29/07/2011 BBC Channel Islands News


29/07/2011

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Up good evening. The top stories: the reason St Peter Port has empty

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shops. On eve of Alderney Week, we find out what to expect. Enjoying

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nature's bounty, why blackberries are here early and what you can do

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Retailers say Guernsey has too many shops for the size of population.

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The number of premises in St Peter Port are closing, and there are as

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many as 20 empty shops. Shop-owners a geography is to blame. We have

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It might seem like a vibrant place, but the empty shops tell a

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different story. About 20 live Beacons, a sure sign of a

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struggling high street. Shop owners say geography and size are to blame.

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Owners have to read expensive warehouses to store stock. Some say

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that the population is not enough to sustain the number of retail

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outlet there are. This man runs a model shop. Many shops have closed,

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and he says it is because of high rents. St Peter Port is not the

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only town in the island, not the only trade. If you analyse how much

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trade there is going on around the island, for every head of

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population, you suddenly realised that Guernsey has a very high

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number of retail outlets for a very small population. But are they

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putting off shoppers? It is sad, it is not like the old Guernsey when

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all shops were open. It does not put me off coming into town but I

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am not happy about it. The managing director of one of the most

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successful stories says building shops and offices eyes of town is

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affecting. We are in trouble, with more retail applications in the

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pipeline, and more retail space coming in the last -- in the next

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five years, and the jury is out. Peter Port is seen by many as the

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jewel in the crone of Guernsey. If that is to keep one shining,

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retailers say landlords need to be more realistic about the rent.

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Arman is in intensive care with burns on his hand up, arms and legs

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after a chip pan fire in Guernsey. It happened in the early hours of

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this morning in a top-floor flat on St Saviour's Road. Five people were

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taken to safety. The man is in a stable condition but the fire

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service says it could be fatal. Three illegal immigrants were

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caught by Jersey's customs and immigration this week in a period

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of just 13 hours. A man claiming to be from South Africa and seeking

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asylum was arrested at and taken back to France. Ali the next

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morning a Jordanian national was taken and then a Madeiran man. He

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was taking on a rival to the airport and returned home. It costs

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each household in Jersey an average of �700 a week to run their home in

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2010. The figures come from a household spending survey. �68 a

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week is spent on food. More than 2000 people recorded what they

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spent on their weekly shop, housing and transport. Later on, here is

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Simon and Natalie. Why wild flowers are giving this new town and you

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buzz. -- a new bars. If I said fantasy islands of the world, what

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images would spring to mind? We will soon find out as that is the

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theme in Alderney Week. Starting tomorrow, there is over one and

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20th June events, ranging from cavalcade day to be -- cavalcade

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day to the ever-popular man-powered flight competition. Planning

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Alderney Week 2011 started very soon after the cleaned-up from last

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year's events. I asked the organiser how it is going. It is

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going very well. We are getting the right ready for the next week.

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There are one and in 20 events, including the raft race, sandcastle

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competition, and the man-powered flight competition. We have 120

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events, the majority of which are free. This is the biggest festival

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in Europe that last seven days. This year's theme, at the Sea

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islands of the world, should give plenty scope for those responsible

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for cavalcade day floats. -- Battersea. What else is in store?

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We have got apical at race. We have 10 pegs that will be lining up and

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racing all afternoon so people can sponsor the pigs and hopefully

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raise money for Alderney Week. Traditionally, it ends with a

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spectacular torchlight procession, however this week it will start

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with a grand parade through St Annes. Everyone is invited to join

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him. Should men at 6:30pm every week for

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pictures of Alderney Week. Next, a Jersey yachtsman is taking place in

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one of the biggest races in Europe. Philip Sharpe will join in the

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annual Championship of solo sailing. It Cris crosses the Channel and has

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competed annually since 1969. Despite it being his first time, he

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feels confident. I am hopeful of getting to the top of the Ricky

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fleet, the newcomers. There's a lot of experienced guys, so to beat

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them is that unlikely, but hopefully I finish in the top half,

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and who knows, there might be a chance of something better.

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involves getting scratched to pieces by brambles, getting stained

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fingers, but you often get apply at the end of it. Blackberries have

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come as early across the Channel Islands this year. We have been to

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track down some of those juicy blackberries. Black Bury pecking,

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it is one of those seminal childhood moments. Normally you

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have to wait until September to get them, but this year they have

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started springing up all over the Channel Islands early. Here to tell

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me what to do is Brenda Smith from the Women's Institute. What is the

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best recipe for children? Blackberry and apple crumble. Get

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your blackberries, your apples, stew them down, get your flour and

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margarine, breadcrumbs, and sugar, put it on the spot -- put it on the

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top and that it to the oven. There are also more sophisticated

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puddings like souffle, summer pudding, blackberry wine. Very

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tasty. A lot of islanders are very secretive about where they go, do

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not like to divulge information. What Jaguar top tips? The best

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place is country lanes or difficult places like gorse bushes. As

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difficult as possible. Difficult to get but all the more rewarding when

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you do. They are not many things that grow right on your doorstep so

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I suppose you should get at your hedge Rows and pick them before

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they disappear. They went down a treat. Now the

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They went down a treat. Now the weather for blackberry picking. Not

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a great deal happening in the weather Department for the Channel

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Islands at the weekend. It may turn a little misty but it is warm and

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remains dry. We have two weather front out there on the Atlantic.

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They are coming in from lunchtime on Saturday. We may see cloud ahead

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of that, but it will not come to the Channel Islands. This evening

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and night, the main problem will be mist and fog, which will appear

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after midnight and towards dawn tomorrow morning. It will be quite

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mild, and misty and restart. It will improve and perhaps people

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will have some travel problems. It will be gone by the afternoon.

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Quite a warm feel to the day, 23 degrees. For the coastal waters

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forecast, very light wind at first. The visibility will improve. The

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times of high water at St Peter Port, 7:04am. For anyone who likes

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to go surfing, hardly any waves. The forecast all the way through

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and including the start of next week, it will become more and

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settled in Monday and Tuesday. There will be a weather front

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coming in on Monday. Showers may be possible. Have a nice weekend. Here

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