:00:19. > :00:28.Up good evening. The top stories: the reason St Peter Port has empty
:00:28. > :00:32.shops. On eve of Alderney Week, we find out what to expect. Enjoying
:00:32. > :00:42.nature's bounty, why blackberries are here early and what you can do
:00:42. > :00:49.
:00:49. > :00:56.Retailers say Guernsey has too many shops for the size of population.
:00:56. > :01:02.The number of premises in St Peter Port are closing, and there are as
:01:02. > :01:12.many as 20 empty shops. Shop-owners a geography is to blame. We have
:01:12. > :01:13.
:01:13. > :01:19.It might seem like a vibrant place, but the empty shops tell a
:01:20. > :01:27.different story. About 20 live Beacons, a sure sign of a
:01:27. > :01:31.struggling high street. Shop owners say geography and size are to blame.
:01:32. > :01:35.Owners have to read expensive warehouses to store stock. Some say
:01:35. > :01:41.that the population is not enough to sustain the number of retail
:01:41. > :01:49.outlet there are. This man runs a model shop. Many shops have closed,
:01:49. > :01:54.and he says it is because of high rents. St Peter Port is not the
:01:54. > :01:58.only town in the island, not the only trade. If you analyse how much
:01:58. > :02:03.trade there is going on around the island, for every head of
:02:03. > :02:10.population, you suddenly realised that Guernsey has a very high
:02:10. > :02:19.number of retail outlets for a very small population. But are they
:02:19. > :02:23.putting off shoppers? It is sad, it is not like the old Guernsey when
:02:23. > :02:29.all shops were open. It does not put me off coming into town but I
:02:29. > :02:33.am not happy about it. The managing director of one of the most
:02:33. > :02:38.successful stories says building shops and offices eyes of town is
:02:38. > :02:43.affecting. We are in trouble, with more retail applications in the
:02:43. > :02:50.pipeline, and more retail space coming in the last -- in the next
:02:50. > :02:57.five years, and the jury is out. Peter Port is seen by many as the
:02:57. > :03:04.jewel in the crone of Guernsey. If that is to keep one shining,
:03:04. > :03:09.retailers say landlords need to be more realistic about the rent.
:03:09. > :03:13.Arman is in intensive care with burns on his hand up, arms and legs
:03:13. > :03:18.after a chip pan fire in Guernsey. It happened in the early hours of
:03:18. > :03:25.this morning in a top-floor flat on St Saviour's Road. Five people were
:03:26. > :03:30.taken to safety. The man is in a stable condition but the fire
:03:30. > :03:34.service says it could be fatal. Three illegal immigrants were
:03:34. > :03:42.caught by Jersey's customs and immigration this week in a period
:03:42. > :03:47.of just 13 hours. A man claiming to be from South Africa and seeking
:03:47. > :03:57.asylum was arrested at and taken back to France. Ali the next
:03:57. > :04:00.
:04:00. > :04:05.morning a Jordanian national was taken and then a Madeiran man. He
:04:05. > :04:12.was taking on a rival to the airport and returned home. It costs
:04:12. > :04:22.each household in Jersey an average of �700 a week to run their home in
:04:22. > :04:23.
:04:23. > :04:29.2010. The figures come from a household spending survey. �68 a
:04:29. > :04:39.week is spent on food. More than 2000 people recorded what they
:04:39. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:44.spent on their weekly shop, housing and transport. Later on, here is
:04:44. > :04:53.Simon and Natalie. Why wild flowers are giving this new town and you
:04:53. > :04:59.buzz. -- a new bars. If I said fantasy islands of the world, what
:04:59. > :05:02.images would spring to mind? We will soon find out as that is the
:05:02. > :05:08.theme in Alderney Week. Starting tomorrow, there is over one and
:05:08. > :05:13.20th June events, ranging from cavalcade day to be -- cavalcade
:05:13. > :05:20.day to the ever-popular man-powered flight competition. Planning
:05:20. > :05:29.Alderney Week 2011 started very soon after the cleaned-up from last
:05:29. > :05:38.year's events. I asked the organiser how it is going. It is
:05:38. > :05:44.going very well. We are getting the right ready for the next week.
:05:44. > :05:54.There are one and in 20 events, including the raft race, sandcastle
:05:54. > :05:57.
:05:57. > :06:02.competition, and the man-powered flight competition. We have 120
:06:02. > :06:10.events, the majority of which are free. This is the biggest festival
:06:10. > :06:14.in Europe that last seven days. This year's theme, at the Sea
:06:14. > :06:21.islands of the world, should give plenty scope for those responsible
:06:21. > :06:26.for cavalcade day floats. -- Battersea. What else is in store?
:06:26. > :06:29.We have got apical at race. We have 10 pegs that will be lining up and
:06:29. > :06:36.racing all afternoon so people can sponsor the pigs and hopefully
:06:36. > :06:40.raise money for Alderney Week. Traditionally, it ends with a
:06:40. > :06:43.spectacular torchlight procession, however this week it will start
:06:43. > :06:53.with a grand parade through St Annes. Everyone is invited to join
:06:53. > :06:54.
:06:54. > :06:59.him. Should men at 6:30pm every week for
:06:59. > :07:04.pictures of Alderney Week. Next, a Jersey yachtsman is taking place in
:07:04. > :07:09.one of the biggest races in Europe. Philip Sharpe will join in the
:07:09. > :07:15.annual Championship of solo sailing. It Cris crosses the Channel and has
:07:15. > :07:21.competed annually since 1969. Despite it being his first time, he
:07:21. > :07:28.feels confident. I am hopeful of getting to the top of the Ricky
:07:28. > :07:33.fleet, the newcomers. There's a lot of experienced guys, so to beat
:07:33. > :07:39.them is that unlikely, but hopefully I finish in the top half,
:07:39. > :07:42.and who knows, there might be a chance of something better.
:07:42. > :07:49.involves getting scratched to pieces by brambles, getting stained
:07:49. > :07:59.fingers, but you often get apply at the end of it. Blackberries have
:07:59. > :08:01.
:08:01. > :08:11.come as early across the Channel Islands this year. We have been to
:08:11. > :08:23.
:08:23. > :08:27.track down some of those juicy blackberries. Black Bury pecking,
:08:27. > :08:31.it is one of those seminal childhood moments. Normally you
:08:31. > :08:36.have to wait until September to get them, but this year they have
:08:36. > :08:41.started springing up all over the Channel Islands early. Here to tell
:08:41. > :08:46.me what to do is Brenda Smith from the Women's Institute. What is the
:08:46. > :08:50.best recipe for children? Blackberry and apple crumble. Get
:08:50. > :08:57.your blackberries, your apples, stew them down, get your flour and
:08:57. > :09:03.margarine, breadcrumbs, and sugar, put it on the spot -- put it on the
:09:03. > :09:09.top and that it to the oven. There are also more sophisticated
:09:09. > :09:14.puddings like souffle, summer pudding, blackberry wine. Very
:09:14. > :09:20.tasty. A lot of islanders are very secretive about where they go, do
:09:20. > :09:25.not like to divulge information. What Jaguar top tips? The best
:09:25. > :09:30.place is country lanes or difficult places like gorse bushes. As
:09:30. > :09:34.difficult as possible. Difficult to get but all the more rewarding when
:09:34. > :09:38.you do. They are not many things that grow right on your doorstep so
:09:38. > :09:47.I suppose you should get at your hedge Rows and pick them before
:09:47. > :09:52.they disappear. They went down a treat. Now the
:09:52. > :09:55.They went down a treat. Now the weather for blackberry picking. Not
:09:55. > :09:59.a great deal happening in the weather Department for the Channel
:09:59. > :10:09.Islands at the weekend. It may turn a little misty but it is warm and
:10:09. > :10:12.
:10:12. > :10:20.remains dry. We have two weather front out there on the Atlantic.
:10:20. > :10:25.They are coming in from lunchtime on Saturday. We may see cloud ahead
:10:25. > :10:29.of that, but it will not come to the Channel Islands. This evening
:10:29. > :10:35.and night, the main problem will be mist and fog, which will appear
:10:35. > :10:40.after midnight and towards dawn tomorrow morning. It will be quite
:10:40. > :10:47.mild, and misty and restart. It will improve and perhaps people
:10:47. > :10:54.will have some travel problems. It will be gone by the afternoon.
:10:54. > :11:03.Quite a warm feel to the day, 23 degrees. For the coastal waters
:11:03. > :11:13.forecast, very light wind at first. The visibility will improve. The
:11:13. > :11:13.
:11:13. > :11:23.times of high water at St Peter Port, 7:04am. For anyone who likes
:11:23. > :11:24.
:11:24. > :11:34.to go surfing, hardly any waves. The forecast all the way through
:11:34. > :11:38.and including the start of next week, it will become more and
:11:38. > :11:46.settled in Monday and Tuesday. There will be a weather front
:11:46. > :11:49.coming in on Monday. Showers may be possible. Have a nice weekend. Here