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Extra investment and staff are being put towards helping Jersey's growing

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number of dementia patients. ?500,000 has been set aside for

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services this year and 16 new mental health professionals are being

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trained. The number of islanders with dementia is set to double in

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less than 30 years to about 3000. In a moment we'll hear from Ian Dyer,

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who's the director of services for older people in Jersey, but first

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Jen Smith reports. Janet Carlin cared for her dad until

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he was too ill to stay at home. For four and a half years she nursed him

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as dementia took hold. He was falling over all the time,

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especially at night when he got out of bed. If I left the room, he would

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panic, so he would follow me because he did not know what was going on.

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That was 24 hours a day, constant care. This graphic compares a

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healthy brain with one showing signs of dementia. It's a global problem

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and one that's particularly apparent in Jersey. Dementia is a term that

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refers to a number of conditions. They are all categorised by a

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progressive decline in cognitive functions. This is most often

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memory, but it can be other things, for example language or orientation

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in space. The island's health department says it's making dealing

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with dementia a priority due to the aging population. Janet hopes carers

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as well as patients will be considered. The people that helped

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me look after him were extremely good but I know they were very

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stretched. It must put a lot of strain on the people that care for

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the carers and people with dementia if they are under that kind of

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pressure. Half a million pounds has been set aside to improve services

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and fund more support. The race is on to make sure we're ready.

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Ian Dyer is the director of services for older people in Jersey. He's

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with me live now. We just heard in that report about extra staff and

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investment in Jersey. What will patients see and when will it come

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in? Patients will see more of the service we are currently provided.

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More access to community nurses, occupational therapists, to

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psychology. Resources start coming in probably about in October this

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year, so we are looking at an increment taste and planned starting

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now to get people in work for October. Are there any new roles

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being created? There will be roles that people can bring from outside

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the island. Consultant psychiatrists, we don't have many

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home`grown consultant grade doctors. Nurses, some may have trained

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locally but we will be looking to bring people from the island. And we

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have a bilingual caseworker, for example, so we will be employing

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somebody to work with the Portuguese community, so that we look at all

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issues within the society in Jersey. This is a growing problem in

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Jersey. Do you have the the Treasury Department for future investment

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when needed? Things have been positive so far. The white paper

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looked very much at the needs of the ageing population and community

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services supporting people in their own homes. We will see how things

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roll out and we will continue to review the work that we do to see

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what benefits people get from it. I am sure as we go through that

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review, we will feed back to the Treasury and other services to see

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any at future need. Thank you. It's a year this weekend since

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Guernsey woman Sarah Groves was murdered on a houseboat while

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travelling in India. The Kashmiri courts are yet to bring the killer

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to justice. The man accused of her murder, Dutchman Richard de Witt,

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denies all charges. Sarah's father Vic has told our reporter Mike

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Wilkins that the family's struggling to heal from the tragedy.

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It is coming up to one year since Sarah was killed. How has the year

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been for you and your family? Obviously the worst year of our

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lives. They say that time is a healer but it has not healed in any

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way and probably never will. You realise that you have a life to lead

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and you sort of have to get on with it but it is punctuated all the time

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and it is never a smooth flow because you are always coming up

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against the memory or the reality or the practicalities of the fact that

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we have lost somebody very near and dear. I can only imagine it has been

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very difficult one year on to not see justice being served. It hasn't

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and we are long way from knowing even if we get that. It is quite a

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concern to all of us. Although things are speeding up, and that has

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been pretty well publicised, that the one a month is moving to up to

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six witnesses a month, which is great, but we still need some pretty

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solid evidence against this guy because it is very circumspect,

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circumstantial. I don't think either of us, any of us, will rest until we

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know that the right person has been brought to justice. How will you and

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your family be marking one year on since Sarah's death? There is quite

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a lot going on on the island on Sunday and we are torn between the

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rights and wrongs of being here and not being here. We have decided that

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Guernsey can be a very small place and it is rather in our face at the

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moment so we are going to spend it together as a family in the

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Manchester area. I have been able to immerse myself in the foundation and

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many other things that are going on. The media and that type of

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thing. For Katie it is terrible. And enduring. How shall I say this? This

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is the pinnacle of emotion, this weekend, where we have just got to

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try and get through it. I am sure we will, but it will not be easy.

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The Latvian Ambassador to the UK says Guernsey needs to do more to

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improve the lives of Latvian people working in the island. Andris

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Teikmanis is in the bailiwick this week. He says both governments need

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to work together to improve pensions and work permits for Latvians in

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Guernsey. A trade union leader claims the

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States of Guernsey made guarantees that Sure's pension arrangements

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wouldn't change when it was sold off in 2002. That's the view of Martyn

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Priaulx from the Prospect union after the telecoms company decided

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to end its defined benefit pension scheme. Mr Priaulx says assurances

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were made to telecom staff about their pensions. We go back ten or 12

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years and we were given a lot of guarantees from the senior states

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people at the time that everything would continue. A shadow scheme

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exactly the same as we had before, and that was one of the big issues

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at the time of the take`over. This is the BBC in the Channel Islands.

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Coming up later in Spotlight: The iconic Dawlish railway is back in

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action but other areas fear they will not recover from the damage in

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time for summer. Howard Davis Park is in line to be

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the heart of the Island Games in Jersey next year. The venue on the

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edge of St Helier could stage the opening and closing ceremonies and

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host the Games village. Sophie Sulehria reports. And now we welcome

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Jersey! 1997 and this was the last opening

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ceremony for the Island Games in Jersey. Roll on almost 20 years and

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it would seem the most likely place may be here, at the Howard Davis

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Park for the next one. Howard Davis Park is clearly right in the frame.

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Yes, we are very keen to see if we can use the park. At the moment we

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have to wait for a lot of permission and clearly there are other people

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to take into account. The neighbours of the park not least. We will make

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a further announcement probably nearer to May or June, when we have

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made progress with the games themselves. All this week organisers

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have been inspecting Jersey ahead of the games and so far they are on

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schedule. Jersey is probably one of the earliest starters so far. In

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organisation and everything. About 3000 sportsmen and women are

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expected to come to Jersey for the event next year and organisers say

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the Island Games are set to be as big an event as the Winter Olympics

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in Sotchi. Sophie Sulehria, BBC Channel Islands News, Jersey.

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NCSC's Mackay is out of the squad following a metatarsal injury

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against Sittingbourne. There is full coverage of that match on BBC radio

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Guernsey from midday tomorrow. A sailor from Jersey is training in

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Plymouth as he prepares for the next leg of the gruelling La Solitaire du

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Figaro yacht race. Phil Sharp is competing alongside other top

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yachtsmen and women in the French sailing event and is hoping for a

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top ten finish. Edward Sault reports. Competitors say this race

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is more like a marathon than a sprint. It involves spending two to

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three nights at sea in the busiest shipping lanes with hardly any

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sleep. Phil Sharp from Jersey is one of nine Brits taking part in the

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gruelling race. He has been getting used to the waters he will be

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competing in. It has been very variable and at times a lot of wind

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and then sometimes none. Really Day two was the most intense. We were

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literally tacking all the way round. It is not the first time he has

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taken part in this prestigious competition. Here he is training in

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2011. On Plymouth Sound, Phil Sharp has been alongside other British and

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foreign sailors getting to grips with the waters. For us this part of

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the world are second nature but they are long way from home. That the

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next stop of the first leg will be in Plymouth is something that has

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pleased him. They can put on a good show for the Solitaire and these

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waters are interesting to navigate which makes for exciting sailing.

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The Solitaire will arrive in Britain on the 7th of June and there are

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hopes that Phil Sharp will make a podium position. Good luck.

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Over 120 digital entrepreneurs from around the world are in Jersey

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tonight. Innovate Jersey is designed to showcase some of the latest

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demonstrations of innovative technology, like this drone which

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can create scale models of buildings by taking photos. The island is

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hoping to be a gateway for digital companies in the future. Speaking of

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design and innovation, A St Peter Port beer garden has been named

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Guernsey's favourite new building. The Prince of Wales garden won the

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small project and people's choice categories at last night's Guernsey

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Design Awards. Considering what it was and what they have turned it

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into, because it was a dingy old car park beforehand, and then to have

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turned it into something like this, not only that but the way they have

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done it and the atmosphere they have created here as well. Let's see if

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it is whether for the beer garden this weekend. Good evening. Compared

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to last weekend, it is rather grey and cloudy across the islands with

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some rain in the forecast. That is a summary of the weekend, misty. Or

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persistent rain likely on Sunday and also the winds picked up, so a real

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change to what we have seen recently. Back to maritime power and

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winds from the Atlantic bringing moisture. This first weather system

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will come in just before dawn tomorrow morning and then the rest

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of the date is misty with drizzle. More rain coming our way moving into

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Saturday and Sunday. Sunday will have more persistent rain and it

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will not really ease. Overnight, some clear skies, but they will

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cloud over after midnight and towards dawn, the rain sets in. It

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will be across most of us first thing tomorrow morning with

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overnight temperatures no lower than about nine. Tomorrow, the rain band

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will peter out for a time but never too far away will be the odd shower

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of drizzle and light rain. Misty conditions towards the end of the

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day with hill fog. Temperatures quite muddy feeling with up to 14

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degrees. Winds mainly from the South. These are the coastal waters

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forecast: With southerly winds, the northern

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coasts of Guernsey should have clean surf. It picks up in the second half

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of the weekend. The outlook is more persistent rain on Sunday and sadly

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also on Monday. Both days will be cloudy, breezy with outbreaks of

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rain. Not cold, with 14 the top temperature, with sunshine coming

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back out on Tuesday and Monday. Have a lovely weekend. Some sunshine for

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the weekend is what we like to see, mixed in with showers, sadly. I will

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be back at eight o'clock and 10:25pm this evening. BBC radio Jersey and

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Guernsey will be on air from 6am on Saturday and Sunday with the weekend

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weather, news, sport and travel updates. Now here is Natalie with

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the rest of Spotlight. of the news and sport.

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Dawlish, of course, wasn't the only place affected by the storms.

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Millions of pounds worth of damage was caused as the South West was

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battered by high winds and high tides. Repair work is underway, but

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as the crucial Easter tourism season gets underway there are concerns

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about where all the money will come from. In a moment I'll be speaking

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to Malcolm Bell from Visit Cornwall about the impact and the future, but

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first Tamsin Melville reports. Cornwall felt the full force of the

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winter storms. The waves left behind millions of pounds worth of damage.

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The Penzance area was particularly badly hit. The faces on to get it

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patched up as the rail into Cornwell reopens. Economic Lee speaking, it

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says Cornwell is open for business and business is good. But that is an

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awful lot of work to do besides that to make sure Cornwell is well

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presented for the summer. Temporary jobs have been going on across the

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country. But permanent jobs are also crucial. It could top ?21 million.

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That is concerned with all this cash will come from. We have had no money

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from the government at the moment. We haven't about 1 million pounds

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from a friend and ?1 million from an emergency fund. For those waiting to

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hear where fans will come from, it is an anxious time. It is important

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that this facility is opened again as a tourist attraction. What are

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the visitors think when they see it in this state this summer? The

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council says it is in daily conversations with ministers. It

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says Cornwell is open for business. Malcolm Bell is with me now. Great

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news about the rail link but can tourism recover from the impact? We

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are still on the recovery. The great news is that the railway line is

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open two weeks earlier which gives us a full run for Easter. People

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will be curious about the damage. They will want to see that appeared

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pretty quickly. People will realise the storms were recent. We're hoping

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to be tidied up and back to itself in summer. How concerned are you

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about the amount of repair work that still needs to be done? Every delay

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knocks everything else on. The same sort of urgency that has done a

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brilliant job at Dawlish needs to happen to finish off the job and

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finish of the recovery. We see pictures of the Jubilee Pool locked

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up in Penzance. It's not a good advert. Martin was right when he

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said people were not becoming back they will be hoping to see it back

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to normal. Will visitors want to return if half the places they love

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aren't accessible? The curiosity will be a get out of jail card but

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then they will want to see it back to normal. What should be done? We

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are working with the council. Councils can then negotiate with

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government. The pressure is on and Cornwell can be a focal place at

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times. People are shouting loud. Princess Anne has sparked

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controversy by suggesting badgers should be gassed. In a BBC interview

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to be shown this weekend, she says gassing would be the most humane way

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to eradicate badgers. In the 1970s cyanide was pumped into sets, but it

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was later banned after scientists concluded it was not humane. Gas is

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a much nicer way of doing it, if that is not a silly expression. It

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is because of the way it works. They go to sleep.

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And you can see more of that interview on BBC One's Countryfile

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Programme this Sunday evening at 7pm.

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One of the main roads into Truro was closed for much of the day after a

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huge diesel spillage. A combine harvester leaked around seven

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hundred litres of fuel onto the A390. Maintenance staff hope they

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have managed to avoid having to re`surface the road.

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Sport and the question being asked is can Devon trainer David Pipe win

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his first Grand National in six years when the world's most famous

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Steeplechase graces Aintree racecourse tomorrow? His best priced

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horse this year is The Package at 33 to one. Pipe has two more horses in

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the event: Our Father and Swing Bill, but it's The Package who Pipe

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has high hopes for. He is in good form. I understand you have high

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hopes, Wiley? He jumps, he stays, that is what it takes to win the

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race. He won a cracking race at Cheltenham last time.

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Onto football and Yeovil face another vital match as they try to

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stay in the Championship tomorrow. They're six points from safety and

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need a win at Blackpool. In League Two, Plymouth Argyle could move to

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within a point of the play off places with victory at Burton.

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Torquay, who're seven points from safety are at home to Scunthorpe

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while Exeter City will virtually secure their League status if they

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beat Bury. Exeter Chiefs will carry rugby's

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Anglo`Welsh Cup in a victory parade through the city tomorrow. From two

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o'clock, they'll show off the trophy they won three weeks ago when they

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beat Northampton Saints at Sandy Park. The team and staff will go on

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an open top bus tour through the city centre.

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The route starts at Exeter City's St James Park ground, before proceeding

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to Bedford Square. After that, they'll be greeted by the Lord Mayor

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for a civic reception at the Guildhall. The team will then make

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its way back to St James Park. And there's live coverage on BBC Radio

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Devon from 2pm. If you're going along, don't forget

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to share your pictures of the Chiefs' big day on our Facebook page

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where you'll also find much more on the Grand National. That's all from

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me in the studio. I'll say goodbye and hand you back to Justin in

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Dawlish. Thank you very much indeed. I cannot

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quite describe the atmosphere here in Dawlish today. It has been a bit

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like a carnival at times with bunting and flags flying

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everywhere. The station has been freshly painted and there has been a

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lot of music. The flower boxes have been planted up by volunteers and

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they are looking fantastic. I saw someone with a sign that says we are

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back on track. After all the weather has thrown at this town in the last

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few months, on its big day the sun has been shining. What better advert

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for Dawlish than that field. Time for the weather.

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Good evening. It is like the Mediterranean along this coast

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line. Only a few weeks ago, this part of the coastline had huge

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waves. That is no way we could have been standing here with waves 20

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feet high. He horizon is clear. The then we saw yesterday has washed

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away all of the pollution and Sahara desert. Now we have sparkling

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visibility at the end of the day. This weekend, the weather will not

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be as kind. Letters start with a summary. More cloud coming in. A

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very cloudy weekend. Some outbreaks of rain. Misty conditions and

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relatively mild as well. The satellite picture shows the change

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as more rain approaches the coast. For many of us, we will see low

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temperatures. One weather front is poised to move in. That will have

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moved in by tomorrow. By midday on Sunday, a change in the weather

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pattern. We will continue to see a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain.

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Even by Monday, there is still some rain around. But fine weather

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overnight into Tuesday. You can see that is a lot of clear skies at the

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moment. But it does not last. That is the forecast this evening. Cloud

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increasing and outbreaks of rain coming in as well. The cloud will

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gradually spill in and cover most of us by the end of the night.

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Overnight temperatures back up to nine or 10 degrees by first light

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tomorrow morning. Outbreaks of rain on Saturday. Maybe some coastal

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fog. Certainly a lot of hill fog around. Some breakfast trying to get

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through. It is not a cold day despite the cloud and rain. It is

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always cooler on the coast. That is the forecast. Generally a lot of

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clout around for the Isles of Scilly.

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If you are heading for the beach, the safe is picking up. Conditions

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have been poor for the last week or so. But we should see up to four

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feet and a little bit choppy on the north coast. Similar conditions on

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the south coast with even bigger waves by the time we get into

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Sunday. The outlook is for Sunday to be wet.

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Outbreaks of rain. Every time we get to Monday, we were still have that

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weather front close by. It gets better by the time we get to

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Tuesday. From a beautiful Mediterranean type evening, it is

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back to you Justin on the railway line. Today is the start of a new

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era for this railway line which first opened 160 years ago. That

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promises tonight that the repaired sections will last for 200 years.

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For now, the south`west is back on track. Good night.

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It is hard to imagine that could have caused so much damage to this

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line. Welcome to Dawlish. Let's hear it for them! The emergency services,

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let's hear it for them! It is quite emotional, all the people on the

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platform, proudly

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