:00:15. > :00:17.Giving back to get more - farmers will need to look
:00:18. > :00:21.They can give it to us this year, in three years' time but they're
:00:22. > :00:25.If they were not bothered three years ago, why
:00:26. > :00:32.Good evening and welcome to the late news from BBC Channel Islands,
:00:33. > :00:35.Jersey's Education Minister avoids punishment for misleading figures
:00:36. > :00:53.Farmers in Jersey will no longer get government money based
:00:54. > :00:55.on the size of their farm, but instead will have
:00:56. > :00:57.to prove they're meeting sustainable farming standards.
:00:58. > :00:59.The new plan will change the way the industry's supported.
:01:00. > :01:01.Some say it will bring more help for businesses
:01:02. > :01:03.but others believe it's too little, too late.
:01:04. > :01:09.It's no longer Jersey's most important industry.
:01:10. > :01:12.But farming is an inescapable part of the island's identity.
:01:13. > :01:14.And it's that impact on our landscape the government
:01:15. > :01:17.In this plan, now we're expecting farmers -
:01:18. > :01:22.in return for public tax payers' money that they'll receive -
:01:23. > :01:26.to give back to the community some environmental gain.
:01:27. > :01:30.To show that they're looking after the countryside,
:01:31. > :01:33.that they're thinking about energy, water pollution and a whole
:01:34. > :01:36.And in exchange for receiving public money, farmers
:01:37. > :01:38.are going to demonstrate that they're looking
:01:39. > :01:41.And that's the big change in this big plan.
:01:42. > :01:44.Farmers will need to reach certain standards to get grants.
:01:45. > :01:47.The higher the standard, the bigger the grant and it's
:01:48. > :01:50.hoped in ten years' time, all Jersey farms will have met
:01:51. > :01:56.what's called the Leaf standard - which would be a world first.
:01:57. > :01:59.If everyone steps up to the challenge and gets
:02:00. > :02:00.accreditation for their farm - whether it's cattle,
:02:01. > :02:06.whether it's sheep or chickens or just the growing side -
:02:07. > :02:10.if everyone steps up to the Leaf mark challenge,
:02:11. > :02:15.Jersey's in a great place to market itself as an island
:02:16. > :02:17.that is producing sustainable food, and that's going to be
:02:18. > :02:20.Although Peter admits the plan isn't perfect.
:02:21. > :02:22.He's worried there isn't more to help young farmers
:02:23. > :02:26.Something dairy farmer Darren knows very well.
:02:27. > :02:29.He gave up his organic status three years ago
:02:30. > :02:35.Now he thinks the strategy is too little, too late.
:02:36. > :02:39.Organic farming was obviously the benchmark of all sustainable
:02:40. > :02:50.We, as an organic association on the island, asked government over
:02:51. > :02:55.three years ago to fund it, otherwise it was in serious decline.
:02:56. > :02:58.They didn't do it, it has had serious decline,
:02:59. > :03:00.and now they're out there championing the fact that
:03:01. > :03:02.they're going to look after the environment...
:03:03. > :03:07.It seems a little bit too late in my book.
:03:08. > :03:09.And with the financial pot not getting any bigger for farmers,
:03:10. > :03:12.the government hopes the subsidies will be a big enough
:03:13. > :03:15.But Darren says while the States is making the right noises,
:03:16. > :03:24.Jen Smith, BBC Channel Islands News, Jersey.
:03:25. > :03:27.Securing reliable, sustainable and affordable air and sea links -
:03:28. > :03:30.that's the main priority people in Guernsey want the government
:03:31. > :03:34.to focus on when detailing the islands' future plan.
:03:35. > :03:37.That's the feedback from a series of drop-in workshops to help
:03:38. > :03:39.the Policy and Resources Committee decide the 20-year strategic vision,
:03:40. > :03:45.But Deputy Le Tocq told BBC Radio Guernsey today
:03:46. > :03:50.that they can't focus on immediate concerns.
:03:51. > :03:53.There is a dichotomy, if you like, between just fixing things that
:03:54. > :03:56.are a problem at the moment and being able to take
:03:57. > :03:59.a step back and say, look, we might fix it at the moment
:04:00. > :04:02.but then it's going to be another problem next year or two
:04:03. > :04:05.years down the line, or this is a regular issue.
:04:06. > :04:07.We need to have a broader look and try and see
:04:08. > :04:15.might do to have a more sustainable and long-term solution.
:04:16. > :04:17.Jersey's Education Minister has survived a motion of censure over
:04:18. > :04:23.The motion was called for by a politician who claims
:04:24. > :04:26.the minister used misleading information when he presented
:04:27. > :04:28.to the States his plans for reducing new teachers' salaries.
:04:29. > :04:34.Like many other departments, Education is having to make savings,
:04:35. > :04:38.whether through means-testing free nursery places or reducing grants
:04:39. > :04:45.But plans to cut the pay of newly recruited teachers got
:04:46. > :04:50.the Education Minister into hot water.
:04:51. > :04:52.Backbencher Deputy Geoff Southern called for a motion of censure
:04:53. > :04:55.against the minister - that's a reprimand by the States -
:04:56. > :04:57.accusing him of using misleading figures.
:04:58. > :05:02.Teachers in Jersey currently start out on ?38,000 a year.
:05:03. > :05:05.The pay cut would bring that down to ?34,000,
:05:06. > :05:08.which the minister says is still more than in the UK.
:05:09. > :05:11.He compared the pay of level one teachers in the UK -
:05:12. > :05:13.the least experienced and qualified - with level three teachers
:05:14. > :05:17.in Jersey, who have to be post-graduates in education
:05:18. > :05:23.The island doesn't recruit below a level three.
:05:24. > :05:26.But Deputy Southern thinks that's comparing apples and oranges.
:05:27. > :05:29.The minister, however, says it still adds up.
:05:30. > :05:32.Even with the pay cut, level three teachers in Jersey get
:05:33. > :05:35.more than level three teachers in the UK, including
:05:36. > :05:38.those in the higher paid, inner London schools.
:05:39. > :05:42.But the Deputy's motion of censure was overwhelmingly defeated.
:05:43. > :05:45.So was it all just a waste of States' time?
:05:46. > :05:48.Well, you can argue that, but I believe that ministers
:05:49. > :05:52.in particular, and their assistants, should listen carefully
:05:53. > :05:57.to the will of the States that we're given open,
:05:58. > :06:01.straightforward and honest answers and information.
:06:02. > :06:05.And though the minister survived the motion,
:06:06. > :06:08.does the whole debacle throw doubt over his plans to cut pay?
:06:09. > :06:12.Not at all, it's one of those things where you have to make very
:06:13. > :06:16.We have to make budget requirements, we have to make sure we are fully
:06:17. > :06:20.So we protected our front-line services and are still on track,
:06:21. > :06:22.along with the council and ministers, to making
:06:23. > :06:29.The question now is what impact any pay cut would have on teacher
:06:30. > :06:36.Luxmy Gopal, BBC Channel Islands News, Jersey.
:06:37. > :06:37.Over 900 people have signed a petition against
:06:38. > :06:39.Jersey's Chief Minister receiving a pay rise.
:06:40. > :06:42.Reform Jersey launched the online petition
:06:43. > :06:45.following a recommendation from the States' Independent Review
:06:46. > :06:50.Committee for the island's most senior politician to be paid ?7,000
:06:51. > :06:54.more than the flat line rate of just over ?46,000 currently
:06:55. > :07:00.Most Jersey politicians aren't worth the money they are paid and most
:07:01. > :07:02.don't act in the interests of ordinary islanders
:07:03. > :07:05.and our democratic system does not really give the right level
:07:06. > :07:11.If you are going to be paid more, you should be held to account
:07:12. > :07:15.by the public more, so I would be completely opposed to any pay rise
:07:16. > :07:17.for the Chief Minister until we've had proper checks and balances
:07:18. > :07:23.Guernsey's biggest horse race could be cancelled this year.
:07:24. > :07:26.Organisers are struggling to put on the event and are looking
:07:27. > :07:36.Mike Wilkins reports. draws crowds and competitors
:07:37. > :07:39.What this man doesn't know about horses isn't worth knowing.
:07:40. > :07:47.Thadie Griffith is one of a handful of farriers in Guernsey.
:07:48. > :07:49.He also helps run the annual horse racing event.
:07:50. > :07:52.But this year he says it may have to be cancelled
:07:53. > :08:06.Unless we can find people to help us with the course and financially,
:08:07. > :08:10.yes, there is a problem and it could be that they might have to run
:08:11. > :08:20.this race once every two years or something just to keep it going.
:08:21. > :08:24.The event draws thousands of spectators but rising costs
:08:25. > :08:26.are forcing the organisers to think again.
:08:27. > :08:34.It costs ?30,000 to host and the transport links are not helping.
:08:35. > :08:41.The tourist trade on the islands is going down fast. People cannot get
:08:42. > :08:46.here, it is so expensive. They run the risks of not getting one which
:08:47. > :08:50.happens a lot. Things must be done, the island is to sort itself out.
:08:51. > :08:53.This has provided a national grandstand to watch the races.
:08:54. > :08:59.The question is, will there be anything to see on the 1st of May?
:09:00. > :09:09.Good evening. It was a bitterly disappointing start to things for
:09:10. > :09:13.today. The guys eventually brightened and something similar
:09:14. > :09:15.should happen tomorrow. Al-Qusayr brain through the morning and
:09:16. > :09:21.brighter skies emerge in the afternoon. We have a weather front
:09:22. > :09:25.heading our way up towards the West. It brings the rain tomorrow morning
:09:26. > :09:27.and clears eastwards. On Thursday, higher pressure is in charge,
:09:28. > :09:32.hopefully a fine day on Thursday, hopefully a fine day on Thursday,
:09:33. > :09:36.as well. High pressure Kleist and as well. High pressure Kleist and
:09:37. > :09:37.hang on on Friday but we have a weather front approaching and that
:09:38. > :09:40.means thickening cloud at our brakes means thickening cloud at our brakes
:09:41. > :09:46.are rain towards the end of the day. Through the night tonight we have
:09:47. > :09:49.starry skies overhead but the clouds will thicken and we might see our
:09:50. > :09:52.breaks of rain towards the end of the night. Those are down to seven
:09:53. > :09:56.or 8 degrees, mild with misty patches. It will be a bit picture
:09:57. > :10:01.into tomorrow morning, some of the rain is heavy and potentially
:10:02. > :10:07.thundery. A brisk southerly wind companies that rain, it tends to
:10:08. > :10:12.clear. For the afternoon, hopefully some sunshine. Winds move South
:10:13. > :10:14.westerly and turn lighter later. Hopefully a springlike look tomorrow
:10:15. > :10:23.afternoon with temperatures into double figures. These are other
:10:24. > :10:29.times of high water. These are our coastal waters forecast. The winds
:10:30. > :10:34.will decrease as the day goes on. We have got the risk of early rain and
:10:35. > :10:41.fog patches and that will reduce the visibility. This is the picture over
:10:42. > :10:45.the coming days, the risk of rain firstly tomorrow which will clear.
:10:46. > :10:49.Sunny spells a forecast for Thursday but bigger cloud in the Friday and
:10:50. > :10:51.maybe some are breaks of rain later in the day.
:10:52. > :10:53.That's your news this Tuesday evening, BBC Radio Guernsey
:10:54. > :10:56.and Jersey will have bulletins from 6am tomorrow morning and I'll
:10:57. > :11:06.weather into the weekend. A bit of fog around to watch out for. Jon
:11:07. > :11:09.Hammond with the national forecast now.
:11:10. > :11:15.Good evening. There is some rain in the forecast but not a lot. Plenty
:11:16. > :11:20.of dry weather to look forward to as we head to the weekend. Cloud
:11:21. > :11:26.delivering some rain but plenty of spaces in between, hence my
:11:27. > :11:30.optimism. One of these blobs of cloud is producing dampness right
:11:31. > :11:34.now. We could see a glancing blow across the far south-east through
:11:35. > :11:38.the early hours and later some rain arriving across the far south-west.
:11:39. > :11:42.In between some hill fog overnight, not desperately cold, for most a
:11:43. > :11:47.touch of frost across the northern Glens of Scotland. At the other end
:11:48. > :11:50.of the UK some wet weather first thing for breakfast, pushing through
:11:51. > :11:51.Devon and Cornwall into South Wales. It won't hang