14/07/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

I've got to prove how much H like them. I can't go home. We fdel the

best approach is through edtcation. We hope these adverts will not only

inform young people but also parents and guardians.

Plus: Hundreds attend an eqtality rally for same sex marriage.

I think marriage should be for everyone. I believe in equality If

two people love each other, why can't they be together?

And marrying martial arts and music ` we meet the Commonwealth Games

Jersey Police have launched a hard`hitting television c`mpaign

It comes after a group of ghrls were targeted by men for sexual grooming.

But some say the campaign is too little and too late.

He likes me sending selfies. He wanted me to show him how mtch I

like them. So I did. It was just a photo. Everyone does it, right? He

took a screen shot. It must be all over the place. I should have known.

These locally`made adverts lay be hard to stomach

but show what's happening to some youngsters in Jersey.

We know that it exists. We led an operation last year that focused on

a group of girls who were bding exploited by an older group of boys.

To an extent, that has conthnued and we have taken positive action but we

feel the best approach is through education. We hope these adverts

will not only inform young people but also parents and guardi`ns. It

was a laugh and he gave me the phone just for us to chat.

It's hoped that education c`n stop young people being pressured

The year`long campaign isn't designed to scare people, jtst

Something one Jersey politician feels is long overdue.

A dozen children had been groomed but no convictions were brotght

because they would not give evidence and the parents wouldn't. At the

time, I felt that the policd had advertised, they may have h`d other

people who had been groomed and others who would have come forward.

Jersey's authorities don't know how widespread the problem is

And now islanders are being helped to spot the warning signs.

The Treasurer of the States of Jersey has resigned after nearly

Laura Rowley is returning to the UK to be closer to her family.

She says, during her time in Jersey, she's improved financial management

and helped secure funds for a new hospital and social housing.

A Ford Fiesta and a Mitsubishi Shogun collided `t the

junction of the Rue Peudreuse and Les Merriennes at around 8:00pm

Their injuries are not thought to be serious.

The road was closed for sevdral hours while the scene was cleared.

Guernsey Police want to hear from anyone who might have witnessed

Condor Ferries have been given approval to apply

for a further ten`year licence for the Channel Islands.

Condor wants to replace their current two fast ferrhes with

a new larger fast ferry but had said they wouldn't go ahead

with the plans until their operating licence was extended.

Jersey's States has a get ott clause after seven years if things

Hundreds turned out to march for equal rights for same`sdx

St Helier was full of rainbow flags and placards in support

The protest came after last week's States decision to postpone a vote

Hundreds of both gay and straight people took to

the Streets of St Helier thhs weekend in the first event

Organised by Reform Jersey, it is in protest to the states

decision to postpone a vote on introducing same sex marriage.

At the end of the day, the dquality agenda needs to be higher up. It has

not been given the attention it needs and we have a lot of

politicians who I think are out of touch. I think marriage shotld be

for everyone. If two people love each other, why can't they be

together? We can't have this in this day and age.

The rally made its way to lhberation square, where music played

Man or women, gay or straight, the matter who you are, you desdrve

equal rights in Jersey. There were also other Channdl

Islanders present for the r`lly including a speaker from Gudrnsey

based equality group Liberate. I've never known anything qtite like

this in the Channel Islands. It is the Channel Islands' first pride

march. I think it will grow and we will hopefully have equalitx.

Senator Ozouf, the only openly gay states lember,

You are sending a message to States members. If we go for equalhty, the

church don't want to be compelled to marry gay people. I hope th`t

changes but we need the leghslation to give them the right to choose. We

want equality as soon as boss. But with a general election looming

in the autumn, exactly who the politicians will be that'll

eventually vote is still unknown. Jersey school children have

been learning about the isl`nd's The British Red Cross in Jersey

raised ?50,000 with the help of Grouville School

for the vehicle which will be used If your house is burnt down, you can

go in it and get some warm clothes and food. There is a toilet, a

shower, so for... It comes to people in a crisis and helps to save their

house. They can stay in the vehicle for shelter.

You're watching the BBC in the Channel Islands.

Later in Spotlight with Justin and Natalie:

Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall tour communities

Sport now and there's just over a week until the start

This evening, Guernsey's team is receiving its

And one of those athletes attending is making history

by becoming the first person to ever represent the island at judo.

And as Mike Wilkins reports, this athlete has many passions in life.

The delicate, gentle sound of the Clair Dd Lune.

But this piece is performed by a broad shouldered young man who

frequently displays an aggrdssive side to his character.

17`year`old Louis is the first person to ever be selected

to represent Guernsey in Judo at the Commonwealth Games.

But Louis has got more interests to juggle than most of his competitors.

As well as judo training, he's just finished his AS Ldvels

and is also preparing to take his grade eight piano exam.

So judo and piano is an unlikely mix,

especially when he needs to protect his fingers to play his instrument.

I've had my fingers a lot. H've broken my middle finger, broken

nails. But I get there eventually. Sometimes I cannot tell lessons with

fingers bandaged! With just a few weeks until

the Commonwealth Games, judo is Louis's main focus at the moment and

when he's at the dojo he finds he When I'm doing judo, I'm just

thinking about that. When I'm playing piano, I can think `bout

anything to be honest, from schoolwork to friends.

In contrast to the tenderness of his piano playing, Louis will bd looking

to embrace his aggressiveness this summer as he represents the island

Perfect weather conditions this year have meant many plants

and flowers in the Channel Hslanders are now flourishing.

These hydrangeas in the apply named Hydrangea Avenue in Jdrsey

A great mix of sun and rain and not too much cold has mdant

I think it will be good weather for gardeners until Friday. It hs

tropical air but it also has moisture in it so it is perfect

growing weather. Cloud are going to be stubborn tonight and tomorrow and

will produce misty conditions and spots of rain but this week is

mostly dry. We could have a thunderstorm overnight from Thursday

to Friday. The cloud band tonight is fairly weak but it is they `re

nonetheless and will bring some light drizzle and low cloud later.

It slowly sink stone crosses through the night but eventually retreats

through the middle of the wdek. We should see sunshine come Wednesday.

The wind is going to be frol the south`west of the next few days

which means mild heir and also moist. More persistent rain mate

arrived in the morning with the minimum temperature of 15 Cdlsius.

Tomorrow, the rain slowly ptlls away from us and we should get brighter

weather, but don't expect too many breaks in the cloud. 18 to 20

Celsius as the temperature range solid feel humid. The risk of fog

patches at sea tomorrow but they will move out of the way cole the

afternoon. Here are the timds of high water. The waves are unfairly

beg, possibly up to three fdet. It's been like this for fivd months.

It's easy to see why they'vd had to close this road. But the rotte cause

isn't easy to identify. You can see this hedge has completely slipped

away. All of this is, of cotrse of great concern to the people who live

up there. We have written to the MP... Perched high on the rhdge the

view from this couple's homd is stunning. But the land slip has

already caused cracks to appear in their garden walls. It's a real

worry. It is an inconvenience because we can't get easily to our

house and we can't get easily down to town but it's a worry because

none of us are sure what's `ctually happening geologically with the

ridge. The land moved, the cracks appeared after the heavy storms of

February. The County Council still says it needs to carry out further

tests before it can say how serious is the damage to the land. Before

the road can be repaired. You have to really know what it is. Rumours

are about underground bunkers, nobody can give me anything

concrete, so we are making sure ours is done on clear inspection and data

and working our way through it. But the delay is causing worries for

people living here who want to sell their homes. And right now find that

they can't. People have gond back to the estate agents and said we love

the house, but it's just thd road. They're not sure what's going on.

Nobody knows what's going on with the road. There is a clear feeling

here that whatever the problem and whatever the solution it is not

being progressed fast enough. Coming up: Celebrating the

countryside at the Stithians show. Plus the Duke and Duchess of

Cornwall begin a three`day visit to the region. And we will venture

inside this mysterious and once secret building which is now up for

sale. Firefighters across the South West

are currently staging their second They're protesting over pensions

with the industrial action due to Emergency contingency plans are

in place. The Government says firefighters

receive a generous pension but the Fire Brigades Union says

its members have to pay ?4,000 Virtually every dairy herd

in Cornwall has had movement restrictions at some stage since

the 1990s because of bovine TB, Just 19 out of more than 530

herds have been unaffected. The Farming Community Network says

the impact has been devastating A Cornish businessman who's been

separated from his family since February because he lost

his passport is to be allowdd home. Agung Mantra has been stranded

in Bali. His wife says the news is

a huge relief. It follows a major campaign in the

couple's home town of Perranporth. Mr Mantra is originally

from Indonesia and the Home Office had said it had no record

of his right to live here btt has Now If you're looking

for a home with built`in security the perfect property may have just

gone on sale in the south`wdst. It has steel doors, metre thick

walls and used to be top secret Our South Devon reporter John Ayres

has been to take a look at one of the region's more unusual

properties. Remember protect and survivd, that

film that told us what to do in the case of a nuclear strike. It told us

to hide under a table and draw the curtains and hopefully that would

protect us from a nuclear blast That was for us. For the grdat and

good, they had something like this. A nuclear bunker. And it's on sale.

It leads to 56 rooms, built over three floors, some undergrotnd. It

would have housed military personnel and the decision`makers of the day.

It had space for 250 people for many months. It was `` 150 peopld for

many months. It was decommissioned and bought by two farmers. This room

here contains all the inforlation about this bunker and its previous

history when it was a radar station. It was demolished in the 80s to make

way for this bunker. We havd photographs of the area and

operations, here are Spitfires ready to take off to do sorties across in

the war. It's all here. Why did you suddenly get involved with buying

this bunker? Well, it was all done out of the blue. All done whthin

five minutes from Trevor ringing me. Within quarter of April hour we were

out here `` quarter of an hour we were out here, we put in a price and

well, we just walked around the building and put in a price and

really that was the end of ht. During the time of the Cold War the

BBC also had a plan to conthnue broadcasting should it need to in

the case of a nuclear inciddnt. In fact, here are the studios that they

would have broadcast from. @s you can see, not much has changdd!

They've been using the bunkdr for storage and holding the odd event

but now it's time to sell. Graham, you are marketing this. Who

buys this kind of thing? Solebody with a lot of money obviously. We

are thinking company HQ with perhaps living accommodation allied to it or

maybe just possibly a grand designs and some sort of redevelopmdnt

scheme, party venue, wedding venue, laser`gun quest hideway. All sorts

of uses. It's a guide price between ?3`400,000. The auction will take

place at the end of the month. Some sports news,

and Exeter Chiefs rugby captain Dean Mumm will miss the start

of the new season in September. The Australian lock forward,

who won 33 Test caps for the Wallabies, has a shoulder

problem which will keep him out Mumm is expected to return

some time in October. Devon's cricketers are throtgh to

the final of the They batted first

in their semi`final against Cheshire at Sidmouth yesterday

and scored an imposing 367`7. They then bowled out Cheshire for

231 to secure a comfortable victory. They'll now face Oxfordshird

in the final at Wormsley The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall

started a three`day visit to the region with a trip to Looe this

morning to see businesses affected They also met young people working

in the fishing industry thanks to The Royal couple at what for many is

the vocal point of Looe, a chance for the Duke and Duchess to meet

crewmen ap say thanks. Like much of Cornwall and the south`west, Looe

was given a battering by thd storms, floodings all too frequent. This

year it was particularly bad. Prince Charles and Camilla heard how one

restaurant coped. Yeah, took photos and explained what's happendd and

stuff. Yeah, very sympathethc to the plight and hopefully somethhng will

come off it. The Duke is a keen supporter of traditional tr`des The

Prince's Trust has helped these men find work in the fishing industry.

It's the same qualification for the yachting industry and things like

that, as well. It's been brhlliant. Boat`builder Clifford has bden

plying his trade for years. The Prince saw an opportunity. He asked

if he could fix me up with `n apprentice, I said no. Even more

crowds, including Sissy frol Austria. It's perfect. It's

marvellous to see this. I al very happy about that. I have a chance to

see, I never expected this before. Celebrating food and farming is the

theme for this year's visit. In the afternoon the Duchess saw two

successful Cornish food bushnesses. She cut the 20th birthday c`ke for

this dairy in a manner that's fast becoming a tradition. Two ydars ago

the Duke and Duchess had a party to celebrate 60 years of the Dtchess of

Cornwall. I saw another cakd and thought we have to get the sword in.

The first suggestion was shd would take a run`up on to the cakd, but we

don't do that! Day one of the visit ended with much`needed refrdshments

made in Cornwall. She looks like she enjoyed that I

would have like to have seen that with the sword, not regal pdrhaps.

I don't think so. Thousands of people packed

into Stithians one`day agricultural The weather was perfect for the

animals and spectators as the show As Johnny Rutherford reports,

it's regarded as one of the region's This is a show for everyone, music,

dance, stalls, fun fair and of course livestock. It's based on

agriculture. Although agrictlture has changed, over generations, it's

still very important to us. I think more and more people are interested

in where food comes from. It's also good for the farmers to be out to

try to improve their stock. It's also good for them to be with other

farmers. And communicate. F`rming can be a lonely job. Nobody could

feel lonely today. The placd was packed. Everywhere you lookdd

farmers were making the most of it. This is Bishop The Bull who won Best

Overall Animal. He made all the friends and farmers, it's an

opportunity for the public to see the animals and meet the farmers. A

lot of the day was about showing off and competition. But who cale first?

The chicken, the egg? You are looking for a nice orange yolk with

a white of the egg around the egg, the water on the outside of it.

That's what you are looking for Not an egg like this one here which is

very pale and all the water is floating around the plate.

At the end of the day we fedd everyone. We have got to kedp doing

it. So, people got to come. They got to understand this is where their

food comes from. Preparations have already begun for next year's show

which will be even bigger. Did you know that about eggs? I

didn't, no. We have learned something. I love the show, it's a

lovely country show. It must take a huge amount of work, for a one`day

show. It's time for the weather show. It's time for the weather

forecast now. David is here. Some interesting clouds behind you there.

I would say that was a cumulus type two?

You do your homework! With help from you, thank you. She's right.

The clouds are going to bubble up this week and we will get bhgger

clouds by the end of the wedk. They're thunder clouds and they ll

arrive later in the week. Wd had a little bit of sunshine todax. By the

end of the week thunder is lost definitely in the forecast.

For many of us the dry weather continues. There is a strand of

cloud that's thick enough to produce drizzle, that's already happening

across parts of west Cornwall along the coast. It's all moving towards

us overnight tonight and it will be across most of the south`west in the

small hours of the morning. Low cloud also, that's already beginning

to appear and misty over thd higher ground of the moors. The re`son is

one weakish weather front that will move through, it won't clear the

west of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Once that sweeps aw`y a

definite change to brighter skies on Wednesday. Wednesday is not a bad

day. Some sunshine, but temperatures are always going to be on the rise

as we head towards this week, particularly towards the end of the

week. Lots of cloud already on the picture. That's now producing some

outbreaks of rain, some havd moved through the Bristol Channel. More

out to the west of us at thd moment, that will arrive later this evening.

The lot will move through btt not quite clear the far west of

Cornwall. Later in the night we should get a clearance of that low

cloud but it lingers along the coasts of west Cornwall, perhaps up

over Bodmin Moor too. A muggy, humid night. Tomorrow is a bit grdy to

start with, but it will brighten up through the morning and into the

afternoon. Sunny spells devdloping. A warm feeling day, but the thicker

cloud is reluctant to move `way from the far west and here a top

temperature of around 17 or 18C but in the east temperatures up to

possibly 23C. High humidity so it's going to feel close tomorrow

afternoon. The forecast for the Isles of Scilly, here we ard stuck

under that cloud. Some sunnx spells are possible but the cloud hs going

to be stubborn for much of the day. Less windy than today, therd's been

a breeze today, it won't be as windy tomorrow. The times of high water:

We have a few e`mails about people commenting on the surf, thex're not

surfers, they like no surf because they go out canoeing and fishing and

for those conditions aren't too bad. There is a bit of surf on the north

coast tomorrow. And mostly clean with lighter winds. Sea

temperatures, 17C so it's rdlatively warm in the water. There is the

coastal waters forecast. Winds are from the west or the south`west

force three to four. Mainly fair with generally good visibilhty.

And we are likely to see a change as we move towards the end of the week.

Wednesday is bright and dry. Some sunny spells. Warm too.

Thursday it's even warmer, we might get even 25C with sunny spells

across eastern parts of Somdrset and Dorset. It all goes bang ovdrnight

Thursday night into Friday, Friday we could have thunder storms and

torrential downpours of rain. Have a good evening. What are thosd clouds

behind David now? Um... White and fluffy! I suppose they are. Can t

argue with that. We will be back tomorrow. From all of us on

Spotlight, goodbye. MUSIC: "Edward Scissorhands

Introduction" by Danny Elfman