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Stuart Penn, who wins medals around the world in Brazilian jiu-jitsu says he "wouldn't know what to do" with four limbs.
Superintendent to take over as head of law enforcement
BBC Radio Guernsey
Ruari Hardy will be Guernsey's next head of law enforcement when Patrick Rice retires from the role at the end of the year.
Supt Hardy has been a police officer for 34 years and has been with Guernsey Police since 2002.
He said: "It is both an exciting and challenging opportunity and one which I am really looking forward to.
"Delivering effective Law Enforcement in the Bailiwick of Guernsey will be a demanding task, but one that is made possible by the professionalism and commitment of officers throughout the organisation who have the interest of the Bailiwick communities in their hearts."
Roffey makes way for someone with 'real passion'
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
"I'm the president of the States Assembly and Constitution Committee - for the time being anyway."
Deputy Peter Roffey has resigned his post because the process of implementing island-wide voting "needs to be led by someone who really feels it was the right decision".
He will remain in post until his successor has been elected in the States chamber.
Quote Message: It's best for me to give way to somebody who can do it with a real passion and really be sure it's the right thing to do. We know there are lots of members of the States who do passionately believe that island-wide voting was the right way to go. They need to step up to the plate." from Deputy Peter Roffey President, States Assembly and Constitution Committee
It's best for me to give way to somebody who can do it with a real passion and really be sure it's the right thing to do. We know there are lots of members of the States who do passionately believe that island-wide voting was the right way to go. They need to step up to the plate."
The vice president of the States Assembly and Constitution Committee says she is resigning to give an opportunity to people who are "more passionate" about island-wide voting.
The committee was responsible for organising the island's first referendum, but two weeks on there have been a host of resignations.
SACC President, Deputy Peter Roffey, and Deputy Mark Dorey have also resigned, while the BBC understands Deputy Michelle Le Clerc has also left her position.
That would leave Deputy Neil Inder as the only remaining member.
Deputy Lindsay De Sausmarez says the committee needs fresh ideas.
Quote Message: I think this is an excellent opportunity for people who are far more passionate about the option that has won the referendum to actually take the lead and contribute some really great ideas for making it work in 2020." from Deputy Lindsay De Sausmarez States Assembly and Constitution Committee
I think this is an excellent opportunity for people who are far more passionate about the option that has won the referendum to actually take the lead and contribute some really great ideas for making it work in 2020."
Jersey honeymoon couple in South Pacific plane crash
BBC Radio Jersey
A Jersey couple on their honeymoon have survived an aircraft crash in the South Pacific.
Jason Fox says the plane he was travelling in - along with three other passengers including his wife, Sally - "flew into trees at 200mph".
On his Instagram account, Mr Fox, who was flying back from a volcano trip over the islands of Vanuatu on Monday, shared what happened in the immediate aftermath of the incident...
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Video caption: Jason Fox shared the aftermath of the crash on InstagramJason Fox shared the aftermath of the crash on Instagram
There are no reports of any major injuries.
'Further monitoring' needed of island voles
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
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The Mammal Society said it was "great" researchers had focused their efforts on understanding why the sub-species are so large.
"It is very interesting that all of our island bank vole subspecies are larger than their mainland cousins, for reasons that are currently not well understood.
"The recent finding illustrates how large these voles can grow to, with this individual falling at the upper limit of our known records.
"Further monitoring is needed to find out whether they are becoming larger over time," the society's Fiona Mathews and John Gurnell said in a joint statement.
Build bonfires 'on the day' to help Guernsey wildlife
BBC Radio Guernsey
The manager of the GSPCA is urging people to build bonfires on the day they're due to be burned - to prevent wildlife from using the wooden piles for shelter.
Steve Byrne says hedgehogs are especially at risk...
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Video caption: The States of Guernsey have issued their fireworks details for 2018The States of Guernsey have issued their fireworks details for 2018
"Whilst there are policies in place to mitigate climate change, so far as one of the most affluent jurisdictions in the world, our track record is poor.
"The irony is not lost that as island state we are at risk of climate change, and we should be at the forefront of those seeking to mitigate climate change," he told Guernsey politicians.
Jean-Luc Desboi said the measures would include less tolerance of foul language, more regular use of sin bins and greater action against people who use social media to abuse others in the game.
Ricky Weir - who is a former president of the Jersey FA - welcomes the changes saying football is a "human game"...
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Video caption: Jersey FA admitted football in the island needs to "clean up its act"Jersey FA admitted football in the island needs to "clean up its act"
More resignations on the way
Simon Fairclough
Guernsey Political Reporter
We are expecting further resignations from the body tasked with organising Guernsey's first island-wide election in 2020.
Deputy Roffey said he respected the recent referendum result but believed there were too many problems with the system.
It's thought deputies Mark Dorey and Michelle Le Clerc have also offered their resignations to Guernsey's Bailiff.
Roffey resigns citing referendum result
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
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One of Guernsey's most experienced politicians, Deputy Peter Roffey, has resigned from his position as head of the body that sets States rules.
Citing the threat of the "inherent negativity" of party politics that could emerge under island-wide voting, Deputy Roffey told the Assembly he had offered his resignation as President of the States Assembly and Constitution Committee to Guernsey's Bailiff.
"There are many passionate and able advocates of island-wide voting... this is their moment," he said.
He added that "true believers" deserved to see someone who respects and believes in the system of voting tasked with introducing it.
Northern overdevelopment 'a myth'
BBC Radio Guernsey
The President of Guernsey's Planning Authority has attempted to bust a myth about what he calls perceived "overdevelopment" in the north of the island.
Deputy John Gollop says a number of concerns have been expressed about the issue.
He told States members the number of additional homes actually built in St Sampson and Vale over the last five years was 58 - compared with with 136 in St Peter Port over the same period.
Mr Gollop says neither figure suggests that either centre in the north of the island is, or is likely to be, overdeveloped if these trends continue.
Tributes paid to Dr Maggie Costen MBE
BBC Radio Guernsey
Tributes have been paid to the chair of Guernsey organisation Safer who died on Monday.
Dr Maggie Costen MBE spent her life fighting for the rights of women and underprivileged families - most recently for the domestic abuse charity.
A director from the charity, Elis Bebb, says there's no rush to find another chair as he tries to let the news "sink in"...
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Jersey business owner welcomes waterfront revamp
BBC Radio Jersey
A Jersey business owner is welcoming the proposed revamping of the waterfront.
It comes after the Jersey Development Company said it's going to buy some of the buildings there.
They include the cinema, the swimming pool, the gym and the restaurants.
The company can't do anything initially but when the lease expires in 2027, the States-backed firm is keen to redevelop the area.
Until then though, the government says there are no plans to make changes.
Jonathan Ruff - who owns two businesses at the waterfront - says he'd like to see the whole area "revived"...
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The Vale Earth Fair Festival £10,000 in debt
BBC Radio Guernsey
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The Channel Island's longest running music festival is asking for help due to being £10,000 in debt.
The Vale Earth Fair Festival - held annually in Guernsey - has been running since 1976 and hosts international acts, as well as local bands.
But torrential rain and heavy winds meant this year, fewer people turned up to the festival and it's put the event into debt.
The organisers say they need commitment from festival-goers in order to make sure the event can be put on to the same standard that has come to be expected.
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Quote Message: We're about £10,000 in debt at the moment. We're looking for people to buy tickets from now. We're also looking at what we're going to present next year in terms of acts from the UK and further afield and other things going on at the festival." from Rob Roussel Vale Earth Fair Collective
We're about £10,000 in debt at the moment. We're looking for people to buy tickets from now. We're also looking at what we're going to present next year in terms of acts from the UK and further afield and other things going on at the festival."
Deputies propose electronic voting
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Two deputies are trying to change the way deputies vote in the States of Guernsey.
Deputies Heidi Soulsby and Mary Lowe want to introduce electronic voting in the States chamber.
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At the moment, States members vote by calling out "pour" or "contre".
If accepted, the new proposals would see the States Assembly and Constitution Committee choose a "suitable system of simultaneous electronic voting", which would be implemented by the start of the next States term in June 2020.
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Stuart Penn, who wins medals around the world in Brazilian jiu-jitsu says he "wouldn't know what to do" with four limbs.
Superintendent to take over as head of law enforcement
BBC Radio Guernsey
Ruari Hardy will be Guernsey's next head of law enforcement when Patrick Rice retires from the role at the end of the year.
Supt Hardy has been a police officer for 34 years and has been with Guernsey Police since 2002.
He said: "It is both an exciting and challenging opportunity and one which I am really looking forward to.
"Delivering effective Law Enforcement in the Bailiwick of Guernsey will be a demanding task, but one that is made possible by the professionalism and commitment of officers throughout the organisation who have the interest of the Bailiwick communities in their hearts."
Roffey makes way for someone with 'real passion'
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
"I'm the president of the States Assembly and Constitution Committee - for the time being anyway."
Deputy Peter Roffey has resigned his post because the process of implementing island-wide voting "needs to be led by someone who really feels it was the right decision".
He will remain in post until his successor has been elected in the States chamber.
One deputy who has confirmed he will be seeking election to the post is Carl Meerveld. His Islanders Association - which has also seen mass resignations from its executive committee in the past few days - led the campaign for Option A, which saw full island-wide voting as the winning choice in Guernsey's first ever referendum.
Opportunity for 'more passionate' deputies
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The vice president of the States Assembly and Constitution Committee says she is resigning to give an opportunity to people who are "more passionate" about island-wide voting.
The committee was responsible for organising the island's first referendum, but two weeks on there have been a host of resignations.
SACC President, Deputy Peter Roffey, and Deputy Mark Dorey have also resigned, while the BBC understands Deputy Michelle Le Clerc has also left her position.
That would leave Deputy Neil Inder as the only remaining member.
Deputy Lindsay De Sausmarez says the committee needs fresh ideas.
Jersey honeymoon couple in South Pacific plane crash
BBC Radio Jersey
A Jersey couple on their honeymoon have survived an aircraft crash in the South Pacific.
Jason Fox says the plane he was travelling in - along with three other passengers including his wife, Sally - "flew into trees at 200mph".
On his Instagram account, Mr Fox, who was flying back from a volcano trip over the islands of Vanuatu on Monday, shared what happened in the immediate aftermath of the incident...
Video content
There are no reports of any major injuries.
'Further monitoring' needed of island voles
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
A leading mammal conservation charity has welcomed a recent study into Guernsey's "giant" voles.
The Mammal Society said it was "great" researchers had focused their efforts on understanding why the sub-species are so large.
"It is very interesting that all of our island bank vole subspecies are larger than their mainland cousins, for reasons that are currently not well understood.
"The recent finding illustrates how large these voles can grow to, with this individual falling at the upper limit of our known records.
"Further monitoring is needed to find out whether they are becoming larger over time," the society's Fiona Mathews and John Gurnell said in a joint statement.
Build bonfires 'on the day' to help Guernsey wildlife
BBC Radio Guernsey
The manager of the GSPCA is urging people to build bonfires on the day they're due to be burned - to prevent wildlife from using the wooden piles for shelter.
Steve Byrne says hedgehogs are especially at risk...
Video content
The States of Guernsey has issued its Fireworks Sales and Celebrations details for 2018.
Any islanders planning a bonfire or fireworks display on 5 November are being asked to make the States of Guernsey aware.
The following events have already been confirmed:
Politician blasts 'woeful' climate change efforts
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
Guernsey's attempts to combat climate change have been described as "dreadful" and "woeful" by one of the politicians responsible.
Environment Minister Barry Brehaut was responding to questions on whether the island would adopt latest global targets to cut emissions.
"Whilst there are policies in place to mitigate climate change, so far as one of the most affluent jurisdictions in the world, our track record is poor.
"The irony is not lost that as island state we are at risk of climate change, and we should be at the forefront of those seeking to mitigate climate change," he told Guernsey politicians.
The island is currently burning fossil fuels for energy while a cable link to the largely nuclear-powered french grid is broken.
Deputy Brehaut confirmed work was under way for Guernsey to adopt a commitment to reduce emissions by 2020 under the Doha Amendment.
He also confirmed a "revised energy policy" was being prepared with an emphasis on "de-carbonisation and further reduction of emissions".
Politicians would consider it in the first half of next year, he added.
Jersey FA announce measures for sport to 'clean up act'
BBC Radio Jersey
The chief executive of the Jersey FA has announced a range of measures to improve behaviour in the local game - after admitting football in the island needs to "clean up its act".
The changes come weeks after what's being called "Red Saturday" - when 10 players were dismissed in a single afternoon amid widespread reports of referee abuse.
Jean-Luc Desboi said the measures would include less tolerance of foul language, more regular use of sin bins and greater action against people who use social media to abuse others in the game.
Ricky Weir - who is a former president of the Jersey FA - welcomes the changes saying football is a "human game"...
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More resignations on the way
Simon Fairclough
Guernsey Political Reporter
We are expecting further resignations from the body tasked with organising Guernsey's first island-wide election in 2020.
Earlier, Deputy Peter Roffey offered his resignation as President of the States Assembly and Constitution Committee - and suggested others would follow.
Deputy Roffey said he respected the recent referendum result but believed there were too many problems with the system.
It's thought deputies Mark Dorey and Michelle Le Clerc have also offered their resignations to Guernsey's Bailiff.
Roffey resigns citing referendum result
Rob Byrne
BBC News Online
One of Guernsey's most experienced politicians, Deputy Peter Roffey, has resigned from his position as head of the body that sets States rules.
Citing the threat of the "inherent negativity" of party politics that could emerge under island-wide voting, Deputy Roffey told the Assembly he had offered his resignation as President of the States Assembly and Constitution Committee to Guernsey's Bailiff.
Earlier this month, islanders backed the electoral shake-up in Guernsey's first ever referendum.
"There are many passionate and able advocates of island-wide voting... this is their moment," he said.
He added that "true believers" deserved to see someone who respects and believes in the system of voting tasked with introducing it.
Northern overdevelopment 'a myth'
BBC Radio Guernsey
The President of Guernsey's Planning Authority has attempted to bust a myth about what he calls perceived "overdevelopment" in the north of the island.
Deputy John Gollop says a number of concerns have been expressed about the issue.
He told States members the number of additional homes actually built in St Sampson and Vale over the last five years was 58 - compared with with 136 in St Peter Port over the same period.
Mr Gollop says neither figure suggests that either centre in the north of the island is, or is likely to be, overdeveloped if these trends continue.
Tributes paid to Dr Maggie Costen MBE
BBC Radio Guernsey
Tributes have been paid to the chair of Guernsey organisation Safer who died on Monday.
Dr Maggie Costen MBE spent her life fighting for the rights of women and underprivileged families - most recently for the domestic abuse charity.
A director from the charity, Elis Bebb, says there's no rush to find another chair as he tries to let the news "sink in"...
Video content
Jersey business owner welcomes waterfront revamp
BBC Radio Jersey
A Jersey business owner is welcoming the proposed revamping of the waterfront.
It comes after the Jersey Development Company said it's going to buy some of the buildings there.
They include the cinema, the swimming pool, the gym and the restaurants.
The company can't do anything initially but when the lease expires in 2027, the States-backed firm is keen to redevelop the area.
Until then though, the government says there are no plans to make changes.
Jonathan Ruff - who owns two businesses at the waterfront - says he'd like to see the whole area "revived"...
Video content
The Vale Earth Fair Festival £10,000 in debt
BBC Radio Guernsey
The Channel Island's longest running music festival is asking for help due to being £10,000 in debt.
The Vale Earth Fair Festival - held annually in Guernsey - has been running since 1976 and hosts international acts, as well as local bands.
But torrential rain and heavy winds meant this year, fewer people turned up to the festival and it's put the event into debt.
The organisers say they need commitment from festival-goers in order to make sure the event can be put on to the same standard that has come to be expected.
Deputies propose electronic voting
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
Two deputies are trying to change the way deputies vote in the States of Guernsey.
Deputies Heidi Soulsby and Mary Lowe want to introduce electronic voting in the States chamber.
At the moment, States members vote by calling out "pour" or "contre".
If accepted, the new proposals would see the States Assembly and Constitution Committee choose a "suitable system of simultaneous electronic voting", which would be implemented by the start of the next States term in June 2020.