:00:10. > :00:12.Plans to tax developers come under fire - there are warnings that it
:00:13. > :00:15.could have a devastating impact on the building industry
:00:16. > :00:21.Good evening and welcome to the late news from BBC
:00:22. > :00:25.Also tonight: Could the Christmas getaway be
:00:26. > :00:41.The problem with weather is that it is a very busy time of year, these
:00:42. > :00:43.planes are fully utilised so any knock-on has an impact on slots and
:00:44. > :00:49.slows down the whole process. Jersey's building trade will be
:00:50. > :00:52.ruined if a new charge is introduced That's the warning tonight
:00:53. > :00:57.from Jersey's Chamber of Commerce, which claims the proposed
:00:58. > :01:00.Community Infrastructure Levy, which would allow government
:01:01. > :01:03.to raise funds from developers, This builder is working on one
:01:04. > :01:14.of Jersey's biggest recent projects. In the UK, some developments
:01:15. > :01:19.like this attract a levy. Developers pay a charge
:01:20. > :01:21.towards infrastructure improvements such as green spaces
:01:22. > :01:26.and safer road schemes. Now, a similar scheme
:01:27. > :01:28.may be introduced here, and the island's chamber of commerce
:01:29. > :01:34.says it will be a disaster. It will actually prevent
:01:35. > :01:37.builders and developers There are limited sites available
:01:38. > :01:42.in Jersey for development. There are projects
:01:43. > :01:47.that need to go ahead. There are large areas of town
:01:48. > :01:51.that have not been developed, so if they are looking to get people
:01:52. > :01:55.incentivised to develop those sites, then another tax on top
:01:56. > :01:58.of what they are already paying is not going to give them
:01:59. > :02:02.the incentive to do that. In Jersey, the Construction
:02:03. > :02:05.Council agrees. It says its members are worried
:02:06. > :02:10.about a potential new tax. Work like this, the new
:02:11. > :02:13.Co-op at York Street, The minister behind the idea says
:02:14. > :02:18.it is only fair that companies, rather than communities,
:02:19. > :02:20.foot the bill for changes I want more green space,
:02:21. > :02:26.more places for people to enjoy and in town it is important,
:02:27. > :02:29.and we need a mechanism Yes, we can ask big schemes
:02:30. > :02:35.to contribute, but I think it is only fair if you benefit
:02:36. > :02:39.from approval of a planning application, a very small amount
:02:40. > :02:46.of that money can go The minister says the plans
:02:47. > :02:51.are at the consultation stage, and he welcomes the views
:02:52. > :02:53.of the building trade before A leading charity for the elderly
:02:54. > :03:02.is highlighting many pensioners in Guernsey are shivering
:03:03. > :03:04.in their own homes because they're too proud to accept benefits
:03:05. > :03:07.they're entitled to. Age Concern says, while many people
:03:08. > :03:11.do receive their winter fuel allowance, there are many other
:03:12. > :03:14.who don't, and the money could help heat their homes
:03:15. > :03:16.in the cold weather. On a chilly, damp day, people huddle
:03:17. > :03:24.inside the Salvation Army cafe to keep warm on the shortest day
:03:25. > :03:28.of the year. This woman used to struggle
:03:29. > :03:30.to heat her home, but last year applied for Age Concern's
:03:31. > :03:33.winter fuel allowance. She says it's worth ?250,
:03:34. > :03:36.and if people are eligible then It has been a great help,
:03:37. > :03:44.absolutely a great help. Just get the phone number
:03:45. > :03:47.and ring it, just do it. Although many people have
:03:48. > :03:58.applied for the allowance, Age Concern says some people are too
:03:59. > :04:03.proud to ask for help. There is obviously a stigma
:04:04. > :04:08.that has always been apparent when people are trying
:04:09. > :04:12.to claim for the benefit, and we clearly don't want them
:04:13. > :04:15.to feel that. Word of mouth is working
:04:16. > :04:16.really well for us. Is it a case of pride
:04:17. > :04:19.for some people? But from our perspective,
:04:20. > :04:25.we don't want them to be cold. As I say, the weather
:04:26. > :04:28.is starting to get cold, but This can cause problems
:04:29. > :04:31.for a lot of older people. The fuel allowance is available
:04:32. > :04:35.to all pensioners, not just So the advice is, don't sit
:04:36. > :04:45.there shivering this winter. In the run up to Christmas thousands
:04:46. > :04:48.of people are expected to use the ports in and out of the
:04:49. > :04:51.Channel Islands. Although there won't now be
:04:52. > :04:54.disruption on the airlines due to proposed strike action
:04:55. > :04:57.being cancelled, now bad weather The great Christmas getaway, as many
:04:58. > :05:08.leave and arrive in the islands. I am going to Spain to see
:05:09. > :05:10.my mum for Christmas. We will spend the day
:05:11. > :05:13.with our family in Spain. My family, my sister
:05:14. > :05:17.lives down here, so we have come for a break
:05:18. > :05:21.over Christmas. But concerns over potential travel
:05:22. > :05:33.disruptions have now turned Condor is advising passengers
:05:34. > :05:38.to reschedule their booking on the Liberation this Friday
:05:39. > :05:42.to another of their boats But, keen to get somewhere,
:05:43. > :05:50.some may choose to find another way. It is a busy time of year, so there
:05:51. > :05:54.is some capacity on the flight. We have not had
:05:55. > :05:56.verification about any cancellations for Friday,
:05:57. > :05:59.but the important thing is that there will be a bit
:06:00. > :06:02.of capacity left in the aircraft, but it is a busy time
:06:03. > :06:06.of year, so if you are going to make With thousands wanting to spend
:06:07. > :06:09.the festive period with loved ones, it's one of the busiest times
:06:10. > :06:12.for the ports especially, It is about 2000 higher
:06:13. > :06:23.than we would have seen in an average four day period
:06:24. > :06:26.in December, nearly as many as we would see over the bank
:06:27. > :06:28.holiday weekends. It is about the third busiest
:06:29. > :06:34.time at the airport with Easter and the bank holiday day
:06:35. > :06:36.weekends topping it slightly. As the current forecast looks OK
:06:37. > :06:39.for the planes, a final decision on whether the Liberation will help
:06:40. > :06:42.bring families together this A Pitbull type dog that was taken
:06:43. > :06:47.away from its owners nearly a year ago in Jersey has been reunited
:06:48. > :06:50.with them in time for Christmas. After a lengthy legal battle
:06:51. > :06:53.and online campaign, a court had ruled Mr Bronx
:06:54. > :06:58.was a dangerous and illegal breed, Today, the Assistant Home Affairs
:06:59. > :07:05.Minister decided the dog could be returned to his family,
:07:06. > :07:07.as long as "stringent" Finally tonight, are you still
:07:08. > :07:14.looking for that perfect present? Well, rather than dash around
:07:15. > :07:17.the shops, we've got an idea - we've found a rather unusual gift
:07:18. > :07:20.available right here in Jersey. It has a 105 millimetre gun,
:07:21. > :07:27.weighs 17.5 tonnes, has a cabin designed for a crew of three,
:07:28. > :07:35.and can be yours for ?22,500! You have to just drop
:07:36. > :07:41.down onto the seat. After ten years, Richard is putting
:07:42. > :07:46.this up for sale to let someone else experience the joy of driving
:07:47. > :07:49.a piece of British military history. For the 60th anniversary
:07:50. > :07:55.of the Liberation of Jersey we were doing a big show in 2005,
:07:56. > :07:58.and I decided that a piece like this I was able to crush cars with it
:07:59. > :08:06.and show it in the arena, and really it was a bit
:08:07. > :08:08.of a spectacle. We don't have that sort of show
:08:09. > :08:11.any more, so I thought Although it's too big
:08:12. > :08:17.for Jersey's roads, and the gun has been deactivated,
:08:18. > :08:21.Richard says it still has It has got its own
:08:22. > :08:31.motors to do that. Unfortunately, you need
:08:32. > :08:35.extra batteries, so at Let's face it, if you were presented
:08:36. > :08:41.this for Christmas, I think most men You can't argue with that,
:08:42. > :08:45.although you may need some extra Now a look at the weather
:08:46. > :09:06.forecast with David Braine. Hello, good evening. We have got
:09:07. > :09:10.some reasonably mild weather as we move into Christmas, but tomorrow is
:09:11. > :09:14.colder with some showers around first thing in the morning, then
:09:15. > :09:18.mainly dry with lighter winds than we have seen. We have a temporary
:09:19. > :09:22.ridge of high pressure covering us for the day Amaro, but only for one
:09:23. > :09:30.day because a new area of low pressure, which is now being called
:09:31. > :09:36.Barbara, it is a way away from us, over 700 miles in fact, but the
:09:37. > :09:44.trailing cold front will make progress towards us and we will see
:09:45. > :09:48.some rain. Showers this evening and through the night to come will fade
:09:49. > :09:52.away for a time, but we will keep a lot of cloud for much of the night.
:09:53. > :09:56.Winds light and becoming variable by the morning, and a few spots of
:09:57. > :10:02.light rain for dawn tomorrow. Temperatures started the day at 9
:10:03. > :10:05.degrees. Those early showers will disappear, and by the middle of the
:10:06. > :10:08.morning we will have bright, dry weather with some sunshine and a
:10:09. > :10:13.small chance of a passing shower. Most of the day is dry with light
:10:14. > :10:20.winds, and 10 degrees will be the maximum temperature. The same
:10:21. > :10:23.weather front giving a straight night will be across the central
:10:24. > :10:27.part of France, so it could be a damp day for the middle of France,
:10:28. > :10:33.as well as northern parts of Spain and Portugal. Heading into
:10:34. > :10:39.Christmas, we will see quite windy conditions on Friday, mild
:10:40. > :10:46.conditions for the Christmas spell. If you showers possible on Christmas
:10:47. > :10:51.Day. Staying mild at 12 or 13 degrees. Good night. You are
:10:52. > :10:52.up-to-date with the news from the Channel Islands. We will be back at
:10:53. > :11:00.6:30pm. Good night. good for us. Mild by the time we
:11:01. > :11:07.reach Christmas Day. Hello there, there is wet and very
:11:08. > :11:10.windy weather on the way in the run-up to Christmas. The worst of
:11:11. > :11:17.the weather to the northern half of the UK. We have a strengthening jet
:11:18. > :11:21.out of North America that is propgating across the Atlantic.
:11:22. > :11:24.Rushing our way. Picking up low pressure, deepening them, tracking
:11:25. > :11:28.them to the north-west of Scotland, hence the wind and rain. Tonight, we
:11:29. > :11:30.have gale force winds in the north-west of Scotland. Wintry
:11:31. > :11:31.showers