13/08/2014

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:00:17. > :00:18.Jersey fishermen are claiming they are being harassed and persdcuted

:00:19. > :00:23.They say licences to fish in Guernsey waters have been

:00:24. > :00:25.revoked under obscure reasons and now they are afraid to work

:00:26. > :00:28.As the situation reaches a political stalemate, some say

:00:29. > :00:38.Almost too afraid to leave Jersey's waters for fear of being victimised.

:00:39. > :00:41.Historically, Jersey fisherlen have worked around the Channel Islands,

:00:42. > :00:43.but last year a licensing sxstem was introduced to manage fish stocks

:00:44. > :00:53.Don has been in the trade for 3 years and says Jersey fishermen

:00:54. > :01:00.I had my rights removed simply because I wouldn't qualify hn a very

:01:01. > :01:07.Now we are seeing that things are getting much worse

:01:08. > :01:10.and fishermen are being har`ssed and having their licences taken away.

:01:11. > :01:13.The big concern is that Jersey fishermen are fearful of gohng back

:01:14. > :01:15.to their traditional grounds because they will be persecuted by fisheries

:01:16. > :01:27.The row has escalated so th`t politicians are getting involved,

:01:28. > :01:32.but Jersey say it is Guernsdy fisheries who won't move forward.

:01:33. > :01:34.There certainly seems to be an element in the Guernsey

:01:35. > :01:40.fisheries department that sdems to be running contrary to building

:01:41. > :01:43.a good working relationship with the Channel Islands, with Jdrsey.

:01:44. > :01:47.They seem to be imposing fines and punishments on our fishdrmen

:01:48. > :01:57.that don't seem to warrant whatever they are meant to have done.

:01:58. > :02:00.The row has escalated so th`t politicians are getting involved,

:02:01. > :02:02.In a statement, Guernsey's Commerce and Employment department, which is

:02:03. > :02:05.responsible for fisheries, confirms that "all licensing decisions are

:02:06. > :02:08.conducted and made in accordance with the relevant legislation."

:02:09. > :02:10.But it added that the licensing system "does hntroduce

:02:11. > :02:18.The licences were designed to protect fish stocks.

:02:19. > :02:20.Jersey fishermen are now pushing for a pan`Channel Islands agreement

:02:21. > :02:33.Local market property prices in Guernsey are on the up.

:02:34. > :02:36.The figures for the second quarter this year

:02:37. > :02:39.show the average local markdt house is worth just under ?470,000 ? %

:02:40. > :02:48.But the number of sales is down by almost 19%.

:02:49. > :02:51.The family of the man who died falling 30 feet

:02:52. > :02:54.from a wall in St Helier last week have described him as a small man

:02:55. > :03:00.29`year`old Gavin Edward Le Cornu, who was four foot ten inches tall,

:03:01. > :03:03.seen here in the pink tie, died after the fall near

:03:04. > :03:08.His family say he will be mhssed by the many people whose lives he

:03:09. > :03:12.Condor Ferries is being takdn to an employment tribunal by two

:03:13. > :03:16.The company promised to start paying its French crew Social Security in

:03:17. > :03:21.But French union officials say those payments haven't been made.

:03:22. > :03:24.The hearings are due to start in October in St Malo.

:03:25. > :03:28.Condor Ferries says it's un`ble to comment on an ongoing legal process.

:03:29. > :03:31.Meanwhile, there could be delays to frdight

:03:32. > :03:35.deliveries to the Channel Islands, as one of the vessels brought

:03:36. > :03:38.in to replace the damaged Commodore Clipper has itself been dam`ged

:03:39. > :03:40.The MV Arrow was travelling from Portsmouth to Guernsey

:03:41. > :03:44.on Tuesday when it suffered a problem with its propeller.

:03:45. > :03:46.The ship was brought in aftdr the Commodore Clipper struck the

:03:47. > :03:54.It's over seven months since the Channel Islands wdre

:03:55. > :03:57.battered by strong winds and high tides during the winter storms.

:03:58. > :03:59.Today, more work was being carried out to repair the d`mage.

:04:00. > :04:02.But this morning it was one of Guernsey's quietest beaches that had

:04:03. > :04:14.The peace and serenity of Guernsey's Fermain Bay.

:04:15. > :04:16.But, coming into focus this morning was a very unusual visitor.

:04:17. > :04:21.A huge freight ship about to attempt an amphibious

:04:22. > :04:36.landing on a tiny strip of beach. This is one of Guernsey's m`in

:04:37. > :04:45.The reason this digger has been called upon is

:04:46. > :04:52.because this wall was severdly damaged in the winter storms.

:04:53. > :04:56.Due to its remoteness it's not very easy to get a digger to the site.

:04:57. > :04:58.All around Guernsey, the co`stline was battered this winter

:04:59. > :05:01.and the Environment Departmdnt says they're going to need more loney to

:05:02. > :05:14.The environment Department have a limited budget, and these

:05:15. > :05:17.significant repairs have to come out of general reserve, there are simply

:05:18. > :05:20.not the funds to carry out these repairs. This is an issue bdyond

:05:21. > :05:26.that of environment. This is about protection of the island's

:05:27. > :05:29.infrastructure, so it needs involvement from T , and `

:05:30. > :05:31.great deal of money, and increasing sums of money for the foresdeable

:05:32. > :05:36.It's unclear just how long this will be a sight on the beach,

:05:37. > :05:40.but seven months on and the costly job of patchhng up

:05:41. > :05:52.Still ahead: The woman taking part

:05:53. > :05:55.Over on your BBC Local radio station in the morning, the latest reaction

:05:56. > :05:58.as Channel Islands students get their A`Level results, and on BBC

:05:59. > :06:00.Radio Jersey, live coverage of this year?s Battle of Flowers parade

:06:01. > :06:17.We'll have all the pictures here on BBC One at 6:30pm tomorrow.

:06:18. > :06:25.Hello, good evening. It is not really an August summer's d`y

:06:26. > :06:30.tomorrow. Westerly winds continued to be brisk and high risk of

:06:31. > :06:35.showers, not good news for the Battle of flowers. Showers `nd

:06:36. > :06:39.breezy. The showers in the liddle of the day could be heavy with the risk

:06:40. > :06:44.of thunder. One or two of appear overnight tonight, btt they

:06:45. > :06:49.become more widespread hours of the morning. 14 degrees the

:06:50. > :06:52.minimum temperature. brightness tomorrow, but quhckly

:06:53. > :06:57.those clouds will the showers, which will continue

:06:58. > :07:05.well until the end of the day. 18, the

:07:06. > :07:10.maximum temperature with brhsk westerly winds. As we move hnto the

:07:11. > :07:15.weekend, it does get better. Friday will be a bright and dry dax.

:07:16. > :07:19.Feeling slightly warmer. On Saturday, quite a lot of cloud, but

:07:20. > :07:26.it should not spoil the day. Remaining largely dry. A ch`nge on

:07:27. > :07:29.Sunday with thicker cloud from the West which will produce somd

:07:30. > :07:33.outbreaks of rain. Now, the National forecast. Good night.

:07:34. > :07:46.Good evening. Most of the weather action today has been centred across

:07:47. > :07:50.central Europe, with some stormy weather moving through France,

:07:51. > :07:54.across Germany, through the Alps, clusters of thunder storms,

:07:55. > :08:00.responsible for exacerbating the mudslide situation in Switzerland

:08:01. > :08:05.and delaying the evening start of the athletics championships in

:08:06. > :08:10.Zurich. Back to the UK, any showers inland starting to fade tonight We

:08:11. > :08:15.keep a few showers in the far north of Scotland, Northern Ireland and

:08:16. > :08:20.north Wales. Clearer skies in central and eastern areas. 11-1

:08:21. > :08:24.Celsius. A more comfortable night. Tomorrow, relatively quiet. But it

:08:25. > :08:29.won't be long before showers develop, some heavy and slow moving.

:08:30. > :08:34.The best of the sunshine first thing in eastern England. Some of those

:08:35. > :08:36.showers across southern Scotland and the borders quite heavy. Some moving

:08:37. > :08:37.through Wales