BBC Local Live: Channel Islands on Thursday 9 February 2017

Summary

Explosion rocks French nuclear plant
Aurigny ice incident: 'The result of poor decision-making'
Car vandals could be 'fed up' with parking problems as '£10,000 worth of damage' reported
Jersey's environment minister wants to follow the UK in stopping plastic from beauty products ending up in the sea
Bailiff of Guernsey to stay on until 2020
Updates on Thursday 9 February 2017

Live Reporting

'Fog-free landing strip'...published at 09:34 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The former editor of the Guernsey Press has an interesting conspiracy theory this morning.
Could Richard Digard be right, is Joey the foundation of a new air base at Oatlands...
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X Factor is in town...published at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Do you have a talent for singing that you're keeping to yourself?
Do you have what it takes to sing in front of millions of people?
Perhaps you just want to meet Simon Cowell...
Well the X Factor producers are in Guernsey today, looking for contestants for the next season.
Auditions are taking place between 10:00 and 16:30 today at the Market Place Shopping Centre, but you have to be 16 or older to take part.
Image source, ITV
Car vandals could be 'fed up' with parking problems as '£10,000 worth of damage' reportedpublished at 09:06 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Jersey police say someone "fed up with parking problems" could have damaged cars at La Pouquelaye.
Cars have been scratched and vandalised in recent months, causing £10,000 worth of damage.
Officers say they've been called out to 29 incidents of malicious damage to vehicles at La Pouquelaye recently - peaking in November and December.
Image source, Thinkstock
Police suspect whoever is responsible is disgruntled with parking issues in the area - especially on private roads.
They have spoken to residents in the area, sent leaflets out asking for information, and are also working undercover to try and catch those responsible.
Prolific paedophile sentenced to life in prisonpublished at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Guernsey Press
Former Guernsey resident Mark Frost, 70, has been jailed for life, external with a minimum term of 16 years.
Minister backs microbeads banpublished at 08:48 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Jersey's environment minister wants to follow the UK in stopping small pieces of plastic from beauty products ending up in the sea.
The UK government has proposed banning the sale and manufacture of products containing plastics known as microbeads.
Image source, Thinkstock
They're small pieces of plastic that are often found in shower gels, face scrubs and toothpaste.
Deputy Steve Luce says he would happily ban products with microbeads in Jersey.
Environmentalists fear microbeads - which are used as an abrasive cleaning agent - are building up in oceans and potentially entering the food chain.
Joey will be housed at new expanded Oatlands centrepublished at 08:39 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Ben Chapple
BBC News Online
Joey - the face of air travel in the islands - will be kept on display in Guernsey.
Planners have approved a new development at visitor attraction Oatlands.
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Part of phase two is creating a second courtyard to the east of the existing buildings and part of that is a 2,000 sq m play barn, which will have a state of the art play area for children from nought to 12, contained within that will be the resting home for Joey, the iconic trislander."
Paul Langlois, Architect
Bailiff of Guernsey to stay on until 2020published at 08:27 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Her Majesty The Queen has granted the Bailiff of Guernsey a two-year extension to his appointment.
Sir Richard Collas will now be in post until the year 2020.
He was installed as the 89th Bailiff of Guernsey in March 2012, having previously served as the Deputy Bailiff since 2005.
He had previously been due to retire in May 2018.
Baby death 'unreported for two years'published at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Ben Chapple
BBC News Online
The death of a baby in Guernsey was not reported to the proper authorities for two years, a hearing has been told.
Senior midwife Maria Patterson told the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) there were "systemic concerns" and a lack of supervision at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
She said nothing was done to change procedures on the maternity ward.
Three midwives face charges relating to the death of a baby in January 2014. The Nursing and Midwifery Council believes that had the death of another baby 'Baby B' been adequately investigated, the death of the 'Baby A' may have been prevented.
Ms Paterson said: "It was clear that the safety net was not working."
The hearing continues.
Moped rider drove for over 20 years without a licencepublished at 08:13 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Jersey Evening Post
A moped rider who has been driving without a licence for more than 20 years, external is due to be sentenced next month.
Travel update: Flight delayspublished at 08:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Travel
Just one delay in each island so far this morning...
Guernsey
- The 08:00 arrival from Alderney has been delayed until 08:30
Jersey
- The 09:35 arrival from Birmingham has been delayed until 11:10
Weather in the Channel Islandspublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Weather
Let's take a look at today's weather.
Here's the outlook in Guernsey...
And this is the forecast for Jersey...
Serious incident on Aurigny plane down to 'poor decision-making'published at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Ben Chapple
BBC News Online
Poor decision-making by a pilot led to a commercial flight having to divert, investigators have said.
The Manchester to Guernsey Aurigny flight landed at East Midlands Airport on 4 March 2016.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch concluded ice contamination was the cause of problems and could have been avoided if the aircraft had been de-iced.
Aurigny said under its procedures it would have expected, under the weather conditions, for the plane to be de-iced.
Local Live in the Channel Islandspublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Good morning and welcome to Local Live on this Thursday morning.
We'll have the latest news, sport, travel and weather all the way through to 18:00 this evening.
As always, you can get in touch with the team via email.