09/01/2017

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:00:11. > :00:11.A record low. for the news where you are.

:00:12. > :00:18.Crime figures in Jersey fall below 3,000 for the first time.

:00:19. > :00:25.We are delighted. They are the lowest recorded crime figures in

:00:26. > :00:29.Jersey. We are below the psychological barrier of 3000.

:00:30. > :00:46.Foreign builders are accused of working out of public car park.

:00:47. > :00:49.Crime in Jersey has fallen to a record low,

:00:50. > :00:54.The number of reported crimes last year dropped below

:00:55. > :00:58.But one group says some of the statistics don't

:00:59. > :01:07.Keeping our streets safe - just another part of the job

:01:08. > :01:15.But the island's crime level is at its lowest ever recorded.

:01:16. > :01:18.While some crimes such as drug offences went up, overall it's down.

:01:19. > :01:21.So what does the chief of police think is behind it?

:01:22. > :01:23.That's not just hard work, it's other preventative measures

:01:24. > :01:26.and getting it right and focusing on the people that actually do

:01:27. > :01:28.need our attention - persistent criminals,

:01:29. > :01:32.Very pleased with the reduction in domestic violence.

:01:33. > :01:34.That's shown that our education programme has gone well over

:01:35. > :01:37.the past two or three years, we've inspired confidence in victims

:01:38. > :01:44.to come to us and I think we're now changing behaviours.

:01:45. > :01:45.And the figures seem to support that.

:01:46. > :01:48.Last year there were just under 3,000 overall crimes reported -

:01:49. > :01:55.Reported domestic assault fell 14%, but a domestic abuse charity says

:01:56. > :02:03.You're actually talking about just victims who have come forward

:02:04. > :02:05.and reported the incident to the police, and that incident has

:02:06. > :02:14.So you're not talking necessarily about all the reported incidents,

:02:15. > :02:17.just recorded crime, and on top of it you're not talking

:02:18. > :02:20.about all the incidents that have not been reported to the police,

:02:21. > :02:22.and the majority of our clients decide not to report

:02:23. > :02:29.So it seems, while the lower crime figures are encouraging,

:02:30. > :02:31.the police have their work cut out in reaching every

:02:32. > :02:40.A Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing into the death of a baby

:02:41. > :02:42.in Guernsey has been adjourned until tomorrow.

:02:43. > :02:44.Three women who worked as midwives at Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth

:02:45. > :02:47.Hospital in 2014 are to appear at the hearing in London facing

:02:48. > :02:56.The death prompted a review of maternity services in Guernsey

:02:57. > :02:57.and two follow-up visits from the council.

:02:58. > :03:07.Inspectors say improvements have been made.

:03:08. > :03:09.There are renewed calls today for compulsory working permits

:03:10. > :03:12.for visiting construction workers, also known as "white van man".

:03:13. > :03:14.Guernsey Police visited an Irish window firm operating

:03:15. > :03:16.from Grandes Rocques car park at the weekend after

:03:17. > :03:26.A public car park on a wet afternoon on Guernsey's west coast.

:03:27. > :03:29.But at the weekend it looked like some were doing more than just

:03:30. > :03:33.The man who took these pictures is Deputy Neil Inder.

:03:34. > :03:37.He says it's wrong for public car parks to be used in this way.

:03:38. > :03:40.There is something not right about someone being able

:03:41. > :03:44.to fly in or come in, do what they want, without any

:03:45. > :03:47.control from government and especially abusing our island,

:03:48. > :03:50.our people, our goodwill, our hospitality, our customers,

:03:51. > :03:54.and do that kind of madness in the car park at Grandes Rocques.

:03:55. > :04:00.It's reignited the debate over foreign construction

:04:01. > :04:05.workers coming to Guernsey, also known as "white van man".

:04:06. > :04:10.This man works in construction in Guernsey.

:04:11. > :04:12.He says foreign workers should be allowed as long

:04:13. > :04:17.I'd like to see a business license like Jersey operates currently,

:04:18. > :04:21.It wouldn't stop people from using off-island firms,

:04:22. > :04:25.It would give Guernsey an opportunity to know

:04:26. > :04:28.who is operating on the island at any given time and firms

:04:29. > :04:30.would not be able to leave without registering

:04:31. > :04:32.with Social Security and not paying anything.

:04:33. > :04:35.Guernsey's Housing Control says the company involved had contacted

:04:36. > :04:40.And the police say that items were being transferred from one

:04:41. > :04:48.vehicle to another but that no offences were committed.

:04:49. > :04:51.Jersey's iconic cows are renowned for their rich milk and dairy

:04:52. > :04:53.products and now their pedigree goodness will help transform

:04:54. > :05:00.Cows in Rwanda will be cross-bred with Jersey's to produce a cow that

:05:01. > :05:03.produces eight times more milk but eats less.

:05:04. > :05:10.Rwanda - not a place that's associated with farming

:05:11. > :05:13.and agriculture but for the last ten years the country's been supported

:05:14. > :05:20.These doe-eyed beauties have been exported to Africa.

:05:21. > :05:22.But now they're being cross-bred with 200,000 Rwandan cows instead.

:05:23. > :05:24.One Jersey dairy farmer says they're a perfect fit

:05:25. > :05:41.The Jersey cow is an international cow, the second largest dairy breed

:05:42. > :05:42.in the world and it's growing in popularity in many

:05:43. > :05:47.These first crosses of a pure Jersey bull to Rwandan cattle have produced

:05:48. > :05:54.some really good adaptable cattle for what they want in that country.

:05:55. > :05:56.They're popular because they produce more milk and don't

:05:57. > :06:00.The calves bred from the Jersey pedigree will help 12,000 small

:06:01. > :06:02.scale Rwandan farmers to feed their families

:06:03. > :06:04.and still have enough milk, butter and cheese to sell.

:06:05. > :06:11.Rwandan farmers will also be trained to breed cows.

:06:12. > :06:13.Rwanda is still an incredibly poor country and we're hoping that

:06:14. > :06:16.a project such as this is going to improve the lives

:06:17. > :06:31.of Rwandans, it's going to bring entire villages out of poverty.

:06:32. > :06:35.A delegation from Rwanda is visiting the island to learn how the herd has

:06:36. > :06:36.been built up over generations and find out about

:06:37. > :06:40.For dairy farmers here, all the attention is very flattering.

:06:41. > :06:44.Here we are on this little island, flying the flag with our Jersey cow.

:06:45. > :06:48.As a small island, Jersey is passing on its heritage to a big

:06:49. > :06:58.A Jersey Constable says she's concerned there could be an accident

:06:59. > :07:01.as a result of the three months of road works taking place

:07:02. > :07:04.From today motorists are being diverted up Queen's Road

:07:05. > :07:07.and St Saviour's Hill while the work is carried out between 9.15

:07:08. > :07:14.Sadie Le Sueur-Rennard thinks the level of traffic

:07:15. > :07:16.at the Five Oaks roundabout during the rush hour

:07:17. > :07:22.This roundabout is a nightmare at best of times.

:07:23. > :07:24.This is nothing to what it normally is.

:07:25. > :07:29.In the mornings, it's horrendous and now,

:07:30. > :07:35.with an extra volume of traffic, it is a nightmare.

:07:36. > :07:42.We have they considered the diversion ropes.

:07:43. > :07:44.-- We have they considered the diversion routes.

:07:45. > :07:46.The closest main diversion routes are Five Oaks and Queen's Road.

:07:47. > :07:48.We have specifically chosen 9.15 starts to avoid

:07:49. > :07:50.the morning rush hour, which includes both school

:07:51. > :07:53.The evening peak is over a longer period.

:07:54. > :07:58.It is obvious when you take a main arterial route out of the network

:07:59. > :08:00.that there will be an impact, but we're trying minimise

:08:01. > :08:04.Now, I know it's been raining across the islands,

:08:05. > :08:07.This was the Guernsey reservoir earlier today and,

:08:08. > :08:10.despite the rain, as you can see, levels are unusually low.

:08:11. > :08:12.It follows the driest December for ten years.

:08:13. > :08:14.Guernsey water says it's monitoring the situation closely,

:08:15. > :08:19.but there's no immediate cause for concern.

:08:20. > :08:22.Saint Saviour's reservoir is one of 17 storage reservoirs that we've

:08:23. > :08:25.got and it is only about a quarter of our total storage capacity.

:08:26. > :08:28.As I say, we are at 79% full across all of those storage resources.

:08:29. > :08:42.We are reasonably comfortable for this time of year.

:08:43. > :08:45.After a dry spell, we've seen some rain in the islands today.

:08:46. > :08:47.Will there be more to hopefully top up the reservoirs?

:08:48. > :09:02.Good evening. Colder area is arriving later on this week. Quite a

:09:03. > :09:08.big change. A frilly unsettled week ahead. Temperatures getting into

:09:09. > :09:14.single figures by the end of Wednesday and into Thursday and

:09:15. > :09:19.Friday. Also quite windy at times. A brisk wind overnight stays with us.

:09:20. > :09:23.Quite breezy tomorrow morning. At the moment, low pressure is in

:09:24. > :09:29.charge. No sign of anything settling down. Wind direction is coming from

:09:30. > :09:34.the north-west and then from the north. This is Wednesday. This

:09:35. > :09:39.weather system introducing some showers, and behind that we see

:09:40. > :09:45.colder air. On Thursday and Friday, increasingly called. Law and Laura

:09:46. > :09:51.temperatures and even the risk of some wintry showers. At the moment,

:09:52. > :09:56.it is still relatively mild. Some cloud overnight could produce some

:09:57. > :10:01.showers. Tomorrow after some brightness in the morning it is

:10:02. > :10:07.rather cloudy in general with quite frequent showers developing in the

:10:08. > :10:15.afternoon. Some cold weather across Eastern Europe. That has been stuck

:10:16. > :10:18.like this for the last week or so and anywhere east of Germany,

:10:19. > :10:24.temperatures have struggled during the daytime, at about freezing.

:10:25. > :10:33.Towards the end of the week we will get colder. As we move to Friday,

:10:34. > :10:38.temperatures down to 7-8. The possibility of widespread overnight

:10:39. > :10:40.frost on Friday night into Saturday. It all changes this week and

:10:41. > :10:41.gradually turns colder. That's your news

:10:42. > :10:43.this Monday evening. BBC Radio Guernsey and Jersey

:10:44. > :10:45.will have bulletins from 6.00 Until then, goodnight.

:10:46. > :11:04.at 6.30 tomorrow night. precipitation we get will be of a

:11:05. > :11:07.wintry nation and Thursday is one we have to watch out for. The weekend

:11:08. > :11:09.outlook, it stays chilly with a northerly wind and possibly frosty

:11:10. > :11:10.nights.