Summary

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday

  • Leaked email from Family Nursing & Home Care accuses Jersey's health minister of being "factually incorrect" when he told the States funding cuts have been delayed

  • Money raised from Bright Tights Day in Guernsey could save women's lives through pioneering research being done at University College London

  • The Constable of St Helier is appealing a court decision which forces the parish to pay for waste disposal at Bellozanne

  • Meetings are being held to discuss is on Guernsey's waste and how it's processed

  • Routine and annual maintenance is the main reason why ferry services from Guernsey to the UK have been reduced, according to Condor

  1. Our live coveragepublished at 18:02 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    That's all from BBC Local Live in the Channel Islands for today, we'll be back at 08:00 on Monday to bring you all the day's news, sport, travel and weather updates.

    Don't forget BBC Channel Islands News is on BBC One from 18:30 tonight.

    Have a great weekend.

  2. 'Concern' over reopening of hospital debatepublished at 17:51 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    The constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft, says he is concerned the debate over the location of the hospital has started up again. He says he wants work to just start.

    Hospital

    He told BBC Radio Jersey's Hot Seat: "I know it concerns residents living in the area. There will always be losers and winners in building a large structure such as the hospital. 

    "My view is I don't want it on the Waterfront or people's park and so to put it behind and on the current site makes a lot of sense."

  3. Nurse recruitment 'still biggest challenge'published at 17:41 GMT 4 November 2016

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    Nurse recruitment continues to be the biggest challenge facing Guernsey's health service, according to the island's Chief Nurse.

    Health

    Professor Juliet Beal says attracting and keeping qualified staff isn't easy and most recent figures from August show there are still about 150 vacancies for nurses within the island health service.

    She hopes a new "Care Values Framework", launched today, will improve the experience of being a nurse in Guernsey, and feed into better staff retention.

  4. Bel Royal school extension formally openedpublished at 17:21 GMT 4 November 2016

    BBC Radio Jersey

    Students at Bel Royal School in Jersey celebrated the official opening of a new wing that replaced two temporary buildings that had been in use for nearly 15 years.

    School plaque

    The new wing, which will house classrooms, a physiotherapy room and additional welfare facilities, was opened by the Lieutenant Governor Sir John McColl and his wife Lady McColl.

    School pupils

    Some year six pupils welcomed the governor and his wife in the island's native language Jerriais.

    Education Minister, Deputy Rod Bryans, said the update was needed as school layout and needs have changed significantly since the school first opened in 1975.

    Sir John and Lady McColl
  5. Constable defends pedestrianisation of St Helierpublished at 16:59 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    The Constable of St Helier has defended moves to increase the amount of pedestrianised spaces in the St Helier town centre.

    Charing Cross

    Speaking to BBC Radio Jersey, Simon Crowcroft said: "We want to see a much easier experience for pedestrians in St Helier, it is much harder to move around town than other towns in Europe as there is much more traffic in the town centre than elsewhere. 

    "There are far more people on foot in St Helier so why are we giving all this road space to cars."

  6. Community service for woman who smuggled brother-in-lawpublished at 16:48 GMT 4 November 2016

    Jen Smith
    BBC Channel Islands

    A woman from Leeds who tried to smuggle her Iranian brother-in-law into Jersey in a car boot has been given 312 hours of community service. 

    Court

    Amanda Marreakhy, 28, who is pregnant with her fourth child pleaded guilty to facilitating the entry of an illegal entrant. 

    The judge Deputy Bailiff Tim Le Cocq told the court he was satisfied her case met the exceptional circumstances test and sentenced her to two years of community service.

  7. Easier to get out of Wembley on Match Daypublished at 16:26 GMT 4 November 2016

    BBC Channel Islands News reporter, Roisin Gauson has tweeted a picture of traffic backlog on Albert Pier after spending nearly 50 minutes at a standstill.

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  8. Stinger deployed to protect driver and otherspublished at 16:06 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    Guernsey Police say they had to deploy a stinger on the coast road towards town to stop a car driven by a "vulnerable woman in distress".

    Officers say attempts were made to get the woman, who has not been named, to stop the vehicle but after these failed the stinger was deployed to bring the car to a "safe stop".

    A spokesman said the woman was taken into custody for her own safety and nobody was hurt.

  9. Jerriais language band 70% funded in two dayspublished at 15:51 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    The world's only Jerriais language band decided to crowd fund their new album so they could get it out by March next year. Singer Kit Ashton says it would help "promote the language for future generations".

    In two days they have already raised £1,786 of their £2,500 target with 26 days of the campaign still to run.

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  10. Waste covenant 'on the land not facility'published at 15:14 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    A covenant that barred the States from charging St Helier residents for processing solid waste is worthless because the covenant is on the old facilities and not on the land, according to the infrastructure minister.

    Waste

    Speaking on BBC Radio Jersey, Deputy Eddie Noel was disputing claims by Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft that the States should be made to compensate the parish for removing the covenant. Mr Crowcroft said it was still valid and is appealing a court decision to remove it.

    Mr Noel said: "The States paid a commercial value for the land and the facility and the covenant was on the facility which are long gone."

  11. WW1 stamps: The battle under the seapublished at 14:49 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ben Chapple
    BBC News Online

    In a series of stamps released for this Remembrance Day one features the crew of a submarine including Guernsey mariners T Gilson and H Broadbent.

    Able Seaman John Helman can be seen on another. He took part in a daring raid on the Belgian port of Zeebrugge - where British ships were scuttled in the narrow entrance in a bid to stop the German U-boats from leaving the port.

    StampsImage source, Guernsey Post
  12. Community service for woman who helped her brother enter Jerseypublished at 14:22 GMT 4 November 2016
    Breaking

    Jen Smith
    BBC Channel Islands

    A woman who pleaded guilty to helping her Iranian brother-in-law enter Jersey illegally has been sentenced to 312 hours of community service. 

    Royal Court

    Amanda Marreakyh, 28, was sentenced at the Jersey Royal Court today.

    Her brother Amir was found in the boot of her car. He was given a 10-week suspended sentence for illegal entry but has since been granted asylum in the UK. 

  13. Guernsey confident of EH Cup victorypublished at 14:02 GMT 4 November 2016

    Brent Pilnick
    BBC Sport

    Guernsey are confident of securing a game with top-flight Reading in the third round of the England Hockey Cup.

    The island side face London Edwardians in the second round on Sunday.

    Guernsey HockeyImage source, Peter Carey

    The islanders beat second-tier Sevenoaks in their first-ever game in the top knockout competition in English hockey in September.

    "The way we're playing, and with our track record, we can go into this with a good amount of confidence," said goalkeeper Adrian Gidney.

  14. Community group creating X blocks in remembrancepublished at 13:39 GMT 4 November 2016

    Charlie McArdle
    BBC Radio Jersey

    Islanders in Jersey are being challenged to "drop in and sew a block" as part of a national project to remember the 70,273 physically and mentally disabled people murdered by the Nazis in 1940 and 1941.

    XX

    Gisele Therezien and Kim Monins heard about the national collaboration to create one block for each person killed and decided to get involved.

    Mrs Therezien says anyone is welcome to come down to St Brelade's Parish Hall tomorrow from 10am and help contribute a block to the quilt they will be making as part of the collaboration.

  15. 'Disappointment' at attempts to avoid deposit schemepublished at 13:32 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    Jerseys housing minister says she's disappointed that some Jersey landlords are trying to avoid using a deposit protection scheme by charging two months rent in advance rather than take a deposit.

    Keys on a floor in front of a blurry doorImage source, Thinkstock

    The mydeposits scheme was introduced a year ago, and so far 3,500 tenants have used it to secure their deposit. 

    Deputy Ann Pryke says that landlords who avoid the scheme by charging rent need to be careful as they can't then legally withhold the money at the end of a lease to use as a deposit if things go wrong.

  16. Waste charge 'essential to increase recycling'published at 13:20 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    Jersey's infrastructure minister says plans to charge a gate fee for processing waste at Bellozanne will help to increase recycling rates as it will encourage people to look for cheaper alternatives.

    Energy from Waste

    Currently there is no charge for processing solid waste due in part to a long standing covenant that has been removed after a court decision.

    Deputy Eddie Noel said: "By having a gate fee at the energy from waste plant it gives us other opportunities for recycling. In Guernsey non of their waste goes to landfill, it all goes to commercial recyclers."

  17. Sewing project to commemorate disabled people killed by the Nazispublished at 12:57 GMT 4 November 2016

    Charlie McArdle
    BBC Radio Jersey

    A group from St Brelade are hoping to create a quilt for each parish containing a number of squares with a red X to commemorate the death of more than 70,000 disabled people at the hands of the Nazis in the early 1940s.

    Charlie McArdle spoke to Kim Monins about the 70,273 blocks project and how the murder of the disabled men, women and children came before the holocaust.

    Media caption,

    Kim Monins talks about the murder of 70,000 disabled people by the Nazis

  18. Blue Islands to start flying to London Lutonpublished at 12:33 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    Passengers in Guernsey could soon have more choice of airports close to London as the Guernsey's Passenger Transport Licensing Authority have granted a licence to Blue Islands to fly to London Luton Airport.

    London LutonImage source, PA

    Blue Islands have not said when the service is due to start, but it is unlikely to be this side of Christmas.

    When it does launch it could see the company could go head to head with States owned Aurigny who also hold a licence for the route but don't currently operate flights there.

  19. Bellozanne waste covenant "is worthless"published at 12:13 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    Jersey's infrastructure minister, Deputy Eddie Noel has described a covenant that stopped the States charging St Helier residents for waste processing as "worthless".

    Bellozanne

    He made a successful bid in the Royal Court earlier in the year to have the covenant removed, a decision St Helier Constable Simon Crowcroft says he will appeal.

    The covenant was part of a 1952 deal struck when the States purchased parish land at Bellozanne to create a waste processing plant. 

  20. WW1 sailors: The losses of Jutlandpublished at 12:08 GMT 4 November 2016

    Ben Chapple
    BBC News Online

    Able Seaman Wilfred Cochrane was one of several Guernsey boys who fought and died at the Battle of Jutland - the largest naval engagement of World War One.

    A week after the battle Lord Kitchener, the British Secretary of States for War, and 650 men died with the sinking of the HMS Hampshire.

    Among them was 29-year-old First Class Petty Officer Harold de Putron Taylor from Guernsey.

    Both feature in a set of stamps released this Remembrance Day.

    StampsImage source, Guernsey Post