03/07/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

Good evening. Caring under the spotlight.

For the first time, States`run care homes in Jersey will be inspected

and regulated, after the government unanimously passed new legislation.

I think it is a good day for those vulnerable patients in our

community. We are standing in the middle of a

squire iron age house. The discovery made after a two`month

dig in this field. For the first time, States`run care

homes in Jersey will be inspected and regulated, after the government

unanimously passed new legislation. The Health Minister herself told

the assembly that the current system wasn't fit for purpose and

didn't protect people from `buse. From carers not turning up to work,

to court cases over the quality Jersey's dated legislation didn t

protect those who needed it. There have been quite a few

complaints into the inspecthon Department about the type of care

being given. We know a couple of those have ended up in court. It is

a real issue today. It's hoped

the new law will change that. Previously only private card

homes in Jersey were inspected. Now States`run care

homes will be checked. Care workers ` including those based

in islander's homes ` And an independent regulator,

the Health Care and We are very much aware that there is

a big gap in the law in auxhliary carer, nursing agencies and those

providing care in the community They haven't always been registered.

Health and social services have not been regulated or inspected either.

There was a rush to put this through the States and no one voted

against it ` a clear messagd things weren't right.

It's a complex law and one that will take some ironing

But if all goes to plan, within the next two years, Jersey's care system

Aurigny's new jet made its first commercial flight

The States owned airline botght the Embraer 195 for around ?25 lillion

It was felt it was necessarx to help guarantee that life`line service

makes its first commercial flight today.

It's interesting to see how much of the journey time it has cut by being

a jet. It's a big aeroplane. And very excited. I didn't realhse that

this would be the first flight. I feel quite fortunate to havd a crack

at it. And among the passengers ` @urigny's

boss, pleased it's finally here It's here, it on`time and on budget.

It looking great. When Flybe pulled out of Gatwick,

Aurigny was quick to put A bigger plane `

which it hopes will help it meet Typically, it could last 25 to 0

years. We feel it will bring a lot of value for many years to come

And expecting to fly around000, 00 more passengers to the capital

each year ` despite this massive investment, Aurigny says its

All the States have asked us to do is break even, not to make ` profit.

We are expecting to be on track by the end of this year. Our rtnning

rate will be to break even. And with its finances on thd up

Aurigny says there's no need for passengers to worry

the costs of getting the Gatwick Meanwhile, air passengers from the

Channel Islands can now transfer The low cost airline Norweghan is

launching direct flights, three times a week from Gatwick to JFK

airport in New York ` as well as twice weekly services to Los Angeles

and Fort Lauderdale in Florhda. Direct flights with Delta Ahr Lines

to New York were axed A woman's been arrested following

two separate incidents in Jdrsey The first time it happened was

in Liberation Square on the 22nd June, and the second was in the

Royal Square on the 29th of June. The 50 year`old is assisting

police with their inquiries. A 13`year`old girl is being treated

in hospital after being hit It happened when she stepped out

onto Longueville Road after 8pm She's was treated at the scdne

by paramedics, and then takdn to Her injuries aren't believed

to be life threatening. What skills do

employers really want? That's what Guernsey is

trying to find out. The States has commissioned a survey

of local businesses, to identify They say the results will hdlp shape

training courses on offer ` and help reduce the island's

reliance on housing licences. A butcher, a baker,

a candlestick maker ` traditional jobs from the ntrsery

rhyme ` but still valid tod`y. There's not many butchers ldft in

the island, so going into bttchery It's always good to have

a trade behind your belt. Bakery is one of the jobs where

you need to get your hands dirty so You can't learn it out of a book,

you have to physically work It would be nice

if there were more young people with With the islands dependency

on the finance industry, one skill we're not lacking here

in Guernsey is economics. But if we broaden it out further,

we see there are many other skills We need to make sure that all the

people with skills on the island are utilised so that we don't bring

extra people to the island with all the cast and extra burden on

resources that brings. Lane and her team are asking three

or 400 businesses to take p`rt in the 20 minute survey. If skhlls are

lacking, training can be provided. Knowing the skills that Guernsey

needs to improve its economx is very important. If we can help pdople who

are not in work to learn those skills, they can become part of the

workforce. The results will be ready

by September ` then it's up to local islanders up skill and give

the employers what they need. Coming up: If you thought through in

a Frisbee was fun, think ag`in. These guys take it really sdriously.

Guernsey's Commonwealth Gamds athletes have been told thex'll be

competing against some of the best competitors in the world at

Last night the 38 strong squad met for

a photo and were briefed on travel and security details for thd games

Those in charge say Team Guernsey is ready

They're certainly the best prepared team to enter the Commonwealth

Games. Whether or not that will translate itself into personal bats

and medals is difficult to say. The competition `` the level of

competition at the games is extremely high. You will be

competing against the best `thletes in the world rather than thd best in

the 20 or so small islands. Evidence of the first Iron @ge house

has been discovered in Jersdy, after a two`month dig in a field

in St Clement. The excavation has unearthed objects

dating back over two thousand years. But it's the dwelling

and surrounding lanes that have got archaeologists excited `

as John De La Haye discoverdd. I?m standing in the middle

of the house...It may look like a line

in the mud to the untrained eye ` but to archaeologist

Robert Waterhouse, this is The house stands within a l`ndscape

that includes hedges, ditchds and even ailing. If I walk out of the

house, we can walk along thd lane to another part of the site.

The team have been excavating this site for two months.

They've found evidence of an animal paddock `

as well of bits of pottery `nd bones ` which all help build a picture of

But it's the shape of this first dwelling that shows early

In other parts of Britain, we have iron age houses which are chrcular.

Hearing we have a squire hotse which is much more normal with wh`t we

have found on the continent. With this dig coming to end,

Robert and his team are turning their attentions to other shtes

in the east of the island ` where they believe more evidence

of Iron Age life will be buried Fascinating stuff. I had a beautiful

flight back from Guernsey this morning. Is this good weathdr going

to last? We could use some rain across the

islands and we will probablx get a little bits. Not as much as we would

like but certainly some wet weather for the gardens and fields `s we

move towards this weekend. Lainly dry tomorrow but there might be a

fuse box of rain later in the day. We will get some morning sunshine.

Poised to moving is a line of cloud and rain which will probablx arrive

into the evening. It may be an overnight feature. Tomorrow night

and into the small hours on Saturday, it could be slow to clear

but will eventually moved ott of the way. A fresher feel come Saturday

with north`westerly winds and the risk of some showers. For the most

part, dry and a fine evening. There may be a bit more in the wax of

cloud floating around but it won't stop it being dry. 14 degreds is the

minimum temperature. Tomorrow we are expecting to see at least a morning

dry with some hazy sunshine. It does cloud over by the time we gdt into

the afternoon. It will take its time before it produces any rain. Towards

the end of the afternoon sun patchy rain will arrive across Guernsey.

The temperatures won't be as high today. `` high as today. 19 or 0

will be the maximum tomorrow. There is a breeze coming in from the west

or south west. For the coastal waters forecast, the winds `re

south`westerly. Fair Nansen showery outbreaks of rain and gener`lly good

visibility. Times of high w`ter The outlook is for us to sed more

unsettled and cooler condithons For the surfers, bigger waves. We will

see slightly bigger waves tomorrow of two to three seats. As wd head

into the weekend, we will probably see some slightly higher waves so

good news for our servers. Hf you are heading into France, sole wet

weather here as well. Outbrdaks of rain across mid and central France

over the next 24 hours will stop. That's it from us. I'm back with

your evening updates at 8:30pm. in the sea. These are just ` few of

the old discarded like thosd collected by volunteers. It is

amazing It's collected by volunteers. It is

amazing what you amazing collected by volunteers. It is

amazing what you find collected by volunteers. It is

amazing what you amazing wh`t collected by volunteers. It is

amazing what you find any collected by volunteers. It is

amazing what you amazing wh`t you collected by volunteers. It is

amazing what you find any bdach amazing what you amazing wh`t you

amazing what you find any bdach these

collected by volunteers. It is amazing what you find on

amazing what you find any bdach these days,

amazing what you find on thd beach amazing what you find on thd beach

these days. amazing what you find any bdach

these days, especially just around the corner from where we're

standing. He brushes, flip`flops, a gas mask and also a children's toy.

As well as this. That is a plastic bottle from who knows when, but it

shows just how long plastic hangs around the environment. The work to

clear plastic from the area has been filmed by Bryony Stokes. Sole of the

plastic has been sorted and given to artists to publicise the imlense

skill of the problem. The bdach is now clear after the removal of

plastic. Visitors told us there needs to be greater cooperation It

has to be an international thing. Everybody has to do their p`rt and

play their role in keeping the countryside, the seaside, clean It

is a symptom of the amount of packaging available. Packaghng

becomes rubbish and we are accustomed as a society to throwing

it away. Maybe the 5p tax they will bring in more help with the banks.

Bottles, I do not know. Maybe they should start. `` maybe they should

start giving money back on them like they used it with the glass ones. A

major conference will take place later this month to try and find

ways to ensure our coastlind can be cleaner for us all to enjoy.

And tomorrow we'll be hearing about a Cornish surfer's idda to

remove plastics from our co`stline with his Two Minute Beach Clean

campaign, and it's attracting attention from all over the world.

Experts say it's crucial colmercial woodland

in the South West is expanddd to meet a growing demand for thmber.

In the next 20 to 25 years, the UK will experience "peak timber"

` that's when our domestic supply of wood will start decreasing,

As Spotlight's Andrea Ormsbx reports, at the moment, timber sales

There are 200,000 hectares of woodland in the south`west, just

under half of them are commdrcial. 50 of them are here in good stone

forest on the edge of Dartmoor in South Devon. There are 4000 tonnes

of trees to be harvested here. It will take about two months. These

trees are planted as a crop. As a country, we are largely depdndent on

imported timber. But with commercial crops like this, we become lore

self`sufficient in timber from the UK. It is big business in the UK,

forestry and the timber processing industry employing 32,000 pdople.

But when you think the UK is coloured by only 13% of fordst

compared to 40% in Europe, dxperts say there is plenty of room for

growth. Global population is growing by 3% a year. Global demand for

timber is growing with that growth in population. The UK is a net

importer of timber. It will never satisfy its own domestic deland for

timber. Consequently, we nedd to keep planting more timber,

establishing new planting shtes That does not need to be at the

expense of beautiful agricultural environments that we enjoy hn the

south`west. There can be balanced by their needs to be more planting of

commercial trees. Sales are booming. The wood from your local all over

the country. The south`west is getting a reputation for world class

timber. In the south`west, ` lot of the crops are being sent, so that

means removing smaller trees, leaving the bigger, larger `nd

better quality trees so that when it comes to harvesting them, they are

of better quality. There is a demand from timber in the south`west. It

takes 35 seconds to fail and cut a mature tree. And 35 years to grow

one. He that this forest, the thinking long term. `` here at this

forest. The waterwheels have been ttrning

at Finch Foundry near Okehalpton It's the last remaining

water`powered forge in Engl`nd, offering a remarkable glimpse

into a bygone world of industry It is now celebrating

it's 200th birthday. This is where history comes alive.

Finch Foundry. There is still an Finch Foundry. There is still an

atmosphere of when the water`powered forge was busy with 27 staff working

in a successful business manufacturing 400 tools a d`y. The

Finch Foundry will the second largest employer in the are`. They

were making things with a cttting edge tool. They were making nice,

hooks, beating all sorts of different tools. `` making `ll

sorts. We have free water wheels and the Hammer practice from 1740. You

can see things working here. It is probably the only place in Durope

where you can see it working together. For the last two decades

of its 200 year history, Thd National Trust have kept thd foundry

open, turning it into a livhng museum. This timber has been dated

back to 1750 and was taken from an old ship. It helps to build this rat

which has been working for `round 200 years. `` this track. It isn't

working at the moment. But H found this lovely footage of it in action

43 years ago. This is the h`ndle that runs the main sluice. People at

back and that releases the water and gets the real coming.

The real terms, but of course it will not run. That is due to

problems with the water pool and the pivots on the Hammer. It might cost

a lot of money. We are lookhng to raise that money. It is hopdd they

will be able to come up with some ordinations and bright and dars ``

bright ideas. Frisby is a proper sport and as Hamish Marshall

reports, more than half the GB team for the forthcoming European

Championships are from Exetdr. It started as some fun with a biscuit

tin lid on the beach in the 196 s. Now it is a proper sport and these

guys are amongst the best in Europe. Played on a football pitch, boys and

girls play together in a match which the referee themselves. You cannot

run with the discount if yot drop it when it goes `` then it goes

straight to the opposition. Additionally competitive. Rdally

fast and competitive. When xou see it being played at a high ldvel it

is really exciting. Just to show the speed of this game, Millie hs

counting to ten. I have to get rid of the Frisbee before she does that

I have to get rid of the Frhsbee before she does that what I've

always position. It is like scoring a try in rugby and each gamd lasts

for one hour. Fitness and skill are both tested. It is hard to keep up

with long points where we c`nnot score and they cannot score. It gets

tiring. Does it get practic`l? It does. You have to think of different

plays and things like that to help you in your friends. `` fence. They

are off to the European Championships in Italy next month

and all for GB captain 's play here. Most people think of football,

cricket, rugby. Why do you like Frisbee? Since Year 7 it has been

there for us. I thought it would be nice to try and have carried on and

ended up at national level. It is related, the buzz around thd team.

It is great. Show me how to capture it properly. You want to catch it in

the gut like this. Like that? Yes, like that. As champions for the last

five years, this team probably did not need any more ageing recruits!

He is quite good, isn't he? Keep practising. Time for a look at the

weather. That might be a bit more difficult to model because ht will

be breezy tomorrow. Good evening. We have had a

reasonable day today. Temperature is 23`24 Celsius. It will not be quite

the same tomorrow. This picture gives you a hint. Rain is coming in

could turn out in the afternoon to be quite heavy and widespre`d. A

breezy day. More cloud than we have seen today. Rain will be in all

areas through the day and into the evening. It is all out here in the

moment in the mid`Atlantic. That clump of cloud. It seems far`away

but it will arrive in the morning and the afternoon. We are bdtween

those systems at the moment but we have lost their high pressure. We're

looking at low pressure takhng charge of the weather pattern. That

is the middle of the day on Friday. You can see a squeeze in thd

isobars. Into Saturday, low pressure is there but we will see sunshine

and a small chance of showers. It will be fresher and cooler. There is

a satellite picture from earlier. You can see the cloud that has been

slow moving and covering a large part of West Camel and North Devon.

Further south, lovely weathdr and sunshine. Here is where it was a

perfect summer 's day. The sun is out and the sunshine. We have had

some fine shots taken here. At this time of year, the poems alotd and it

is splendid. One downside is the pollen is very high which mdans

those who suffer from hay fdver have been suffering quite badly. The rain

tomorrow will help for sure because it will wash out a lot of that

pollen from the air. Let's follow the progress of that. Overnhght

increasingly cloudy. Might be a few showers overnight but it is

effectively dry" he. Just a few trips of rain possible across West

Camel. `` dry overnight. Temperatures will not fall luch

below 15`14. Further west, `nd mild night 16 the minimum temper`ture.

Tomorrow, it is all changed. Might get some early brightness in Dorset

and Somerset. Maybe 19, 20 hn the morning, but it soon cools down as

we see rain set in. Rain is widespread through the afternoon and

it is breezy. It will not fdel as warm. We will see temperatures down

to 17, 18 degrees. And a brhsk south`westerly breeze setting in as

well. There is the forecast for the Isles of Scilly. It is slow to move

out of their way across the, so quite a wet day in store. Thmes of

high water... And for our stffers, good news. The sufferer 's been

pretty quiet. `` it has been quickly quiet. Those winds are

south`westerly and up to force five, occasionally six in West Cornwall

and the Isles of Scilly. Thd weekend is not that bad. It is cool and

fresher. We will see sunshine on both days. The better of thd two

days will be Saturday. Heavx showers on Sunday. For all of us, a

fresher, colour field. Have a nice evening. `` cooler fuel. Th`t is all

from us tonight. We will be back tomorrow at 7:35 p.m.. Good night.