:00:14. > :00:20.A good evening. The headlines: White jersey will be the port of
:00:20. > :00:24.call for anti-whaling protesters. We are at the housing estate said
:00:24. > :00:34.to be transformed thanks to thousands of pounds of investment.
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:00:42. > :00:50.Join me when I will be turning this Good evening. The Channel Islands
:00:50. > :00:54.are used to earing arguments about the waters around us. -- hearing.
:00:54. > :00:59.Jersey has been chosen to host a major conference on the future of
:00:59. > :01:04.whaling. Prole and anti-whaling groups will descend on the island
:01:04. > :01:10.for the International Whaling Commission. It is an industry that
:01:10. > :01:19.has aroused passions for decades. Next week that Storm will land on
:01:19. > :01:24.the shores of Jersey. Despite the global ban on whaling, more than
:01:24. > :01:28.200,000 whales are killed each year. Anti-whaling campaigner Barbara
:01:28. > :01:38.Viega is part of a campaign action group dedicated to fighting the
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:01:39. > :01:47.practice. The idea was to come up with a strategy to stop whaling. Do
:01:47. > :01:55.not allow them to refuel, do not allow them... We put the vessels in
:01:55. > :01:58.front of them. Her group, Seashepherd, is one anti-whaling
:01:58. > :02:07.organisation that will have lobby delegates at the International
:02:07. > :02:10.Whaling Commission in the Hotel de France next week. It is a forum for
:02:10. > :02:18.governments to come together and talk about whaling and the
:02:18. > :02:23.conservation of whales. There is quite a lot of interest in looking
:02:23. > :02:28.at the commission rules and Government procedures. The issue is
:02:28. > :02:32.set to spread outside the conference walls. These peaceful
:02:32. > :02:40.protesters will be building public pressure for increased protection
:02:40. > :02:48.for whales. They are the most amazing, intelligent, graceful,
:02:48. > :02:54.peaceful, beautiful beings. You just have to look at a video. They
:02:54. > :03:00.deserve protecting. There are talks here are expected to be peaceful.
:03:00. > :03:06.The arguments are well rehearsed. This is the 63rd such conference.
:03:06. > :03:15.What issues such as fitting -- fishing quotas on the table, Jersey
:03:15. > :03:19.could witness some progress in this battle. Doubts are being raised
:03:19. > :03:24.over Jersey's open-skies policy which means airlines flying between
:03:24. > :03:31.Jersey and the UK no longer need permits. The managing director of
:03:31. > :03:35.Aurigny says that is too ambitious. Malcolm Hart feels Jersey is better
:03:35. > :03:40.at guarding vital routes between the island and the mainland. If you
:03:40. > :03:45.look at what has happened in the Jersey market in recent years, many
:03:45. > :03:52.carriers have come and gone. They Guernsey Market is a licence to
:03:52. > :03:56.market. It is a good deal more stable. People can plan. Guernsey
:03:56. > :04:01.police are reminding people to be vigilant over a telephone scam
:04:01. > :04:09.involving a fraudulent computer company. There have been at least
:04:09. > :04:16.five reports in recent days of people being asked to divulge
:04:16. > :04:20.personal information. Hundreds of motorcyclists formed a procession
:04:20. > :04:26.through Jersey earlier in honour of a Jersey biker who died in a crash
:04:26. > :04:30.in the UK last month. His funeral took place today. Ian Kingham was
:04:30. > :04:38.the head of Harley Owners Group. A spokesperson said he would have
:04:38. > :04:43.been delighted with the tribute. More than �3 million is being spent
:04:44. > :04:49.revamping one of Jersey's social housing estates. Work on Pomme D'or
:04:49. > :04:56.Farm will begin in September as the nearby Bellozanne incinerator is
:04:56. > :05:03.due to be pulled down next spring. It has been standing since 1977. It
:05:03. > :05:09.is not surprising the pound or -- the Palme d'Or Estate -- the Pomme
:05:09. > :05:14.D'or Farm is looking tired. Not for much longer. The estate is being
:05:14. > :05:23.refurbished on the outside. Things like improving doors, windows and
:05:23. > :05:28.roofing. Residents have welcomed the news. It is an excellent idea.
:05:28. > :05:33.I like to see the area smart. is more good news for a residents.
:05:33. > :05:39.The incinerator next to the estate is to be pulled down next spring.
:05:39. > :05:45.For these neighbours, no more views of the ageing Jimmy. The sewerage
:05:45. > :05:49.works below is set to stay. He is quite a sickening smell, especially
:05:49. > :05:55.if you're trying to eat. It is not pleasant. It is quite embarrassing
:05:55. > :06:00.actually. Transport and technical services is remodelling the
:06:01. > :06:06.sewerage plant. We are working on ameliorating any orders coming from
:06:06. > :06:12.the site. We are very conscious that we need to make a pleasant for
:06:12. > :06:17.people. The refurbishment at Pomme D'or Farm is the first in its
:06:17. > :06:26.history. That, coupled with the removal of this Tower, means and
:06:26. > :06:32.you look for an old estate. -- in New York. Tickets are going on sale
:06:32. > :06:38.tomorrow for going CFC's first pre- season match against AFC Wimbledon.
:06:38. > :06:43.-- Guernsey. The match will take place a week tomorrow ahead of the
:06:43. > :06:48.team's entry into the English league the forthcoming season.
:06:48. > :06:56.Saturday afternoon we will be at the Flower Centre between 2pm and
:06:56. > :07:03.4pm. Tickets will be on sale. weekend is almost here. Time to
:07:03. > :07:13.take a look at what to get up to around the island. For three Friday,
:07:13. > :07:28.
:07:28. > :07:34.we have sent our reporter to the Building a big beach sandcastle
:07:34. > :07:39.requires certain elements. You need water, plenty of sand and pockets
:07:39. > :07:47.of imagination. And it does not get much better than this fabulous
:07:47. > :07:52.sandcastle. The man who has built it is Simon. What had the key tips?
:07:52. > :07:59.Plenty of water and lots of sand and physical hard work. I pile of
:07:59. > :08:05.sand really hard using lots of water. It took me three days to put
:08:05. > :08:12.the sand here. More than 100 buckets of water. I start at the
:08:12. > :08:17.very top and have it down to the ground. You need a steady hand. It
:08:17. > :08:25.is on the sand. You have sculpted this a Volkswagen. What can you
:08:25. > :08:30.show me what to do today? A I got the inspiration from this one for -
:08:30. > :08:36.- for this one from a friend who died in India. The church was
:08:36. > :08:42.similar to this. What we're going to do today is create something
:08:43. > :08:52.like the second Tower here. long will it take? A couple of
:08:53. > :09:05.
:09:05. > :09:12.That is pretty impressive. All you need is the beach. Yes, plenty of
:09:12. > :09:22.sunshine, lovely sand and a beautiful location. It is my turn.
:09:22. > :09:37.
:09:37. > :09:41.She gets all the good jobs. How did Mixed weather for a building
:09:41. > :09:47.sandcastle today and for the state's cricket match in Jersey.
:09:47. > :09:57.Both sets of politicians battled through the rain and Jersey BT
:09:57. > :09:58.
:09:58. > :10:03.Good evening. A lot of fine weather to enjoy across the Channel Islands
:10:03. > :10:11.over the weekend. There is some rain to get rid of first. That is
:10:11. > :10:14.coming from the south. It will mainly affect Jersey. This area of
:10:14. > :10:20.low pressure will move towards the Bay of Biscay into northern France
:10:20. > :10:26.and into the Channel Islands this evening by tomorrow evening that
:10:26. > :10:31.will be gone. A few showers to spoil the day. Many getting away
:10:31. > :10:38.with that dry day. Not looking too bad this weekend. There is the band
:10:38. > :10:44.of rain I mentioned. It will not quite get into Guernsey. A few
:10:44. > :10:50.showers to end the night. Tomorrow could be rather cloudy with at the
:10:50. > :10:56.risk of a few showers. Into the afternoon, a better chance for the
:10:56. > :11:06.sunshine to come through. 19-20 is the highest temperature. Quite
:11:06. > :11:16.
:11:16. > :11:22.Always remain quite large for the first half of the day tomorrow. --
:11:22. > :11:29.the waves. They will reduce later. The forecast for Sunday is very
:11:29. > :11:33.similar. Fine and dry weather. A little warmer at 21 degrees. There
:11:33. > :11:42.will be some high-level cloud coming in on Monday which will spot