:00:11. > :00:13.Good evening. Here are the top stories tonight.
:00:13. > :00:19.�100 million -- that's what Guernsey's harbour needs to bring
:00:19. > :00:21.facilities out of the 19th century and into the modern world.
:00:21. > :00:26.Plus a marketplace for job seekers -- Jersey's Careers Fair opens its
:00:26. > :00:36.doors to the unemployed and forward thinking.
:00:36. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:51.And Jersey is to get its first It is claimed that more than �100
:00:51. > :00:56.million is needed to repair Guernsey's harbours. Some parts of
:00:56. > :01:00.the infrastructure date back to the 19th century. As a harbourmaster
:01:00. > :01:04.says massive investment is needed to make them fit for 21st century
:01:04. > :01:08.use. A gateway to the outside world.
:01:08. > :01:14.Experts say that 98 % of everything that comes into the island comes
:01:14. > :01:22.through its harbours. But they are in need of repair. The craze behind
:01:22. > :01:29.me bring in a cargo every year, but they all need replacing. The work
:01:29. > :01:39.is likely to cost in excess of 100 million. A few years ago for States
:01:39. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:46.made replacing birth and up cranes aperitif. -- it a priority.
:01:46. > :01:51.cranes have reached the end of their useful life. They are between
:01:51. > :01:56.37 and 60 years old and parts are increasingly difficult to find.
:01:56. > :01:59.They are increasingly difficult to maintain. Port authorities say the
:01:59. > :02:04.old harbour is incompatible with modern safety standards and they
:02:04. > :02:09.are having difficulty handling the volume of goods coming in, which
:02:09. > :02:12.they say increases year on year. have a 19th century harbour, using
:02:13. > :02:17.twentieth-century work practices tried to solve 21st century
:02:18. > :02:23.problems. That is the challenge we have tried to deliver against.
:02:23. > :02:28.on the airport is likely to put further pressure on the harbour
:02:28. > :02:32.with 240,000 tonnes of machinery and equipment due to be shipped in.
:02:32. > :02:41.The states will be asked to approve plans for work on the St Peter Port
:02:41. > :02:45.early next year. Members of the Jersey Nursing
:02:45. > :02:50.Association will be balloted for industrial action over an ongoing
:02:50. > :02:55.pay dispute. The decision was taken by union members last night. Ballot
:02:55. > :02:58.papers are likely to be sent out in the next week also. A JNA spokesman
:02:58. > :03:04.said they were not planning to go on strike, but they were
:03:04. > :03:06.considering other forms of industrial action. The JNA is the
:03:06. > :03:16.island's second-biggest nursing union.
:03:16. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:27.There was a near record turnout for Sark's conseiller by-election. Four
:03:27. > :03:32.Woods were elected they are, left to right, Simon Higgins, Hazel Fry
:03:32. > :03:37.-- who topped the poll, Stephen Taylor and Rosanne Byrne.
:03:38. > :03:41.The government is try to kick-start the use the job market. And people
:03:41. > :03:49.make up a high proportion of the unemployed in Jersey and it is a
:03:49. > :03:58.worrying the island's buses. Almost 40 % of those actively seeking work
:03:58. > :04:04.were under 25. Over half of those were teenagers aged 16-19.
:04:04. > :04:07.They arrived at Jersey's Careers Fair by the dozen. There were some
:04:07. > :04:13.refer -- researching their first job and others thinking about their
:04:13. > :04:19.future early. We are looking at what to do when we are older.
:04:19. > :04:24.we are here to make sure we can get jobs in the future. This has helped
:04:24. > :04:28.me to decide that I want to be a banker. This is to give an
:04:28. > :04:33.opportunity for people of any age of, from primary school children up
:04:33. > :04:39.to adults, to come and have a look at what kind of Korea's there are
:04:40. > :04:48.on offer, what kind of jobs are on offer a. And basically how to get
:04:48. > :04:52.into those jobs. Almost 40 % of those actively seeking work in
:04:52. > :04:57.Jersey are under 25 and bosses hope that this Careers Fair will help to
:04:58. > :05:03.kick-start the used market. There is help and advise here, but there
:05:03. > :05:11.are also 100 jobs up for grabs. Someone who once won his 20 year
:05:11. > :05:17.old Jonathan White. It is frustrating. You keep getting
:05:17. > :05:21.knocked back. You need to keep positive. While this Careers Fair
:05:21. > :05:27.showcases opportunities, there are also other initiatives to help cut
:05:27. > :05:34.youth unemployment. We have a system aimed at a 16-19 year-olds
:05:34. > :05:38.and another system aimed at 20 plus. We have individual personal advice
:05:38. > :05:45.for people under 25. Korea's jersey is there to offer general advice
:05:45. > :05:52.and guidance. The high turnout here it shows a strong will to work at
:05:52. > :05:56.the problem. It's a double celebration for a
:05:56. > :06:01.parish in Jersey. St Martin will soon have the island's first ever
:06:01. > :06:10.female Rector of. For Reverend Gerry Baudains, who is already
:06:10. > :06:14.doing the job of on temporary basis, is now going to be made permanent.
:06:14. > :06:18.The gods must be looking down on this parish as people are still
:06:18. > :06:21.reeling from last night's announcements. The countdown has
:06:21. > :06:28.begun as the St Martin's church will soon be led by the first ever
:06:28. > :06:36.female wrecked a. I am a mother, I have been a foster-parents. I am on
:06:36. > :06:40.the use call panel and I have lots of skills and interests with young
:06:40. > :06:48.people and families. By hope and pray that I will be somebody who is
:06:48. > :06:55.there for all of the people. -- I hope and pray. For the Reverend the
:06:55. > :07:00.churches close to her heart because she was married there. My first
:07:00. > :07:05.child was baptised here. For us as a family it is like coming home.
:07:05. > :07:10.is not the only good news. An anonymous benefactor has offered
:07:10. > :07:15.half a million pounds to refurbish this six-bedroom parish rectory
:07:15. > :07:20.behind be. The announcement came at a parish meeting last night when a
:07:20. > :07:25.vote was being taken on whether to sell this building and build a new
:07:25. > :07:30.one. This is going to keep the rectory in the parish, it will keep
:07:30. > :07:35.in the centre of the village and it is wonderful. The architects are
:07:35. > :07:40.coming in next week to begin converting this 18th century listed
:07:40. > :07:49.building into a habitable family home, just as the Jersey's first
:07:49. > :07:53.female Rector settles into her new role in her parish.
:07:53. > :07:58.You're watching the BBC in the Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight
:07:58. > :08:04.with Simon and Victoria, the gnomes have it, the world's largest
:08:04. > :08:08.collection of the little fellows is in the record books.
:08:09. > :08:15.Now, he has got one of the most important jobs in British sport. He
:08:15. > :08:21.has been groundsman at Old Trafford, and he is currently on charge -- in
:08:21. > :08:31.charge of Twickenham. But today, Keith Kent made an important visit
:08:31. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:41.to Germany -- jersey. This is Keith Kent's normal office.
:08:41. > :08:47.It is Keith's job to make sure that the ground at Twickenham remains in
:08:47. > :08:52.the best possible condition. Keith maybe more used to grounds like
:08:52. > :08:59.Twickenham and Old Trafford, today this is what he has come to inspect.
:08:59. > :09:03.Very, very nice. The set-up is absolutely fantastic and there
:09:03. > :09:13.Orrell lot of professional grounds and through I am not going to teach
:09:13. > :09:21.to suck eggs. We pass on comments and tips. What did Keith really
:09:21. > :09:28.think? Sweet as a nut. Lovely, lads, well done. Why bring heat to the
:09:28. > :09:31.island in the first place? Keith is at the pinnacle of his career. We
:09:31. > :09:37.asked him to pass on information to our ground staff at grassroots
:09:37. > :09:40.level. What makes a good pitch? Drainage. If you can drain the
:09:40. > :09:48.pitches and get the water away before the play, there is less
:09:48. > :09:51.damage. We do our local groundsman agree? Plenty of water. Keith has
:09:51. > :09:55.been inspecting field found pictures around the island for the
:09:55. > :10:00.past few days and if he is impressed with them as much as he
:10:00. > :10:03.is with the pitch here, there will be smiles all round for Jersey
:10:03. > :10:12.rugby and the future of Jersey sport.
:10:12. > :10:16.So is that pitch likely to see any Another fine day today, tomorrow is
:10:16. > :10:25.looking a little bit cloudier and then turning his settled into the
:10:25. > :10:31.weekend. -- unsettled into the weekend. By lunchtime tomorrow, the
:10:31. > :10:34.weather front moves through introducing cloud. It is all change
:10:34. > :10:41.as we head into the weekend, low pressure to the north of the UK
:10:41. > :10:45.will influence our weather and bring the risk of heavy showers.
:10:45. > :10:50.Overnight tonight, we could see the odd shower and a fair amount of
:10:50. > :10:55.cloud. It should be fairly clear by dawn tomorrow morning, but it will
:10:55. > :11:02.be milder than last night. Tomorrow we keep hold of the cloud through
:11:02. > :11:08.much of the day. Generally a dry day, just an outside chance of an
:11:08. > :11:12.isolated shower. Temperatures tomorrow up to 18 or 19 degrees.
:11:12. > :11:22.The forecast for the coastal waters, or winds from the west or south-
:11:22. > :11:32.
:11:32. > :11:42.For the surfers, Nottage huge amount of swell around at the
:11:42. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:46.moment. -- not a huge amount. The outlook into the weekend, on
:11:46. > :11:53.Saturday there could be heavy showers, a little cooler than it
:11:53. > :11:58.has been. For Sunday, fairly similar conditions, still the risk
:11:59. > :12:08.of heavy showers, still a brisk wind, 17 Celsius the top
:12:09. > :12:12.