13/04/2017 Channel Islands News

The cost of living in Jersey - food, fuel and household bills

My bill at the supermarket it seems to have gone up to ?40 to 50 and 60.

I'm sure it has gone up. I think a lot of be barred turning to the

Internet now for food. -- a lot of people.

Good evening and welcome to the late news from BBC Channel Islands.

The size of these busses in Guernsey

are shrinking and becoming more environmentally friendly.

Food, fuel and household bills have all driven up the cost

Inflation is nearly 3%, the highest for almost five years.

Although it's always influenced by global prices,

it's thought Brexit could be the driving factor as

Living in Jersey has got more expensive.

But are people on the street feeling the pinch?

I think things are getting more expensive.

I think a lot of people are turning to the Internet for food. I'm a

student, when I come back here, I notice how expensive bidders.

Do you think people's wages reflect that? Not at all.

My bill at the Co-op seems to have gone up from 40

Overall inflation is 2.9%, the highest rate since 2012.

The driving factors behind the increase are:

A hike in domestic oil made fuel costs rise by 10%.

Retailers and businesses are blaming it on Brexit.

Unfortunately what we are seeing is those cost prices being increased

because of the impact of the devaluation of the sterling.

We import a lot of goods, not only into the island

but into the UK and a lot of people are trading currencies

whether they are purchasing those from overseas.

That's making it more difficult, suppliers are passing on those cost

Which end up more often than not passed on to the customer.

Citizens Advice say islanders may need to shop around more.

You can shop and be competitive and find

That's something you can control is exactly how much you spend,

but of course inflation is very rarely driven by one factor there's

normally a number of factors and it seems to be a couple of external

factors that are driving inflation up that really

No-one was available from the Treasury Department

to comment on camera, but in a statement they said:

But until then, people in Jersey may have to navigate through more

cost increases predicted in the near future.

New buses are set to roll out on Guernsey's roads next month.

They're shorter and narrower than the existing fleet.

And it's claimed the 12 vehicles will be more environmentally

friendly, even though they'll still be pumping out diesel fumes.

When it comes to Guernsey's buses, size matters.

And the island's newest arrivals will be 7cm narrower and over

Here's one of them, a new look for a new fleet.

These smaller buses are promising to improve the passenger experience

with high-backed seats, USB chargers and increased headroom

They'll be running on diesel at a time when many see the end

Milton Keynes has been using electric buses

And the Mayor of London has pledged to stop buying pure diesel

In fact the company providing Guernsey's new buses is testing

a double decker hydrogen powered bus in London.

The 12 buses cost more than ?1.5 million pounds.

They're the first part of a phased replacement

And the man responsible for Guernsey's buses says

zero emission buses may be purchased in the next phase.

What we want to do the next time is find an electric vehicle and

technology has moved on from 2013, we know that battery life has

increased so it is a real possibility even at stage to stage

So what do bus users make of the new vehicles?

Well they're very happy about the prospect.

If you're a cyclist behind current diesels it's a pretty unpleasant

There should be a marked improvement.

If everything goes according to plan then the new buses will be

A 39-year-old man has been jailed for six years

by the Royal Court for smuggling nearly ?3,000 worth

Andrew David Edward Jones from Liverpool told customs officers

he was visiting the island to deliver Christmas

An X-ray revealed a package in his stomach containing

Jersey's Chief Minister is to meet the St Helier lifeboat crew

to discuss their dispute with the RNLI.

All 25 volunteers resigned in support of their skipper

Former crew member Paul Battrick wrote to the Council of Ministers

The Assistant Chief Minister, Senator Paul Routier says

the council fully supports the lifeboat crew and is arranging

Senator Ian Gorst's meeting with them.

A ?1 million project to repair storm damage at St Anne's Church

The roof was extensively damaged during a particularly

While the damage was covered by insurance,

the States of Alderney, which owns the church,

took the opportunity to renovate the roof,

For the past six months, St Anne's Church has been

shrouded in scaffolding but the extensive renovations

It's taken around 10,000 slates, and nearly ?1 million

to restore the historic building that is owned by the

While this is the most expensive renovation,

it is certainly not the most extensive.

Following the German Occupation, islanders returned to find

St Anne's Church in a sorry state of repair.

My grandfather and my father, who run the building business at the

time, actually offered the Labour free where the states actually

funded the repairs and the materials. But there was a great

deal to do after the war to put it back. And my father, it

driving ambition to see the church driving ambition to see the church

restored as it was when it was built. And he did that up until his

dying day. The community, events, births,

marriages and deaths but concepts and I think everybody at some point

will be utilising the church for their enjoyment or family reasons.

Yes, it still the of the community. -- the hub.

the next phase of the restoration is to make good

the damage to the interior of the church.

David Earl, BBC Channel Islands News, Alderney.

It is a lovely church, if you get a chance to visit, do so.

A rare pistol, which had been undiscovered for almost 350 years,

has been found by a metal detectorist in Jersey.

And even more surprisingly, it's in remarkably good condition.

Tony Collins made the discovery on a cold Sunday in February

but it has taken until now to understand its significance.

The octagonal barrel, normally the barrel is round, about 1700, I

thought so, this is unusual. The stock of the pistol was all carved,

I thought, better leave that as it I thought, better leave that as it

it on to the experts. Here's David with your

Bank Holiday weather. Thank you. We've had some sunshine

again today and you have been taking pictures. This one being sent by one

of our Weather Watchers. It is a fine evening, a fine sunrise and

sunset. This weekend, the Easter weekend, things are about to change.

A lot more cloud around, the prisoners under way tomorrow.

Largely dry, there might be a few showers tomorrow. -- that is

underway. This area of high pressure is stubborn. Not quite strong enough

to give us loads of sunshine but still close by, even though we have

Northwest, this is it Friday, they Northwest, this is it Friday, they

are coming in under the influence of this area of high pressure. Drying

up as they come towards is that giving us the risk of them shall

into tomorrow evening. The high into tomorrow evening. The high

pressure is still going to be close by as we head into Easter Sunday.

Looking quite good, perhaps some sunshine at times but on the cool

side with the winds from the Northwest. We have some fine weather

around this evening. Already quite a bit of cloud approaching from the

north-west. The cloud will continue to spill in and eventually, by the

second of the night, it becomes largely cloudy. Winds from the

north-west. Overnight temperatures down to around eight Celsius. What

tomorrow, some brightness in the morning, briefly some sunny spells

and we do not really see any showers or light rain until well into the

evening. I largely dry day with 13 Celsius the top temperature. Winds

from the north or Northwest and we continue with dry conditions until

the ban of cloud and rain arrives. Lots of want across Spain and

Portugal. If you are heading away from Easter, the same affecting

parts of France also. Cooler as you head up into northern Europe. It

does not look too bad for us. Even some sunshine. Have a good night.

Throughout the Bank Holiday weekend the BBC will keep you up to date

with your local news weather and travel.

There'll be regular bulletins and any breaking news

on BBC Radio Jersey and Guernsey from six in the morning.

Also online - find your local page at bbc.co.uk.

We will keep you updated. Now with the National Outlook, Tomasz

Schafernaker. Good evening. It's not exactly

cracking whether this Easter. I think the main message is there's

going