29/07/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

There is still five days to go. That is all from us. Don't forget a first

A referendum could be held in Guernsey to test the appdtite

The States agreed to the idea today but will continue

debating the voting system tomorrow, so it could all change.

Our reporter Penny Elderfield joined me from our Guernsey

It is one that comes round time and time again.

In fact, on average, the St`tes have debated roughly once every

And we have not seen the back of it yet.

So how would Island`wide voting work?

If it happened, in the way that was discussed today, it would mdan

instead of the current district system we would all be able to vote

So potentially 45 votes, and potentially many more to

And that is where some of the concern creeps in, that loghstically

Just think of the number of manifestos, the husting meetings.

But supporters of it say those are all problems that could be

a kitchen knife has been fotnd not guilty at Jersey's Royal Cotrt.

34`year`old Marivic Vautier had denied attacking her husband

at Westley Court in St Saviour on Christmas Eve last year.

Mrs Vautier, who had moved out earlier that month, told

Jersey's Royal Court he did it to himself after telling her hd would

It took the jury two hours to find her not guilty.

Islanders waiting for MRI scans at Guernsey's Princess Eliz`beth

Hospital will be seen by thd end of next week.

40 people had their appointlents postponed after the scanner broke

It has now been fixed and the health department is now contacting

Senior citizens in Jersey could lose their discount tariff on phones when

The communications company funds its discount tariff for olddr people

But from June 2015, different companies will be able to

A JT spokesperson said no decision had been made.

There was heartbreak for Ch`nnel Islands shooters at the Comlonwealth

Despite going into the final day of the full bore rifle compdtition

in first and second place, Jersey's Barry le Cheminant and Dan

It was the closest Jersey has come to

After nearly 25 years withott a medal, the reports that `` hopes

that today would be the day. However, strong winds saw the jurors

appear struggled to keep up. Seventh and 16th.

The fact of the matter is that we don't have

the funding or the resources to help us get over to England and dlsewhere

to practice in these kinds of conditions, as we would like to.

If we had extra support, that would be more possible.

At the end of the day, we have to do our absolute best

Despite the score, I was still pretty pleased `t how I

I shot at some good elevation, it was just the wind really.

Not a day that the broad as high as they would have hoped.

So as the Islands' wait for a medal continues, how `re

Tim Pryor caught up with thdm shortly after the final round.

It did not work out as well as could have been hoped. What was not right

for you today? I was happy with the way I shot

it was the wind reading that was We have had wind changes,

the way it is coming today hs from behind us, so it has bden

moving left and right. It is an effort to try to g`uge the

wind, put it onto the rifle, get the shot up and away as quick as you

can, whilst maintaining acctracy. It is something that a lot of us

have struggled to do this afternoon. So,

it was a great position overnight. Short range is less volatild than

long`range, which we have h`d here, 900 yards was not too bad,

but 1,000 yards was very difficult. I do not know how I finished up

as yet. How much did it mean for yot to be

back in the Commonwealth Gales 0 years at the last competed? `` after

your last competed? A fantastic feeling. I was delighted

to be selected. It is great to be back. The camaraderie in thd Jersey

team, the helpers and the officials, the people generally, everyone has

loved it. They are a very friendly bunch. Fingers crossed I might do

another one. Well, plenty of other Islanders

were in Games action today. In the last hour, Jersey men's

fours have won their bowls group And elsewhere,

Island interest in table tennis The Channel Islands got

off to a flying start Former medallist Eilzabeth Cann

breezed past Alannah Stephenson to book her place in the last 32,

winning her match 2`0. Joining her tomorrow will bd fellow

Jersey woman Solenn Pasturel. Elena Johnson and Gayle Lloxd

also knocked out their opponents The cyclists saddled up

for the first time today. Men's mountain bikers

from both Islands lined up Amazing, better than I could ever

have expected. It was a tough old course. Yes, the upper body also. It

is sold blocky and hard. All three of Jersey's raiders failed to finish

the events is actively lappdd by the leaders. Included the world number

four and the rules dictate that anyone caught and overtaken by the

league leaders must pull out. And there were mixed fortunds

in the table tennis. It was the first day

of competition in the singlds and Guernsey's Alice Loveridge has begun

her campaign in the women's singles And there's even more Channdl

Islands action on the BBC tomorrow. The second round

of the women's table tennis singles Alice Loveridge will be

in action there. And do not miss

Jersey's Elizabeth Cann in After a fine start of the nhght we

will see more cloud coming hn over night. It starts off a little glee

over `` a little grey in thd morning. Cloud coming in from the

North West overnight. It will be arraigned first thing tomorrow

morning, overnight temperattres no more than 16 Celsius. Tomorrow,

cloudy start, but with dryer starts `` a dry start. If you're hdading to

Portugal, it is more a whold than that, but as you move into

Switzerland, she it is cooldr and we will see some showers. Further

north, fine dry weather as Juventus Scandinavia but more showers as we

call into the next few days. Thursday is a cloudy day, btt still

dry. We will notice it as wd move into Freddie and Saturday. Here are

some frequent showers developing. Leaked to arrive on Friday but upon

those on Saturday. A little more bodies from the south`west. That's

all from others. Good night. `` from ours.

as well and it will turn unseptled at the weekend.

As we head into the peak of the holiday season it is becoming more

difficult to find any hot weather in the forecast but don't give up on

the summer, temperatures edging down back to nearer normal. Certainly an

increasing chance of seeing some showers turning up later in the

week. The jet stream is the key to the forecast, the winds that blow

around about the height that you fly away on your holiday. It is allowing

warm air to come up from the southern regions, but it is now

starting to creep further southwards. The difficulty for the

forecast is knowing how far south it goes because the more it dips, the

more unsettled weather tends to become, and cooler as well.