:00:09. > :00:25.If you do not invest in infrastructure and you put of the
:00:26. > :00:28.problems for future generathons Meet Rafferty ` the dog who?s
:00:29. > :00:31.been brought in to school to He is nice and friendly. I `m happy
:00:32. > :00:43.because I love dogs a lot. Blooming lovely `
:00:44. > :00:55.we explore the Guernsey garden And no audience for the gardens this
:00:56. > :01:01.weekend but all the details later in the programme.
:01:02. > :01:05.A new hotel, a sky walk and lifts from the town centre, just
:01:06. > :01:10.some of the plans published today that could see Jersey's Fort Regent
:01:11. > :01:18.The idea is set to cost between ?50 and ?60 million and those bdhind
:01:19. > :01:27.Fort Regent in its hey day, a landmark that attracted thousands
:01:28. > :01:31.Nestled high above Jersey overlooking St Helier.
:01:32. > :01:34.Today though it's too often quiet, unloved and a shadow
:01:35. > :01:39.that's all set to change if Jersey's government get their way.
:01:40. > :01:42.Where I am standing is wherd cable cars would go connecting town to
:01:43. > :01:46.the Fort now the plan is for two 24`person express lifts takhng you
:01:47. > :01:55.And here at Pier Road these uninviting steps
:01:56. > :02:05.set to be replaced with a ghant escalator giving better accdss.
:02:06. > :02:06.But perhaps one of the biggest announcements is
:02:07. > :02:13.The former swimming pool now left derelict is set to be turned
:02:14. > :02:29.Who will pay for that? We h`ve 100,000 people living as a community
:02:30. > :02:33.and at the end of the day wd pay for it. There is no free money so what
:02:34. > :02:36.is a combination of tax and private companies.
:02:37. > :02:38.And those plans for transformation don't stop there
:02:39. > :02:40.The gym would be moved into a purpose`built building.
:02:41. > :02:43.An activity zone for extremd sports would be developed outside
:02:44. > :02:51.and plans for another swimmhng pool haven't been ruled out.
:02:52. > :02:58.How long has it taking you to come up with these plans? We havd been
:02:59. > :03:01.working on the project sincd May and at the moment we have been working
:03:02. > :03:05.on the project since May and at the moment we're looking at and we're
:03:06. > :03:12.trying to enhance the current facility and maximise its potential.
:03:13. > :03:18.But what do those who use the site want? Just more things for the
:03:19. > :03:23.kids, perhaps reopen the swhmming pool or a football pitch. Jtst
:03:24. > :03:26.excellent sports facilities all round for all different sports on
:03:27. > :03:37.the island, it is a perfect location. A swimming pool. General
:03:38. > :03:42.sports activities. More sport would be great and attract a lot of
:03:43. > :03:45.attention. If they got a pool and a sauna and steam room, that would
:03:46. > :03:49.attract a lot more attention. If these plans are approved,
:03:50. > :03:51.building work will start in 201 enabling future generations to enjoy
:03:52. > :03:54.a new chapter in the life of this historic site that dominates the
:03:55. > :04:00.landscape. Guernsey's government say they have
:04:01. > :04:03.nearly made all the financi`l savings they set out to achheve
:04:04. > :04:06.in their Transformation Programme. They had planned to reduce spending
:04:07. > :04:08.by ?31 million by the end To date they are making savhngs
:04:09. > :04:13.of ?28 million. Today, the Chief Minister ddfended
:04:14. > :04:16.a ?2 million bonus that would be paid to UK Consultants
:04:17. > :04:22.for helping make the cuts. The cause of a fire at a workshop
:04:23. > :04:26.in Jersey this morning is under The alarm was raised
:04:27. > :04:28.at half past six A 100`metre evacuation zone was
:04:29. > :04:32.initially put in place as the No one was hurt and people
:04:33. > :04:39.have been allowed back home. An aircraft flying between Guernsey
:04:40. > :04:41.and Jersey was hit Passengers were delayed
:04:42. > :04:44.by almost an hour as this 28`year`old Blue Islands aircraft
:04:45. > :04:48.was checked and passed fit to fly. It comes just two weeks
:04:49. > :04:50.after Guernsey's new jet was knocked out of action by a similar bird
:04:51. > :05:00.strike at Guernsey Airport. La Moye school in Jersey is
:05:01. > :05:03.the first to have a resident dog. Rafferty was brought in
:05:04. > :05:06.by the school's headmaster to help children who'll benefit
:05:07. > :05:08.from having him around. A five`month`old cockerpoodle who
:05:09. > :05:16.has gone down a storm with Dozens flock around him
:05:17. > :05:22.to say hello and give him a pat But dogs
:05:23. > :05:33.in schools are usually unhe`rd of. I visit schools in the UK qtite
:05:34. > :05:38.regularly and I inspect schools and I have seen dogs are in a ntmber of
:05:39. > :05:43.schools being used successftlly particularly with vulnerabld
:05:44. > :05:44.children, and with struggling readers, and I thought it would be a
:05:45. > :05:48.fantastic thing. It is hoped that Rafferty whll bring
:05:49. > :05:50.out the confidence and concentration some children need
:05:51. > :05:53.to help them with their work. La Moye is also developing
:05:54. > :05:55.its outdoor area, Now, not everyone like dogs,
:05:56. > :05:58.some allergic, others fearftl. But Rafferty has already turned
:05:59. > :06:10.a few hearts. For people who have not been raised
:06:11. > :06:15.any home with pets, it is nhce to come to school and have pet. It
:06:16. > :06:20.makes school better because it makes it happier for children and makes it
:06:21. > :06:26.happier for children to learn. Everyone likes him. He is nhce and
:06:27. > :06:28.friendly and not a dog who would bite and bark.
:06:29. > :06:36.Rafferty is still a pup, and he has some busy months ahead.
:06:37. > :06:43.In about January, he will h`ve a pet therapy assessment, and that will
:06:44. > :06:46.make sure he is fit to work in close proximity with children.
:06:47. > :06:49.When not at school, Rafferty lives with the headmaster.
:06:50. > :06:52.For now, La Moye?s new black, curly, furry friend will continue to bring
:06:53. > :07:03.smiles to faces and make a big difference to school life
:07:04. > :07:07.We had a chicken that primary school. How time has moved on!
:07:08. > :07:09.You're watching the BBC in the Channel Islands.
:07:10. > :07:12.Later in Spotlight with Simon and Natalie, the Cornish Amdrican
:07:13. > :07:22.Football team within touching distance of national glory.
:07:23. > :07:26.We have weather forecast in the next few moments.
:07:27. > :07:28.With the weather still beautifully sunny you might be
:07:29. > :07:31.considering spending some thme in your garden this weekend,
:07:32. > :07:34.and one family in Guernsey have an extra reason to enjoy thdirs
:07:35. > :07:35.The Morgan family's been shortlisted for a prestigiots
:07:36. > :08:20.High summer may be over but this garden is still looking beattiful.
:08:21. > :08:25.With views like this there hs little surprise that has caught thd
:08:26. > :08:29.attention. The Society of g`rden designers has recognised in its
:08:30. > :08:40.international category. We have planted a lot of daisies, wonderful
:08:41. > :08:48.daisies that self feed, which is wonderful. The garden has bden a
:08:49. > :08:51.two`year project designed to complement the house, full of
:08:52. > :08:59.lavender and Roses and whold class. It has been described as relaxing,
:09:00. > :09:04.enticing and lush. She says it never gets boring. Waking up in the
:09:05. > :09:10.morning and looking out of the window, going from one to the next,
:09:11. > :09:13.it is breathtaking. The deshgner baby Roberts is based in thd UK but
:09:14. > :09:18.says she is delighted to be nominated as the awards are the
:09:19. > :09:25.industry standard. They will find out in January if it has ond.
:09:26. > :09:30.Looks good and we will let xou know how they got on. A good weekend for
:09:31. > :09:39.going in the garden? Lots of fine weather to enjoy and we
:09:40. > :09:45.will not see the autumn colours just yet because there is plenty of warm
:09:46. > :09:55.spell around so perhaps the growing season extended. Fine and and I with
:09:56. > :10:02.sunny spells, a bit breezy. This will not stop being a fine dvening
:10:03. > :10:07.in Guernsey tomorrow evening. Temperatures dropping slightly down
:10:08. > :10:13.to 16 Celsius and a keen wind so wrap up warmly. Compared to other
:10:14. > :10:19.times we have been there, the weather will be pretty kind. Lots of
:10:20. > :10:23.clouds swirling around out to the west so that has hardly changed
:10:24. > :10:30.Strands of high`level clouds ahead of that, but this does not love very
:10:31. > :10:34.far through the weekend and the area of high pressure still tenacious and
:10:35. > :10:47.keeping fine and keeping fine and dry. Warmer into next week.
:10:48. > :10:53.Overnight tonight, the winds our easterly or north`easterly, strong
:10:54. > :10:59.up towards Alderney and Guernsey. For tomorrow, not a great ddal of
:11:00. > :11:03.change. A lovely and warm d`y and I think the pleas will make the coast
:11:04. > :11:15.crueller. Some cloud floating around. `` cooler. This is the
:11:16. > :11:28.coastal waters forecast. Moderate visibility. And again, not huge
:11:29. > :11:40.waves but slightly better conditions. Here is the outlook
:11:41. > :11:44.through to next week. On Sunday more in the way of clouds btt
:11:45. > :11:49.getting warmer through next week. Patchy cloud and sunny spells.
:11:50. > :12:03.That is it for now. We will hand you over now. Have a good weekend.
:12:04. > :12:04.Thanks for your company this evening.
:12:05. > :12:14.And coming to a riverbank near you, a watdry
:12:15. > :12:27.Pubs and clubs in Weymouth open into the small hours have agreed to
:12:28. > :12:30.permanently shut a little e`rlier to create a gap between night`time
:12:31. > :12:39.Licensed premises will closd at five on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays
:12:40. > :12:46.It follows a trial scheme l`st year to reduce trading hours
:12:47. > :12:50.after an increase in anti`social behaviour and violent crime.
:12:51. > :12:53.The price of parking at Torbay Hospital's going to more th`n double
:12:54. > :12:58.From next spring, it'll cost ?1.80 an hour.
:12:59. > :13:01.There'll be 400 new spaces with double the number of disabldd bays.
:13:02. > :13:04.The Trust's board's approved the plans, it now has to get
:13:05. > :13:06.the go ahead from Torbay Cotncil's planning committee.
:13:07. > :13:08.Researchers at Plymouth University are joining scientists from around
:13:09. > :13:12.the world to find more effective ways of treating multiple sclerosis.
:13:13. > :13:14.The work is part of the largest global effort to find treatlents
:13:15. > :13:19.There are currently more th`n 100,000 people living with
:13:20. > :13:27.As arguments rage on both shdes of the badger cull debate, questions
:13:28. > :13:30.are being asked about why does the public care so much about b`dgers?
:13:31. > :13:37.The National Farmers Union has claimed that
:13:38. > :13:40.if rats were being culled to prevent the spread of TB in cattle,
:13:41. > :13:45.Clinton Rogers has been tryhng to get to the heart of what
:13:46. > :13:50.Please, don't give up on me now Badger!
:13:51. > :13:57.Generations of children havd grown up with stories like this
:13:58. > :13:59.Over many years, fiction has done much to improve
:14:00. > :14:05.You only have to look at books like this one, Wind in the Willows,
:14:06. > :14:09.and this particular passage that caught my eye.
:14:10. > :14:13."Mole had long wanted to make the acquaintance of Badger.
:14:14. > :14:15."After all, by all accounts, he seemed to be such
:14:16. > :14:21.He says, I can claim this h`s caused the extermination
:14:22. > :14:25.But factual literature, going back 100 years, reveals an altogdther
:14:26. > :14:31.different tale of an animal being hunted almost to extinction.
:14:32. > :14:34.I think there was a feeling that badgers were becoming rarer
:14:35. > :14:40.and read and, at the same thme, there was a love for cuddly badgers
:14:41. > :14:45.And the two came together, essentially?
:14:46. > :14:51.So, in 1973, the government reacted by
:14:52. > :14:57.the even tougher Protection of Badgers Act 1892,
:14:58. > :15:03.which essentially gave immunity to the animal.
:15:04. > :15:05.But has that led to the badger population is
:15:06. > :15:09.Well, a government survey this year put the number of family groups
:15:10. > :15:16.at 64,000, compared to 50,000 in the mid`1990s.
:15:17. > :15:18.And if roadkill is any meastre of population, another survdy saw
:15:19. > :15:26.an increase of 24% in badger road deaths in the six years to 2011
:15:27. > :15:34.Whether or not a population explosion is to blame,
:15:35. > :15:37.people living on a housing dstate in Wellington in Somerset h`ve seen
:15:38. > :15:40.badgers invading their garddns. The damage all too obvious.
:15:41. > :15:43.There is nothing we can do, except sit indoors at night
:15:44. > :15:46.and watch the badgers come hn and dig, root, destroy everxthing
:15:47. > :15:54.Supporters of the badger sax it is probably only because
:15:55. > :16:00.This is one of four resident badgers being cared for
:16:01. > :16:10.I think it is the closest we have got to a teddy bear.
:16:11. > :16:14.All animals get blamed when they are causing problems to hum`ns.
:16:15. > :16:17.At the end of the day, it is us doing the damage.
:16:18. > :16:19.There is no security. Nor peace and tranquillity.
:16:20. > :16:39.Sport. An American Football team from Cornwall is within
:16:40. > :16:41.touching distance of becoming the national champions.
:16:42. > :16:44.The Cornish Sharks academy side is made up of 14 to 17`year`olds
:16:45. > :16:48.This season, for the first time they've qualified for finals day,
:16:49. > :16:49.where the best eight teams come together.
:16:50. > :16:58.Andy Birkett assess their chances of success.
:16:59. > :17:06.These young Cornish Sharks `re by no means peddlers and are now getting
:17:07. > :17:11.ready to venture into uncharted waters. The top eight teams will
:17:12. > :17:20.battle out next weekend to be number one. A special bunch, 13 or 14, the
:17:21. > :17:24.rate coaches right meant allergy, and they are good youngsters, people
:17:25. > :17:29.have said, kids up trouble hn Cornwall, they are not, it hs giving
:17:30. > :17:34.them the opportunities, get them focused and you can see what these
:17:35. > :17:42.kids can do. Ryan set up thd Sharks in 2006. He has a former ac`demy
:17:43. > :17:46.player back to lend him a h`nd. It is nice to see it progressing in
:17:47. > :17:51.Cornwall and how much difference it is too when I was there, it is
:17:52. > :17:57.phenomenal. The coach startdd out winning a scholarship to pl`y
:17:58. > :18:05.America had their chances for more to cross the Atlantic. They are
:18:06. > :18:10.going on in ability and taldnt and willing to work and get up to train.
:18:11. > :18:15.But the big question is can they go all the way? Probably the bhggest
:18:16. > :18:20.game Cornwall has had for Alerican football and the youth. We think we
:18:21. > :18:28.have a good chance. We can beat anyone, we have worked hard for it.
:18:29. > :18:38.Heading off to Doncaster next weekend and just three games away
:18:39. > :18:43.from being national champion. LAUGHTER. He did not see th`t
:18:44. > :18:47.coming. I think it knocked some sense into him. Well done, @ndy and
:18:48. > :18:50.good luck to the Sharks. Exeter Chiefs will be hoping to
:18:51. > :18:52.continue the great form they showed hn their
:18:53. > :18:55.opening fixture when they rdturn to But they'll face a much sterner test
:18:56. > :18:59.with Premiership heavyweights Leicester the first visitors to
:19:00. > :19:02.the upgraded Sandy Park. After a busy summer, Sandy Park is
:19:03. > :19:10.almost ready for action, and the club is expecting a huge
:19:11. > :19:15.crowd for the visit of Leicdster. Exeter Chiefs against Leicester at
:19:16. > :19:18.Sandy Park, and redeveloped Sandy Park at that, is something that
:19:19. > :19:20.should be exciting and should be something that is very prechous and
:19:21. > :19:24.that is how you should play with it, and I am kind of not wanting to
:19:25. > :19:28.bring them down to earth too much. I want them to come out herd
:19:29. > :19:31.and be excited about the gale and I want them to come out here
:19:32. > :19:35.and play in a manner that ghves us the opportunity to win,
:19:36. > :19:40.rather than perhaps play in a manner where we look a little afrahd of
:19:41. > :19:41.losing. Last week,
:19:42. > :19:43.they certainly backed up th`t statement of intent, handing out a
:19:44. > :19:46.drubbing to new boys London Welsh. But this week's opposition hs
:19:47. > :19:48.a very different animal. We really want to make this
:19:49. > :19:51.a place that is uncomfortable We want to go out
:19:52. > :19:55.and put our game on opposithon and, if we can do that, hopefullx more
:19:56. > :19:57.results will come our way. One of the shining lights against
:19:58. > :20:00.Welsh was Thomas Waldrom, a summer I knew when I was going to leave
:20:01. > :20:05.Leicester I was going to face them, but I did not think it was going to
:20:06. > :20:09.be this early in the compethtion. The first home game
:20:10. > :20:13.at the new stadium. I definitely know how they play and
:20:14. > :20:17.watching some of the clips, they are definitely doing the same things
:20:18. > :20:20.from last year and hopefullx I can add some knowledge to our tdam about
:20:21. > :20:23.what they are trying to do `nd hopefully come out on
:20:24. > :20:25.the right side of the scoresheet. And in the weekend's other fixtures,
:20:26. > :20:28.all of our Championship sidds are at home, looking
:20:29. > :20:33.for their first wins of the season. Football. In League One,
:20:34. > :20:35.Yeovil Town will be looking to stretch their unbeaten run to five
:20:36. > :20:38.games when they face Coventry. In League Two, Plymouth Argxle
:20:39. > :20:44.travel to high`flying Morec`mbe and there's a big game for
:20:45. > :20:47.Exeter City, who are still searching They take on Oxford,
:20:48. > :20:51.who are just one place abovd them, Torquay travel to Grimsby
:20:52. > :20:57.in the Conference. We have our own film festiv`l
:20:58. > :21:02.by the water. And with a riverbank setting for
:21:03. > :21:05.some classics of the silver screen, we might just have found thd perfect
:21:06. > :21:08.combination for a Friday evdning. But the Tamar is not just
:21:09. > :21:11.a beautiful location from which to sit and watch, it `lso
:21:12. > :21:13.features on screen. The events starts this evenhng
:21:14. > :21:18.in Calstock with a spectacular outdoor screening before flowing
:21:19. > :21:20.downriver to Bere Alston, C`rgreen, Saltash, Barne Barton,
:21:21. > :21:36.Devonport and Plymouth from where It is all about the river, that is
:21:37. > :21:41.the name of the the River T`mar the focus of this movie extravaganza,
:21:42. > :21:46.organised by Plymouth University as part of our public art projdct. An
:21:47. > :21:50.exciting programme of classhc cinema, but also archive and
:21:51. > :21:57.documentary films, and commhssions made about the specific context of
:21:58. > :22:01.the River Tamar. The films will be shown on previous occasions, some
:22:02. > :22:11.open ear Cinema on big scredns, late tonight's film, a classic from
:22:12. > :22:15.Buster Keaton. And also in the arts Centre, at 360 degrees pop`tps on a
:22:16. > :22:21.showing a commissioned art film We have believed film in the mtd of the
:22:22. > :22:29.River Tamar, saw the film is made by the river itself. `` we havd buried
:22:30. > :22:34.the film. The sea water, coling rushing up the river, and it is
:22:35. > :22:41.called Reach because it is the reach of the tide. And it is not just
:22:42. > :22:46.restricted to land, there are some on the River Tamar itself, such as
:22:47. > :22:52.on the ferry. On the 9th of October, this will be a cinema, 200 seats
:22:53. > :22:56.instead of vehicles to watch the award`winning film Apocalypse now,
:22:57. > :23:02.with the backdrop of Devonport. Staying on the water, this theory
:23:03. > :23:16.has been converted into a shmmer for tonight river trip `` into ` cinema,
:23:17. > :23:21.showing some animation. Anilation means making drawings appear to be
:23:22. > :23:27.moving, so I make them move into a nine minute film, various tricks to
:23:28. > :23:32.make it, make the drawings `ppear to be moving, add the plan is to record
:23:33. > :23:38.this in different ways, so lany different things to see. Quhte a
:23:39. > :23:43.challenge. Our film Festival all about the river runs until the 2th
:23:44. > :23:49.of October. Quite a production in itself. Now
:23:50. > :23:58.for the weather forecast. It has been all right to date?
:23:59. > :24:03.It has been lovely. Look at some of the cameras of some of the beaches,
:24:04. > :24:08.and lots of people going back to school, the beaches looking like the
:24:09. > :24:15.Caribbean. The clear blue skies for most have been superb to dax. The
:24:16. > :24:23.cloud coming and going and some more coming this weekend. Fine and dry
:24:24. > :24:27.still, some sunshine, but cloudy at times, but not stopping it being
:24:28. > :24:35.quite warm. The same high pressure dominating weather, some close
:24:36. > :24:39.rather close, high`level cloak, just spoiling the sunshine, but the
:24:40. > :24:45.message still the same, easterly winds, we drag in warm tempdratures
:24:46. > :24:54.from the continent, through the weekend and into next next week
:24:55. > :25:00.Some share is possible throtgh the English Channel with an easterly
:25:01. > :25:10.breeze. `` some share is possible. Temperatures held down, so coastal
:25:11. > :25:14.locations doing well. And the cloud we have seen to date, not mtch, and
:25:15. > :25:21.it should be a fine and cle`r evening. That has been talk of the
:25:22. > :25:26.possibility of seeing the Northern lights, a solar cleared yesterday,
:25:27. > :25:33.but may be too far south, I read about mid`late, look to the north,
:25:34. > :25:43.you make the lucky. `` around about midnight. Quite a chilly st`rt
:25:44. > :25:50.tomorrow. But another fine day, with sunshine, patchy cloud coming and
:25:51. > :25:53.going, thickest through the English Channel, and greater sunnier spots
:25:54. > :26:01.getting temperatures back to what we have been used to. Kino wind for the
:26:02. > :26:07.west. Not feeling quite as warm For the Isles of Scilly, the cloud
:26:08. > :26:11.coming and going, but mainlx dry. Feeling cooler because of the
:26:12. > :26:18.breeze. And the times of high water...
:26:19. > :26:36.To date, there was some surf, and perhaps bigger tomorrow. For the
:26:37. > :26:42.coastal waters forecast, thd wind from the east, forced four,
:26:43. > :26:51.occasionally five, with moddrate visibility. Not bad temperatures for
:26:52. > :26:56.swimming this weekend. The cloudy conditions moving into next week,
:26:57. > :27:04.but hardly any change in thd weather pattern, such a long prolonged spell
:27:05. > :27:08.of weather, the other noticdable feature is, with all the recent
:27:09. > :27:13.clear skies, low overnight temperatures. As cloud amounts
:27:14. > :27:21.increase from Sunday, it max not be quite as cold overnight, and this
:27:22. > :27:25.time last year, we were verx unsettled with low pressure and wind
:27:26. > :27:31.and rain, so make the most of it this weekend and enjoy the weather
:27:32. > :27:39.whilst at last. Happen aced weekend `` have a good weekend.
:27:40. > :27:44.David, thank you, thank you for your comments on the cycling story. That
:27:45. > :27:45.is Spotlight, we have bulletins through the weekend, have a lovely
:27:46. > :27:52.evening. more than
:27:53. > :27:57.400 international competitors. No strangers to battle,
:27:58. > :28:01.all have served their country. Prince Harry has challenged them -
:28:02. > :28:05.now they will challenge each other, pushing their bodies to the limit
:28:06. > :28:10.in the quest for glory.