Guernsey education committee reveals 2019 secondary plans
Jersey's reservoir levels fall 7% in hot spell
Guernsey Chamber of Commerce 'welcomes' open skies policy
One Guernsey emergency call during 999 fault
School head teacher retires after 22 years
Updates on 18 July 2018.
BBC Radio Jersey
Growers at a Jersey vineyard say the hot, dry weather will make it a bumper year for their grapes, but their cider apples may be smaller.
Dan De Caretet from the La Mare Wine Estate says the grapes thrive in the sunshine, but the lack of water will mean smaller apples.
Jersey has not had any significant rainfall for 15 days.
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Simon Fairclough
Guernsey Political Reporter
"The States' meeting this week has much on the agenda and plenty of opportunities for mischief to be made!"
The words of Guernsey's most senior politician, Deputy Gavin St Pier, to 21 of the island's States members, which was made public - either by design or mistake - in the lead up to this week's debate.
When States members meet this morning - they will receive updates on the work of Home Affairs and from Deputy St Pier on the island's financial situation.
Deputy John Gollop will be asking questions about the UK government, Brexit and funding to enhancing digital connectivity.
Perhaps the item that could best demonstrate the fractious nature of Guernsey politics at present is the review of air transport licensing.
There could be a radical change to the way airlines are allowed to operate in and out of the islands if the Committee for Economic Development's "open skies" proposals are accepted by the States.
Chamber of Commerce 'welcomes' open skies policy
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BBC News Online
Parents of current primary year five students will be able to appeal against decisions over which secondary school their children go to in 2019.
Guernsey's education committee has "partnered" each secondary school with two or three primary schools:
However, there is the opportunity for parents to apply for their children to go to a different school.
This is the first year group which will enter all-ability secondary schools.
In a statement, the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture said: "In a limited range of circumstances parents may be able to apply for their child to attend a different secondary school".
"Information and guidelines on how these requests can be made, and under what circumstances they may be granted, will be published at www.gov.gg/partnerschools, external before the October half term this year."
BBC Radio Jersey
Jersey's reservoirs are currently 83% full - with enough water to last about 100 days, or three months, according to the island's water company.
It represents a fall of 7% since the end of June.
However, Jersey Water said it's unlikely a hosepipe ban will be introduced in the near future.
But the company is urging islanders to use water sparingly - to help reduce waste, preserve water resources and help keep bills down.
Seven million people in the north west of England will be affected by a temporary ban, due to come into effect on 5 August.
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Guernsey's Chamber of Commerce has said it "welcomes" moves towards an open skies policy.
Airlines in Guernsey are currently licensed by the States in an attempt to keep consistent routes and service levels, but that could soon change.
The Committee for Economic Development released a policy letter which aims to protect the Gatwick and Alderney routes while opening up the rest to competition.
President of the Chamber of Commerce, Barrie Baxter, said: "The Guernsey Chamber of Commerce believe, at our core, in free markets and as such the move towards open skies is very much welcomed on that basis."
However, the "open skies" approach has been criticised by the States-owned airline Aurigny and Blue Islands.
Blue Islands' Chairman Derek Coates has previously described an open skies policy , externalas "highly perilous and destructive", while the CEO of Aurigny, Mark Darby, said it would result in fewer flights to the island.
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Guernsey's education committee has revealed which secondary schools children will go to in 2019.
The current primary year five will be the first not to take the 11-plus, and will be an all-ability year group split across four sites - Les Beaucamps, St Sampson's, La Mare de Carteret and Les Varendes.
The Committee for Education, Sport and Culture has also pledged to announce which schools will operate under the new model before the October half-term.
The new model - which involves one school split over two sites - is due to come into operation in September 2022.
Each secondary school has been "partnered" with two or three primary schools:
Les Varendes: Amherst, Notre Dame
Les Beaucamps: Castel, Forest, St Martin's
La Mare de Carteret: La Hougette, La Mare de Carteret, Vauvert
St Sampson's: Hautes Capelles, St Mary and St Michael's
Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online
The head teacher of a Jersey primary school has retired after 22 years in the role and almost 40 years as a teacher.
Suzanne Conoops described being a teacher as "the best job in the world" and that she knew she wanted to be a teacher when she was a pupil at St Saviour's Primary School in the 1960s.
Image source, States of JerseyQuote MessageI knew from the age of five that I wanted to be a teacher and many of my views on education stem back to my primary school days.
Suzanne Conoops, Head teacher
Mrs Conoops was only the fourth head teacher at Plat Douet in its 50 year history.
She will continue working in education in a part-time advisory role working as a senior advisor to schools with the Children, Young People, Education and Skills Department of the States of Jersey.
Phil Walker, current deputy head teacher, takes over as head teacher from September.
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Only one person called the emergency services while the 999 phone line was out of order, according to the States of Guernsey.
Image source, Getty ImagesAt 09:30 on Tuesday the Joint Emergency Services Control Centre alerted the public that it was "experiencing faults with the 999 emergency lines", along with a list of alternate numbers to call.
Within an hour a divert was put in place by telecoms company Sure and the States' Information Systems and Services team, which allowed 999 calls to route to JESCC.
The fault - which was caused by both routing devices failing at the same time - was fixed by 15:58.
The States thanked the public for quickly sharing social media posts with the temporary alternative numbers.
Quote MessageWe received one call on the 999 system during the outage. Further to that, no calls have been received from anyone stating that they tried and failed to get through during the outage.
Spokesman, States of Guernsey
Dan Downs
Weather Forecaster
It will be a bright start with some patchy cloud.
Through the day, some good spells of sunshine will develop.
Although conditions will be dry for the vast majority of the day, the odd shower cannot be ruled out.
Maximum temperature: 18 to 21C (64 to 70F).
