BBC Local Live: Channel Islands on Monday 17 October 2016

Summary

Guernsey Police: Clowns 'will be charged'
Refuge manager awarded £33,600 for dismissal
'£500,000 to improve dairy hygiene'
The scrapping of 11-plus tests could be overturned or delayed under plans from the Education, Sport and Culture Committee
A Jersey group, which has been taking supplies to the refugee camp at Calais, has launched an urgent appeal for emergency aid
£200m 'Boaty' ship starts construction
Updates on Monday 17 October 2016

Live Reporting

Travel update: St George's Esplanade reopenspublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
BBC Travel
St George's Esplanade has reopened following a collision in St Peter Port.
The road was closed following the crash between a motorcyclist and a car, but is now open to traffic in both directions.
Clowns 'will be charged'published at 09:37 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Guernsey Police is warning people to behave themselves in the run-up to Halloween and say anyone seen in a clown outfit behaving inappropriately will be charged with a public order offence.
The message comes after a spate of incidents in America and the UK where people dressed as clowns have been scaring others.
Now local traders say they've stopped selling certain clown masks or stock adult clown clothing as they don't want to encourage people.
Crash involves motorbike and carpublished at 09:27 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
The crash along St George's Esplanade in St Peter Port involves a motorbike and a car.
Emergency Services are currently at the scene and are asking people to avoid the area.
The road is currently closed in both directions.
St George's Esplanade closed after crashpublished at 09:14 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
Breaking
Emergency services are attending a crash in St George's Esplanade, Guernsey.
The road is closed in both directions.
Heather loses out in finalpublished at 09:03 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
BBC Sport
Heather Watson and partner Naomi Broady's winning streak came to end in the final of the Hong Kong Open.
They struggled to make an impact in their first final, losing 6-3 6-1.
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Travel in the Channel Islandspublished at 08:54 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
BBC Travel
Guernsey
- A section of Vale Road, just before the halfway junction in St Sampsons, is closed until Wednesday
- The Val des Terres is closed into November
- The gas repairs on Les Amballes in St Peter Port are there for another five weeks
- In St Martins, Saumarez Road is closed until the middle of November
- From today, Pleinheaume Road is closed for electricity, gas and water works
- In the Castel, Rue Piette is one-way going towards Ruette de Touillets until next Friday
- The Rue A L'Or in Kings Mills has tree work going on today
Jersey
- There are temporary traffic lights in St Brelades Bay, from by the Beau Rivage to the St Brelades Bay Hotel
- There are temporary traffic signals in Grouville on the coast road by La Rocque Tower for cable-laying works by Jersey Electricity
- There are temporary traffic lights on the inner road by Tyneville Lane causing delays at peak periods
High tide in St Peter Portpublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
BBC Weather
It was one of those strange times when the pontoons in the harbour seem to slope slightly up...
A 10m tide at 19:39 last night was a little close for comfort in St Peter Port last night, and a few pedestrians may have got some soggy shoes.
Image source, Nick Brown
Selection at 11 to be debated againpublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
The scrapping of 11-plus tests could be overturned or delayed under plans from the Education, Sport and Culture Committee.
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Aurigny 'need to drop prices'published at 08:32 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
BBC Radio Guernsey
Should Aurigny drop its fares?
I don't think any passengers are going to turn down an offer like that, but one Guernsey deputy says it needs to do just that, so that the States-owned airline can "start filling planes".
Deputy David de Lisle says the only way for the airline to start breaking even, is to drop prices and reach capacity.
'Which part of 20 can't you read?'published at 08:23 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Residents of Old St John's Road in St Helier are calling for the parish and police to take action to force motorists to slow down.
The road has a 20 mph speed limit which, they say, is being ignored.
It connects Cheapside to St John's Road, and is often used by traffic to bypass town.
Weather in the Channel Islandspublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
BBC Weather
Let's take a look at today's weather.
Here's the outlook for Guernsey...
And here's Jersey...
North keep up perfect recordpublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Guernsey Priaulx League champions North won their fourth game out of four this season to go three points off leaders St Martin's.
Image source, Guernsey FA
Their 6-0 win over second-from-bottom Rangers lifted them above Rovers into second place.
Saints drew 2-2 with Vale Rec, who drop to fifth after Sylvans beat Alderney 2-0 to go fourth.
Guernsey Education want 'final' decision on 11-pluspublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The States has been asked to make a final decision on the 11-plus, as the Education Committee published a new policy letter.
Guernsey's last crop of deputies made the decision in March, just before the general election, to scrap selection, but now the President of Education, Deputy Paul Le Pelley, says he's delivering on a promise to let the new assembly decide.
His board is split, with two members in favour of selection and three against. The Committee wants the States to decide next month.
Local Live in the Channel Islandspublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 17 October 2016
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
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