Teaching union meets Jersey civil servants ahead of more planned strikes
Fast ferry remains out of service this week
Christmas Lottery Draw raises more than £218,000 for Guernsey charities
Lack of accommodation blamed for staff shortages in Jersey
Updates from Monday 13 May 2019
There will be late sunshine to end Monday.
The night will then be dry with predominantly clear, starry skies, but remaining rather breezy.
Tuesday looks set to remain fine and dry with a good deal of sunshine and just a little wispy high cloud at times, but the keen easterly breeze will persist.
Maximum temperature on Tuesday: 12 to 15C (54 to 59F).
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Guernsey:
BBC Radio Guernsey
Former patients and employees at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital are being encouraged to find old photographs of the site to mark its 70th anniversary later this year.
There's plenty planned to celebrate on 23 June, including the photo exhibition as well as a special afternoon tea party.
People are being asked to find photographs and submit audio messages about the hospital.
More information can be found here, external.
BBC Radio Jersey
A panel of Jersey politicians is backing government plans to protect a species of crab found in Jersey waters.
The Environment Department wants to change the rules so chancre crabs can only be landed if they're wider than 15cm (5.9ins).
It follows a drop in number of crabs in local waters. , external
A scrutiny panel is calling on the department to investigate if breeding sites can be better protected - and what effect dredging is having on them.
It's asking the minister to report back to the panel by the end of the summer.
Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online
Jersey Met has issued a yellow weather warning for wind.
Image source, Jersey MetBBC Radio Jersey
Colin Powell, a chief adviser to the States of Jersey, has died.
Mr Powell oversaw changes to the island's finance and tax affairs during the 1970s and 1980s.
He was also involved in negotiations on Jersey's behalf, when the UK was discussing joining what became the European Union.
He was made a CBE in 2004 for his services to financial regulation in Jersey.
Image source, Government of JerseyQuote MessageI first met Colin when I was 18 years old. He served both my father and me with distinction, and his contribution to Jersey’s financial services industry, and to the island itself, is incalculable. For more than 50 years Colin guided the island’s economy with wisdom and foresight. He will be greatly missed."
Senator Le Fondre, Chief Minister
BBC Radio Guernsey
New flights from Guernsey to Bournemouth and from Guernsey to Edinburgh have started running.
Loganair has launched a weekly Saturday service to both destinations with its fleet of Embraer 135 Jets.
Guernsey Airport general manager Colin Le Ray said the new services would give people in Guernsey - as well as visitors - "more choice" during the summer.
BBC Radio Jersey
Jersey teaching union representatives have been meeting civil servants again ahead of two more planned days of strikes.
Members of the National Education Union are due to stay away from classrooms on Wednesday and Thursday as the dispute over pay continues.
Chief Minister John Le Fondre turned down an invitation to join the talks, saying it was normal practice for officers to lead negotiations as they were trained to do so.
Meanwhile, the union will hold a public question time on Wednesday for anyone interested in the ongoing dispute.
The States Employment Board said it had urged teachers to reconsider their action.
Guernsey Press
The States of Alderney has been criticised for failing to look after the historic town centre fire house, external, which despite being listed, has trees growing through its roof.
BBC Radio Jersey
Staff shortages in Jersey's hospitality industry is down to a lack of accommodation, according to a restaurant owner.
There are currently more than 200 hospitality jobs being advertised on the States website - about 100 more than this time last year.
Image source, Getty ImagesNatalie Duffy, who owns the Salty Dog restaurant in St Aubin and is also on the board of the Jersey Hospitality Association, said not all businesses were in a position to provide accommodation.
"People are applying for jobs, but their first question is: 'Do you have somewhere for me to stay?'" she said.
BBC Radio Jersey
Jersey's chief minister could ask the States to bypass planning laws to make sure a new hospital can be built.
Senator John le Fondre said it could be in the public interest to override the island plan after the planning minister rejected the most recent scheme to rebuild the hospital on its existing site.
The government has now dropped it as an option and the search is on for a new site.
Mr le Fondre said while it wasn't his "preference", but, if necessary, he would ask for the scheme to be exempt from the island plan.
"We've got to make sure we have an appropriate site," he said.
Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport
Image source, Getty ImagesGuernsey racing driver Andy Priaulx had a difficult weekend in the third round of the World Touring Car Cup in Slovakia.
The three-time world champion came 21st, 18th, and 22nd his three races in his Cyan Racing-prepared Lynk & Co 03 TCR.
“We could see from the outset that it wasn’t going to be our weekend, but we kept fighting until the end and brought the cars home undamaged," Priaulx said.
He is currently 20th in the 26-man standing after three of the 10 race weekends, and due back in action next weekend at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.
BBC Radio Guernsey
The Family Placement Service says it needs up to 10 more families to care for children in the Bailiwick.
At the start of Foster Care Fortnight, external, when awareness is raised about the difference fostering can make, the service said there was a particular need for people who might be able to care for school-aged children, sibling groups and teenagers.
It's also looking for short break carers who can give time to support children with disabilities who are living at home with their families.
Guernsey Press
An extensive replanting scheme will seek to enhance hospital grounds in Guernsey after the loss of three trees, external to honey fungus.
Jersey Evening Post
Denying children their education is "beyond the pale" and damaging the Island, a States deputy has warned, as he called on teachers and the States to end planned strike action , externaland go to arbitration.
BBC Radio Guernsey
The 2018 Christmas Lottery Draw raised more than £218,000 for Bailiwick charities - £28,000 more than the previous year.
The increase comes after ticket prices were increased to £3 for the first time last year.
A total of 40 local projects benefited from the proceeds, with grants ranging from £400 for Wellbeing Animals Guernsey to £26,000 for the Guernsey Cheshire Home.
Alex Osborne
BBC Weather
Monday will be a dry and predominantly sunny day with very little, if any, cloud around.
A keen easterly breeze, with maximum temperatures from 12 to 15C (54 to 59F),
BBC Radio Guernsey
The Digital Greenhouse in St Peter Port has submitted a planning application to create an outdoor area on the office's roof terrace.
The site wants to install decking, fencing, a gate and a replacement door on a flat roof area to create a terrace on the north west side of the building.
BBC Radio Jersey
It will take Jersey passengers longer to reach the UK by ferry this week.
Condor Ferries has taken its high speed Liberation out of service until Sunday as repairs to one of its engines are taking longer than expected.
Passengers going to Poole will travel on the Clipper instead.
The company has arranged a freight boat to replace the Clipper on its Portsmouth route.
