05/04/2017 Channel Islands News

Welcome to BBC Channel Islands on Wednesday April 5th.

The murder investigation continues. Jersey police are still questioning

a 58 your old man about the death of a woman in St Helier.

20,000 bulbs being planted, but at a time of cuts,

what is the real worth of the floral displays in Guernsey?

We work very closely to find ways that we can reduce the costs without

impacting on the overall effect. Later in the programme. A piece of

Channel Islands history touches down for the last time. We are at

Lee-on-Solent. Not a lot of rain in the forecast. It is a continuing dry

story with some sunshine to enjoy and getting warmer. Good evening.

Jersey police have today continued to question a 58-year-old man

in connection with the death of a woman in Jersey.

Officers launched a murder investigation after the discovery

of a body in a St Helier property yesterday, as Julie

The body of the middle-aged woman was found in a property in

By mid-afternoon the police had arrested on suspicion of murder

a 58-year-old man, who they say knew the dead woman.

Today they continued to question him at the police headquarters,

and the property she was found in is still sealed off while it's

A Home Office pathologist has now arrived in the island and has

started a post mortem exam to find how the unnamed woman died.

Officers had expected to be able to release her identity today,

but a police spokeswoman said due to the duration of the post

mortem exam, a formal identification isn't yet possible,

although specialist police officers are supporting the woman's family.

Anyone who heard or saw anything out of the ordinary in Victoria Street

between Monday evening and yesterday morning are being urged

The cause of death of a man, whose body was found by children

in Guernsey woodland six months after he went missing,

remains unresolved, an inquest has concluded.

59-year-old Steven Corbet was last seen getting off a bus in June.

His body was found on Christmas Eve near the pine forest.

Today at an inquest the coroner recorded an open verdict,

noting the cause of death as "unascertained".

Building work will need to be started within three years

of receiving planning permission in Jersey.

Jersey's Environment Minister is reducing the limit

from five years in a bid to speed up development.

Deputy Steve Luce hopes it will stop land banking -

a practise where developers sit on land, hoping the value will go

up, and give the department a better idea of how many developments

We want to be a bit more certain about what is coming down the line

and if we grant approval for 500 dwellings and they don't appear it

makes the statistics very difficult. I am hoping by reducing five years

down to three years it will give us more certainty about the numbers of

development and the numbers of dwellings which are going to be

built in the short-term. Two teachers from Jersey

who were badly injured in an alleged hit-and-run in the French Alps

are still recovering De La Salle College says both

were initially treated in hospital in France but have now been moved

to hospital in the UK. The school's assistant head teacher

said the pair are making "good progress" and are expected back

for the start of the As Spring is in the air,

people are spending more And many in Guernsey choose to enjoy

green, public spaces. But as Mike Wilkins reports,

with budgets being slashed for States-owned parks and gardens,

the challenge is on to maintain the island's

strong floral reputation. Candie Gardens is considered the

jewel in Guernsey's gardening crown. Over 20,000 bulbs and plants

are sewn here each year. This man's been helping look

after Guernsey's parks He says they're places that

are good for the soul. If you have had a pressured day, you

know, sometimes coming to sit in here and have your salad is in your

lunchtime, and forget a lot of that do that, there are plenty of places

to sit and enjoy. As well as the benches, the book can sit on the

grass. The cost of caring

for all of Guernsey's Going to's public parks have a long

and strong tradition. I am and one of the oldest wing houses in

Britain. Those responsible for the parks and gardens services are

having to work with a much smaller budget. It has reduced and it will

continue to reduce. We work closely to find ways that we can reduce the

costs without impacting on the overall effect. As the years go one,

that becomes more and more difficult. We are still trying very

hard. So, the challenge is on to keep

the flowers blooming, One of the Channel Islands

most iconic aircrafts The G-RLON joined Aurigny's fleet

more than 25 years ago and has completed more flights

than any other Trislander. Edward Sault reports

on its final journey. Almost 33,000 flying hours

and over 105,000 landings, but today this Aurigny trislander

made its last ever touchdown, To think that this ad plane is

retiring after moving so many thousands of people around, it does

get you a little bit. It has done 105,000 landings. Unbelievable.

Isn't it just? This try Lander has now arrived here in Hampshire for

its new home. It will go to the Solent sky museum near Southampton,

where it will be on display for all to see. It has almost become a part

of Southhampton life, if you like, and that was because of the

distinctive engine noise. As soon as you heard that, you knew it was

going over head. There is a big linkage here and a lot of synergy

and we are delighted to have it. Before arriving in Hampshire, the

aeroplane flew a goodbye fly over Alderney. It had elected with

Southampton Airport for years. For the pilot who was in charge

of today's last flight, I only found out yesterday that I

was doing this last flight. It was a great experience.

Oscar November should be on display at the Southampton Solent Sky Museum

A new future as the sun sets on a piece of Channel

You are watching the BBC in the Channel Islands. Later on Spotlight:

Make the dog that has been honoured for his work with children.

Did you know that Guernsey can now boast another radio station?

LMDC Waves, run by students at La Mare High School,

is starting small, but it has big plans for the future,

including 24/7 broadcasting that anyone can tune in to.

Welcome back. I've got good soul in my feet Micro it is fun. If you get

a bit bored, you can come in here. If you have got a slot, you can do a

radio show and you can do it in your music lessons. It is a great

opportunity for years 7-11 to express a job that they might want

to do when they are older, which is amazing work experience. The

potential for using languages, for using debates, for using music and

drama. Most subjects at school, I can see this as a pathway towards

learning outside the classroom, and making their learning more engaging

and entertaining, and also said that parents can listen and hear what

they are up to. I am thinking what to say, it can be hard. That's when

you just have to think up something and it always works in the end. Some

stars in the making there. Sport now.

There's a big night for local football tonight, as Jersey

face the under 23 team from the Premier League

The visiting side includes several young international players,

and it's chance for the Jersey manager to learn more

about his squad before the Muratti and Island Games.

The friendly kicks off at 8pm at Springfield,

and there will be full coverage on BBC Radio Jersey from 7pm.

Well, it has been another glorious day today. Mike potatoes are doing

rather well in all this sunshine and I am hoping for some more.

Is this set to stay? I think so. The main problem will be just how much

cloud we are likely to see. For those that need rain there is not a

huge amount in the forecast over the next four days. They might be around

on Monday night, but until then it is fine and dry. More cloud later in

the night, but the Sun shambles do/ will soon work on that and we will

get some for the afternoon. This high pressure is getting closer to

us through tomorrow. Hardly any change in its position on Friday.

Subtle changes into the weekend as we draw warm air up from the south

from Spain and Portugal. Overnight tonight, more cloud will drift in

from the north, it won't reduce any rain. Eight or 9 degrees the minimum

temperature. Tomorrow, a good deal of fine weather and ran. It will

brighten up and buy we are into the later part of the morning and early

afternoon, pleasant sunshine and 12 degrees will be the maximum

temperature. There is not a huge wave, but at

least it is clean. The sea temperature is starting to creep up

a little bit, that sunshine is making a difference, up to 10

degrees. The wind is north-easterly. Generally fair with good visibility.

As we head towards the weekend, we start to see quite a big change. We

will seek higher temperatures. It could be rather cloudy again on

Friday at times, but those temperatures are rising. As soon as

the sun comes out at this time of year, it will list temperatures.

Even if temperatures of 13, if the sum comes out temperatures will peak

at around 16. Southerly winds draw up the warmth from Spain and

Portugal, where temperatures could be 2526 degrees at the weekend. Not

quite so one for us, but still some good warmth. Up to 20 degrees by

Sunday. David, thank you. That's it from us

in the Channel Islands. We will have the result from the football in our

10:30pm News tonight. That is the jersey under 23s against Leicester

City. If you have missed anything tonight you can watch the programme

on BBC iPlayer. I leave you now with the rest of Spotlight.

were 327 million visits to chip shops across the UK last year. So it

is not all bad news. I want fish and chips now, don't you?

Coming up: special recognition for a special dog.

Niven has been honoured for his work with children

And we'll explore the ancient musical links between

A mini power station, installed on Dartmoor in 1959,

that was the first to be operated by remote control.

The idea was to provide back-up electricity

Nearly 60 years after it was built, only a shell of the original

building remains, but that could now be demolished to make way

Kirk England reports from Princetown.

There's a hint of something unusual, but nothing that really gives away

this building's ground-breaking history.

Here at Princetown, the South Western

Electricity Board has installed Britain's first robot power station.

This three megawatt generating plant,

the first of its kind in the

world, is capable of supplying a town that a population of 10,000.

Decommissioned years ago, this is all that remains.

The world's first unmanned pocket Power is extraordinary. And these

buildings are markers of how we produce energy. And the story of

energy production is of course hugely important. The operation of a

switch will start or stop the generator as required. The row

control technology was cutting edge at the time. But, the building and

another old power station next door, neither of which were considered

interesting enough to be listed, faced demolition, if plans for this

whiskey distillery go-ahead. The company behind the proposal declined

to comment. Views on the scheme are mixed. I have seen the artist 's

impression plans, and it looks very good. There was some concern about

the spire looking to Scottish, but it is a whiskey distillery. I've

objected on the grounds that it is going to be so large, and also, the

historic building, the power station, is going to be knocked

down. It will increase jobs available, and will improve tourism.

You cannot tell from the outside, but this building has an intriguing

history. But it is not one that is said to be interesting or

significant enough to save it from potential demolition, if the

distillery goes ahead, so it looks like this once ground-breaking

pocket power station could be about to end up on the scrapheap. Lovely

old film. Now you may remember Niven,

a hearing dog from Devon who we featured last year

as he helped children learning The Cockerpoo from Exmouth

is thought to be the first ever listening dog in a deaf school

and has been hailed a "hidden hero". And he's just been

rewarded for his work. A medal for an unsung hero. Niven

leaving dog has just won a luxury break at the Devon hotel. What could

be better, three days of walking? It is thanks to a Dorset charity called

Room two Reward which gets hotels to donate on but rooms, then the

charity donates them to deserving cases. We hear about human

volunteers being recognised for their work in the community, but it

is not often that we hear about an animal being rewarded for their hard

work. Overwhelmed, actually. It has just been amazing that we should be

singled out for this. It is lovely. He goes above and beyond any normal

service dog. Service dogs are incredible and do a great job but

Niven volunteers in his own walking time at the Exeter death Academy. He

volunteers with his death percipient palling at the National Trust and at

a local hospital audiology department. So he really does go

above and beyond. At the death Academy, children are happier

reading to Niven than they are to a teacher. He's very patient. And he

loves their company. -- at the deaf academy. Niven is keen to check out

his room and his very own bed. His owner, Pauline, says that she would

be lost without him. He makes life worth living. We go out for walks.

He makes me laugh. The charity says that Niven is their first

four-legged recipient. So, it is time to run and to have fun. Good

old Niven. It's a link that spans 3,500 miles

and hundreds of years. Two thirds of people living

in Canada's most easterly province of Newfoundland are thought to have

ancestors from Devon When settlers left our shores

in the 1500s they took with them Now in a new collaboration, some

of the songs, and their stories, Devon musicians Marilyn Tucker

and Paul Wilson are here who arrived here from Canada last

night to tell us more. Tell us how this collaboration came

about. It started 34 years ago. It is not exactly new. I came over here

with some other musicians in 1983 as part of the anniversary celebrations

of Sir Humphrey Gilbert arriving in Newfoundland back in 1583. And he

claimed it for Britain as its first colony. Whilst here, I went to a

folk club one night and I heard these guys playing. Paul was singing

pretty much the same song that I have learned many years earlier from

one of my great uncle 's with slight variations. It was a Eureka moment

for me in many ways. I knew that some of our traditional music game

over with the early settlers and in many cases, some of the lyrics had

been changed to reflect the circumstances of the new lifestyles

in Newfoundland or other parts of the New World. But it also

reinforced the idea that this music was part of a longer continuum,

400-500 years that English settlers had been in Newfoundland. We spoke

that night and one thing led to another. This must be maybe a dozen

also projects that we have done over that 30 year period, some of them

here in the West Country, and many of them in Newfoundland as well. We

have spoken before about the meaning of songs and where lyrics come from.

Those sales annually from the shores of the South West to Newfoundland.

They went in April and came back and hold on. That is reflected in the

songs. Yes, lots of stuff about the sea, and coming and going. It was a

while before people spent winter in Newfoundland. They would go

seasonally, and come back. So the boys was the thing. People would

have friends and family and make connections at either end, lots of

stuff about the sea. What is happening now? How are you combining

the songs and their history and the link between Canada and the South

West in this mutual? The centrepiece of this is the Devonshire symposium

and the Devon Newfoundland story happening at the weekend. We are

touring with the songs and stories. We have done a mash up, sometimes,

pushing the songs together, so that Jim sings one verse, Paul sings

another post, then I sing the song and for the instrumental break, we

use the tune from the version collected in Newfoundland. Sometimes

we just sing the song and then Jim says, this reminds me of this, and

one or two verses that have the same imagery. We are going to hear a song

and a moment. What is the song? Originally the English version of an

old song called Spanish ladies. I collected a version in Sidmouth.

That was from a lady who was part of the family, the fisherman 's family

there, the bullies. It is better known by the first line of the

chorus, which is that we will write and draw like true Newfoundlanders.

It is an unofficial anthem and everybody knows it. Good luck with

the tour. Someone else likes to rant and raw at times is David. He is

bringing the weather now! Isn't that fantastic? Looking out

across Plymouth Sound. Visibility is good at the moment. We've had

sunshine over most of the South West today. It was so nice we sent our

cameraman, Tristan, to Newquay, to enjoy some lovely weather. It has

been a beautiful day. The breeze from the North has kept temperatures

down but generally it has been pretty good. And the fine, dry

weather has brought some people out. The sea temperatures at the moment,

round about 10 degrees. You have to be pretty hardy to be in the water

without a wet suit at the moment. But the sunshine or perhaps bring

out slightly higher sea surface temperatures. Over the next couple

of days, this is the forecast tomorrow. Some more cloud drifting

in towards us tonight, and that will be around posting tomorrow. It will

break up, but don't expect much blue sky to start the day. Spells of

sunshine developing later in the day. We have a big area of high

pressure bringing settled weather. By the middle of tomorrow it is

hardly new position. By Friday it starts to move a little to the east.

Into the weekend, the high-pressure weakens and moves out of the way.

What will happen is that we start to suck up some warmth from the south.

Temperatures across Spain and Portugal at the moment are pretty

good. By Sunday, we have a pool of warm air travelling towards us.

We're looking at high temperatures, possibly up to 19 Celsius. That

could be on Sunday afternoon. Not quite as warm as that at the moment.

It is bracing with a gentle breeze. You can see the cloud coming in from

the north. That will gently drift across us tonight. It will cloud

over. Not quite as cold as it was last night. The cloud breaking in a

few places. Around five Celsius will be the minimum temperature overnight

tonight. Tomorrow, more cloud to start with but it will brighten up.

Don't be too disappointed by the look of the day posting. The cloud

will gradually break to allow the sunshine in. Then, temperatures will

get up to around 12, 13 degrees. It could be doing with being a little

bit warmer. For the Isles of Scilly, cloud should break to allow the

sunshine through. There are the times of high water... And for our

surfers, the waves are not as big as they have been but they are usable

and clean on the north coast. And the coastal waters forecast... Let's

look at the outlook. We will see higher temperatures but we will have

to be patient before that happens. Relatively cool until we reach

Saturday and Sunday, then some warmth and sunshine, and we could

see those temperatures reaching 18 degrees. Warmer than it is now

appear on the roof. Back to you did. It looks breezy but sunny up there.

-- back to you two. The concert we were talking about is called Shore

to shore revisited. We will leave you tonight with a song called

Spanish ladies. Farewell and that you do you Spanish ladies, Farewell

and adieu to you ladies of Spain. For we have received orders to self

old England, and we hope in a long time we will see you again. We'll

rant and we will roar all over the wild ocean, we will rank and we will

roar over the wild sea. Until we strike down in the channel of old

England,... We will rank and we will roar like true Newfoundlanders.

We will write and we will roar like true Newfoundlanders.

CHILD: This is a major scientific breakthrough.

Hello. It's All Round to Mrs Brown's, where my guests will be

Steve Backshall, and music from the beautiful Pixie Lott.