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Jersey investors who lost thousands of pounds in a fraudulent property

Shock and disappointment ` the reaction to news one of Guernsey's

And the threat for this charity that's running out

Jersey investors who lost thousands of pounds in

a fraudulent property schemd WON'T receive government compensation

Three financial advisors and a former judge were jailed

for conning 57 victims into buying off`plan properties in Florhda.

Politicians today voted agahnst paying each of them ?48,000.

It comes after an independent review suggested the island's financial

regulator COULD have intervdned in the scheme earlier.

These four men were jailed in 2012 for defrauding propdrty

investors out of hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Two of them were ordered to pay their victims back, but the rest

And it seems it will stay that way as today the States voted against

Some of those investors affdcted were listening to today's ddbate,

Alan lost ?50,000, even though he thought he w`s given

These are people you trust especially as they are regulated.

However, there is a glimmer of hope for some investors.

An independent report commissioned by the States revealed that had

Jersey Financial Services Commission made their concerns on

Goldridge Stone public, many wouldn't have invested.

The Chief Minister is now looking into having this narrow

If action had been taken, some investors, not those who rolled over

in 2007 and 2008, so a very narrow field of investors.

Alan would be one of those hnvestors who could still be compensated,

but after years of financial and personal strain, it will take even

Shock and disappointment ` the reaction to news one of Guernsey's

Quaysidein St Sampsons will close next year

It'll result in 25 job lossds. Penny Elderfield reports.

After 30 years of business, Quayside's calling it a day.

The reason the store's closhng isn't because the business htself

isn't doing well, but that the building it's in needs major work.

And the company says it wouldn't able to keep going

With structural problems, particularly with the roof,

surveyors say the only option is a complete re`build.

Having ruled that out, and opted to close instead, the 25

staff that work here were ydsterday told they'll be out of a job.

We put together a redundancx package which will cover everything they are

going to need. We will not close for eight months so there's plenty of

time to find talent `` alternative employment. We will support them as

best we can. It is a really sad day for them, a bit like bereavdment I

suppose and we are conscious of that. It may be business as usual

today but the countdown to closure will now begin.

Meanwhile, islanders are dohng more online shopping than ever bdfore.

A survey of nearly 1,700 people from Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle

of Man found that, on average, each household spent

about ?7,000 online last ye`r. One

in three respondents said they often looked at products in local shops

before buying them online l`ter Yesterday we told you about an

apprenticeship scheme which got only two applicants. Today we he`r from a

fisherman who has quit the hndustry after only a decade at sea. A winter

of severe storms left many thousands of pounds out of pocket. We went to

meet one man who has had to find a new career in order to pay the

bills. Ben is unloading the Condor

but has had to find other work to but has had to find other work to

pay the bills. There were vdry few days when we were able to gdt out to

sea during January and Febrtary and it left us with a lot of dalage and

gear which we weren't able to retrieve. He has been a fisherman

since he left school 13 years ago bit he has found the last fdw months

tough. I got married in Jantary and we bought our first house. Through

January and February there were very few days so I needed to find

something more steady to kedp myself going and pay the mortgage. Jesse's

government has helped to `` promised to help the islands fisherm`n but

many are still waiting. Nond of that has filtered through so somd guys

are struggling. I do know that officials are working to make sure

it happens. Ben has kept his boat and works on it when he has the

chance. He hopes one day to return to fishing, but for now it hs life

on land. Thanks for being with us. Ahead As

we approach the 70th anniversary of D`Day, one man's memories of the

landings. A charity that helps older people in

Jersey says it desperately needs a new building. Hundreds of pdople use

age concern every week in St Helier and as the islands ageing population

grows, so does demand their services.

These pensioners love coming to Age Concern, for the crafts and

companionship. But only a h`ndful can join in because of the lack of

space. We need to take more people but we do not have the spacd, even

for our materials. They also use the house to store items for thdir shop.

We are cluttered with boxes everywhere. We try to keep ht as

tidy as we can. The voluntedrs work extremely hard in doing this, but

you can see how cramped we `re. It is a nightmare. Getting old is not

for sissies... At this meethng, they are trying to think of an

eye`catching idea to move to larger premises. Without any help, they are

having to raise the money themselves as more people need their hdlp. As

people get older they get lonely and sometimes their children have moved

away. These people just need someone to show that they care about them.

Like Pat who is 98. She has no family left so the group is

important to her. The peopld are very nice and friendly and kind It

is better than staying alond. With the ever increasing ageing

population, the need for sp`ce here grows.

We shall let you know how they get on in their bid for a new home. OK.

David is with us for the we`ther. It was wet when I went home yesterday

but I saw a glimpse of sunshine today.

I suppose today has been noticeably cold and windy which is unusual for

June. But there is some good news because

things get warmer and drier for tomorrow. It should be a fine and

dry day with hazy sunshine but, most importantly, it will feel mtch

warmer. The same setup as last night with

banal `` an area of low pressure out in the Atlantic. The whole lot will

move out of the way overnight and we will be left with a ridge of high

pressure. Also, this ridge of low pressure sticks to the west so it

draws in some warmth from Spain and France and Portugal. Although

weather fronts up brooch from the far west, I don't think we will see

them until late in the day `` weather fronts approach. Showers

will head towards as tonight in Devon and Cornwall. Here, most of

the showers will disappear by the small hours of the morning. A cold

night. Inland, as low as nine or 10 Celsius for the two larger hslands.

A nice day tomorrow. Perhaps some high`level cloud coming in `t the

edge of `` end of the day. Friday will be pretty warm, may be

the warmest day of the year so far. Saturday, though, we see sole

showers. Some of the showers could be torrential with the risk of

thunder and it gets cooler `s we head towards the weekend. Some good

weather for a couple of days but going downhill into the weekend At

least it warms up after the cold and wet of today.

That's it for now. Don't forget you can get in touch with us on Facebook

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vigilant and report any unusual activity.

Coming up: The school short listed as primary of the year,

remembered as the 70th anniversary approaches, one man recalls the

Normandy landings. And a chance to look at this

1,000`year`old book and unr`vel some of its riddles.

More and more new businesses in the south`west are being given `

financial kickstart through crowd funding, when people invest a small

or large amount of money online in return for a share in the company or

for investment via internet crowd for investment via internet crowd

funding platforms. Two of the leading ones in the UK are based

here in the south`west. The sun is shining and the sausages

are sizzling, but this is no ordinary party. Here in Chagford

they are celebrating raising ?1 ,000 through internet crowd fundhng to

pay for a new dairy for thehr goats. It was eight weeks. We hit our

targets with two days left. Last week was nail`biting at timds. Just

feel massively humbled to bd honest. Each of the guests at the p`rty are

crowd funders, people who'vd invested amounts from as little as

?40 each, in return for a rdward other than money. In this c`se, it's

a T`shirt, bag or cheese. I always want to have local,

organically`grown food. I w`nt to know the Providence of my food. This

is the perfect thing to support I get a weekly contribution from the

farm for my money. It's win`win The farm raised its money through the

crowd funder website. It's been named by the crowd funding centre as

the UK's number`one rewards based platform. It operates from Newquay.

groups and charities who have great groups and charities who have great

ideas, but want to make somdthing work in their local communities We

help them to raise money from the community around them. What's

fascinating is the sheer variety of projects you can invest in. From a

scheme to rehabilitate retired race horses, to a community sports

pavilion, and a company that will deliver organic salad boxes to your

door by bicycle. Will of Wave Length Surf magazine has used crowd funding

to raise money. Wave Length has a large community. That community can

be tapped into by crowd funding in a way that a bank can't understand or

won't necessarily put any v`lue to. Crowd funder's sister company in

Exeter works on a model a bht like Dragon's Den, where people hnvest

money in return for a share in the company, rather than reward. Through

it, people have invested ?6 million for south`west businesses this year

alone. But there are risks. We make it abun doesn'tly clear that this is

a high``` abundantly clear this is a high`risk investment. Crowd funding

is still in its early stages and commentators say it's too e`rly to

tell which platforms will bd market leaders, as eBay did with online

auctioning. Could the South West become the crowd funding eqtivalent

of Silicon Valley? The goats are still chewing that one over.

For many British veterans, this year will be their final official

pilgrimage to Normandy. Thotsands of troops embarked for the inv`sion whi

changed history. `` which changed history.

We've been speaking to veterans who made their contribution to the

operation and who remember being part of the D`Day landings.

Archive: Now the flood of phctures of the invasion have started, we add

length to our news reels so we can give fuller detail of the front

offences, when from England came the conquest of German`occupied

Normandy. Operation over`Lord, the mission had

been kept top secret. War ships joined amphibious craft to

make a decisive move on German`occupied France, among them

was Harold Ball from Paignton. We were the first to open up the

barrage with the 15`inch guns onto the German shore batteries. If I'd

have been Jerry, I'd have bden frightened to death. She was

shelled, bombed and narrowlx missed being torpedoed. No doubt a lot of

us were scared. We were onlx 18 but we'd got a good crew. She w`s a

happy ship. A about thely h`ppy ship and a good ship. Every man knew his

job and every man turned to and the discipline, it was just nattral

Back in Cornwall for a Servhce of Remembrance. Veterans from the

American 29th infantry division They left this place for an assault

on Omaha Beach. On the beach I was very fortunate. I came in on a

British navy landing craft `ssault. Two of us made it to the be`ch. Two

others were shot before thex even got out of the water. The 28th

division suffered heavy losses. Many men came here as soldiers. Lany men

would stay away. Many men whll never come home again. All this wdek,

people across the South West are paying tribute.

You can hear more D`Day stories on BBC Radio's difb and Cornwall

tomorrow morning. One of the most unusual books in the

world is making a rare publhc appearance at Exeter cathedral.

Written towards the end of the 0th century the Exeter Book is the

oldest surviving collection of English literature and it's going on

display. Sorry about the problems we seem to

be having there. Time now for a quick look at the weather, though.

Fingers crossed for The Roy`l Cornwall Show. David is herd with

the detail. It's been awful today. People at the

show today, it's been cold `nd windy and wet. The good news is, ht is

much better for tomorrow, which is the first day. Good evening to you.

It's been pretty miserable today. More cloud and rain around than we

originally thought. There is some light at the end of the tunnel. It's

beginning to clear from the more western parts of Cornwall and

hopefully, tomorrow is a largely dry day. Risk of a shower or Frhday

Risk of a shower heading into the weekend. That's tomorrow's weather,

mainly fine, hazy sunshine. The biggest difference ` it will feel

warmer. Some parts of the south`west today have got no more than 10 or 11

degrees. That's pretty low for the month of June. A look at thd show to

start with. For tomorrow, a fine day, 16, 17 degrees, the top

temperature. On Friday, even warmer. But quite a brisk south`east wind.

We may see showers early in the day. It brightens up in the afternoon.

The greatest threat of showdrs is on Saturday, perhaps in the morning.

Things improve into the aftdrnoon. Now, low pressure is out here to the

west. This is the dominant feature as we head towards the end of the

week and into the weekend. Ht's that area of low pressure that draws up

some warmth from Spain and Portugal. That's the reason for the hhgher

temperatures. We could have some of the highest temperatures we've seen

so far this year on Friday. The low pressure is there on Friday and into

Saturday, generating some showers. We will have to keep a closd eye on

those. For the immediate future the rain that we have now, which has

been troublesome, is beginnhng to move away. It's taking its time

Later this evening, there's the risk of showery outbreaks of rain, until

after midnight, before it all clears. Later in the night, it turns

Cilicy. Over`` it churns chhlly `` it turns chilly.

It's a cold start to the dax tomorrow, but it should be ` fine

day. Patchy cloud will come and go. It's not going to be wall`to`wall

sunshine. High level cloud hnto the far west. Still dry for west

Cornwall. For most of us it's a better day. A top figure of 17,

possibly 18, degrees. For the Isles of Scilly, after sunshine in the

morning, it will cloud over. High`level cloud coming in. Briefly

some hazy sunshine. The bredze picks up here too.

There's the coastal waters forecast. The winds are from the south or

south`east. The outlook is for showers `s we

head into the weekend. Saturday we are a bit concerned. We havd an

early warning from the Met Office about potentially very heavx showers

forming on Saturday. Stay ttned to the forecast, of course. Have a good

evening. Thank goodness you're always there

when the technology fails us, once again. Now back to that story about

the unusual book in Exeter. Normally locked away, today the

Exeter Book was unbound and among the first to marvel at its

treasures, a Canadian student. This is the book. This is probably our

best known and probably our most important holding in the cathedral

library. It was donated by Dxeter's first bishop. It's an anthology of

poems in old English. There are only four of such anthologies in the

world. This is probably the oldest of them. So,if you like, thhs is the

oldest book of English literature in existence. I think it's fantastic.

It's really a dream come trte for me to see it. I never expected I would

get this opportunity. On this page, as it happens, you can

see some Runic There are letters. No illustrations, no colours or titles

to the poems or, for that m`tter, the 96 Anglo`Saxon riddles, some of

which feature on the High Street sculpturement The contents of this

book are not found anywhere else. If this book were lost between a

quarter and a third of all Dnglish poetry known would be unknown. So,

it's very important indeed. This summer, the Exeter Book will be on

show the first Wednesday afternoon of the month.

Now schools are used to eagdrly anticipating results, but for one in

Plymouth, it's nothing to do with exams. Prince Rock Primary has made

it to the short list for a national award, which could see it crowned

Primary School of the Year. I'm Bailey. And we're going to show

you around Prince rock school. This is where the little onds play.

This is our art room, where we create mini artists.

This is one of our year two classes and they're reading a story. The

dinosaurs are coming. As stories go, Prince Rock Primary has been a page

turner. We had a fantastic xear last year. We became a national teaching

school. We had our third straight outstanding in a row, against the

back drop of major building work in the school. That was why we were

nominated. We're up against five other schools. They're all going to

be very good. There's 25,000 schools in the country, to have madd the top

six is fantastic. We're delhghted to be in the mix. But what do the

pupils like about it? I know just who to sc. The teachers alw`ys help

you, if you're stuck. Everything else is just perfect. The thing I

like most is we go on lots of trips, so we can experience going to farms

and zoos and thingedz like that Pupils and staff singing from the

same hymn sheet, quite literally. # Amazing grace, how sweet the sound

# The winner of the Primary School of

the Year award will be annotnced early next month.

All the very best of luck to them. Good luck. Just a reminder, full

coverage on BBC Radio Cornw`ll of The Royal Cornwall Show tomorrow and

we're there for Spotlight as well tomorrow at 6. 6.30pm. That's all

for this evening. I'm back with the late news at 10. 30pm. Bye`bye for

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