24/04/2017 Channel Islands News

It wasn't the fairy tale ending they'd hoped -

Jersey Reds miss the chance to make history by just one point.

Good evening and welcome to the late news from BBC

Channel Islands, I'm Charlie McArdle.

A charity milestone means children from the Channel Islands will have

access to a new trauma and emergency department in Southampton.

When your child is in an accident, you want them to get the best care

they possibly can. This trauma centre will give them that.

It may not have been the result the Jersey Reds were after -

but their narrow defeat in the British and Irish Cup bodes

In a nail-biting final in Cork, the cup was snatched from Jersey's

And not to confuse you - but the Reds were playing in blue!

Our Sports Editor Tim Pryor was in Cork...

To lose any final is gutting but to lose like this is cruel

at the end of the best season in the club's long history.

Jersey got the best possible start with a try after just one minute.

That was before Munster knew what had hit them...

But the hosts scored tries of their own either side

Hardy with a try for the Jersey Reds in the second half.

But it was Munster who dominated as the game wore on,

despite brilliant support from the fans who travelled

A penalty ten minutes from the end gave the Irish side

the victory and the cup by the narrowest of margins.

To come away to Munster, a quality team, I think the boys

rolled up their sleeves and put in a real effort and we can

They can look back with pride on a season that saw their highest

ever finish in the league and this memorable run to the cup final.

It has been a massive season for the fellas.

I am hugely proud of everyone of them.

It is not the fairy tale ending that we wanted but those things

An occasion to remember for the players, staff

and supporters but no luck of the Irish for Jersey in Cork.

Three men have been charged with importing 27 kilos

of cannabis resin into Jersey - after being stopped

A multi-agency team of customs, police as well as fire and rescue

were involved in the operation in St Ouen's Bay on Friday morning.

During a magistrates hearing today, the court was told the cannabis had

The men will appear in the Royal Court in six weeks time.

Parents in Guernsey are being urged to make sure their children's

vaccinations against measles are up to date.

It follows an outbreak of the disease in parts

of Europe, including France, Portugal and Italy.

A similar warning has been issued in Jersey.

I think it is very important that parents ensure that their children's

In Guernsey we know that MMR coverage is 96.1%,

which is above the World Health Organization target of 95%.

Looking at what is happening, we would not expect significant

A Jersey politician has raised concerns that thousands of pounds

of maintenance cuts to the island's parks and gardens

Senator Sarah Ferguson claims the infrastructure departments

savings can be seen with the loss of many plants.

The iconic castle may attract people to Gorey but the flowers around it

Colour that is now maintained by a private company as part of

government cuts. I think the garden is very beautiful

and a lot of colour. They are not as good

as they used to be. We have been coming

here for several years. They have always been

absolutely beautiful and well cared for and this year,

they look as though And that is the concern

of this politician. The Rose Garden at Coronation Park

has now been removed. The upkeep of the park

hasn't been outsourced, Sarah Ferguson believes budget cuts

are to blame. She is worried about the impact it

could have on visitors. Part of the attraction for visitors

are our floral displays and our parks and gardens -

if we start lowering the standards then we

are affecting tourism. But the department behind it says

the beds had to go because rabbits decimate the rose plants,

not because of the savings of ?200,000 they have

to make every year. But is not to the detriment

of the long-term park. All of our main parks

are green flag accredited. We aim to maintain

that for the future. That will see these patches

of soil will be turned The department says they will keep

an eye on the standard of all green areas to ensure they are nice for

the visitors to enjoy them. As the murder investigation

continues in Jersey into the death of Ana Rebelo, the Portuguese

and Church community has raised enough money for her family

to take her body home to be buried. St Thomas's Catholic Church started

the collection after hearing the family's wishes to bury

the 57-year-old next to her father. A memorial service will also be held

there tomorrow night. The whole thing was unexpected but

people came together, the family were all here yesterday for Mass.

I've been supporting them and tomorrow evening we are having a

special memorial Mass without her body present. That will take place

at 6pm tomorrow evening, which will be open to everyone to pray for her

before her body is taken to Portugal.

For many parents of seriously ill children in the Channel Islands,

the expert facilities at Southampton General have provided

Now an appeal to create a new Children's Trauma

and Emergency Department has reached a big milestone - it s

raised its first million - helped by a charity set up

by the actors Sarah Parish and James Murray in memory

Fresh from our screens in ITV's Broadchurch,

actor Sarah Parish enjoys plenty of work and a high profile,

but it's this role which is closest to her heart,

It was the tragic loss of their baby daughter Ella-Jayne which has

closely linked the couple to Southampton General.

Sarah and James see a new hospital as her legacy.

When your child is in an accident, you want them to get the best care

that they possibly can and this trauma centre will

They have specialist x-ray rooms and they will be

Anything a child needs when they really are critically ill,

They will have the best chance for survival.

We provide the major trauma service for this region and we deal

with all the seriously injured children from nine counties

and children come over from the Channel Islands.

We need to have an environment where the skills that the people have

The building is an empty shell at the moment and there

To transform this area is going to take a lot more money.

The search is on for major donors, individuals or businesses,

prepared to donate not tens but hundreds of thousands of pounds

in return for naming rights, a plaque above a door.

There's still ?1.5 million to race in just one year.

Thank you. Good evening, last week we talked about the potential for

more rain this week, and I think it is possible. Two things are

happening this week, more unsettled and certainly colder than it has

been recently. There will be sunshine but there is also the

chance of heavy showers turning up. High pressure is moving into the

middle of the Atlantic. A run of northerly wind striking across us.

One weather front passes by tonight, One weather front passes by tonight,

some spots position somewhere the middle of France in the middle of

the day tomorrow. On Wednesday, not a lot of change, some showers, dry

weather, and on Thursday and Friday, whether France around this top area

of high pressure. Bringing in less cold air, temperatures recover as we

head towards the end of the week. With high pressure coming closer,

rainfall amounts will be tailing off in the second half of the week.

Northerly winds bring cold air across us, there will be a few

showers out this weather front as it passes by overnight and then for

some time, clear skies, temperatures for 5 degrees, possibly three on the

larger islands. Tomorrow, sunny spells and the chance of a few

showers, they will be isolated, a large part of the day drive. Not

especially warm with a brisk and chilly northerly wind, 10 degrees

maximum temperatures. That cold air moves into parts of Spain, Portugal

and Central France. Lower temperatures when it moves through.

For the rest of the week, the chance of showers and gradually getting

warmer by the time we get to Friday. Have a good night.

Nice to see it getting warmer towards the bank holiday weekend.

That's your news this Monday evening, BBC Radio Guernsey

and Jersey will be first with with your local news,

weather and travel from six tomorrow morning and I'll be back at 6:30pm

tomorrow night, until then have a good evening.

course, there'll be the threat of some rain. More with the national

forecast now. Good evening. It's been turning

colder from the north so far today. It's been cold enough for

significant snow in northern Scotland. This was mid afternoon.

More recently it's been blowing around over the tops of the

mountains. Snow in April not necessarily unusual but it's usually

unwelcome. The colder air coming in behind the front which clears

towards the near continent, opening the floodgates to this Coldstream of