Ratepayers to decide how to spend £900,000 windfall from States of Jersey
Firms 'should have refusal rights' when same-sex marriage made law
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society film 'could boost tourism'
Shire horse rescued after being stuck in the mud
Updates on Wednesday 20 September 2017
Rob England
BBC News Online
Our coverage across the Channel Islands has finished for the day.
We'll be back on Thursday from 08:00 with the latest news, weather, travel and sport.
Don't forget BBC Channel Islands News on BBC One at 18:30 and 22:30.
BBC Radio Jersey
The body which makes sure businesses trade fairly in Jersey may not have enough resources to keep an eye on all parts of the economy, a legal expert has said.
At a seminar yesterday held at the Grand Hotel business leaders discussed how competition laws affect the island and how businesses operate.
Advocate Mark Renouf, from law firm Benest Corbett Renouf, said the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authority (CICRA) would find it difficult to make sure all businesses stuck to the rules, as similar authorities do in other places.
Quote MessageIt's not isolated to CICRA that they have limited resources. It's the same with every competition regulator in the world. It's perfectly normal that a regulator picks the issues it wants to deal with. The implication of that is there will be many issues it doesn't have the resources to deal with. The important thing is that members of the public and States members understand that and don't assume that, because we have a competition regulator everything is fine and can be left to CICRA, because it can't."
Mark Renouf, Advocate, Benest Corbett Renouf
Cloud will thicken overnight with outbreaks of rain. It will become windy, especially around the coasts.
Minimum Temperature: 14C (57F)
Tomorrow will be off to a wet and windy start for many, with some heavy rain at times.
Rain will move east through the morning, and it will turn drier and brighter from the west.
Maximum Temperature: 16C (61F)
People in Guernsey losing light in their homes because their neighbours hedges are too high will be able to make an official complaint to the States, starting next month.
The new High Hedges (Guernsey) Law, 2016, external comes into effect on Monday 2 October.
But a fee will be charged for processing the complaint, and the States have stressed it should be a last resort for islanders.
If the case is upheld, the new law enables the States to serve a "high hedge notice" with instructions on how to deal with the issue, and to prevent it happening again.
It also allows the States to enter private land and do the required cropping themselves, if the notice is not complied with. The work would then be charged to the property owner as a civil debt.
Sian Davies
BBC News Online
The findings into three midwives working at Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital facing misconduct charges over the deaths of two babies have been heard today.
Senior midwife Lisa Granville was found guilty of misconduct by the Nursing and Midwifery Council over the deaths of Baby A in 2014 and Baby B 2012.
Midwife Tujia Roussel was found guilty of not escalating the delay in delivery of Baby A and not seeking a review of the mother's condition having entered the second stage of labour.
Ms Roussel admitted administering a drug without a written prescription and acknowledged that those actions increased the risk of harm. She also admitted participating in inappropriate working practices.
Antonia Manousaki was cleared of administering a drug without proper consent.
She had admitted administering a drug without a written prescription and failing to question the rate at which it was administered.
But Ms Manousaki denied administering the drug without a patient consent and denied failing to challenge a culture of midwives acting outside the scope of their practice.
A decision on their futures as midwives is due to be made next week.
Jersey Evening Post
A 64-year-old man repeatedly punched the owner of a landscape gardening business in a dispute about noise, the Magistrate’s Court heard, external.
BBC Radio Guernsey
Islanders personal data could have been stolen during a security breach at the US credit rating firm Equifax, according to an IT firm.
Image source, ReutersLast week, the American company revealed up to 400,000 consumers in the UK were affected by the breach in which cyber-criminals stole social security numbers, birth dates and addresses.
But Logicalis, an IT firm with offices in Jersey and Guernsey, estimates 25% of islanders could also be at risk.
Managed Security Services director, Ricky Magalhaes, said due to the global reach of some the companies effected, such as Amazon and British Airways, it was "likely" people in the islands may have been affected without knowing it.
Sian Davies
BBC News Online
A culture of administering drugs without prescriptions has been described as the "Guernsey way" at a hearing into the misconduct of three midwives.
Consultants were not called before women in the second stage of labour were given a drug which speeded up delivery and increased a baby's heart rate in more than 50% of cases, the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard.
It was a decision that would not be made "anywhere else in Britain", the council was told.
Senior midwife Lisa Granville has been found guilty of misconduct over the deaths of two babies.
A decision will be made over her future as a midwife, and that of fellow midwives Antonia Manousaki and Tujia Roussel, next week.
Chris Rayner
BBC Radio Jersey Political Reporter
Gas Place in St Helier will close to through traffic, according to the parish's roads committee, who have decided to make the trial closure permanent.
Part of the road will be blocked, but residents and businesses will still be able to get to their properties.
Geraint Jennings, from the Parish of St Helier, said those using the area as a "rat run" to cut across town would have to find another route.
"If you haven't got good business to be going through that area in a car or a van, really there are other routes and main roads which are designed to take that traffic."
Mr Jennings said "incidents" concerning the safety of drivers and pedestrians on shared space roads in the area were considered by the committee before the decision was made.
In June last year a three-year-old boy, Clinton Pringle was hit by a car on a shared space road outside Millennium Park in St Helier.
Rob England
BBC News Online
Following the cancellation of the annual Jersey beer festival, run by the Campaign for Real Ale, two pubs have stepped up to the tap to hold their own events on the same dates.
The Smugglers Inn in St Brelade and Forum Bar in St Helier said they would be putting on live music, and stocking exciting ales and ciders from Thursday to Sunday.
Rob England
BBC News Online
A potentially dangerous Portuguese man-of-war has been identified and removed from St Ouen's bay in Jersey, prompting a warning to beach goers.
The jellyfish-like organisms were spotted in Guernsey yesterday, and across Cornwall and Wales in the last month.
The Department of the Environment advised the public not to touch the man-of-war, and asked islanders to keep a look out for any more washing up on beaches.
Image source, States of GuernseyOne of the man-of-war found in Guernsey yesterday
In the case of being stung by a man-of-war, the department advises these methods to alleviate the pain, which typically lasts between 15-20 minutes:
Rob England
BBC News Online
A senior midwife who was working at Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital has been found guilty of misconduct after the deaths of two babies.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council found the death of one infant in 2014 "may have been prevented" if Lisa Granville had properly investigated a previous child's death, referred to as "Baby B" in September 2012.
Granville previously admitted she had failed to identify the midwifery care given to Baby B was "inadequate" as well as her summary investigation.
The misconduct charges were brought against her and two other midwives in January, but the findings were delayed.
Rob England
BBC News Online
Guernsey Police believe a missing man from the island might be in the UK.
Officers said Welsey Bond "may be in the Gatwick or London area", and they were liaising with UK colleagues.
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BBC Radio Guernsey
Three midwives accused of misconduct following the deaths of two babies in the maternity ward at Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital are due to hear further findings against them today.
A misconduct hearing was brought against the midwives by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in January, but was delayed.
Further findings were due to be announced yesterday, but the hearing was adjourned until about 13:30 today.
BBC Radio Jersey
Local companies should be protected when the marriage law is changed to avoid something similar to the "gay cake" trial happening in Jersey, a politician has said.
Senator Sarah Ferguson said although she does not oppose the same-sex legislation, she wants islanders to be able to refuse wedding business without fear of recrimination.
In 2016, the Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery lost their appeal against a ruling that their refusal to make a "gay cake" was discriminatory. Appeal court judges said that, under law, the bakers were not allowed to provide a service only to people who agreed with their religious beliefs, external.
Jersey's Chief Minister Senator Ian Gorst has said same-sex marriage will be law by next April.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageI think it's unfair that one person's opinion should be forced on another person, that the same-sex couple should force their opinion on the cake maker [and] cause them to lose their livelihood all through a difference of opinion."
Senator Sarah Ferguson
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BBC News Online
Water and debris could be thrown over the sea wall on Jersey's south coast tomorrow morning during the high tide.
Jersey Met Office has issued a yellow tide alert - the lowest of the three levels.
High tide is at about 08:00 and meteorologists say the prevailing wind will blow the waves against the shore.
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BBC Radio Guernsey
Guernsey is a good example of how people can preserve the environment, the RSPB has said.
Two representatives from the UK charity are in the island this week to meet local members, visit the Alderney Wildlife Trust and attend the Inter-Island Environmental Meeting in Sark.
Image source, Getty ImagesPaul Buckley, who has worked for the RSPB for more than 20 years, said the island is doing a range of things to boost wildlife.
He said having herds of grazing cattle restoring some of Guernsey's grasslands is one example.
"It's a chance to save birds like the skylark and other species which perhaps used to be much more familiar in the landscape."
Guernsey Press
Concerns have been raised by people living in St Peter Port after it was revealed a plot of open land behind terraced houses has been earmarked for a new close., external
Rob England
BBC News Online
Airline Blue Islands is bringing a course designed to help people conquer their fear of flying to Jersey.
Over two days 20 people will be given an in depth understanding of an aircraft and how it flies, tips from a behavioural change coach and a flight.
Organisers say the course made a "significant change" to nervous flyers in Guernsey, and it has been supported by Jersey Airport.
It is being held from the 11-12 November, you can apply for a space here, external.
Quote MessageLiving on an island we are so reliant upon air links so it must be very daunting for those people whose travel plans are limited due to a phobia of flying. To my knowledge this is the first time such a course has been offered in Jersey and I am sure it will be of great benefit to those people who attend."
Myra Shacklady, Key account and marketing director, Ports of Jersey
