BBC Local Live: Channel Islands on Thursday 29 June 2017

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Jersey Post fails to meet delivery targets
Guernsey's high-rise flats 'do not use Grenfell cladding'
Vehicle fire tackled and nearby buildings evacuated
Latest from the Gotland 2017 Island Games
Live updates on Thursday 29 June 2017

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Gotland two nil uppublished at 12:29 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
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Gymnastics: Watch Jersey's Daniel Lee's stunning gold medal floor routinepublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
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Daniel Lee's gold medal floor routine at the Island Games
Jersey's footballers face hostspublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
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Guernsey vs Jersey in tennis finalpublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Rob Byrne
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Guernsey's Pat Ogier will now play Jersey's Stuart Parker in the men's singles final, after beating Saaremaa's Priit Suluste in this morning's semi.
Ogier won 6-2, 6-2 at Slite.
Jersey's Parker also won in two sets this morning, overcoming Menorca's Miguel Alberti Fuster 6-2, 6-1.
They'll play tomorrow at 11:00 BST.
Archery: Jersey take gold in team recurve knock outpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
The recurve head-to-head knock out has seen Jersey take gold against Menorca.
Image source, Natwest Gotland Island Games 2017/Getty Images
Tennis: Jersey's Stuart Parker books a place in the singles finalpublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Tim Pryor
BBC Sport
Jersey's Stuart Parker has won a place in the final with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Menorca's Miguel Alberti-Fuster.
Review blasts oversight of Jersey’s arm’s-length government organisationpublished at 11:21 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Sarah Scriven
News Editor, BBC Jersey
An official is calling for a review of oversight for some of the groups which receive grants from Jersey's government.
Image source, Audit Office
Karen McConnell, the Comptroller and Auditor General, says the arrangements for so-called arm's-length organisations are not consistently fit for purpose.
In a recent review she raised concerns over the management of the innovation fund, which was created to help businesses get started. Her latest report looks into bodies which get grants from the States of more than £100,000.
Last year £38m was given to arm's-length government organisations.
She said there is no clear framework for setting them up in Jersey and no clear structure for reviewing their work, and the value of their services should be challenged.
The States is yet to comment.
Athletics: Heats under way for Jersey competitorspublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Naomi Dunning
BBC Radio Jersey, Reporter
The heats are under way at the athletics.
Jersey's Olivia Albutt makes it through to the final of the 400m hurdles.
Exceptionally windy conditions for the athletes this morning.
Basketball: Guernsey women's team beaten by hosts to finalpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Rob England
BBC News Online
The hosts Gotland held a convincing victory over Guernsey's women's team, beating them by 77-36 points.
Guernsey will now go through to the playoffs for a bronze medal.
Football: Jersey women's team take on the hostspublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Jersey's women's footballers take on hosts Gotland this lunchtime in the semi-finals at the Island Games.
A hat-trick from captain Eve Watson in a 6-0 thrashing of Gibraltar yesterday helped the defending champions reach the last four.
Jersey beat Gotland 3-1 at the same semi-final stage two years ago.
Football: Guernsey's men's team face semi-finalpublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Oscar Pearson
BBC Radio Guernsey
Guernsey footballers will fight for a place in the men's final this afternoon against the Isle of Man.
A win this afternoon will guarantee a medal, setting up a tie with either Menorca or Greenland in tomorrow's final.
Kick off is at 12:00, and we'll be reporting live.
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The boys in Green drew with Aland and Saaremaa and beat Shetland to get through the group stages
Island Games: Wednesday in picturespublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
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Strawberry Farm site neighbours critical of development planspublished at 09:42 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Guernsey Press
Plans to build housing at the former Strawberry Farm site have been criticised by neighbours, who have expressed concerns over the impact on traffic flow, over-development and the area losing its rural character., external
Vehicle fire tackled and nearby buildings evacuatedpublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Rob England
BBC News Online
Firefighters have tackled a vehicle fire in an industrial estate in Jersey.
Smoke was seen coming from a commercial building in Trinity on Wednesday afternoon.
Crews from three fire engines tackled the blaze and nearby buildings were evacuated.
An investigation in under way into the cause.
No-one was injured.
Image source, Jersey Fire and Rescue Service
Island Games 2017: What to watch out forpublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Basketball
- Guernsey's women's team's semi-final v Gotland started at 08:00 and is under way.
Football
- Defending champions Guernsey face a semi-final against Isle of Man in the men's competition at 12:00.
- Meanwhile Jersey's women's team face hosts Gotland in their semi-final.
Golf
- It's round three of the golf today, with the men's and women's individual and team events ongoing for Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney.
Shooting
- Lots of events throughout the day for shooting, but finishing early are the men's 50m prone smallbore rifle, the women's 25m standard pistol and the women's 50m prone smallbore rifle.
Table Tennis
- The mixed doubles quarter finals, semi-finals and finals will be held today, with Jersey and Guernsey competing from 10:40.
Tennis
- Jersey and Guernsey field players for the men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles events today starting at 09:30 and continuing throughout the afternoon.
Beach Volleyball
- Jersey's men's team play for a place in the final. It's just started.
Island Games 2017: Jersey adds medals to maintain fourth spotpublished at 08:50 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
BBC Sport
Jersey's Sarah Campion took her third shooting title yesterday with Susan De Gruchy as day four in Gotland drew to a close.
The medal came in the 50m prone rifle shooting, and leaves De Gruchy on two golds and a silver from the Games.
It was Jersey's first gold since Monday, but another gold medal came in late from Daniel Lee in the Men's Gymnastics to see Jersey stay in the fourth spot above Gotland, just.
In the pool, Gemma Atherley also added 200m freestyle and backstroke silvers to her growing collection of swimming medals.
Jersey also saw success in the women's football, captain Eve Watson scored a hat-trick as defending champions Jersey thrashed Gibraltar 6-0 to qualify for the women's football semi-finals, where they will play hosts Gotland today.
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Jersey captain Eve Watson (left) scored twice in the first five minutes
Island Games 2017: Scores on the boards...published at 08:38 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Guernsey maintains a solid hold on the third spot in the tables, with Jersey inching ahead of Gotland late last night to come in fourth.
Meanwhile, Sark comes in 21st place, with Alderney just behind in 22nd.
Image source, Island Games
Gymnastics: Gold for Jersey's Daniel Leepublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
Confirmed late last night - a gold medal for Jersey in the men's FIG overall individual.
Daniel Lee came out the clear winner in the event, seven points above his closest competitor.
Image source, Natwest Gotland Island Games 2017/Getty Images
Island Games 2017: Guernsey thrive in the poolpublished at 08:18 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
BBC Sport
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Tom Hollingsworth is scheduled to compete in eight events at the Island Games
Guernsey swimmer Tom Hollingsworth won his fourth gold of the Island Games on day four in Gotland.
Hollingsworth claimed top honours in the 200m backstroke and helped the 4x100m medley team to a silver medal.
Miles Munro, also part of the relay line-up, took Guernsey's other day four gold in the 100m freestyle event.
In all Guernsey have now won 19 medals in the pool.
Jersey Post fails to meet delivery targetspublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 29 June 2017
BBC Radio Jersey
Jersey Post is going to face closer oversight from the Channel Islands competition regulator after failing to meet its delivery targets for 2016.
The Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities (CICRA) said Jersey Post failed to meet three of its nine "quality of service targets" with deliveries between Jersey and Guernsey falling short as well as those from Jersey to the UK.
Jersey Post said although disappointing, its delivery services from the UK were reliant on Royal Mail transport services, and on more than half the deliveries last year these caused issues getting mail to Jersey. Royal Mail is yet to comment.