11/08/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

That is all from the BBC News at 6.00pm. So goodbye from me `nd

smoking it. The journey frol hell, the cross`channel ferry sailing that

sort of damage and injuries. And months on from winter storms, the

warnings that our bird population is still struggling to recover.

Jersey's states are unlikelx to back plans to allow some islanders

to use cannabis for medicin`l use according to the island's ddputy

Senator Lyndon Farnham was commenting on a proposition

for the class B drug to be `vailable on licence for pain relief.

Our reporter Emma Chambers spoke to one islander with chronic

health problems who's already living outside of the law.

It's psychoactive effects which include relaxation

and euphoria makes cannabis the most widely used drug in thd UK

But not every cannabis user takes the Class B drug

Evelyn is unable to work as she suffers chronic pain.

She's had her colon removed and has kidney problems.

She chooses to smoke cannabhs as she says it helps her more than

Cannabis helps because it ghves me an appetite and slows down ly

transit times. It helps to dase the spasms I get.

But Evelyn knows she's breaking the law.

Last year 61 people were ch`rged with possession of cannabis,

For Evelyn to avoid joining these statistics use for medicinal

purposes would have to be lhcensed by the Health Department.

But there are concerns granting the first licence under the Misuse

of Drugs Act will increase drug use in the island.

While we are trying to get people off drugs, legitimising thel get

more people onto them. That is dilemma. It also sent out the wrong

signal to young people saying smoking cannabis is acceptable.

Evelyn hopes to be granted the licence next month when the

States debate the issue, but if she isn't she says it won't stop her.

In the eyes of the government, cannabis is illegal. I respdct that.

Funny, it is my medicine and I will keep smoking it.

Three crew members were injtred and 41 cars damaged on last night's

Condor Vitesse sailing from Weymouth to the Channel Islands.

Passengers have described the crossing in rough seas

The ship set off from the UK when wave heights were

in safe limits but they hit a rough patch near the Casquets Lighthouse.

Passengers say most people on board were sick and some of the

Condor says it's now working with passengers whose cars were damaged

to help resolve their insurance claims.

As these pictures show, rough seas and big waves were pounding

the island's west coast yesterday, the remains of Hurricane Bertha

But while these surfers enjoyed the heavy swell some Condor passengers

will be left with heavy instrance claims after their rough ride.

Christina Ghidoni BBC Channdl Islands news.

Jersey police say they no longer think the man who fell from

the wall near Commercial Buhldings in St Helier was being chasdd.

29 year`old Gavin Le Cornu died in hospital on Friday, after falling

Officers want to speak to a man who was seen in the area

at the time, but say Mr Le Cornu was not being chased when it

An investigation has begun into a fire in St Peter Port which

The house on Clifton Street was unoccupied when neighbours noticed

flames and smoke at around half eleven last night.

The blaze took two hours to extinguish and the Fire Service

Two men had to be rescued ydsterday after being cut off by a rising tide

These mobile phone pictures show the St John Ambulance and Rdscue

volunteers hauling the pair up the sheer fifty`metre cliff face.

The two 22`year`olds had bedn been rockpooling between Moulin Huet and

Both were unhurt and described their rescuers as amazing.

There are fears that some n`tive seabird species will never

Hundreds of puffins, gulls and shags washed up along the

channel islands coastlines darlier this year after weeks of rotgh seas

Now experts are assessing the long`term damage.

A warning this report from Mike Wilkins contains images that

This winter it wasn't just humans being wiped out.

Tens of thousands of seabirds died as they struggled

Puffins and European shags were among those

to suffer as the sediment whipped up in the sea made it difficult

Over the last two months thd bird colonies have been monitored

Birds are really struggling. Over the last decade the populathon of

some colonies appears to have dropped by something like 80%. We

are now seeing significant reductions in the populations.

But there are some positive signs of life.

Here a healthy young gull c`n be seen asking its parent for food

Behind me they are three spdcies of goal. From what I can see and from

what I have been told And despite battling against

mother nature, some other species We are very thankful we havd not

lost all our puffins. Most colonies appeared to be down in numbdrs but

we still have birds returning in good enough numbers. Hopefully, we

will continue to see puffins doing well.

But it's not just the weather affecting them.

Even when I was filming I s`w people disturbing a nesting area.

And many chicks and eggs have been taken by rats, something the

A man from Jersey completed the challenge of a lifetime last

week running round the coast of Jersey seven times in seven days.

Paul Burrows ran almost 340 miles in total.

Here he is with his support crew finishing

He joined me earlier and said he's still on cloud nine.

I am really pleased to have completed it. This time last week I

was probably going through one of my toughest days. To be sat here now I

am really pleased. You have come in in sandals today. How other feet.

They are not great. I don't think I want to show them on TV. I have some

blisters but I can walk tod`y. This wasn't just one day, it was seven

days. How did you get up in the morning and do it again? It was

really difficult. Every day I finished drained. I actuallx got

into an ice bath at the hotdl every evening. Then I would go hole and

sit there. I was having so luch support from people. It was

phenomenal. I just felt likd everybody was behind me. People I

have never even met were sponsored means large amounts of monex. That

brought me back into realitx for a little while. It energised le. You

have raised over ?10,000. How do you think the money will be used? I

think it is for their day`to`day running costs. It costs somdthing

like ?12,000 a day to run. The more that people like us can do, is

useful. We need to do things to fund it. A brilliant achievement. Thank

you for coming in and telling us your story.

Sports news and Guernsey tennis star Heather Watson is back in

She's climbs 11 places to 46 in the latest WTA rankings, after

Heather is playing in the Wdstern Southern Open in Cincinnati today

Let us get the Let us get the weather forecast now.

Note the wind direction. It is a north`west wind that means

temperatures will struggle to get up to 19 Celsius. There are showers

around tonight and there will be more through the night. Thex will

not ease off. Risk westerly winds and overnight temperatures down to

tomorrow there will be some sunshine but equally there will be showers

dotted around. For showers will ease but we will not

lose them heavy showers are possible

throughout the day. The story winds and a high of 18 or 19 Celshus.

There is the coastal waters forecast.

Here are the high water timds. For our surfers any west facing beaches

will have four to five feet. The outlook is for us to continte to see

showers this week. Heavy showers on Thursday. Mainly dry by Friday.

A suspected outbreak of norovirus is being investigated at a popular

Plymouth University insists its board of governors is united

behind the review that's led to the chief executive being suspended

It follows reports of a disagreement among govdrnors

over the decision to place Professor Wendy Purcell on leave.

No reason for her suspension has been given,

Petrol stations across Plymouth should have unleaded fuel b`ck

on sale by midnight, after a slip`up at a storagd depot

told some stations to stop selling unleaded because of fears

The company says rigorous tdsts are now being carried out.

The Government's chief vet today confirmed that improved measures

for keeping TB`infected badgers off farms and away

Vaccination, tighter controls, and a second pilot cull of badgers

The aim is to eventually er`dicate the disease, which has led to

the slaughter of 11,000 cattle in the first four months of thhs year.

A leather`bound scrapbook found at a yacht club

in Falmouth gives a fascinating insight into the days just before

It's the log of the voyage of the yacht Owl, from Harwhch to

Kiel, just days before World War I was declared.

The only connection to Falmouth is an address inside the cover.

Members of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club are trying

to find out how the document came to be on their book shelves.

Spotlight's David George has been to investigate.

This is the Owl, a 70`foot ketch built in 1909 of

Details of her month`long voyage in July 1914 are a chilling glimpse

This is a log entry from almost exactly 100 years ago.

"..then six four`runnel cruhsers abreast about one and a

These were followed by four large battleships

then came four light cruisers and 24 battleships in columns lying ahead.

The site of this fleet, its position and direction, made us

yacht's log is included in a scrapbook found at the Royal

It also includes postcards `nd letters associated with the trip.

One of them, from a Danish friend, I think, is really quite gung`ho.

It says, "Everything is OK now that England has entered the war.

Germany will be finished in no time."

It is just like you read in your schoolbooks `

people at that time thought the war would be over in a couple of weeks.

There were five on board for the 26`day voyage.

The owner, Nicholas Andrew, two paid crew and two guests.

This is a fascinating letter named by a guest written two weeks

after the end of the trip but just days after the start

He says, "We were lucky to get clear of Germany when we did, and I look

back upon my holiday not only as an enjoyable time, but the events

which have since occurred h`ve added a special interest to it."

These are people going about their ordinary lives

in a very ordinary way, by our standards quite luxurious

and privileged but nonetheldss without any idea at all of what was

about to happen throughout Durope and the whole world.

It is all a bit reminiscent of the plot of this book, The Riddle Of The

Sands, that story of yachting and spying on the German coast hn the

In fact, the book inspired lany yachtsmen to make a similar voyage.

While here at the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, they would love to know

Celebrations are being held tonight as the region welcomes home

its medal winning lawn bowldrs from the Commonwealth Games.

Four bowlers, all from the Kings Club in Torquay, are showing off the

And Spotlight's Dave Gibbins is in Torquay for us tonight

wrote it. I have never been amongst so many medals. Look at this for an

array of medals. Sophie, gold medal. And her brother, Sam, that hs his

bronze. Natalie, two silver medals and her fiance with another silver.

How about that? Sam cannot be with us because he's just playing there,

on the right`hand side. Sam Congratulations on your bronze! He

is playing club bowls tonight. For here, the Kings club, in Torquay.

Look at all be spent in for review. What is it like to be back? So nice

to see everybody and get a nice welcome back. It is brilliant. Did

you expect everything like this We need we did well the whole club

would be behind us and they been. You won a gold medal so you

are very proud. Clinking and clanking here, Natalie, two silver

is. What about this? Unbelidvable. We are members of a really

supportive club and having them behind us all the way has

fantastic and to bring home medals for all of

achievement and one we are proud of. It has been pretty amazhng. You

have just won the national well, singles, you have just come

back. You will want a great big cupboard for all your medals. A lot

the cupboard. It is unbelievable to win the singles as well over the

weekend. A bit of a whirlwind. Pleased to be home now and we are

relaxing for a couple of daxs before the pairs. James, your Commonwealth

Games debut. How does it fedl to be the seals `` silver medal whnner?

Very proud. All four offers from this club, for all of us to bring

something home is Somebody tells me that you two are

taking a year out from your success. Can you confirm that on Spotlight? I

think we can. We have inforled the relevant authorities. We ard getting

married next year so we want some time off to have a nice hondymoon.

We have achieved something that could only have dreamt of when we

started bowling, and it will be Congratulations on not only the

medals but the wedding. Back to you. Congratulations. Staying with

sport... It was an

inauspicious start to the ndw football season for the South West's

senior clubs. Only Exeter Chty came out of the weekend with any reward.

Our commentators on BBC Somdrset and BBC Radio Devon describe thd drama

from day one of the campaign. He lobs it over the goalkeeper

and the first goal Chris Wills made the decision

to come out of his goal and he Forrester has an empty goal

and he's played the ball That might be game,

set and match for Doncaster. It looks like we've got

a little bit of work to do. Wallace, five yards away, ddcides to

come infield, inside the penalty We have come into the game

a little vulnerable this wedk with issues, and embargo and illness

and what have you, and to come away Adam Cunnington has

the ball placed and the ball is And the ball is stabbed in

by Cambridge United, who take As for Torquay United, a 3`0 defeat

at last season's play`off fhnalists Gateshead indicate they havd

a formidable job on their h`nds if they're to challenge for honours

in the football Conference. After the dramatic weather `t the

weekend, let's see what this week has in

better as the week progressds. But for the moment Wendy with showers.

Quite rough sea conditions. That curl of cloud across the top of

Scotland is the remnants of the hurricane rain. We are under the

influence of it but we are furthest away from it. The weather whll

improve first first. There `re showers rotating around that area of

pressure. More to come. There could be some quite sharp showers. By

Wednesday, the showers starting to die down. North West wind. Wind

coming from a cold direction so do not expect temperatures to be too

high. Ordinarily, the showers would fade away overnight but I do

think that will happen tonight. The showers will keep

with the risk of thunder to come. Still quite windy conditions,

especially along the coastlhne and along the coast of the Moors, too.

Enough clear skies to get those temperatures down quite low. Quite a

cold start to the day tomorrow. Also a showery day. The showers will come

and go throughout. No real spell of weather where it remains basically

dry. If you are lucky, you lay see one or two and

is fine and dry but otherwise the showers could be

temperatures, they are not too high tomorrow. Up to 17 or 18 for most of

us. 19 in sheltered inland parts. Elsewhere showers quite frepuent and

where they do occur, the temperatures drop quite smartly

Hopefully there will be somd lengthy spells of sunshine in betwedn the

showers. Blustery wind making it feel on the cool side.

The next couple of days, thd tides are high. Spring tides unustally so.

Several flood alerts for thd coasts. North and South coast. Thosd alerts

continue into tomorrow and Wednesday. The combination of strong

wind, of the high tides and also of the low`pressure living a rhsk of

coastal flooding. Big waves for surfers, too. Especially on the

North coast. Some quite tricky conditions out at sea.

Visibility reduced in those showers, though. Here is thd

forecast as we head towards the end of the week. Quieter in terls of

strength of wind. Probably the best day will be Wednesday. It does get

quieter and somewhat, by thd time we get to Friday. Something to be happy

about. `` quieter and somewhat more calm.

Now, if you need a bit a cheering up tonight, we m`y well

It's something which has become a bit of an internet craze,

and the latest version comes from a community in North Ddvon

Residents in Petrockstowe have made their own

version of the Happy video by Pharrell Williams, to encourage

Spotlight's John Ayres has been been taking a look.

No doubt it is a catchy tund and as a result, community groups tp and

down the country have been recording their own version of Happy. We are

up for anything in this village It is wonderful. There is so mtch to

do. You would never be lonely here. We want to get everybody here and

let everybody know how amazhng it is. Not everyone realises what a

happy community we have got and therefore I felt that the PDA using

the song would really showc`se our village in its best light. @ction!

There is even a website where all the different versions made by

different groups will be uploaded. Is it something anyone can do? Yes,

anyone can do it, even you. HE MINDS. `` MINES.

Who were all those people? Just time to say good night. Thank you

for joining us. We will leave you with those happy

'Let's bring you...' '..The latest headlines...'

CHEERING '..With some outbreaks of rain '

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