still to come, a look at the
:14:45. > :14:49.sport, including a skeleton bob rider from Devon who is looking for
:14:50. > :14:57.Olympic glory. And singing for survival, male voice choirs in
:14:58. > :15:02.Cornwall reach out to younger singers in hope of a harmonious
:15:03. > :15:06.future. A type of grass found in parts of
:15:07. > :15:09.Devon and Cornwall could hold the key to solving many of our flooding
:15:10. > :15:12.problems. New research by the University of Exeter and the Devon
:15:13. > :15:22.Wildlife Trust has discovered that culm grass could be more effective
:15:23. > :15:30.than costly man made flood defences. That is a good sign. It is storing
:15:31. > :15:36.water stop could this squelchy ground provide an answer to our
:15:37. > :15:41.flooding problems? According to research is at the Devon wildlife
:15:42. > :15:48.trust, it could. What is important is, as this is
:15:49. > :15:53.decomposing, they are building up this organic matter in the soil and
:15:54. > :16:07.that is what is boring the water. `` storing. The water is being stored
:16:08. > :16:14.above the rest level. The grass is found in these areas.
:16:15. > :16:22.Two areas immediately next to each other have been seen for a year and
:16:23. > :16:28.a half. The culm grass area has been storing more water. The professor is
:16:29. > :16:33.monitoring six sites in the culm grass areas, with sensors giving a
:16:34. > :16:42.detailed picture of what is happening. We can teach people to
:16:43. > :16:48.manage their landscapes at the culm grass is there, and we could be
:16:49. > :16:52.storing the water in the landscape stop Simon Berry, who farms here,
:16:53. > :16:58.says that even he is surprised at how well culm grass soaks up rain
:16:59. > :17:03.will stop if you look at the old way of farming, the water tended to soak
:17:04. > :17:07.away more naturally. As you can see, the cattle are not
:17:08. > :17:14.going into the ground after two days of rain stop using culm grass seems
:17:15. > :17:21.to offer an attractive way of storing water.
:17:22. > :17:27.Time for the sport and Dave's here with a possible debut for a South
:17:28. > :17:30.West man in the Winter Olympics. Torquay United's new manager Chris
:17:31. > :17:33.Hargreaves could take the Gulls out of the bottom two relegation places
:17:34. > :17:36.in League Two. That's if they beat the team immediately below them,
:17:37. > :17:39.Northampton Town, at Plainmoor tomorrow and if other results go
:17:40. > :17:42.their way. Winger Jason Banton returns for Plymouth Argyle at
:17:43. > :17:45.Rochdale after he was ineligible for the midweek FA Cup replay. The
:17:46. > :17:49.Pilgrims are unbeaten in five league games. Exeter City have won only
:17:50. > :17:52.twice in the league in their last 13 outings, as Morecambe visit St James
:17:53. > :17:55.Park and Championship strugglers Yeovil Town go for their first win
:17:56. > :18:07.in seven league meetings at Birmingham City.
:18:08. > :18:10.Exeter Chiefs have one last crack at sneaking into rugby's European
:18:11. > :18:13.Challenge Cup. They go to Cardiff Blues knowing only a bonus point win
:18:14. > :18:17.and their opponents failing to pick up any points at all could push them
:18:18. > :18:19.into Europe's second top competition.
:18:20. > :18:22.Also, other results have got to go in head coach Rob Baxter's favour if
:18:23. > :18:25.that's to happen. He brings back five first team players, including
:18:26. > :18:37.goal` kicker Gareth Steenson and the captain, lock forward Dean Mumm.
:18:38. > :18:40.A Devon man is hoping to be included in the Great Britain skeleton team
:18:41. > :18:43.for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which starts in three weeks time.
:18:44. > :18:47.It'll be 29`year`old David Swift's debut in the Games after four years
:18:48. > :18:53.of hard work and preparation all over the globe.
:18:54. > :18:57.He will travel. David goes everywhere with his prized
:18:58. > :19:03.possession, this board costing ?10,000. He is back home in Newton
:19:04. > :19:11.Abbot after competing in salt lake city. Its stage the 2002 Olympics.
:19:12. > :19:16.Just one part of his build`up to Russia. He will know next Wednesday
:19:17. > :19:23.whether he has made the team in his discipline, the skeleton.
:19:24. > :19:30.Four years ago, I was very inexperienced and was a outsider.
:19:31. > :19:38.Push start wise, I am in the top three in the world. But my driving
:19:39. > :19:43.has moved on tremendously. So, I have put all the pieces in place to
:19:44. > :19:52.be in the best position I am now. He is a former student at Torquay
:19:53. > :19:58.Grammar School. Now he is a full`time skeleton driver,
:19:59. > :20:02.travelling at 90 mph offers top speed is the outcome, and if you
:20:03. > :20:07.have done everything, knowing your way down the track and being relaxed
:20:08. > :20:11.and aerodynamically relaxed, then the speed will come.
:20:12. > :20:16.It is a combination of all of those things stop if he does make the
:20:17. > :20:24.Olympic team, he will be very ploughed `` proud to do what he can.
:20:25. > :20:31.Winter sports are picking up and they are moving on. It is not a
:20:32. > :20:41.wait. It is a motivation and a drive for every winter sport.
:20:42. > :20:44.And Taunton stages its first ever Saturday meeting tomorrow, with
:20:45. > :20:48.seven races starting at 12:30. But there is a precautionary inspection
:20:49. > :20:51.of the track at 7:30 in the morning. BBC Radio Cornwall and BBC Radio
:20:52. > :20:54.Devon have been celebrating their 31st birthdays today. To mark the
:20:55. > :20:57.occasion in Truro, presenters have been selling off unwanted presents
:20:58. > :21:00.to raise money for the station's charity appeal. While in Devon, a
:21:01. > :21:03.time capsule was buried to represent 'life in the county' in 2013.
:21:04. > :21:07.There is everything here from chocolate is to cuddly toys.
:21:08. > :21:15.Unwanted gifts are being sold to raise money for local charities.
:21:16. > :21:20.There will be ?2000 raised today in a short time.
:21:21. > :21:26.On the other side, this presents buried a time capture all, which
:21:27. > :21:33.listeners voted was in the centre of the country. There are two points
:21:34. > :21:38.here locally, and the two owners of the houses have argued about where
:21:39. > :21:46.is the centre of Devon. But I am told that the spot that we are in is
:21:47. > :21:50.the centre. The flask was full of recordings of people throughout the
:21:51. > :21:56.years. It is designed to show the lives of people in 2013. It will be
:21:57. > :22:05.dug up in years time, and though copy has been given to a museum in
:22:06. > :22:08.case this one does not last. Male voice choirs are often the
:22:09. > :22:11.domain of the 'silver singer', but it seems some younger men are
:22:12. > :22:13.finally being drawn into the world of close harmony singing in
:22:14. > :22:16.Cornwall. And that's music to the ears of the
:22:17. > :22:24.county's federation, which wants to see choirs increasing their appeal
:22:25. > :22:27.to the more youthful vocalists. There are 65 years between the
:22:28. > :22:31.eldest member of this Male choir and the youngest, but when it comes to
:22:32. > :22:40.camaraderie, you would not notice the difference. I think it brings
:22:41. > :22:44.you into a new level of maturity. Singing in a school choir, you are
:22:45. > :22:56.around your friends and to enjoy it in a different wave stop here, you
:22:57. > :23:02.are mixing with older people. You develop more as a person. You
:23:03. > :23:07.grow. The ageing population of Cornwall's
:23:08. > :23:15.male voice choirs has been on the mind of the official director. We
:23:16. > :23:19.need to get youngsters into the movement, otherwise we will find
:23:20. > :23:27.ourselves choirs with holes in them over the next few years. . There are
:23:28. > :23:34.people going into schools and moving into the movement there, being shown
:23:35. > :23:37.that singing is enjoyable. The choirs are hoping that the
:23:38. > :23:50.unique atmosphere will inspire more people to join.
:23:51. > :23:54.I started at 14 years old, and I enjoy the banter between the
:23:55. > :24:06.baritones and the tenors. The federation hopes that there will be
:24:07. > :24:11.a revival in the choirs. And Music Week is on BBC Radio
:24:12. > :24:22.Cornwall from tomorrow. Now, here is the weather. There is
:24:23. > :24:26.tomorrow, but it will get better. There is more rain in the forecast,
:24:27. > :24:31.it is not what we want to hear, but we have to get through it. There
:24:32. > :24:37.will be dry weather to be had. The rain will clear, it will be called
:24:38. > :24:42.on Sunday. There could be a frost and some fog patches. But the main
:24:43. > :24:47.threat to the rain is early tomorrow morning and through the day
:24:48. > :24:53.tomorrow. By the end of the day, we could have 25 to 30 millimetres of
:24:54. > :24:57.rain. Now, the cloud that is bringing in that rain is still
:24:58. > :25:02.capturing across the Bay of Biscay and France at the moment. The
:25:03. > :25:06.weather will move across slowly overnight, to bring more rain and
:25:07. > :25:13.cloud and give us a change in the wind direction stop we will see the
:25:14. > :25:19.winds coming in from the North West. Head of it, quite breezy, especially
:25:20. > :25:24.tomorrow morning. This highlighted area is where we think the rain will
:25:25. > :25:30.be the heaviest. It is mainly East Devon, Somerset and Dorset and
:25:31. > :25:33.southern parts of Wales. At the moment, the showers have faded away,
:25:34. > :25:40.so for some of tonight it will be dry stop some patchy rain, and it
:25:41. > :25:47.will be chilly before the cloud and rain moves in. By the end of the
:25:48. > :25:53.tonight, it will be quite windy with those southerly winds. Those are the
:25:54. > :25:59.overnight temperatures, five to seven degrees. We should have no
:26:00. > :26:05.frost. And tomorrow, the rain will be off and on, and it will begin to
:26:06. > :26:12.clear out in the afternoon most of the area will be clear. Cornwall
:26:13. > :26:17.could have some sunshine. But rain and temperatures struggling because
:26:18. > :26:22.of it. Eight or 10 degrees. It will get cooler in the afternoon as the
:26:23. > :26:28.colder air follows the rain will stop for the Isles of Scilly,
:26:29. > :26:33.probably some of the best weather. Some fresh winds in the second half
:26:34. > :26:44.of the day. Here are the times of the high water for the top four hour
:26:45. > :26:52.service, the waves messed up for the strong winds, but it should be
:26:53. > :27:00.around four or six feet. For the coastal waters forecast, the
:27:01. > :27:05.wind will change direction. Rain or showers and visibility occasionally
:27:06. > :27:10.moderate because of the rainfall. There are still flood warnings in
:27:11. > :27:15.Somerset and Dorset. If you need more information, you can ring this
:27:16. > :27:21.number. Of course, you can listen to your local radio tomorrow to find
:27:22. > :27:25.out where the rain will begin to affect some of our rivers and
:27:26. > :27:32.streams. Tomorrow `` Sunday will be brighter,
:27:33. > :27:42.mainly dry on Monday. That is it for this week. We will be
:27:43. > :27:45.back on Sunday with Sunday Politics. Have a good weekend. Goodbye.