Guernsey News

Guernsey's overall GCSE pass rate is 71.2%, fractionally down on last year.

Guernsey will follow Jersey and the UK in introducing an excise duty on vaping products in November 2026.

Parking spaces will be lost or be re-designated as £6.2M project is on track to begin in early September.

Gary Elson is going travelling, but hopes the legacy of Meet the Pilots, the event he created, will live on.

The site of the former Octopus restaurant was sold on the Local Market and now the price paid has been made public.

61% of patients referred to a specialist will get to see that doctor within the allotted target time.

Guernsey Police say any risk was minimal after a member of the public brought in a small, unexploded device to the Police Headquarters.

Rain is forecast this week in the Channel Islands, after the fourth heatwave of the year.

The lifeboat helped the crew onboard and towed the RIB to St Peter Port.

Charity Guernsey Trees for Life say the prolonged hot weather means they need to consider planting 'nearly native' species.

The bank says it is simplifying operations as finance becomes increasingly digital.

Guernsey students performed slightly better in A-Levels than their English peers.

Thousands of islanders basked in the August heat to watch the once-in-a-generation partial solar eclipse.

The Charroterie will have temporary lights from the end of August till March 2028 to enable 70 new flats to be built.

Matthew Trick will be installed as the Dean of Guernsey in late September having recently been Alderney's locum priest.

The latest Public Health report shows a significant number of 16-24 year olds are put off staying on the island because of cost pressures.

Guernsey's west coast will experience 94.5% totality as the moon obscures the sun.

Rent prices slow but are still up 34% over five years.

Local troupe Drum Machine Theatre has been commended at the National Drama Festival, following success in Guernsey.

Three Royal Golden Guernsey Goats have a new home at Les Caches Farm.

A rare seal pup has been rescued from near the Children's Bathing Pools on Guernsey's east coast.

Guernsey Coastguard was called to a medical emergency on a French trawler just after 6pm on Monday (10 August).

More than a thousand people took part in a Torchlight Parade in St Anne on Saturday (8 August) - including a famous footballer.

The States say industry feedback will help shape future population management, after a hospitality couple said the system is "damaging businesses".

The North Show returns to Saumarez Park over two days in the last week of August.

Guernsey's under-19 cricket team is being hailed after they competed against some of Europe's top talent in World Cup qualification action.

For three decades, Channel Island websites have used unique internet domains.

On Saturday 8 August, APOTHIS will perform at Bloodstock, in Derbyshire.

The serving Bailiff will meet staff at the Bailiff's Cross Dairy on its platinum anniversary.

D1 category licence holders asked to help out for a few hours a week.

Brittany Ferries has kept its Guernsey timings into late next year broadly similar to 2026, because of passenger feedback.

Jersey Met confirm that last month was the hottest July in Guernsey since records began in 1843.

Two fire crews dealt with a wildfire half the size of a football pitch at the Fontaine Vinery.

Organisers are promising 2026 CI Pride will be the "biggest celebration yet".

Forecasters are changing the way they issue weather warnings for the Channel Islands.

Daily water consumption peaked in late July but relatively little went into reserves.

Despite 'positive and constructive' talks, Unite union members say their goodwill at work is not being recognised.

Bowler Alison Merrien does Team Guernsey proud with silver on the final day of the Commonwealth Games

The Torteval Scarecrow Festival enjoyed bumper takings meaning Guernsey charities benefit.

The States has responded to a petition for parent-and-child parking, saying the spaces will not be introduced at this time.

Alastair Chalmers came sixth the 400 metres hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Head of Justice says it is at an early stage and no agency staff have been employed to date.

Island FM is delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Fotheringham as Chairman of its Board of Directors.

The latest radio listening figures show Guernsey’s Island FM has it biggest audience in five years.