28/05/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

Good evening. Aurigny can now buy three new aircraft for its @lderney

route after getting backing in the States today. Second`hand,

German`made Dorniers are thd preferred option but some Alderney

residents are now saying thdy want new Trislanders instead. And the

company that made the original Trislanders says it wasn't

approached about replacing them That company is Britten Norlan. I

spoke to its Chief Executivd William Hynett earlier for his reaction to

We are disappointed because we have a long`standing relationship with

them. We hoped they would come to us for other options. Why didn't you

approach them? We have regular contact and when we were told about

the decision, it did seem lhke the decision had been taken without

reference to us. Trislanders are not going to be made any more. What else

could you have done? The aircraft has been out of production now for

40 years. However, we have had plans to recommence the production line

for Trislanders and we have made it clear that subject to meeting a

minimum order quantity, we would continue the line. It is

disappointing for your comp`ny. Is it say something about aviation at

smaller British businesses `re being overlooked? Given that we are the

UK's only aircraft manufacttrer and we are a small medium enterprise

which has been put under prdssure because of the financial crhsis to

have local firms not choosing British is a shame.

In response, Aurigny told us they've devoted considerable time to

evaluating all possible fledt options in the last 18 months.

Guernsey States voted in a new Environment Minister today. Deputy

Yvonne Burford polled 33 votes to get the top job. She led proposals

for paid parking, the very hssue that prompted the last Minister to

quit. That, as part of the new Transport Strategy, is her top

priority. My initial feeling is we will have a

separate group dedicated to that. They will work with the step to

drive that strategy forward. There is a lot of work to do therd and in

a short timescale. Jersey to allow same sex marriages

has been lodged with the St`tes Same sex couples have been `ble to

enter civil partnerships in the island since April 2012. But same

sex marriage, which came into force in the UK this March, is not

recognised. Deputy Sam Mezec brought the proposition to be debatdd in the

States. all of the airport runways should be

usable within the next two weeks. The two grass runways have been out

of action since the winter storms, but after extensive work by the fire

service they're almost safe to use. keep pub and club goers in Jersey

safe. Last year Police said they wanted three food takeaway shops on

Mulcaster Street to close hour earlier, a move that traders said

would cost them thousands. Now it's hoped a compromise has been reached.

Chris Harrison explains. This is the scene on Mulcaster

Street on any Friday or Sattrday night. Pub and club goers spilling

out onto the road outside the takeaways. The Police claim it's a

nuisance and a safety threat to clubbers and drivers so could

closing the road be a viabld option? For the traders that work along

here, it is a problem but they'd rather the road is closed instead of

their businesses shutting instead. Closing the road is an option and

also widening pavements which becomes class `` costly. We see a

temporary road closure as a temporary alternative to test out

whether it will work or not. I've been closing the road is a fantastic

idea. We have to see what the public safe. The move is welcomed. The most

logical place to close it whll be down here where we are. Traffic will

get diverted and it will have to go back along the commercial

buildings. Warning signs cotld be put out further back up the road to

deter people from coming down this way. Discussions between thd text

drivers, traders and police will happen on Friday to find a safe way

forward for everyone concerned. From an ancient past to a modern

high tech laboratory. These coins lay hidden and buried for around

2,000 years but are now on display While they are cleaned and

countered. We have to clean them by hand. They were discovered hn a

farmer 's field in Jersey two years ago where it is thought there were

buried for safekeeping when the Celtic Warriors were at war. Work at

picking the hoard could takd up to three years and it is thought other

treasures like jewellery ard hidden inside. It has attracted a lot of

public interest, even from footballers like Graeme le Saux

That is it from me for now. We now have the weather forecast and the

National weather forecast follows. I pressure is building for now but

we have to deal with high`pressure at the moment. We have the odd

rumble of thunder in the afternoon sparked off by the sunny spdlls

This is what we can expect over the next 24 hours. There will bd showers

through the course of denied the temperatures will fall to 10

Celsius. The wind is coming in from the north`west. Through the course

of the day tomorrow, be showers will stay with us. It is through the

afternoon that we have some sunny spells. There is the chance of the

odd rumble of thunder. Therd will also be some dry periods with highs

of 13 Celsius. The next 24 hours stays and settled thanks to low

pressure. As we head towards the weekend, that high pressure starts

to build in and it turns more settled.

weekend. My colleag5e Ho`n Halmgn$ will have your

weekend. My colleag5e Ho`n Halmgn$ will have yo5r national

weekend. My colleag5e Ho`n Halmgn$ will have your national `etails

right now. Hello. Some of us had a nice day.

Others of you will be wondering if the sun will ever shine again. It's

been another cloudy and damp day across many parts of the country. No

more so than across the heart of northern England, where, through the

heart of the day, with persistent rain, temperatures were no higher

than 11 degrees. Disappointing for the end of May, I'm sure you will

agree. We emerged into sunshine across the Irish Sea. For western

parts of Northern Ireland we reached the dizzy heights of 21 degrees

Even here, you are going to join in the phone later tonight, with the

rain crossing the Irish Sea as I speak. It's turning damp, with heavy

bursts of rain possible, particularly damp across northern

Ireland and northern England. The cloud is lowering onto the hills, so

reduced visibility later tonight, particularly on high-level routes.

Temperatures staying in double figures. A very slow start tomorrow,

damp and misty in many places. Slow improvements, but we will see some

bright spells developing across certain areas. Also, across the

North. In