Jersey church 'could be closed for a fortnight' after fire
New mental health law in force in Jersey
Plans to put Guernsey education sites together
Updates on Monday 1 October 2018
There will be variable amounts of cloud through Monday evening across the islands.
Moderate westerly winds will develop overnight too.
Minimum temperature: 11C (51F).
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Islanders are reporting power is returning to some parts of the island.
BBC Radio Guernsey is back on FM as well as AM after the island-wide outage, which saw the lights go out for a minimum of about 20 minutes.
There's still no word from Guernsey Electricity on the cause of the power cut.
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The power cut in Guernsey is affecting us here at the BBC, where we are currently only broadcasting on medium wave.
Commercial station Island FM is also off-air.
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A power cut is affecting large parts of Guernsey.
It's not yet known if the whole island is affected, but power outages have been reported in St Peter Port, St Sampson, St Andrew, and Castel.
The BBC has approached Guernsey Electricity to find out the cause.
BBC Radio Jersey
Jersey's new Catholic Dean is due to be officially welcomed into the island.
Canon Dominic Golding takes over from Monsignor Nicholas France, who retired after nearly 20 years in the island.
Canon Golding will be inaugurated as dean at St Thomas Church on Monday evening.
Canon Golding, who was previously an assistant priest in Guernsey, said he was delighted to be back in the Channel Islands after his last role in Portsmouth...
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Staff in States-owned "arm’s length" companies have received salary increases that failed to keep pace with the rising cost of living, external while executives were awarded inflation-busting rises, it has been revealed.
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There is a yellow weather warning in place for wind across the islands, Jersey Met has said.
It added winds of of force six can be expected soon.
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A special cot designed to keep stillborn babies cool is being given to Jersey General Hospital.
The cot allows grieving parents to stay with their baby for longer, before laying them to rest.
An anonymous donor provided the funds for the cot, which costs about £1,800.
Jo Nash is from the charity Philip's Footprints and said it would make a big difference to parents who had just lost a baby...
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A record number of people have signed up to vote by post for Guernsey's first ever referendum, external in just over a week's time.
On 10 October, the public will vote on the method of electing People's Deputies to the States of Deliberation.
Two-thousand people have so far registered to vote by post, which tops the previous record of 1,936 in the 2016 General Election.
The resident of the committee in charge of organising it, Deputy Peter Roffey, says he hopes the final figure for postal voters "will be close to 20%" of the total turnout, to make the referendum legally binding.
If 40% of people turn out and vote, the States has to implement the option for the public to decide.
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A ban on fishermen catching bass in Jersey has been lifted by the island's government.
Since April 2017, recreational anglers were only allowed to fish for the species on a catch and release basis.
Image source, Laurence Cross/BBCThe decision comes after advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas that suggested fewer bass died from recreational angling than originally thought.
From 1 October 2018, recreational anglers can keep one bass per day. Restrictions on commercial fishing for bass remain in place.
Jersey Environment Minister John Young said monitoring suggested bass numbers in local waters were now in recovery.
Deputy Young is, however, still asking rod and line anglers and spear fishermen to follow a code of practice. , external
BBC Radio Guernsey
A man caused damage to a number of private gardens in Guernsey by "climbing over fences", police have said.
It happened in the early hours of Sunday on Guelles Road.
The man damaged a number of items and was believed to have left the area on foot and might not have had a shirt on, officers added.
Guernsey Police would like to hear from anyone who might have more information about the incident.
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Tickets for this year's Channel Islands Christmas Lottery have gone on sale.
Tickets cost £3 - which is £1 more than previous years - however the States of Jersey said there were now four independent chances to win draw prizes, and a total of 86 prizes available.
Last year, just over £197,000 was raised for local charities, with 36 benefiting from grants ranging from £700 to £23,000.
Richard Curtis, from the Lihou Charitable Trust, said he did not think sales would drop despite an increase in price...
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Parents and carers in Guernsey and Alderney are now able to register their children for a place in their catchment primary school to start in September 2019.
Children due to start school must be registered between 09:00 on Monday and 15:00 on 14 December.
Children registered after this period will have a lower priority for the allocation of available spaces at their catchment school than those who registered within the registration period, the States of Guernsey said.
Application forms for each primary school are available here., external
Once the school numbers have been finalised, places should be confirmed in writing by Wednesday 10 April.
Image source, PAQuote MessageIt is really important children are registered for a school place by Friday 14 December as the year group sizes can influence the resources allocated to each primary school. Children registered after this period are less likely to gain a place at their catchment school."
Andrew Warren, Director of Education
BBC Radio Jersey
A Jersey church could be closed "for up to two weeks" while smoke damage caused by a small fire is cleaned up.
A fire started overnight at St Bernadettes Catholic Church at La Route des Quennevais on Sunday.
No-one was hurt.
Church deacon Brendan Flaxman said it was believed the fire was started accidentally in the bins and the damage spread around the whole site...
Jersey Reds boss Harvey Biljon hails his side after they record their first win of the season in the Championship.
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