:00:08. > :00:10.Dishing up a new deal ` education bosses celebrate a truce with
:00:11. > :00:13.unions, but it comes as bushness leaders in Jersey say schools are to
:00:14. > :00:27.blame for a skills shortage ` we'll hear from both sides.
:00:28. > :00:48.Claims Guernsey needs a new strategy to attract tourists.
:00:49. > :00:51.And find out why these studdnts are being encouraged to ?cop a feel
:00:52. > :00:54.You do we develop new Hotel is a tourist attractions?
:00:55. > :01:40.Dishing up dinner on our dahly that a new deal is dished out. All sides
:01:41. > :01:47.will work to make that all students have the best educational
:01:48. > :01:51.experiences available to thdm. It is in agreement about how to check
:01:52. > :01:55.forward work and public service reform in a genuine partnership
:01:56. > :02:04.that means the only outcome can be we will get the for children and
:02:05. > :02:08.young people here. It is also designed to stop this, scends from
:02:09. > :02:17.2010 when teaching unions m`rched through the streets in a row over
:02:18. > :02:22.pay and conditions. We are still going to disagree, but this
:02:23. > :02:27.agreement will mean that whdn we disagree, we will have to sht down
:02:28. > :02:32.and talk it through. All thhs comes on the day that Jersey's edtcation
:02:33. > :02:39.system is severely criticisdd by leading businessmen. Last nhght 500
:02:40. > :02:44.business men and women were told that jersey politicians shotld be
:02:45. > :02:48.ashamed at the quality of education available on the island. Thd
:02:49. > :02:54.standard of state education is well below the standard it should be and
:02:55. > :02:57.if education and employment training was improved, more local people
:02:58. > :03:02.would get the best jobs in jersey would be less reliant on
:03:03. > :03:06.immigration. There are lots of great teachers, lots of great schools
:03:07. > :03:14.Let's not criticise. Let's talk about where we want to get to. As
:03:15. > :03:21.those in power sign the agrdement, they say they are putting local
:03:22. > :03:25.tools in first and helping them get the top jobs in future.
:03:26. > :03:29.That's the damning verdict of the island's deputy Treasury
:03:30. > :03:32.He says there are too many obstacles which are preventing
:03:33. > :03:47.This is what Guernsey's tryhng to sell as it attempts to draw
:03:48. > :03:52.But some feel these campaigns aren't part of a dedicated strategx
:03:53. > :03:54.and that there are still too many obstacles
:03:55. > :03:58.A runway that struggles to `ttract low`cost carriers and not h`ving a
:03:59. > :04:01.reciprocal health agreement are just some of the reasons the Tre`sury and
:04:02. > :04:17.Resources Minister feels totrists aren't landing in Guernsey.
:04:18. > :04:26.Other islands have theatres ensues, so do we or don't we develop tourist
:04:27. > :04:30.attractions and in particul`r, do we develop new hotels? Unless xou're
:04:31. > :04:36.willing to consider these issues, and I don't think too visible have
:04:37. > :04:39.more than a very limited capacity to contribute to our economy.
:04:40. > :04:42.No`one from Commerce and Employment was available for interview today
:04:43. > :04:45.but the Director of Tourism Mike Hopkins says that he's been working
:04:46. > :04:47.very closely with the Chambdrs of Commerce Tourism and Hospit`lity sub
:04:48. > :04:50.group on a long term strategy for the Tourism industry.
:04:51. > :04:53.He said he will be updating the industry on its development at the
:04:54. > :04:58.Visitor numbers to Guernsey have fallen over recent years
:04:59. > :05:01.so whatever is announced at the tourism seminar many are hoping it
:05:02. > :05:13.A development company has bden ordered to pay Jersey States' legal
:05:14. > :05:16.costs, after unsuccessfully trying to claim ?100 million for breach
:05:17. > :05:19.Harcourt built the Liberty Wharf shopping centre ` and said ht had an
:05:20. > :05:22.agreement to redevelop the Dsplanade car park into a finance centre.
:05:23. > :05:24.So when the work went elsewhere they took legal action.
:05:25. > :05:27.But an appeal court has dislissed the case, and ordered the company
:05:28. > :05:38.Meanwhile, there are new moves to redevelop an abandoned Victorian
:05:39. > :05:42.Previous failed attempts to transform Fort Tourgis have included
:05:43. > :05:47.flats, a luxury hotel, a casino and storage facility for pl`nes
:05:48. > :05:51.But now Alderney's Policy and Finance Committee say they're
:05:52. > :05:53.looking again at proposals for residential and mixed use,
:05:54. > :05:58.and that two developers havd expressed an interest.
:05:59. > :06:07.More than 1,000 Jersey school girls are being taught how to look out
:06:08. > :06:10.for the signs of breast cancer as a campaign begins to get women's
:06:11. > :06:12.health issues on the island's School Curriculum.
:06:13. > :06:17.It's being spearheaded by Kris Hallenga who set up the charity
:06:18. > :06:20.Coppafeel after being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 23.
:06:21. > :06:33.It is so good to hear that ht is already on your curriculum. That is
:06:34. > :06:39.why she is here. This is ond of the few schools in the country that
:06:40. > :06:44.already teaches arrest cancdr awareness to young women. She is
:06:45. > :06:48.campaigning to get more schools on board. We facilitate campaigns in is
:06:49. > :06:55.there not being facilitated from the top at the moment. That thex are
:06:56. > :07:01.already doing this is impressive, because it is not happening in a lot
:07:02. > :07:07.of places. Dispelling those myths is part of her team's work and it is
:07:08. > :07:13.needed in jersey. In the last fortnight half years, 77 wolen aged
:07:14. > :07:21.under 50 have been diagnosed with raised cancer. This illustr`tes that
:07:22. > :07:29.breast cancer is not an olddr women's disease. About 1000 girls
:07:30. > :07:35.will hear this message todax and that could save somebody's life I'm
:07:36. > :07:39.going to check myself now, because you never know with it could be
:07:40. > :07:45.better not. It was really informative. The education
:07:46. > :07:51.Department says it would insist breast cancer is included in the
:07:52. > :07:56.syllabus, because it is one of many important health issues, but what's
:07:57. > :08:02.it is covered in class. Meanwhile, the message has got across here
:08:03. > :08:05.You can't have failed to spot the signs, Jersey's Branchage film
:08:06. > :08:12.With an arty event in every corner of the island this weekend,
:08:13. > :08:18.Emma Chambers has had a whistle stop tour at what's been on show so far.
:08:19. > :08:21.Not something you would ordhnarily hear at a festival workshop, but
:08:22. > :08:31.A sound effects masterclass, pop`up street art shows, and
:08:32. > :08:35.impromptu music sessions ` Branchage is catering for all tastes with
:08:36. > :09:06.This talk on Karl Marx's tile in Jersey was keenly attenddd.
:09:07. > :09:09.The theme is "make your own island" and St Aubin's fort is the location
:09:10. > :09:15.for Sunday's finale in what could be the most challenging installation.
:09:16. > :09:20.This is the first time we h`ve done something so far`away entitx is the
:09:21. > :09:23.most difficult challenge we have ever had to do.
:09:24. > :09:26.And if they do pull it off, this is a sneak peak
:09:27. > :09:31.And there's more arts, films, music and more going
:09:32. > :09:35.on all weekend ` you can listen to the highlights on BBC Radio
:09:36. > :09:42.Branchage, on BBC Radio Jersey's Medium Wave frequency ` 1026, from
:09:43. > :10:23.A misty and cloudy start, btt becoming fine and some warm sunshine
:10:24. > :10:33.returning to us. On the facd of it, we don't see much cloud, but it is
:10:34. > :10:44.caused by overnight and then gradually will move away. Wd are
:10:45. > :10:49.backed with a small ridge of high pressure on Sunday. Cloudy overnight
:10:50. > :11:15.tonight and then turning misty. Night`time temperatures probably
:11:16. > :11:32.getting down as low as 14 ddgrees. Very light winds becoming e`sterly.
:11:33. > :11:48.On the The times of high water. Not much for the surfers. Sundax is a
:11:49. > :11:53.fine day, should brighten up with some sunshine. A small chance of a
:11:54. > :11:54.future where is turning up on Monday. The weekend looks qtite
:11:55. > :12:05.pleasant. If you have pictures you'd like to
:12:06. > :12:54.see, you can e`mail them to us. There have been further outbreaks
:12:55. > :12:57.of TB in cattle on farms at Killerton near Exeter, in spite
:12:58. > :12:59.of a trial vaccination of b`dgers. The National Trust, which owns
:13:00. > :13:02.the land, says it's not surprised. More than 500 badgers have been
:13:03. > :13:05.vaccinated on the estate since 011. The Killerton estate `
:13:06. > :13:08.20 square kilometres of land near Over the last four years,
:13:09. > :13:12.a large`scale vaccination programme Around 550 badgers have been
:13:13. > :13:18.vaccinated against bovine TB. The National Trust says it wants to
:13:19. > :13:21.show that such large`scale programmes are possible
:13:22. > :13:24.and that they can reduce thd overall We can never scientifically provide
:13:25. > :13:35.the evidence to say, "that has had this effect on bovine TB," because
:13:36. > :13:39.there are many other elements Just this week, tests have confirmed
:13:40. > :13:51.an outbreak of bovine TB here. We've taken part in something that
:13:52. > :13:55.a lot of people say is going to be It might be part of an answdr
:13:56. > :14:02.but it isn't the answer. The NFU says that vaccinnathon has
:14:03. > :14:09.a part to play among other leasures It was never thought to be ` silver
:14:10. > :14:17.bullet in areas of high infdction. Wildlife groups are keen to
:14:18. > :14:20.highlight the importance The Government was funding six
:14:21. > :14:33.projects for badger vaccination It cut them back to one to
:14:34. > :14:37.pursue the culling policy. Now, in terms of public opinion
:14:38. > :14:40.and the problems it's having with culling, it's accepted the need to
:14:41. > :14:42.expand badger vaccination and we're going to see ten new
:14:43. > :14:45.projects over the next few lonths. The National Trust says vaccination
:14:46. > :14:47.could be one of A hoard of 22,000 Roman coins has
:14:48. > :14:53.been found by a semi`retired builder Historians say the find is one
:14:54. > :14:59.of the most important ever And, as John Henderson has been
:15:00. > :15:03.finding out, the man who discovered them slept in his car
:15:04. > :15:16.for three nights to guard the site. That the find of his life. @ tiny
:15:17. > :15:21.fraction of the treasure discovered in East Devon by a semi rethred
:15:22. > :15:26.builder. They just spilled out all over. Just like hitting the
:15:27. > :15:33.jackpot? Just like hitting the jackpot, a fantastic feeling. It's
:15:34. > :15:41.the biggest kind of `` find of its kind in the country. Between 22 0
:15:42. > :15:50.and 23,000 coins. There is to tundra done hundreds of them. Smild. I m
:15:51. > :15:58.smiling all right! He made the find using trusty metal detector. The
:15:59. > :16:02.hoard weighed many kilos and bore images of Emperor Constantine, his
:16:03. > :16:07.family and other emperors. Dxperts say the Quins are the equiv`lent of
:16:08. > :16:13.a worker's pay the two years ` but who buried them and why. I dxpect it
:16:14. > :16:18.is to do with the farm office or something like a local Government
:16:19. > :16:23.office. These were the wages, maybe, of some of their employees `nd at
:16:24. > :16:28.some point, in the middle of the fourth century, things got ` bit
:16:29. > :16:32.tricky. It was not the safest of times. Whoever deposited thd money
:16:33. > :16:36.in the ground never came back to retrieve it. And when Lowrance found
:16:37. > :16:42.it last November, he wasn't leaving anything to chance. Between finding
:16:43. > :16:49.the coins and the archaeologist arriving, he slept in his c`r to
:16:50. > :16:54.guard the site. He and the landowner will share a reward when thd coins
:16:55. > :16:58.are sold. A campaign has bedn launched to keep the coins hn Exeter
:16:59. > :17:00.for stopper could be worth ` five figure sum for this find isn't just
:17:01. > :17:17.treasure. But of pieces of history. On to the sport now,
:17:18. > :17:20.and Plymouth Raiders have their sights set on winning trophies
:17:21. > :17:23.as the new basketball season gets Dave Gibbins has news of th`t,
:17:24. > :17:29.along with the rest of the sport. It is the eve of the new basketball
:17:30. > :17:32.season. More about the Plymouth Raiders in a moment. Exeter Chiefs
:17:33. > :17:34.has another Sunday blockbuster in the Premier League this weekend
:17:35. > :17:38.It's the turn of the Harleqtins to visit Sandy park, with only two
:17:39. > :17:40.bonus points separating the clubs in the Premier League this weekend
:17:41. > :17:42.It's the turn of the Harleqtins to visit Sandy park, with only two
:17:43. > :17:44.bonus points separating the club is a table.
:17:45. > :17:46.The Chiefs' international whng is back after a six`month absence
:17:47. > :17:50.through injury is. He's eagdr to show the form which led to his
:17:51. > :17:53.England call`up last debris. They said the most important thing were
:17:54. > :17:58.the Premiership games for the club and I need to be playing to put my
:17:59. > :18:04.hand up and take my position back because there are other people on
:18:05. > :18:09.the team who are playing very well. Plymouth Albion and the Cornish
:18:10. > :18:12.Pirates still await their fhrst championship wins of the se`son and
:18:13. > :18:17.they hope to get them at hole to Bedford and Mosley respectively
:18:18. > :18:23.Let's have a look at the wedkend's football.
:18:24. > :18:30.In cricket, Somerset have completed their County championship sdason by
:18:31. > :18:34.scrambling to a draw against the new champions, Yorkshire, at
:18:35. > :18:38.Headingley. They needed onlx 18 to win but clung on with one whcket
:18:39. > :18:42.remaining. Jamie Overton from North Devon was one of the survivors.
:18:43. > :18:46.We are up close and personal here at the city College in Plymouth with
:18:47. > :18:51.the Plymouth Raiders. We're on the eve of the new basketball sdason so
:18:52. > :18:54.I wonder what lies ahead. You don't get the long and the short
:18:55. > :19:05.of it in basketball. Mainly the long! Tall, lean and very mdan
:19:06. > :19:14.players. I play centre. I play the powerful. I play forward. I'm Dave
:19:15. > :19:18.Gibbons. I don't play basketball because I'm not tall enough.
:19:19. > :19:23.Plymouth Raiders have plentx of new talent at their disposal for the new
:19:24. > :19:32.season, which starts tomorrow with Bristol Flyers. When you look at the
:19:33. > :19:35.top teams and the lower tier teams, the top teams are really pl`y
:19:36. > :19:39.defence at a level that you expect them to be winning championships.
:19:40. > :19:45.I've made sure that I've got that message across, every singld time,
:19:46. > :19:49.to these boys. Eight new pl`yers have been brought in from all parts
:19:50. > :19:54.of the world ` America, Australia, Canada and, er, Birmingham. We've
:19:55. > :19:59.both played against Plymouth before in the past so we know what it's
:20:00. > :20:03.like to have the fans against us but now we're excited to have the fans
:20:04. > :20:07.with us. What's the court lhke? It's good. It sounds a lot different to
:20:08. > :20:10.what I'm used to in England but it's probably one of the best in the BB
:20:11. > :20:15.are so it's exciting to plax there every week. The players are spectre
:20:16. > :20:22.to go as high as they can and they've got the personnel to do just
:20:23. > :20:24.that. `` are expecting. Dave Gibbons a giant in sports
:20:25. > :20:26.broadcasting! A Plymouth yachtsman is gearing up
:20:27. > :20:28.to compete in one of the biggest single`handed races
:20:29. > :20:30.in the French sailing calendar. In a few weeks' time,
:20:31. > :20:33.Conrad Humphreys will be on the start line of the
:20:34. > :20:35.Route Du Rhum transatlantic race. Spotlight's Andy Breare
:20:36. > :20:45.has been to meet him. Ten years ago,
:20:46. > :20:49.Plymouth's Conrad Humphreys competes in a single`handed round
:20:50. > :20:52.the world yacht race. Fast forward ten years,
:20:53. > :20:54.he's in his early 40s and a father. He has a new boat and is
:20:55. > :20:58.about to go it alone once again The first challenge `
:20:59. > :21:02.the transatlantic Route Du Rhum a favourite on the French y`chting
:21:03. > :21:06.calendar and a race he once started I started the Route Du Rhum
:21:07. > :21:09.in 2002 and I didn't complete it. It's always been a bit
:21:10. > :21:12.of unfinished business for le. It was also the start
:21:13. > :21:15.of my solo career and we're here in arguably one of the toughest
:21:16. > :21:18.races, to be able to launch back into solo sailing and I think
:21:19. > :21:22.the Route Du Rhum is a great start. The Route Du Rhum is held every four
:21:23. > :21:26.years and sets off from a French Another familiar face lining up
:21:27. > :21:33.at the start this time round is Sir Robin Knox Johnston, agdd 7 ,
:21:34. > :21:37.the oldest skipper in the r`ce. But for Conrad, this marks the start
:21:38. > :21:41.of a new solo racing campaign which could see him competing in
:21:42. > :21:47.the next Vendee Globe in two years. That's an itch that is
:21:48. > :21:50.never really gone away. I always said that I would be back
:21:51. > :21:54.to do it with a really good campaign, a really good budget, and
:21:55. > :21:59.I think there's a real opportunity More than 40 yachts will be lining
:22:00. > :22:15.up alongside Conrad on Novelber 2nd on the French coast in
:22:16. > :22:19.a race he is hoping will mark a new Now, we've had a summer
:22:20. > :22:27.of music festivals ` Woodstock, Glastonbury, Beautiful Days,
:22:28. > :22:30.Chagstock ` to name but a fdw. Yes, move over, humans ` Devon's
:22:31. > :22:34.dogs are about to have some fun A ball is being held for our
:22:35. > :22:38.canine friends to raise mondy for a Well,
:22:39. > :22:52.our very own newshound Andrda Ormsby Piper is in for a pamper. Hd's off
:22:53. > :23:00.to Woofstock and wants to bd top dog. Absolutely. We're doing what we
:23:01. > :23:03.can to get Piper the king of the walk status so he's having `
:23:04. > :23:08.pampering session this mornhng. He's being spruced up by Lucy. Hd's got
:23:09. > :23:15.his bowtie already to go and it s fair to say he's quite excited.
:23:16. > :23:19.Piper is going to party to classic songs with dog related titlds. They
:23:20. > :23:23.will be hot under the collar if he misses a competition where he will
:23:24. > :23:29.get a judge his own treats. But it isn't just about fun for Piper, who
:23:30. > :23:32.was a rescue dog. Dogs like this only get seven days before they re
:23:33. > :23:36.put to sleep in the pound and we went to one at a rescue and picked
:23:37. > :23:41.up two hours before he was to be put to sleep. He has a home to go to but
:23:42. > :23:46.for everyone we take out of the pound, there are probably sdven
:23:47. > :23:51.eight, nine, ten others who don t make it out. There will be VIPs `
:23:52. > :23:55.very important pets ` but none more regal than these. We're going to
:23:56. > :24:05.have the king and queen turn up tomorrow in style, with our
:24:06. > :24:10.fantastic driver. He's laying down on the job! The driver is done in
:24:11. > :24:14.and Piper is pooped but between 10am and five BM tomorrow at Marwood Hill
:24:15. > :24:23.Gardens near Barnstaple, thdy'll be ready for Woofstock. `` 5pm.
:24:24. > :24:34.I've seen it all now! Let's go to our own top dog with the we`ther.
:24:35. > :24:39.We've got quite this weekend with nothing to give us much in the way
:24:40. > :24:44.of rain. Quite a lot of clotd around and a bit misty first thing in the
:24:45. > :24:48.morning but mainly dry. If `nything, we do need some rain and thdre is
:24:49. > :24:51.nothing that's going to appreciate over the next days. We've still got
:24:52. > :24:56.high pressure. It's weak but it is there nonetheless. All thesd weather
:24:57. > :24:59.fronts get pushed across to the north of Scotland. This week system
:25:00. > :25:02.is across us at the moment through the English Channel and will be
:25:03. > :25:05.stubborn to move out of the way tomorrow but it would eventtally get
:25:06. > :25:09.pushed out of the way and it's a brighter day on Sunday but for
:25:10. > :25:13.tomorrow, a lot of cloud around and a spot of drizzle in the wind.
:25:14. > :25:18.Briefly some sunshine. That was the satellite picture from earlher. The
:25:19. > :25:23.south coast certainly had bdst of the weather. There was some sunshine
:25:24. > :25:26.here and some lovely quiet conditions out at sea. The winds
:25:27. > :25:35.have been generally light over the last week or so so just the gentlest
:25:36. > :25:38.of waves and a good view. The sea temperature is still around 70
:25:39. > :25:43.degrees, still reasonably comfortable to stick your toe in and
:25:44. > :25:46.have a swim, and with quiet weather around this weekend, no big waves
:25:47. > :25:51.and nothing for surfers to appreciate. Enough clear skx later
:25:52. > :25:55.to let the temperature get hnto single figures. A bit misty with
:25:56. > :25:59.even some fog forming, which could be stubborn to move first thing
:26:00. > :26:02.tomorrow. Not everywhere, btt some of the Falkirk could be quite
:26:03. > :26:06.thick, with night`time tempdratures in the towns and cities arotnd 1 or
:26:07. > :26:14.12 but in the countryside dhpping into single figures. Tomorrow is a
:26:15. > :27:47.great, misty, murky start. The improvement is slow and