23/01/2017 Channel Islands News

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

Disabled islanders face a daily struggle for access.

The provision of a ramp or outside lift which wheelchairs could use

will obviously solve the problem. I think it's a good opportunity to be

in the vanguard of a lot of local businesses over here to provide for

this sort of facility. tighter regulations for commercial

vessels in Guernsey. And from cradle to grave -

400 years of family history We have another cold night,

widespread frost and sunshine tomorrow, turning mist later. All

the details of me later in the programme.

People with disabilities in Jersey say they are facing daily

difficulties because of limited access to commercial premises.

Although the Islands government is holding a public consultation

into the concerns disabled residents have, some say the island

has a long way to go to become disabled-friendly.

John's local post office is soon to be based here at the reception

But the only way in is up these stairs.

The provision of a ramp or outside lift which wheelchairs could use

And it's a good opportunity for Jersey Evening Post

in the vanguard of a lot of local businesses over here to provide

But like many old buildings in Jersey, this one wasn't designed

And changing it isn't as simple as it seems.

We've got the added complication of running it as a through road

as well, so we have traffic running right by those stairs so we've got

to be considerate of how people would get onto a ramp or elevator.

So we'd have to look at building a refuge

for them first and foremost, so it would mean a whole

redesign of the front of building, which is why we're spending a bit

more time than just putting a ramp up.

Navigating around St Helier can be a bit of a minefield.

This is a particularly difficult challenge,

door and step, so I have to push with hand that works.

Pam is partially paralysed after a stroke, and often

While she has sympathy for businesses, she feels the island

has a long way to go to become disabled-friendly.

A lot of the buildings are listed, they problems obviously,

but there are ways around it, temporary ramps that can be lifted

up and taken in at the end of the day, and I think it's time

Jersey really has to start thinking about disabled people.

This town told us that they do have ramps for people who need them.

We asked for comment from the Town Centre Manager,

the Infrastructure Minister, and Jersey Post but they either

didn't get back to us or they said it didn't come

But with new disability laws set to come in next year,

Disabled access could be higher on people's agenda.

Three Guernsey midwives who are facing charges of misconduct

following the death of a baby at Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth

Hospital in 2014 will have to wait until next month to find out

Lisa Granville, Antonia Manousaki and Tuija Roussel accept

some of the charges, and deny others.

All three worked on Loveridge Ward at the time.

Their hearing will resume on the 6th of February.

Controversial proposals to introduce tighter regulations for commercial

vessels in Guernsey have been making waves among the island's

Following the adoption of the UK Port Marine Safety Code,

the Harbour Master must review current legislation and also

A proposed Bailiwick of Guernsey code is at consultation stage.

Poor communication, complacency, and a failure to follow safety

procedures led to this passenger ferry hitting a reef last year.

And now safety regulations are being tightened up.

A consultation's underway that will affect all

Some of the key proposals are that there needs to be:

More qualifications for crew members.

And also a full time engineer present for every journey.

Guernsey's Harbour master is proposing the changes.

He says safety is ultimately his responsibility.

We aren't suggesting people are not experienced or have a wealth of

knowledge and competence, but we need to have that in some sort of

structure that we can force and monitor as the agency and ultimately

the people who December and explaining the awful event of an

incident happening. -- who have to stand there and explain.

This man's worked in shipping for 50 years

But he says the new safety code would mean that he wouldn't be

allowed to work on any commercial vessels.

The qualifications is currently written are very stringent, and as

it stands, I wouldn't be able to work on any of the vessels. That is

quite a high standard? I'm not sure it was the intention, but that is

how it was worded, and that's where you engage in consultation.

Peshmerga that's why you engage. -- that is why you engage.

The consultation finishes at the end of the month with the new code

For the first time ever, Jersey baptism, marriage and death

records going back to 1540 have been made available to search online.

A collection of 72,000 images can now be viewed at ancestry.com due

to a two-year collaboration with jersey Heritage.

Jon De La Haye has been delving into the islands history.

We have lots of different people here. We have somebody whose father

was a painter, a gardener, we have an illegitimate child here. So we've

got lots of information here that people can use to trace their family

history. A 19th century baptism

register from St Helier - now accessible online

for anyone to see. Thousands of images featuring

hundreds of thousands of people between 1540 and 1940 are now

available - and these documents have already helped those

tracing their roots. We actually had a couple in on

Saturday, and they came in to the archive, they knew that the

gentleman's grandfather had left Jersey in the 1920s, but they didn't

really know anything else about the family. Within an hour, we were back

to the 1760s by using the Parish records. Richter baptisms, the

marriage of the parents. They are wonderful for building up the family

tree. Bye many of Jersey's more famous. -- many of Jersey's more

famous. famous residents also

feature in these records, from Jessie Boot, World number one

golfer Harry Vardon, The Church of England documents

needed to be legally released by Jersey's Dean,

who thought they should be by people, so should belong

to them to be accessed. The secrets of 400 years of Jersey's

history is now available to members of this website,

but also for free here Jersey Reds have reached the quarter

finals of the British Irish Cup. They faced Ulster A for a place in

the final eight of the rugby cup - but the Irish side didn't make it

an easy win for the hosts It was a strong start for the Reds

at St Peter as Uili Kolo'ofa'i scored the first points

in the match. But with a home quarter

final up for grabs - a first for the island -

guest side Ulster A wasn't They soon made it equal with this

try and then McPhillips conversion But despite a good effort

from the Reds and a strong support crowd of over 1400 at

St Peters, the home side And that gap continued

to grow in the second half. Ulster went 11 points

ahead with a 21-10 lead. But with lots of board

banging and encouragement from the supporters,

the hosts fought back. With just ten minutes to go,

Jersey finally over took And went even further to win

the match 26-21 to make history. We knew how big a game

this was and the reward of a home quarter final,

I think um more impressive was how we - the way we went

about our business today. We showed character and we got

a bonus point to win. To come from 21-10 down

was exceptional and the boys really Jersey Reds now hope this success

and a home quarter final will enable them to repeat last seasons success

and make it through to the semifinal Fixtures for the British Irish

cup quarter finals have Jersey will host Cornish Pirates

on the second weekend in March. It's been a very cold few

days in the Islands, with most of us waking up

to a blanket of frost. Not good if you need

to scrape the car windscreen, but fantastic conditions for taking

great pictures, which some have you have posted

to our Facebook page. Tristan Boscher captured this

magical shot of the sun coming And Laura Garnham took this

in the lanes of St Saviours. If you've got a great picture

there is way you can share it to many others and possibly be seen

across the BBC, it's David Braine can tell us

more and of course bring You are quite right. If you look for

BBC weather Watchers, you can register and send your photographs

in. Not just seen across the Channel islands, seen right across the

world. This is one of our weather Watchers, a lovely shot of Guernsey

in the morning sunshine this morning. But as we have been seeing,

the frost is already starting to form. It is another bitterly cold

night to come. A frosty start tomorrow. Fine and sunny again, but

perhaps turning a bit misty overnight tomorrow night. And into

the early hours of Wednesday morning. For the most part, it is

still a dry story. The high pressure which has been with us since the

start of the year is very stubborn. It's sticking its hills and again,

still across as buying the middle of the day tomorrow. There are several

mother fronts trying to move into western Europe. -- weather fronts.

They bump up the area of high pressure, squeezy isobars and give

us a strong wind on Thursday. Thursday could end up being quite a

raw feeling day, not only will it be windy but with the cold it will feel

quite bitter. Quite a high wind chill factor as well. The cloud

covering the south-eastern part of UK has been mist and low cloud, and

for all of us overnight tonight the skies will be largely clear. Which

will allow those temperatures to get pretty much where they were last

night, zero, possibly as low as minus one. Widespread overnight

frost to start tomorrow morning across the islands. Tomorrow is

another fine day was the frost has lifted. The wind light in,

eventually coming in from the South or Southwest. That will help

temperatures up to nine or 10 degrees as a maximum. At times of

high water. And for our servers, the wave size is increasing. Quite a big

swell developing in the Atlantic, some waves will come ashore. 2-4

feet. The coastal waters forecast, southerly force to 23-macro,

generally fair with good visibility. Wednesday could start of cold, and a

bit misty. And then a breezy and cold feeling day on Thursday. Have a

good evening. Charlie. Thanks, David, nice haircut. If you have a

great picture, we would like to see them. You can post them on the

weather watchers page, or our Facebook page.

You're up to date with the news from the Channel islands -

I'll be back at 8pm with an update and then again at 10.30pm.

A mother from Somerset calling for a fresh investigation

into the death of her son on the Isles of Scilly has

had a private meeting with a senior police officer.

Tracey Clayton says she's convinced someone else was responsible

for the death of her son Josh on Tresco 16 months ago.

Last week, a coroner ordered Devon and Cornwall Police to investigate

Mrs Clayton has been speaking exclusively

Before I take my last breath, we will know what happened to my boy.

Without a doubt, we will find out and we will get justice for Josh.

When police on the Isles of Scilly found the body of Josh Clayton, they

put it down to accidental death. The bar manager vanished after attending

a private party on Tresco. His body was discovered ten days later. Last

week, an inquest into his death was halted when evidence emerged. This

man, Leroy Thomas, told the hearing he witnessed Josh arguing with a

group of men. The coroner said the police needed to reinvestigate.

Which has given some hope to Josh Clayton's family who remain

convinced someone else was responsible for his death. I have

had a meeting with Devon and Cornwall police, a senior police

officer, who has assured me he will review and hopefully look for any

gaps that happened throughout the investigation. It definitely was not

an accident. I have thought it from day one, I still believe it now. The

police force have issued a statement saying we were only made aware of

the new evidence at the inquest and are carrying out further enquiries.

It is not clear how long they will take all what they will uncover

given the matter of time since Josh Clayton died. His mother who until

now has said she wanted a new force to investigate says she will give

Devon and Cornwall a week to convince heard they are serious

about uncovering the truth. A 300-year-old Dartmoor Bridge has

been struck by motorists more Devon County Council says the cost

of repairing the ancient structure but they now have a plan

to cut the cost. Today, CCTV cameras at the bridge

have been turned on and motorists who hit the bridge will be

charged for repairs. You might expect to be watched by

cameras here. But what about here? From today, Big Brother is watching

this bridge. Built in the era of the horse and cart, it now has to cope

with much more. The area north of Ashburton is popular with canoeists

and walkers as well as being a busy route for locals. But despite

warning signs, some drivers are taking risks. Risks which are

damaging the bridge and taking time and money to repair. Over 20 years

it has been repeatedly damaged many times in a year and recently that

seems to have got worse, say we are introducing the CCTV as a final

resource. New home bridge is one of nearly 3005 Hundred Rd bridges in

Devon. The county council has a budget of ?100,000 to fix accident

damage on all of them. Last year they went over that budget in South

Devon alone. We cannot afford to keep spending out money like we are

doing at the present time. It will cost around ?9,000 to pretend that

we think we can recover that money over the course of one year. How do

local people feel about CCTV cameras being used here? Horrified. This is

creeping urbanisation, it does not belong on Dartmoor but the more I

thought about it and the amount of damage, putting up signs does not

deter people send the charging them well. Anyone caught on camera who

fills to stop will be contacted by the council which will reclaim costs

for repairs from the driver or their insurer.

It's time for the sport now and Natalie's here

After last week's glamour of the FA Cup, Plymouth Argyle got back

to League business with a 2-1 win away at Cheltenham.

The victory means they're still second in Division 2.

The Pilgrims took the lead in the 26th minute when Sonny Bradley

After Cheltenham had equalised, fans had to wait until stoppage time

It's the second time this season the centreback has

It was the meeting of the two in-form teams of the division

and Exeter came out on top, beating Colchester 3-0.

Reuben Reid, David Wheeler and Liam McAlinden scored the goals

giving the Grecians' playoff hopes a big boost.

It's 999 for Exeter - they're now ninth in the league,

have extended their unbeaten run to nine and ended Colchester's

Yeovil could have had it all, but had to settle

Francois Zoko put them ahead - Blackpool drew level and then

Darren Ward put the Glovers back in the lead.

It looked like they would hold on, but they were denied in the fifth

The Exeter Chiefs are out of Europe after losing

They reached the quarterfinals stage last year, but this term lost four

of their six pool games, making for an early exit.

Their French hosts scored seven tries while the Chiefs replied

Rob Baxter said he was very disappointed with the manner

of their departure from a competition.

He feels sure the Chiefs could win at some stage.

Now, it's time to meet the Wrinklies - that's not what I've called them -

They've got an average age of 80 and their oldest player is 94 -

incidentally her baby brother is 92 and he plays too.

They meet in Ottery St Mary once a week for a spot of table tennis.

It keeps them fit and in some cases has changed their lives.

Andy Birkett doesn't quite fit into their age bracket, but he's

Speed, reactions, agility - things we are told diminish with age.

While that may be true, this group of senior sportsmen

and women are proof that sometimes guile, finesse and, of course,

If I do the housework, I'm allowed out in the afternoon.

What is it about coming here and playing table tennis

It is the highlight of most people's week, you know.

We just look forward to it, have a wonderful time.

The standard has been going up all the time.

Try telling that to Frank that it's just about keeping fit.

The man with the most fearsome serve in the whole of...

As well as the fun side to all of this, there

Over the last few years, John has offered a number of strokes,

For some time now he doesn't know who I am and will ask at least

several times a day, I don't know you, who are you?

When he's away from here, he can't walk properly up the road,

People with dementia tend to get worse like this because they have

Physically here, he's different as well.

He has never fallen playing table tennis here.

And then there is Diana and her 92-year-old baby brother David.

I'm told the last time these two played a singles match

What do you get out of coming here and playing table tennis?

I love the company, but I also love table tennis and, you know,

I think you have to think about it, and you have to move about a bit,

It's better than a rocking chair and a tartan rug.

I couldn't leave here without testing whether youth

I've never been so relieved to lose at something

She beat him fair and square! Diana showed him. Some great volleys.

Really brilliant. Now, weather is a topic

we all like to discuss - too hot, too cold -

we're never happy! And the Met Office says last year

was the warmest year on record. But does it still snow

like it used to? Jemma Woodman has been taking

a look back at the great Is anywhere more beautiful

than Dartmoor in the snow? And a light dusting at least

is pretty much guaranteed But if you think you remember a time

when you only have to walk out your front door to be knee-deep

in drifts, then you're The older you are, the more

likely you are to say, But is that true or just faded

memories wrapped up in nostalgia? Time to dip into the

archives to find out. In 1963, the south-west bore

the brunt of a series There were large-scale

rescue operations. The chief one was the

relief of Whittendown. But in 2010, the same

thing happened again. This time it was milk tankers

getting stuck on the roads in what proved to be the coldest

winter in 30 years. Actually the footage shows that

2010 doesn't compare to 1963 for cold or snow,

but there's one winter that does For that we have to go way back

in the archives before many of you were born and regional

TV didn't exist. Mike at the southwest film

and television archive has dug I have had a good look in the

database and in the paper records. There is very little

of 1947, but I think I have Hope Cove looking more

like Antarctica than The lifeboat brings in food supplies

to marooned villagers. In 1947, January 22,

the snow started to fall and fell every day somewhere in the UK

for over 70 days. And if you want to know why it

doesn't snow like it use to, find out the answer

on Inside Out South West Now with the forecast of blizzards

on the way... No chance. I don't think we will see any snow but what

we saw on the beach at Dawlish this morning, you might be forgiven for

thinking there was snow but it is actually frost. Also a beautiful

South Devon coast with a view out across to Bow Island. It looks like

the fine, clear skies will lead to another sharp frost overnight

tonight. Dry and bright for most of this week. Frost and fog but also

becoming quite windy later on. You will notice not a great deal of rain

in that forecast. First thing tomorrow, it is the freezing fog

that could be a problem. Both later on tonight and first thing tomorrow,

particularly across parts of Dorset, Somerset and the east of Devon.

There is quite a nice line of cloud out to the west which has rain on it

but it does not get much closer. We have high pressure in charge. By the

middle of Wednesday it is starting to weaken and by Thursday it will

get a bit closer. A really cold feeling day on Thursday with

Southeast winds and low temperatures. That was the satellite

picture from earlier today. Not only in land was it fine but also along

the coast. This is Watergate Bay where it was a beautiful day. A bit

of haze in the air, quite a bit of pollution around today but not so

bad tomorrow by something for our selfless and walkers along the

coastline, some lovely weather. See temperatures around nine or 10

degrees. Let's follow the forecast through the night to calm because

with all this clear sky, the temperatures are falling and we will

see some mist and fog developing later in the night. Further west, I

would not say it is frost free but temperatures are slightly higher. I

don't think anywhere will escape a touch of frost at some point through

the night with the lowest temperatures, -5 possible. Much of

the day tomorrow is fine and dry. More cloud from time to time. A

slightly higher temperature between nine and 11 degrees. For the Isles

of Scilly, staying dry with sunny spells. Have a good evening.

Just before we go, a look ahead to tomorrow's Spotlight.

We're investigating why people are commuting further and further.

We'd like to hear about your journey to work -

You can get in touch via Facebook, Twitter and email.

If you would like to join me on BBC radio Devon, I am on between one and

4pm. But from all of us here, good night.

To break someone physically... Agh! ..is not a problem.

Nectar of the gods, I'm telling you. Thank you, Colonel.

He's definitely battling some demons.

If they have a fear of water, God help them.

Tom Jones, obviously. Winston Churchill.