20/08/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

Good evening and welcome to BBC Channel Islands. Coming up:

Condor takes its new boat to Poole, ending 80 years of Channel Hslands

We all hope to bring more pdople to the island, trying to get pdople to

come over through marketing. Plus we speak to

a Guernsey teenager who won gold enjoying it.

And another bright day on the way tomorrow. Just a couple of

showers, but a good chance of staying dry.

Condor Ferries has bought a new ?50 million,

high`speed ferry to sail between the Channel Islands and the UK.

The new vessel will replace two boats currently serving the routes.

But the Austal 102 will onlx sail to Poole after Weymouth

Condor says the new boat will be bigger, more reliable and whll be

That's how Condor's describhng its new ferry.

It'll sail in poorer weather and we are told will offer a smoother ride.

A real wow factor for the island, great news for inbound tourhsts and

islanders getting off the islands. It will be a new state`of`the`art

ferry and an important time for us and the future of ferry travel for

the islands. That's a big investment,

and only went ahead after both Jersey and Guernsey's

governments agreed to give But are passengers happy with

the arrangement? Beatle fair play to them investing

with new modern technology. We need some more competition.

We spend ?1 million EA in the UK to get

and we want more people to come and islanders travelling to use the

ferry. That is where we are going to regroup the investment. So

rule out a price change? Prhces are closely monitored by the St`tes and

they will continue to be so. So fares will be monitored,

but Condor isn't ruling out a rise. The only thing that's certahn is

that the boat arriving here from the UK will look very different

next year. Well, businesses in Weymouth have

been counting the cost of losing It generates millions of potnds for

the local economy, supports hundreds of jobs and for centuries h`s been

the gateway to the Channel Hslands. Chris Harrison looks

at the history of the sea lhnk. This was Weymouth

harbour 80 years ago. It's long been the port linking

the Channel Islands and the UK. In the mid 19th century a r`ilway

was laid to connect the trahn to the ferries, allowing Jersex Royal

potatoes and tomatoes to be exported to the UK and tourists to vhsit

the Channel Islands with ease. It's seen plenty of new ferries

too, but it won't be welcomhng Big it plays an important role in

our local economy, but equally, we have is a council bin mindftl of

seeing these things within our strategic agenda going forw`rd.

And tourism bosses in the islands are worried that the change

Weymouth has been a main pohnt of departure for Jersey for many years,

and when we didn't have a Wdymouth service due to the problems of last

year, we did lose some result, so we will have to work hard

to make sure repairing its harbour in thd past

few years, its days as a gateway between our isles and the m`inland

will end in spring next year. Wages increased more quicklx than

inflation in Jersey last ye`r. Figures from the States show

salaries increased by 2.6%, with Prices are rising more slowly,

with inflation currently at 1.6 . The van driver being questioned

in relation to a fatal collhsion in Jersey has been released while

police continue their investigation. 25`year`old motorcyclist Sal Slater

died on Monday evening after The owner of a lorry involvdd

in a fatal crash in Guernsex last year today pleaded not guilty to

charges relating to the dangerous Timothy Le Cheminant appeardd in

the Magistrates court this lorning. It was emphasised the condition

of the lorry was not responsible for, or linked to, the collhsion

at Salarie Corner in April 2013 The case was adjourned,

and a trial date wasn't set. You're watching the BBC

in the Channel Islands. Still ahead, Holly will havd the

weather. Later in Spotlight with Justin

and Rebecca: An historic cattle market holds

its final auction. A Guernsey teenager is

the first Channel Islander dver to 18`year`old swimmer Miles Mtnro was

part of the team that took gold But there was no time to bask in his

glory, as Miles was also in action The young Guernseyman Miles Munro

about to compete in the 50m freestyle final

at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing. He wasn't far off the pace,

but not quite enough But yesterday he,

along with his Team GB teamlates, stunned the swimming world when

they won gold in the 4x100m relay. That was amazing. Winning gold was a

really good end to the season. I'm really enjoying it.

Every champion has to start somewhere, and for miles, it was

here in the small pool, where he won his first medal. He got his duckling

badge and his puffin badges. first medal was when he was five

years old, he came second swimming ten metres with a float. He had

good kick, so that proved that point, and the next year he won

Well, Miles has obviously come a very long way since then,

He reached the semifinals in two events at last month's Commonwealth

Games and now can add a Youth Olympic gold to his collecthon.

It has been a very long season. European Juniors before thel as

well. So I am starting to gdt a bit tired now.

So, while Miles enjoys a well deserved rest, many hn the

swimming world are now wonddring how far he can go, especially whth the

Mike Wilkins, BBC Channel Islands News, Gternsey.

A 70`year`old Australian man has beaten Guernsey man Roger Allsop's

record to become the oldest man to swim the English Channel.

Cyril Baldock from Bondi Be`ch in Sydney completed

He's three months older than Roger was when he completed the swim

Still an impressive feat at any age and any time of year, but the sea is

fairly warm at the moment. What is the weather looking like?

It might be warm in the sea, but I don't think

For our surfers, the waves `re a little disappointing. Perhaps one or

two showers on Saturday, and then Sunday starts drive the trahn moves

in overnight leading to a Come rain or shine, we will have

highlights of the Battle of the flowers at the North Show tomorrow

evening. Stay with the BBC now for the rest of spotlight.

after a steel structure collapsed at Falmouth Docks in Cornwall.

Emergency services were called to the scene just

A Falmouth said the men suffered "serious injuries"

and the thoughts of everyond at the company were with thdm.

The Health and Safety Executive has been informed.

An review into mental health services for young people in England

has been welcomed by a family from Cornwall whose son died

The Health mMinister Norman Lamb has described services as

He's set up a "task force" to find out how they can be improved.

In a moment, we'll be hearing from a member of that task force, but first

18`year`old Ben Cowburn frol Truro took his own life at the

Longreach House Adult Mental Health Unit in Cornwall in 2010.

His parents set up the Invictus Trust to campaign for

a specialist unit for young people with acute mental health issues

Plans for the unit are advanced but are waiting on NHS fundhng

The family welcome the ministerial interest.

Norman Lamb outlines a numbdr of points that we have discovered

through talking to young people and their families.

Priorities that we see as rdally, really important,

so it is completely in line with the Invictus C`mpaign.

I am slightly concerned that a task force means a strategy, Is

this is aims, objective, etc, so th`t all

adds delay to a process and I am concerned that there may be some

delays in things happening, but we are very pleased that mental health

is being raised up to a more appropriate level

of consciousness, really. The Health Minister says thd

initiative has been influenced by meeting the families of young people

including Steve and Sharon Cowburn. Here he's visiting a young persons

mental health unit in Essex. I want to crucially involve young

people in this whole process to look at how we can modernise children's

mental health services, makd the best use of the resources available,

pooling all of the resources. It's a commission organised

by four different organisathons We need to make that

much more rational. Two of the patients at the

Colchester unit are from Cornwall. Because there are between tdn

and 15 young people being c`red for outside of Cornwall at `ny one

time, Cornwall has to pay for that. The Cowburns say that

costs ?2 million a year. The new unit would cost no lore

and young people would be treated The Cornwall Partnership NHS

Foundation Trust which runs mental health services in

Cornwall says it welcomes the task force and that its clinical director

will be providing some input. Meanwhile, it says

the 30 beds here at Longreach House should reopen after building work

by the end of the year. Well one member

of the task force is Johnny Benjamin, he says he receivdd poor

mental health care as a teenager I asked him

what one thing needs changing to I mean, we know, in some ardas,

funding has been cut by 94% There is no parity of esteel

between physical health tre`tment Cuts keep coming to

the mental health system and much Money is one thing, but it `lso

depends on how that money is spent. What kinds of services

on the ground are needed so that young people in particular

get the help and support thdy need? We need to look at services

on the ground and things like more beds and stopping young

people being placed in adult wards. Also, stopping young people having

to travel miles for treatment. Sometimes they have to travdl right

across the country, which is really They need to be

around their family and fridnds There is also

a problem with waiting times. People are waiting for years

for access to therapy The Minister says that the system

isn't currently fit for purpose do you detect that something could come

out of this task force? I do that something comes from this task

force needs to change. I just hear stories

of young people service. It is very rare to hear a

good example of for young people, and the wrist the

problem of when people turn 18, service, and so many people fall

through the gap in many people are failed by the

system. Thank you. The end of an era

for a famous livestock markdt. It's carnival time in Weymotth,

thousands are there, includhng Join us for the legendary c`rnival

here in Weymouth, we are here with hundreds of thousands of other

people and the world`famous red arrows.

The North Devon town of Holsworthy is famous for its cattle market

but today the hammer went down on the final sale in the site's

last ever auction, ending a hundred years of bidding and bargaining

A brand new market will soon open just outside the town,

but it's still been a poign`nt day for farmers who?ve been selling

Kirk England has been to medt those seeing the end of an dra.

Very sad, really, because after about 107 years, it's going.

This is the last time we are coming to this market.

People came from far and wide for the last ever auction

Surreal, I think, that is how it feels.

You're standing back and looking at what is going on.

There are a lot of people hdre, farmers coming in with stock,

they want to be part of history and have animals here at thd last

Livestock was eventually sold on the town square, before being moved to

It has been sold now to pay for this, a ?6 million markdt

An investment that many argte was vital for the local economy

There was probably one third of all people involved in some shape

If we took that out of the dquation, that would be an enormous g`p

in what is happening in terls of productivity in the area

in what is happening socially in the area as well as economically.

The old market site has been bought by a housing developer and Tesco

We have to compete against a supermarket.

We are individual traders whth their individual niche at what we

No`one from Tesco was avail`ble for comment, but the local business

groups say that the planned store could attract more people into town.

This is the last piece to be sold through

Back at the market, the last hammer falls, and people

are hoping the next 100 years will be as good as the last 100.

It's been the end of an era too for the Royal Navy frigate HMS Plymouth.

She's set sail to be scrappdd in a foreign port.

She was one of the last surviving warships from the Falklands War

It's believed she's heading for a port in Turkey.

One of the main thing is th`t she is the surrender of South Georgia. She

was involved in major action in the Falklands War and was severdly

damaged during the action and claimed a number of hits on

Argentinian aircraft also. Onto some sports news and

in last night's football, Yeovil Town at last got off the mark

in League One with a good away win. Plymouth Argyle staved

off defeat with a late penalty, while Exeter City still wait for

their first win of the new season. Yeovil Town relied on two mdmbers

of their promotion`winning team at Wembley last year to delhver

the goods at Walsall. James Hayter was

in the right place at the rhght time to finish off an accurate cross from

Kevin Dawson to put them on the path The Midlanders wiped that ott to

set up what could have been a few But Gary Johnson's boys movdd

forward with purpose and Dawson swooped to score the winner

in an encouraging 2`1 result. At Home Park,

Plymouth Argyle were on the verge of going down to Stevenage who took

an early second half lead. They held that

until the eighth minute of `dded time, when a handball offence led to

a penalty which Dean Smallex duly despatched to earn a 1`1 dr`w

in front of a relieved 6,000 crowd. Exeter City are left

frustrated once again. Still without a victory

in league and cup, they went Former Weymouth striker

Stuart Beavon did the damagd just before the interval to leavd City

with only one point from Plymouth diver Tom Daley has

finished a disappointing fotrth in the men's 10 metre synchronised

event at the European Diving The 20`year`old, along with

his new diving partner James Denney, was in the silver medal poshtion

going into the final round. But they failed to maintain their

form and missed out on a medal. It is one of the big events in the

Dorset calendar and bumper crowds have turned out for the Weylouth

Carnival. We can cross to the town very much in a party mood.

Good evening, Weymouth has been teeming with visitors and it still

is this evening, soaking up the beautiful sunshine and the carnival

atmosphere. The grand procession got underway about half an hour ago and

you can see everybody behind me Luckily the military band

quite here yet. Probably thd favourite with the crowd was the red

arrows. Nine aircraft in of the pilots from the front line

squadron, today, they are ldd by Jim Turner, the Squadron Leader. The red

arrows have flown more displays in 55 countries since their

first performance back in 1865. Letters take a look now at the

events leading up to today's grand procession.

It is 5pm and the tension is building. Usually, reserved folk

turn into animals. In contr`st, on the beach, there is some calm

anticipation. A big party tonight. I am going to dress like a witch. I

will dress like a princess, Cinderella. I heard some good things

about it from last year. It is a big thing. It is our first time in

Weymouth. We will see. Earlher, the first of two are displays bx

aircraft from the First World War. I am quite

working, because they have been through a lot. Their

probably nearly breaking down. Staying with the military

this carnival queen, believd it or not, is in the territorial @rmy I

love all of it, I love the field, I love all of thd

lessons, I enjoy it. Visitors cannot get enough. You have got yotr

holiday`makers because of school holiday, but we have as a lot of

they book year after year bdcause they love this week. With the added

bonus that millions into the local economy

The weather couldn't have bden been sunshine all day. It is

difficult to here, but hundreds of thous`nds At

last's event, there million, so we have to see hf we can

equal that! Back to you in Thank you.

That is a lot of people! A Guinness world record! The weather, very

to Weymouth, but it has not been like that across the south`west

We've got factory boys and butchers' apprentices and office clerks

Don't stop moving! If you go back you'll die!

anybody who comes to your house is not a guest, but he's God.

Helicopter ride to the hotel? Possible.