17/01/2017 Channel Islands News

Good evening I'm Charlie McArdle, welcome to BBC Channel Islands.

These are Tuesday's headlines: Public pressure

following innovation fund fiasco - A tearful Senator Ozouf offers to

ask you to be glad for now we are rid of a minister who has been such

a liability to this island. ?3 million shortfall for Guernsey's

new waste management facility. And there's been an increase

in the number of people with mental health issues being held

in police cells. I worked fine but cold weather

continues, no sign of any arena for the next few days. All the details

later in the programme. -- no sign of any rain.

A tearful Senator Philip Ozouf offered to resign from his role

as assistant Chief Minister today over losses to the Innovation Fund.

It was set up to support new business ideas but potentially

lost one point ?4 million of public money.

Although Senator Ozouf didn't set up the scheme,

he has been legally responsible for it for the last year.

There were calls outside the States meeting today for him to see out

Over a hundred protesters gathered in Royal Square this afternoon

to show they'd no confidence in Senator Philip Ozouf.

Their anger was also directed at the Chief Minister who they've

The public perception is that the Chief Minister is very

So it may be that the Innovation Fund is small money compared to some

of the other problems that they may not know about.

And the anger wasn't just outside, with policians also

We have a States Chamber that is completely

They don't know how the people in this square feel because these

are ordinary islandners who represent everybody

on the island in terms of their views, their values

and what they want to see from government.

The people in that States assembly simply don't understand how

But the man at the centre of this protest wouldn't face the public

and offered to resign behind closed doors.

He says he believes he's done the right thing

I shall be writing to the Chief Minister offering to step aside.

The Chief Minister was also avoiding questions.

I shall be making a statement to the assembly.

had enough of Senator Ozouf, the Chief Minister says there

is a role for governments to get involved in promoting innovation.

He went on to say that is a role for Government to get involved in

promoting innovation but the state must learn from mistakes made in

handling the innovation plan. Guernsey shouldn't become a slave

to it's recycling targets That's the stark message form

Deputy Peter Roffey ahead of a debate aimed at freeing up

almost ?3 million to meet a shortfall in funds

for the new waste management Guernsey has certainly embraced

the recycling message. But there's still more to be

done if targets of 70% That's the ultimate aim,

and a government debate next week could launch the island

into a new era of waste management. But costs have gone up

since the strategy was originally and now the States are being asked

to free up the extra funds needed. I think that the figures originally

put forward to persuade the States to go down this route

were wildly inaccurate. It's almost irrelevant

now, isn't it? We've got a tip that will be filled

some time next year, there is no other plan B

on the table, we've got to export, we've got to say, "Sweden,

we didn't want to burn our waste, "so will you burn it

for us instead'. I'm going to vote for that

with a very heavy heart, but that doesn't mean I'm

going to accept all of Kerbside collections are set

to cost ?2 million a year, and Deputy Roffey feels the island

shouldn't simply plough on with recycling targets

regardless of cost. But, time for talking

is running out. What we need clearly

is a decision. We've done a certain thing

for a very long time. We've done something that's cheap,

it's dirty, environmentally it's unfriendly and we need to stop doing

it, so States members need to coalesce solidly around a vote

in favour of waste export. Each time the sun sets

on Mont Cuet, the island moves Any more delays, however well

intended, could cost time Roisin Gauson, BBC Channel

Islands News, Guernsey. There's been an increase

in the number of people with mental health issues being held

in cells at Jersey police station. Last year 72 people were detained -

that's up from 67 the year before. It comes as a report

by the Jersey Police authority that says cells should not be

considered a place of safety. We are going to illegally who is

expressing suicidal ideas. A mental health nurse accompanies

a police officer on a call-out. Sussex police are one of several

forces who have trialled this It led to a big drop in the number

of people with mental health issues Mental health is very much an area

where there are lots of different practices being tested around the

British Isles and we are looking at Best practice and aiming to provide

the best possible service we can to our community. Last year officers

were called out to 105 calls relating to mental health issues and

there are concerns about the pressure it is placing on resources.

In a report released by the police authority they see the level of

demand on police from people suffering from mental health issues

continues to be a source of concern and while they recognise the

importance of the role officers they believe police cells should not be

considered a place of safety. They have assured us when the new

hospital is built there will be a proper suites are available for

mental health conditions and of course the provision will be much

improved when the police move to the new police headquarters in March

this year. With the new hospital at least six years away a short-term

solution not involving police cells still needs to be found.

Guernsey's Health and Social Care Committee is looking

to "focus on the future, not the past" after it released

the findings of the final visit by the

It concluded there have been significant improvements

in organisational culture and better leadership.

It follows a damning report two years ago

The President of the Health and Social Care Committee is keen

There has been a lot of investment put in the past two years, money

does not mean everything behind that has been a sea change in how

services are provided and would say this is safe environment for patents

to have their babies. And I'm really proud of what the staff of time to

get us to place we are today. -- what the staff have done.

The Channel Islands could have a new airline.

It's called Waves and will be leasing a fleet of these

It's hoping to be in operation this summer.

The company will run up to four services an hour between the islands

at a cost of between ?45 and ?75 for a single leg.

Its boss says he hopes it'll be an "alternative" rather

than a "competitor" to other airlines.

We are completely driven by our technology backbone and that

technology enables islanders to book and fly in the most convenient and

easy and cost efficient way possible. It is an alternative to

the existing airlines which are currently offering services.

Guernsey's tennis star Heather Watson has made it

through to the second round of the Australian Open.

Watson didn't drop a game in the third set, beating

Australian and eighteenth seed Sam Stosur

She's next in action in a few hours' time in the doubles.

Heather is one of several British players who have

And Heather says it really spurs her on.

For me, it really motivates me when I see it but on day one and then I

followed Jerry's match on that court. I think it is great and I use

it to push myself along. And try and keep up with them all now. -- when I

followed Joe's match. The temperature has dropped

but a least we can be thankful it's dry for the time being,

or am I speaking too soon, It is certainly a bright story,

perhaps too drive for those in the fields and the gardens -- to drive.

A lot of cold weather coming in from the east. Cold and ride tomorrow and

some overnight frost but also sunshine. Why is it dry and cold?

Because of this area of pressure, high pressure. It moves around a bit

over the next 24 hours, this -- tracking steadily westwards. We are

clear of that cloud in the south-west of England. By the middle

of the day on Thursday the same area of high pressure is still giving us

easterly winds. Those winds coming from quite a cold correction, where

temperatures are startling -- called direction, such as France. We will

see a frost overnight, inland temperatures around zero. Disturbing

winds which means the raw feeling day, -- easterly winds. It is a

called Mike datamodel, a bit more of a breeze and quite a cold day. -- it

will be called Mike datamodel. Here are the times of high water. The

coastal waters forecast has the winds used by north-easterly four,

occasionally five. This is the outward. More cloud into the weekend

but the temperatures do not get above six Celsius. A bit more cloud

on Thursday and Friday, Saturday generally rather cloudy and quite

cold. If you're heading to France and across into Belgium temperatures

just a few degrees above freezing. Our top story, tearful senator

resigned from the States to over potential losses of ?1.4 million

from innovation fund. Join us again and 30 PM. Why for now.

especially when your child is learning difficulties. -- when your

child has learning difficulties. A Devon man is taking his campaign

about living with dementia Norman McNamara has made the film,

Norrms, to raise awareness and show how people with dementia can

still live happy lives. It will be shown at

the Sundance Festival in Utah. Diagnosed with dementia in his 50s,

Norma McNamara was horrified at how little people knew

about the condition. He started the Purple Angel

campaign and even canvassed It started with a Memory Cafe

and local shops signing up Now, there are ambassadors

worldwide in more than There are films out there

and to be honest, they are Because to be honest,

it always shows the bad side, and of course there is a bad

side to dementia, there But we wanted to show the positive

side and how there is life And also how people can actually

live a good life after Norman's partner Elaine has

seen good times as well She's seen how making this

film has helped him. It helps because it

keeps his brain active. It has got something for him to do

and you're not thinking about what's wrong with you, but

about other people. And when we set off with the Torbay

Dementia Action Alliance, we have the Memory Cafe,

but the idea was if we can dementia and their carer,

that was job done. Norrms was filmed both

here and in the USA. I was probably one of the first

Dementia Angels, Purple Angel The second or third,

maybe the first, I don't know. I interviewed Norman,

I was running an online talk show called The Dementia Project

and I had Norman on as a guest. But it all came together

and the Purple Angel started and it's amazing

what the man has done. As part of the campaign,

many hospitals in the US now give patients a Purple Angel wristband,

so when they go missing, people know This is not about labelling

people or showing people up or putting them

in a box, but helping them. We love the NHS, especially

in Torbay and we will carry on knocking at that door

and they'll say yes, hopefully. Although not officially

sanctioned by some dementia bodies, the Purple Angel

campaign is huge, with thousands of Norman hopes the film

will spread Now swimming outdoors probably isn't

high on your agenda in January, but for some people,

including our next guest, Pauline Barker is an ice

swimmer and later this week is leading a team out to Poland

for a rather chilly competition. Welcome to Spotlight. Why do you

want to swim in icy cold water? Ones used to date, it is quite pleasant.

Getting in is the hard part, but the camaraderie of the event and once

you're there, you end up with a smile on your face. We have photos

from the event last year in Poland, with the temperature at minus 17.

Tell us a bit about the competition are what you have to do in these

conditions? It was about minus 17. This year it will be a little bit

warmer, minus nine. , Easier than! The water will be about two degrees.

For the main event, it is a one kilometres event, the longest swim

but we do. There are also shorter events of 100 metres and 250 metres

for those who don't want to go the full kilometre. You did well last

year, didn't you? Yes, I won the 500 metre event. That took about 12

minutes. There's a serious side though, isn't there? We all know the

shock bodies can go into an exposed to cold water and people even die

from hypothermia. So, how do you adapt to the bitterly cold

temperatures? How do you prepare? Folk cold water swimmers, we to

acclimatise. When we first start-up we tell people to state in the water

for one minute for every degree of temperature. 10 degrees for ten

minutes and so on. You can stay in for longer and longer as you get

used to it. The trick is not just the swimming, but how you recover

afterwards. We should point to anyone wearing a wet suit, are you?

Just a normal swimming costume. No wet suits, no hats and gloves, just

a swimming costume. This is very different to your day job, isn't it?

Yes, I work in a bank. So my spare time IIS swimmer. I've always been a

swimmer and I swim -- swum the channel and I had to learn how to

acclimatise to the cold vendor. It is becoming quite popular is wild

swimming, in the south-west. Is it good place to train? The best place

to train for this sort of thing. There were lots of wild swimmers in

and Cornwall. I run a group. It is a social group and there are 7000

people in that group watching it, swimming with others and it happens

all over Devon and Cornwall. People should take an organised group,

shouldn't they? Yes, it's always safer to swimming company. There is

guidance on the website. -- to swim in the company. Swimmer with

friends, it is not just compatible, but safer. Good look in Poland.

Rather you dummy! -- a rather you than me!

The Princess Royal donned her wellies during

Princess Anne met workers and users of two charities and opened

Spotlight's Andrea Ormsby has spent the day

Arriving by helicopter with a big wave from the youngsters touring

A big day for them and for this pig, Licquorice.

A good old brush from the children to

Wellies are the order of the day here.

What was most exciting, meeting Licquorice the pig or Princess Anne?

It's the most wonderful way to celebrate Farms For

She's been a long-term supporter and it is always great to have

support to help us raise our profile and this is really nice to have her

here today, celebrating the end of our 40th anniversary year.

The Princess was here this morning to help

celebrate 60 years of the Highbury Trust which helps those with

I would like to say thank you and I think she's

It means so much to the Highbury Trust.

It is an incredible organisation that encourages

It highlights who they are and helps people take notice.

Also on the royal schedule today, an official opening

of the new 50-metre Olympic Legacy pool at

It was great to meet a member of

The combination of 15-odd years of the vision to bring the

50-metre pool for the community to benefit from and for swimming across

A city is about to try and hold its nerve as Plymouth Argyle face

Premier League giants Liverpool once more in the FA Cup.

Manager Derek Adams today said he's not changing his tactics as the top

flight club comes to Home Park for the third round replay.

Ahead of the big match tomorrow, our Sports Reporter Andy Birkett has met

up with a Pilgrims legend to get his take on it all.

Eye taxi of a home part? Do you know where you're going? Not from on this

way? No, from Liverpool. Scouser? Yes. Bubble man? Yes, read. I'm not

a balloon. One just read, you are agreed. Where does your loyalty lie

for this game? I was born and bred in Liverpool, but I have lived in

Plymouth a long time and I will sit on the fence. You are a cult hero

here at home Park. What was it about this place the majors so successful

do you think? After the initial few games, the fans took to me and like

most strikers that can score goals, you become a bit of a cult hero and

you can go to Liverpool, they've all got goal-scorers, but every year, I

seemed to do well Plymouth and I loved it down here and when you are

playing well and scoring goals, it became one of those things. The fans

seemed to like me and it's been like that ever since. Your star was a lot

different to the way people start today in football, wasn't it? Yes,

it was Blu-ray competition in the Liverpool Echo. Collect 20 vouchers,

send them off to the paper and hopefully get a trial, which I did.

I went to six or seven trials and from 10,000 children, I got down to

the last 20. I was watched by the Liverpool staff and ended up playing

in a five a side which we would 5- nil and I scored all five is goals.

The next night, I was asked to become a trainer. You are not just

asked by any manager were you? Yes, I was asked by Bill Shankly. It was

a privilege to have been signed up with him and get to know him.

Without picking a favourite, but you've already said you fence

sitting, can Argyle win? Yes, they can, without a doubt. They defended

so well at Anfield and got the right result. If they keep without defence

and create chances, anything can happen. It has happened before and

it will happen again. BBC Radio Devon will have

full commentary from You can also follow the match online

and we'll be live at Home Park Nine or 10 degrees at the moment of

our sea temperatures. It is warmer in the sea than it is our side

though. We have some grey weather at the moment. Tomorrow, there's a

chance of brighter conditions. Some may try and work through the cloud.

Try and light winds. A quiet week. Not much rain. Not much sun either.

More of a chance to see spells of sunshine tomorrow. Across the

Channel, there's a good deal of clear sky. That will merge further

north overnight tonight. There's a weather front is the cloud we now

have. Is moving to the north of those tomorrow. It's allowing

clearer skies to develop. Belly comes back down on into Friday. --

then it comes down. If you want to set your barometer at

the moment, it should be reading about a thousand and 37. Let's look

at the cloud from today. It's broken quite nicely across eastern parts of

England. That's clear sky will gradually move westwards. We will

see clearer skies across Dorset. Maybe not into Devon, but even south

of Somerset, they might get a glimpse of the stars and quickly,

much lower temperatures. This was earlier across Dartmoor. There's

been a lot of hill folk. It doesn't make for much of an atmospheric

scene, look up cross and I think it will be a similar scene tomorrow.

The southern part of Dartmoor may start to see more breaks developing

in the cloud. But for all of us, is still feels cold. Overnight tonight,

the cloud clears. Parts of East Somerset and into the east of

Dorset. Further west, stubborn cloud, still capable of producing

drizzle. Temperatures of 3-4 . To the east where we see the sky is

clear, there will be frost with temperatures of -1 possibly. Some of

brighter sky and clearer weather will drift along south coast. Here

is where we will see the best of the sunshine. The cloud is stubborn

further north. Similar temperatures, 8-9 . Light winds. More breeze. We

should get some sunny spells as well. A brighter day compared to

earlier today. Times of high water on the screen now.

The outlook is a dry one and perhaps a little brighter.

There will be a Spotlight of the data 10:30pm. We are back tomorrow

at 6:30pm with a build up to the big match. Join us though. Goodbye.

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