18/06/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

The passengers of the private aircraft that crashed in Gudrnsey

had a miraculous escape, according to the boss of Guernsey Airport

John and Linda Shaw's aeroplane landed shortly after taking off from

Guernsey airport. They walkdd away with only minor injuries. Today the

insurers have inspected the site and the aircraft will be moved to

Guernsey airport. The air accident investigation Branch will look at

radar and radio recordings, and photographs, to try to work out why

the aeroplane came down. We will have a full report in our l`te news

at 10:30pm. An inquest in Jersey today heard

how a man was found dead in his home approximately six months after

he was thought to have coll`psed. The body of 62`year`old Richard Dix

was found in such a state of decompostion, his cause of death

was unable to be determined. Richard Dix lived here in Gorey

village and had suffered from an addiction to alcohol

for over 30 years. He was well known to both social

services and Jersey police, who often found him asleep on

the buses after drinking too much. A neighbour confirmed that she had

last seen him in August 2013, stumbling up the stairs to

his house, but didn't see hhm It wasn't until January this year

that the police were called to They found his body

in such a state of decomposhtion that it was impossible to tdll how

long he'd been there, The court heard that it wasn't

unusual for Mr Dix to disappear for months at a time, to either serve

a sentence at La Moye prison, or time in hospital, so his nehghbours

didn't notice his absence. His sister Rosemary gave evhdence to

say that she had spent her whole life trying to help her brother s

addiction, but in the end it got "too much" for her, and she had to

step away from the situation. Passing an inconclusive verdict

the corner heard that after Richard Dix was diagnosed whth

a brain tumour in 2010. He had continued to drink and,

in his last few years of life, disconnected himself

from the Social Services department, and any other help he was rdceiving

from local alcohol charities. There are almost 300 fewer workers

in Guernsey than the same time last year,

according to new States figtres In March this year 31,364 pdople

were employed or self`emploxed That's down 282 on March 2003 `

an annual drop of 0.9%. Finance remains

the biggest employer, accounting Jersey's Attorney General h`s been

appointed the next Deputy B`iliff Tim le Cocq will move next xear

when the current deputy Bailiff The pension age in Jersey whll rise

from 65 to 67, after the St`tes The government says,

with people living longer and fewer people working in future,

the state pension fund will run out The changes will be phased

in over the next 17 years. Social Security Minister Fr`ncis le

Gresley said measures will be introduced to support peopld

as they get older and find Sport now,

and jubilant scenes in Eastbourne today as Guernsey's Heather Watson

battled her way into the thhrd round She beat the

Italian Flavia Pennetta, who is ranked 57 places ahead of W`tson in

the world rankings, in thred sets. This tournament is seen

as a key warm up event for Wimbledon, which starts on Londay.

Clare Burton reports. Walking out on court as British

number one, but world number 69 and facing the world number 12,

Guernsey's Heather Watson h`d And, when her opponent took the

next, things weren't looking good. Heather battled back

into the game and, despite pushing the first set to a tie break,

it was the Italian who took it `6. But

the islander's coach had told her to be more aggressive, so she came out

fighting for the second set. Heather Watson has levelled the

match against the number 12 player in the world.

With the Eastbourne crowd behind her, Heather dominatdd the

third set, forcing errors from a frustrated Pennetta, and taking the

I have seen Flavia Pennetta play a lot on tour, but I have nevdr had

the chance to play her. She is a brilliant competitor, so I knew it

was not going to be easy. Even after a tight first set, I just kdpt on

fighting. After two wins in two days, Heather

will have little rest beford tomorrow's quarterfinal. Her

performance today, beating one of the world's top 20 players, will

boost her confidence and race fans hopes for a strong showing `t

Wimbledon, which starts next week. Lights, Camera, Action!

We go behind the scenes as a new series of Poldark

is filmed. Next tonight, steam travel

has come back to Jersey. Les Quennevais School has

transformed part of Jersey's Steam Museum for a unique perform`nce of

Edit Nesbit's The Railway Children. As part of it,

a specially constructed set has been built over the railway line

at the museum in Trinity, and it features a real steal train

that must stop just yards from one of the main characters

Jen Smith takes up the storx. It said all the world is a stage.

So, why not a train museum? After eight weeks of preparation, the

school is taking its production onto the tracks. There are so many issues

involved in putting on a production like this with children, not least

health and safety, and we h`ve found a way around pretty much evdry

problem, and it has taken a lot of teamwork and thought, and lots of

work. This is one of the biggest plays the school has ever ptt on,

and the first time they havd ever used a live steam train. And, true

to the original Edwardian novel at the end of the first half, the

children stop the train. I have two stands a metre from the trahn at one

point, so it is quite scary. The train driver says he can stop the

train, so we have two count on his word. It is one of the biggdst thing

is one of the biggest things the school has done. There were two

dress rehearsals before this week's performances. But, doing a play on a

real railway line has its problems. They have got a beautiful station in

city, but nowhere to put thd audience. We have had to buhld the

whole stage set, two platforms, a bridge, and measure it all to within

a few centimetres so that it is safe for the truddon to get on and off.

With its own train and home`made station, it is a school plax that

has built up a lot of steam, and sets a real high for next ydar.

Now the weather. We will probably see high

temperatures over the next few days, and are in danger of having a summer

this year. Things are looking quite promising. It is a little bht misty

by the evening, and there could be some low cloud around first thing in

the morning. Some quite humhd air across as overnight tonight. For the

most part, the story is a fhne and dry one. I pressure is covering most

of the United Kingdom and northern France. There are some showdrs

around across Spain and Portugal. That area of high pressure loves

around a little bit, but it's position is pretty much at

stationary. A couple of weather systems around the edge of ht will

introduce a bit more cloud, and those will continue to be a problem

as we head into the weekend. But we will keep the warmth and

temperatures of 23 degrees. On the other side of Europe there hs quite

a big difference. It is still very warm, but some boundary showers

across parts of Spain, the @lps and it is much cooler as we movd into

Scandinavia. If you are heading to France, it will be a hot dax

tomorrow. Not quite so warm for us. Overnight tonight, some low cloud.

It will be thin so it should wake up greatly tomorrow. Overnight

temperature is down to 12 ddgrees, 54 Fahrenheit. Tomorrow, sole brief

low cloud, but it will soon break up. Strong sunshine in the

afternoon. The only change could be that we see more of this mist

around. It may just drift towards us into the early evening. Temperatures

up to 21 degrees, with light winds. The sea temperature is warmhng up

quite nicely with all this fine weather. If you are enjoying this

fine weather, the downside hs the pollen count, which continuds to be

very high. If you are out in the sunshine, the sun at this thme of

year is at its strongest. The outlook is for dry, find weather

to continue into the weekend. Damages in the sunshine getting up

to 22 or 23, but 21 will be the top figure for most of us. Perh`ps a

little cooler during the night time. David, thank you. Now over to Justin

and the rest of the team. Do send in your photographs to David.

and the RSPCA say they're concerned about the lack of knowledge some

owners have about basic reqtirements involved in care for animals.

If you are going to take on an animal, you need to rdsearch

Diane is taking on animals that have been shorn for years.

``haven't. They need to havd their faces shorn every year.

You've seen photographs of some yourself, the overgrown claws.

The RSPCA says the failure of owners to care for the animals is

a criminal offence and they will end up before the court if they fail

An 11`year`old boy from Devon has become the fhrst in

the South West to benefit from a new treatment for curvature of the spine

which greatly reduces the ntmber of operations a patient needs.

It's now being recommended `s the best way to treat the condition in

children by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence,

When he was diagnosed with curvature of the spine, he had two options.

The traditional way of treating the condition is to have complicated

surgery every four to six months, to insert bigger rods as he grows.

But he went for a radical procedure which involves putting magndtic

versions into his spine, whhch can then be stretched automatic`lly with

It leaves Rhys free to get on with his life and play jtst

I wouldn't be able to do th`t if I'd been opened up, whereas with that,

The feeling of it only lasts for a few minutes, or maybe an hotr, then

There's a lot of different things you can do now.

These are the special rods that Rhys now has in his back.

They're adjusted a bit like an extending curtain pole every

three months at the Royal Ddvon and Exeter Hospital.

Rhys just has to go as an outpatient and lie down on

the couch and the motors ard applied and it's all done in a few linutes.

There seems to be no pain with the system.

It's an enormous advantage from his point of view because it is scary

going into hospital and a lot of children get terrified having repeat

anaesthetics. It's estimated this system could save the NHS ?02,0 0

for every patient. We almost forget that that he's a condition `t all. I

forget to tell him to be careful. I don't know if it would make any

difference if I did tell hil but we forget and he carries on as normal.

Without the system, our expdrience would have been very differdnt.

Rhys now hopes more children can benefit from the surgery

The delegation from Germany finding out how communities here

Plus, they're off ` the young engineers in a race to

And we'll go behind the scenes during filming for

New figures are expected to show that the South West has

the largest number of community`owned shops in the UK.

BBC Spotlight understands the figures from the

Plunkett Foundation, which supports rural communities, will show there

are 99 stores open for business ` up from 82 just a couple of ye`rs ago.

As Simon Clemison reports from Thorncombe in Dorset,

the idea is now attracting hnterest from some international vishtors.

It's a long way to come for a pint of milk but this group of vhsitors

from Germany wanted to find out more about the way in which a village

from Dorset has managed to keep its local shop open. When the store s

former owners retired, the community borrowed the money to buy it and

volunteers came forward to lake up the workforce. But according to the

international customer base, just acquired by Thorncombe, voltnteering

is not as common in Germany. We have experienced here a lot of

organisations who have volunteers working for them and I think the

volunteers doing a shop likd this one make a village living. Living,

they say, where lots of village shops back home are not. Thdre are

no shops at all. They are all gone. All the little shops are all gone.

So the South West of England may have the answer. The region has had

one of the biggest concentr`tions of community owned shops for a while

but Dorset alone now has eight. Supermarkets may have taken trade

away but a sense that peopld have a stake in the business and cheaper

running costs have made the village store viable again. Keeping it

simple is a good thing. When we first started, we were trying to be

all things to all people. Wd had far too much stock and the sort of

things you might buy once every five years, then not again. So over time,

with the support of the comlunity, we've got to the stage wherd we ve

got a great selection of dahly and weekly products and some nice,

special things as well. I whll tell them how they'll tear and work with

the volunteers. I think it hs really good. Do you think it is a solution

that could work in Germany? Why not? If there's a village which would

like to survive, this would be a good idea to, I would say. `` to

help, I would say. Now, budding young engineers

and racing drivers from across the South West came together to compete

at an event in Cornwall tod`y. Around 60 primary schools entered

the electric car race at Spotlight's John

Danks was trackside. This is a chance for schools to

design and build their own There's a little electric motor with

a drive belt and that just turns the wheels and then little bicycle

brakes, which clamp on a disc, Each car had to negotiate

a slalom course as quickly as possible ` sometimes with

a bit of problem`solving thrown in. And there was

a drag race to test the spedd of There are lots of children out there

that don't enjoy sitting in a classroom and when you say

"you aren't going to be sitting in a classroom but will be out in a car

and will be doing testing and racing and marketing and the maths behind

it..." And also English, because write letters for sponsorshhp,

it brings everything togethdr. So what lessons have

the pupils learned? But at events like this you

don't have to be competitivd. You just have fun

and then you'll probably be better Would these youngsters conshder

a move into engineering Mylor Bridge Primary School near

Falmouth were this year's whnners. But for many behind the whedl,

the chance to emulate Lewis Hamilton Exeter City will start

the new football season with a home game against 2008 FA Cup

winners Portsmouth. Plymouth Argyle begin their

League Two campaign on August ninth Argyle's first home game is against

Exeter the following Saturd`y. The teams meet at St James Park

on February the 21st. Exeter end their season

at home to Dagenham and Redbridge Argyle conclude their fixtures

at Shrewsbury. The fixtures can be seen in full

at bbc.co.uk/football Lovers of adventure, romancd and

period drama will be pleased to hear that filming on the new Poldark

series has begun in Cornwall. The original series was scrdened

in the '70s and became a huge hit. Spotlight's Eleanor Parkinson joined

the actors at a secret location to Turn over. 40 years on, we have a

new Ross Poldark. The new hdro is being played by the Irish actor

Aidan Turner. Ross Poldark hs a gentleman minor and soldier whose

adventures nearly always get him into trouble. How is Elizabdth? I

only come to ask how she is. He is following in the footsteps of Robin

Ellis. Back in the show had such a huge following that church times

would be changed so people could stay in to watch it. But thd new

actor isn't fazed. What do you make of the character

Poldark? He's been done before. He has but I haven't seen him before, I

haven't watched it. So I get to start all over again. I think

originally, Ross's house was down there so it feels like a pidce of

history. When filming began earlier this year, there was critichsm that

some of it was being filmed outside the county but filming has now moved

to Cornwall and they're detdrmined to get it right, right down to the

accents. We're trying reallx hard. We've had a special voice coach We

went to the Cornish council and got in touch with somebody therd who has

been giving us absolute acctrate advice and talking to our voice

coach about Cornish accents. As well as much of this production being

filmed on location, they're also using a lot of Cornish actors. One

of those is Tristan Sturrock. I play a village elder and he is `` has

known Ross since early days before he went away to America. He is a

good, honest, salt of the e`rth guy. Meanwhile, some of the actors have

had to learn some new skills. There is a lot of horse riding in Poldark.

Some hadn't ridden at all the stops have had a day's tuition, some have

had two or three days. But we're very lucky because we've got good

horses who will for our voice. In this job, I need to be quitd good.

Ross is quite the rider. So quite a bit of it, up and down the coast. It

has been really good. Might take it up as a hobby, perhaps? I don't know

if they'll let me. If I injtre myself in the job, it's find but if

it's in my own time, I'll bd killed! The new series will be shown

next spring and everyone is hoping it will be as big a hit as the

original. The Cornish coast providing some

spectacular scenery. Lots of comments about the idea of lore

flexible school holidays. One comment that has come in vi`

Facebook says, "as long as xour child has good attendance you should

be able to take your child out of school for two weeks a year". Debra

says, "it isn't just people who work in the tourism business who are

affected. I can't take time off because I'm embroidering school

uniforms in time for September" Have a look at our Facebook page to

see what others are saying `nd add your own thoughts. Time to see what

the weather has in store. Good evening and thank you for all

the photographs we've been receiving. This has been sent in

today. There is oration of starlings. What a fabulous

photograph. Keep them coming to our e`mail address. Tomorrow is fine and

very warm. We could see the highest temperature of the year so far, 25

or possibly 26. Mostly dry but a very small chance of a few showers

appearing. Pollen and UV ard both high. Enjoy the sunshine but be

careful. Pressure pretty stdady at the moment. The area of high

pressure is allowing a little cloud to trickle over the side of it over

the next few days, which continues tomorrow into Friday and thd

weekend. Not completely cle`r skies. Cloud will come and go, as

we've seen today. The cloud is just about sick enough to generate a

shower through the end of the afternoon into the early evdning. ``

thick enough. We did have a lot of cloud first thing this mornhng. In

Teignmouth there was quite ` bit of cloud but it soon broke up to allow

some sunny spells and blue sky to come through. This part of Devon has

enjoyed some lovely weather over the last few days and it will probably

continue. One of the warmest places tomorrow will be somewhere hn the

Torbay estuary. Torbay and Teignmouth could see temper`tures up

to 26 degrees. Some fine we`ther it would be common, too. `` at Woodbury

Common. A lot of the cloud will fade away tomorrow with clear skhes

developing. A bit of mist and cloud towards the Isle of Scilly `nd the

North Cornwall coast but ovdrnight temperatures no lower than 03 or 14.

Tomorrow, patchy low cloud breaking up quite nicely to allow sole

sunshine. A very small chance of seeing a shower but the main theme

will be a very warm day with temperatures up to 25 or 26. For the

Isles of Scilly, perhaps a little bit of mist around and then some

sunshine. 17 or 18 the top temperature. Times of high water are

on screen. The forecast for surfing is disappointing, the weight is not

very big. The sea really is warm. `` the waves are not very big. Have a

good evening. Just a reminder that Spotlight is on

at the later time of 7:30pm tomorrow. That's all from us for

this evening. Hope you can join us tomorrow. As a good evening. `` have

a good evening. DRUMSTICKS TAP ONE`TWO`THREE`FOUR

Hello, Glastonbury.