:00:08. > :00:15.Good evening and welcome to tonight's BBC Channel Islands News.
:00:16. > :00:18.The top stories: By Royal appointment ` the new initiative to
:00:19. > :00:27.turn around the lives of young people in Guernsey.
:00:28. > :00:31.Also: The cars of the future ` why political pressure is mounting to
:00:32. > :00:36.get more of us driving green. If you can imagine charging your vehicle up
:00:37. > :00:39.for as little as ?2 and that lasting a fortnight, that is attractive to
:00:40. > :00:44.most people. And, in one form or the other, high
:00:45. > :00:50.pressure will stay with us over the next few days, including into next
:00:51. > :00:52.week. For tomorrow, mostly dry, some sunshine and still warm. I'll have
:00:53. > :00:59.all the details later when the programme. `` later in the
:01:00. > :01:03.A new initiative's been launched to help turn around the lives
:01:04. > :01:05.of young people in Guernsey, who risk ending up unemployed.
:01:06. > :01:07.The Prince's Trust, which was set up by Prince Charles,
:01:08. > :01:10.will be running programmes in three of the island's schools.
:01:11. > :01:14.A grant of more than ?120,000 means it can do so for the next two years.
:01:15. > :01:32.Whether it be encouragement to reach new heights or support to achieve
:01:33. > :01:37.their full potential, the Prince's Trust has helped young people in
:01:38. > :01:55.Jersey for almost a decade, and today's celebrations came as helpers
:01:56. > :01:57.extended to Guernsey. If you haven't spoken to him, the one person you
:01:58. > :02:07.must speak to before you leave today, is this woman. It is about
:02:08. > :02:15.her journey. I'd been unemployed for ages and was trying to get jobs but
:02:16. > :02:17.no one was responding to me. The programme the Prince's Trust runs
:02:18. > :02:22.helps you get up in the morning, go somewhere, do something. It gives
:02:23. > :02:25.you the confidence and the self`esteem to go out and see people
:02:26. > :02:31.and do things and believe in yourself again. The programme that
:02:32. > :02:35.will run in Guernsey does have a good track record. Initially running
:02:36. > :02:43.in three of the island's schools, it will help around 25 pupils. There is
:02:44. > :02:48.a quorum of people who need support in that category, about 200 young
:02:49. > :02:54.people who are needing something to get them progressing on that ladder.
:02:55. > :02:59.This isn't about getting volumes through but about getting the right
:03:00. > :03:11.people with the right outcome and, actually, that's priceless, isn't
:03:12. > :03:14.it? If you change a young person's life, that is a great thing.
:03:15. > :03:17.A campaign group has been formed in Jersey to lobby for constables
:03:18. > :03:22.There will be a referendum in October and the group wants to
:03:23. > :03:25.persuade voters to vote yes to constables ` who sit as the head of
:03:26. > :03:29.each of the island's 12 parishes ` holding on to their automatic seats.
:03:30. > :03:31.The Channel Islands' chief ministers are going to the World Equestrian
:03:32. > :03:37.Senator Ian Gorst and Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq have been invited
:03:38. > :03:41.to the four`yearly sporting event and to a reception of business
:03:42. > :03:45.Last week, Sark's Carl Hester helped Great Britain to a team silver
:03:46. > :03:53.Larger shops have been open later in St Helier this evening
:03:54. > :04:00.and they'll continue to do so every Thursday for the next 18 months.
:04:01. > :04:03.It's hoped the extended hours will help increase sales ` although not
:04:04. > :04:07.all traders are convinced opening to 7pm will increase trade.
:04:08. > :04:11.More needs to be done to encourage the use of electric cars
:04:12. > :04:14.in the Channel Islands ` that's the view of Government ministers.
:04:15. > :04:16.There are just 12 electric cars registered in Guernsey and 75
:04:17. > :04:19.Meanwhile, in the UK, sales of electric cars are booming.
:04:20. > :04:22.So far this year, sales are up 138% on the previous year.
:04:23. > :04:31.With short journeys, the Islands seem ideally placed to take
:04:32. > :04:34.on the green revolution ` so what's being done to encourage their use?
:04:35. > :04:44.Jen Smith and Chris Harrison have this special report.
:04:45. > :04:52.Quieter, sleeker and better for the environment ` electric cars have
:04:53. > :04:57.their advantages. They emit zero tailback emissions compared to
:04:58. > :05:02.traditional cars, which emit CO2 commissions and diesel is a
:05:03. > :05:07.particulate. For the environment, an electric car is better. There are
:05:08. > :05:12.one dozen privately owned fully electric cars in Guernsey and the
:05:13. > :05:17.Government wants to change that. It will introduce a ?1000 subsidy for
:05:18. > :05:24.newly registered vehicles, compared to the UK, where it is ?5,000. It
:05:25. > :05:29.public charging points and, if paid parking is introduced, reduced
:05:30. > :05:36.fees. But our drivers convinced? Possibly if it is cheaper to run
:05:37. > :05:40.than a diesel car. But with a van, obviously I need space for my tools
:05:41. > :05:45.and everything else. But if it will be cheaper to run, I probably would.
:05:46. > :05:48.Obviously, the running costs involved in an electric car would be
:05:49. > :05:54.a lot less. My only concern is where we would actually have the points in
:05:55. > :06:01.Guernsey to power them. That is one of the big worries. The commerce and
:06:02. > :06:05.employment minister has some of his own ideas. As we have blue bays for
:06:06. > :06:10.disabled people, let's have Green Bay is for people with electric or
:06:11. > :06:28.super hybrid cars. We always would make sure that there were spared
:06:29. > :06:33.Green Berets `` green bays. Here in Jersey, the Government are leading
:06:34. > :06:36.the way. They've purchased ten electric cars recently. They've
:06:37. > :06:42.proved to be very reliable and popular. We use them as pool cars
:06:43. > :06:46.and we share them with planning, environment, TTS and economic
:06:47. > :06:51.development. We like to be eco`friendly at TTS and do our bit
:06:52. > :06:55.for the environment. That's good news for Jersey Electricity, who
:06:56. > :06:59.have provided charging points in five car parks. They are not well
:07:00. > :07:04.used. They are encouraging the States to turn electric with a grant
:07:05. > :07:10.system. Subsidies are needed to kick`start electric vehicles. Once
:07:11. > :07:12.we have enough on the roads, we will have a second`hand market, the price
:07:13. > :07:19.of vehicles will be low and it will be more affordable. But for some,
:07:20. > :07:24.electric cars don't work in Jersey. This taxi cab firm had to in its
:07:25. > :07:30.fleet. After awhile, it was pretty noticeable that they were not to do
:07:31. > :07:34.the work required. As a vehicle, not a problem for general day`to`day use
:07:35. > :07:40.but as a taxi it wasn't successful at all. Electric vehicles are more
:07:41. > :07:44.expensive to buy and remain a novelty in the Channel Islands, but
:07:45. > :07:49.things are beginning to change ` if a little slowly.
:07:50. > :07:50.You're watching the BBC in the Channel Islands.
:07:51. > :07:52.Later, in Spotlight with Justin and Natalie:
:07:53. > :07:55.The one`boy campaign to save this library.
:07:56. > :08:01.I'm going to stop them. They're not even going to have a chance to make
:08:02. > :08:04.any more extra cuts. The owners of a Canadian Lancaster
:08:05. > :08:06.bomber are offering islanders the chance to fly
:08:07. > :08:08.in their aircraft next week. At ?4,000 it's not
:08:09. > :08:11.a cheap flight but it's almost unique ` there are just two
:08:12. > :08:14.Lancaster bombers still flying. The money raised will be used to
:08:15. > :08:28.keep the aircraft maintained. Whoever hits the line first, we will
:08:29. > :08:33.record their names and it will go in that order. I hope there will be
:08:34. > :08:38.enough demand generally to help the museum that it comes from but also
:08:39. > :08:42.we can give an individual a chance to fly an aeroplane and give some
:08:43. > :08:45.money to charity. I may have to raid my piggybank! David, another lovely
:08:46. > :08:57.day ` are we on a roll? I think we're doing all right. High
:08:58. > :09:01.pressure in one form or another is going to be around for quite a
:09:02. > :09:06.while. It will probably go into next week. There are some subtleties we
:09:07. > :09:09.need to get clear and for tomorrow, there is more cloud around. It is
:09:10. > :09:14.fine and dry with some sunshine and still warm, but more cloud than
:09:15. > :09:18.we've been used to and it might be thick enough to produce a light,
:09:19. > :09:22.fleeting shower but nothing we need to worry about too much. There is a
:09:23. > :09:26.weather system across the western side of Ireland but that is a cold
:09:27. > :09:30.front and drifts down overnight to lie across the more central parts of
:09:31. > :09:35.Ireland by the middle of the day tomorrow. By Saturday, it moves into
:09:36. > :09:38.southern England but is a very weak affair. It introduces slightly
:09:39. > :09:45.colder conditions, so perhaps a drop in the temperature. The cloud
:09:46. > :09:51.overnight tonight will come and go. It is tricky to get the exact detail
:09:52. > :09:55.right. A bit misty in places and, overnight, temperatures dipped to 15
:09:56. > :10:02.degrees. Tomorrow, expect a largely fine day. There could be the odd
:10:03. > :10:09.light shower but for the most part, it is dry with winds from the north
:10:10. > :10:25.and a top temperature of 19 or 20. Here is the coastal waters forecast.
:10:26. > :10:33.Here are the high water times. Not much good news for our surfers.
:10:34. > :10:36.The conditions look quite poor. Waves are likely to be small if we
:10:37. > :10:41.get any at all. Into the weekend, the remnants of the weather system
:10:42. > :10:46.keep us cloudy for Saturday with perhaps a light shower. Sunday into
:10:47. > :10:50.Monday, the high pressure comes back. A bit colder during the night
:10:51. > :10:54.time and daytime temperatures down a feud agrees but we can cope with
:10:55. > :10:58.that. Thanks very much. That's it for now.
:10:59. > :11:05.I'll be back just before 8pm and then again at 1020 5p.
:11:06. > :11:16.A national team of volunteers who help keep watch over our coastline
:11:17. > :11:19.will soon have their own dedicated VHF channel to contact seafarers.
:11:20. > :11:21.But critics fear The National Coastwatch Institution
:11:22. > :11:24.will be expected to fill the gaps in emergency cover caused
:11:25. > :11:25.by the restructuring of the coastguard service.
:11:26. > :11:43.These volunteers spend hours watching the sea and monitoring
:11:44. > :11:49.conditions. If they see something, they pass it onto the Guard.
:11:50. > :11:55.National Coastwatch has just been awarded their own dedicated VHF
:11:56. > :12:01.channel by OFCOM and means they can be contacted directly on channel
:12:02. > :12:07.65. All the ships are going to know that channel 65 is the National
:12:08. > :12:15.Coastwatch channel, wherever in the country they are. It will make a
:12:16. > :12:21.great deal of difference to them. I think this demonstrates that
:12:22. > :12:24.National Coastwatch has come of age and is regarded as a thoroughly
:12:25. > :12:30.professional member of the search and rescue family. Whilst the
:12:31. > :12:32.volunteer group has been strengthened, the coastguard service
:12:33. > :12:41.is being restructured and there have been campaigns opposing the closure
:12:42. > :12:42.of several stations. Critics support strengthening National Coastwatch
:12:43. > :12:49.the question why it is happening now. This radio frequency has been
:12:50. > :12:52.given to the service to replace any gaps that are in the Coast Guard
:12:53. > :13:00.provision. That has got to be completely wrong. I am not knocking
:13:01. > :13:05.it but when you are losing your coastguards, you have got to wonder
:13:06. > :13:10.why they are doing it now, three months before the closure. National
:13:11. > :13:12.Coastwatch is keen to get the message out to seafarers that
:13:13. > :13:19.channel 65 will be the way to contact them. Anything that replaces
:13:20. > :13:24.it has got to be good news. It is an excellent idea and will certainly
:13:25. > :13:33.improve things. With the Coast Guard due to leave the area shortly, it
:13:34. > :13:37.will become ever more vital. It becomes operational at the start of
:13:38. > :13:40.Villages near Hinkley Point are to get hundreds of thousands of pounds
:13:41. > :13:42.from the company behind the proposed new nuclear power station.
:13:43. > :13:43.EDF Energy is giving the money as part of its planning permission
:13:44. > :15:21.opposed to traditional learning. A report recommends giving 14`year`old
:15:22. > :15:24.the opportunity to end role in further education colleges at a
:15:25. > :15:38.younger age so they can benefit from vocational training that is already
:15:39. > :15:42.on offer. `` end there are only about a dozen or so colleges
:15:43. > :15:46.nationally that are offering this provision but we think that in the
:15:47. > :15:53.future, giving the young people this decision, is likely to become more
:15:54. > :15:58.and more normal. Students still have two take maths, science and English
:15:59. > :16:03.but they can deviate into other subjects. Megan hopes to be a
:16:04. > :16:08.fashion designer. I am going to do creative arts and digital media so I
:16:09. > :16:11.can learn how to take the designs I have drawn and edit them on
:16:12. > :16:21.computers to make them easier to understand. It means students are
:16:22. > :16:30.specialising at an earlier age will stock is there a danger that this
:16:31. > :16:35.could limit future options? They are learning how to motivate, how to
:16:36. > :16:38.work in teams, and all the skills that employers tellers are really
:16:39. > :16:46.important, like being reliable and trustworthy. `` tell us. South Devon
:16:47. > :16:51.College is telling us that some of the students will start life at
:16:52. > :16:57.South Devon High school and work their way towards a degree. They did
:16:58. > :17:00.not have that when I was at school! It might have helped!
:17:01. > :17:03.A ten year old boy from Falmouth took his campaign to save Cornwall's
:17:04. > :17:04.libraries to County Hall in Truro today.
:17:05. > :17:07.Leon Remphry collected more than 5000 signatures on a petition after
:17:08. > :17:10.discovering the opening hours at his local library had been reduced.
:17:11. > :17:12.But the council's latest spending plans have outlined further cuts
:17:13. > :17:26.He is only ten years old but Leon has spent the last few months
:17:27. > :17:34.campaigning to save Cornwall's libraries. As soon as we got there,
:17:35. > :17:38.we were thrown out by the librarian, saying it was closing. He
:17:39. > :17:45.has been working hard to collect signatures on his petition. It has
:17:46. > :17:58.gone over the 5000 mark and will trigger a debate at the county
:17:59. > :18:03.hall. 5106, the last time I counted! His local library is not alone in
:18:04. > :18:06.offering reduced opening hours because of spending cuts. The mobile
:18:07. > :18:12.library service has also been reduced to one van per county. The
:18:13. > :18:17.library budget is facing further cuts of ?1.8 billion. We have to
:18:18. > :18:21.make savings over the next four years. Every service needs to be
:18:22. > :18:27.looked at. One thing we prioritised is to make sure we have not closed a
:18:28. > :18:30.single static library branch. We need to talk with the local
:18:31. > :18:37.community and find out what they can do to help us. We want to keep a
:18:38. > :18:44.vibrant library sector within Cornwall. Leon's father is not
:18:45. > :18:48.convinced. I do not think you can replace trains library staff with
:18:49. > :18:55.volunteers who have the best will in the world. `` trained. There have
:18:56. > :19:00.been suggestions of books being opened up in pubs and other places,
:19:01. > :19:06.but it is not the same. A beautiful building like this in Falmouth
:19:07. > :19:11.should be maintained. Leon is setting his sights high. You may go
:19:12. > :19:15.to Westminster next? I need a few more signatures, 100,000
:19:16. > :19:23.signatures. They need to be verified their and it will go to government
:19:24. > :19:26.and I hope they listen. Leon is hoping he will be back here at
:19:27. > :19:30.county hall to take part in a debate. The sheer scale of the cuts
:19:31. > :19:35.that Cornwall Council says it is facing over the next few years means
:19:36. > :19:42.his hopes of saving all of Cornwall's libraries may be dashed.
:19:43. > :19:47.Gary Johnson is seeking talks with the club chairman John Fry over his
:19:48. > :19:49.future at Huish Park. Johnson is upset about several issues
:19:50. > :20:06.wanted to make this week. Fry is back from holiday tonight and will
:20:07. > :20:08.future at Huish Park. Johnson is upset about several issues
:20:09. > :20:12.wanted to make this week. Fry is back from holiday tonight and will
:20:13. > :20:16.resolve the problem. Yeovil are currently sixth from the bottom of
:20:17. > :20:25.I hope people do not think I have lost my passion because you can talk
:20:26. > :20:29.to any of the people and I have not. national petition to increase the
:20:30. > :20:35.number of Blue flags in Cornwall. Rob Harris says it's vital
:20:36. > :20:37.the county applies for more as they are the only reliable
:20:38. > :20:52.guarantee to visitors about the The coveted blue flag, an
:20:53. > :21:00.internationally recognised award, meaning people can bathe on the
:21:01. > :21:04.beach. For the last years, this beach has proudly flown its flag,
:21:05. > :21:08.but not this year. A local businessman has started to campaign
:21:09. > :21:12.to get Cornwall Council to change its mind. He is not happy that the
:21:13. > :21:16.council is no longer applying for blue flag status for one of the
:21:17. > :21:25.beaches. I cannot understand why they are not doing this. It brings
:21:26. > :21:30.in ?900 million a year. How short sighted of them to do this. Speak to
:21:31. > :21:37.the locals and hear what people are saying, bring back the blue flag.
:21:38. > :21:42.The Council of throwing it all away. Why? In a statement, Cornwall
:21:43. > :21:45.Council said they recognised the importance of securing a blue flag
:21:46. > :21:49.status and understand the concerns of the tourism industry on the
:21:50. > :21:54.subject. However, the financial challenges facing the council mean
:21:55. > :21:59.they can no longer afford the associated costs. They are willing
:22:00. > :22:05.to help associated communities who want to put their own application in
:22:06. > :22:12.for the award. I do not even know where to look for one if there is
:22:13. > :22:17.one! I do not think it is that important. It will not stop me. It
:22:18. > :22:21.is very important, especially for us because we have children and we need
:22:22. > :22:27.to know it is clean and safe. Anything that enhances the beach and
:22:28. > :22:33.Cornwall has got to be good for the county. I would still come here even
:22:34. > :22:39.without the flag. Falmouth have set up their own funding group to make
:22:40. > :22:54.sure there application occurs next year. `` their. The way the council
:22:55. > :22:57.struggling with balancing the books these days, it is a case of having
:22:58. > :23:06.to pick up the tab wherever we can to keep these things going. An
:23:07. > :23:14.online petition is gaining numbers. It is good for September, isn't it?
:23:15. > :23:27.Lovely! It is time for the weather. Will it continue? High pressure in
:23:28. > :23:30.one form or the other is going to be with us for quite a while yet. Good
:23:31. > :23:33.evening to you. Another lovely day. Most of us have had a lovely day.
:23:34. > :23:38.More cloud the further east you live and across Somerset and Dorset, the
:23:39. > :23:43.cloud has been stubborn. Just have been held down. Generally, a bit
:23:44. > :23:48.more in the way of cloud but mostly dry and some sunshine. More
:23:49. > :23:51.importantly, it still feels warm. The warmth has been a feature of the
:23:52. > :23:56.weather this week and will continue into the weekend. A bit fresher and
:23:57. > :24:01.cooler as we move into Sunday. At the moment, the cloud is pretty much
:24:02. > :24:06.across the western side of Ireland and the North of Scotland. That is a
:24:07. > :24:10.cold weather front that is making progress into the area of high
:24:11. > :24:14.pressure. There is one across Scandinavia and one in the
:24:15. > :24:21.Atlantic. This weather front is trapped between the two and weakens
:24:22. > :24:25.as it goes south. It moves across southern Britain but it is a weak
:24:26. > :24:30.affair. There may be a shower on it but it is unlikely. It cleared out
:24:31. > :24:34.of the way as we go into Sunday. This area of high pressure moves
:24:35. > :24:39.into central parts of the UK early next week. That means generally fine
:24:40. > :24:44.and dry conditions. It could be chilly at night. That is the cloud
:24:45. > :24:52.structure from earlier today. Not everybody has had sunshine. Parts of
:24:53. > :24:58.Somerset and Dorset have had some heavy cloud. Our colleague was on
:24:59. > :25:03.Dartmoor in various locations today and was enjoying some splendid
:25:04. > :25:06.scenery. You would be forgiven for thinking this is the middle of July
:25:07. > :25:16.rather than the first week of September. The Hayes reduces
:25:17. > :25:21.visibility. `` haze. That's fine, dry theme continues as we move into
:25:22. > :25:27.tomorrow. There is a little bit more in the way of cloud around, though.
:25:28. > :25:36.It is thick across parts of Dorset and Somerset force and drizzle. A
:25:37. > :25:47.bit of mist forming and a few fog patches. Tomorrow, not a bad day for
:25:48. > :25:53.most of us. Briefly, some great spells but then it will become sunny
:25:54. > :25:56.and after that, some cloud. It may trigger some showers but that is the
:25:57. > :25:59.exception rather than the rule and most of us will get away with a
:26:00. > :26:04.fine, dry day. More cloud around tomorrow. Temperatures nudging down
:26:05. > :26:11.a little bit although some places will still get to 21 or 22, 72 in
:26:12. > :26:18.Fahrenheit. We had an e`mail asking us to keep the Fahrenheit! The Isles
:26:19. > :26:29.of Scilly are fine and dry. The times of high water... If you are
:26:30. > :26:32.heading to the beach for a spot of surfing, I do not think you will see
:26:33. > :26:37.much over the next few days. With high pressure in charge, some small
:26:38. > :26:44.waves. One or two feet if you are lucky. Coastal waters, the winds are
:26:45. > :26:47.variable. Some haze around so visibility is not brilliant. That
:26:48. > :26:59.will not improve until the cold front moves in. Here is the outlook.
:27:00. > :27:06.It is generally a little bit cooler but it is drying. Somewhat colder
:27:07. > :27:07.during the night, you may notice. Have a good evening. Thank you. Not
:27:08. > :27:10.looking too bad. weather then because in tomorrow
:27:11. > :27:14.night's Spotlight we'll be getting a which starts on Saturday. The annual
:27:15. > :27:30.two`day event attracts tens of thousands of visitors. This year's
:27:31. > :27:33.highlights will include more than 90 food stands, over 2,000
:27:34. > :27:35.animals, more than 500 trade stands and even a motorcycle stunt display
:27:36. > :27:41.team. Plenty to look forward to and we
:27:42. > :27:43.will preview that on Spotlights tomorrow. Join us at 6:30pm. Have a
:27:44. > :27:47.good evening. Bye`bye.