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More People Walking And Cycling To Work
More people are walking and cycling around St Peter Port while key routes into and out of Town are closed.
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Contraflow Along East Coast For Guernsey Water Project
The main road just north of the Forester's pub is divided by cones and is down to two lanes for the coming eight weeks.
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Preventative Care Car Given To St John Ambulance
The Peugeot E-Rifter - donated by Mavis Lesbirel - is the first electric car in the ambulance fleet.
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Trial Flights From The Channel Islands To Luxembourg
Blue Islands will fly from the Channel Islands to Luxembourg over four weeks to test demand.
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JK Rowling Visits Sark
The Harry Potter author has taken a trip to the fourth largest Channel Island via Guernsey.
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Guernsey's CO2 Emissions Rose Slighty In 2022
A new States report shows transport is the major contributor to overall greenhouse gas emissions, which rose fractionally on 2021 figures.
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Guernsey Police Join National Anti-Corruption Reporting Service
Guernsey Police have joined a UK wide anti-corruption and abuse reporting service.
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Islanders Challenged To Complete 30 Walks In 30 Days
Les Bourgs Hospice is encouraging people in Guernsey to complete 30 walks across 30 days throughout April.
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Low Tides Reveal Guernsey's Wrecks
The lowest spring tides of the year have uncovered twisted iron and more substantial remains of vessels that have come to grief off Guernsey's coast.
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Guernsey Businesses Are Behind On AI
The Institute of Directors surveyed its members on their use of Artificial Intelligence and how the technology could impact their organisations.
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Guernsey's Police Complaints Law To Be Updated
Home Affairs is to bring a policy letter to the States before the June 2025 election, changing the process for complaints about Guernsey Police.
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Schools Win De Putron Challenge Guernsey Heats
Year 6 winners Forest Primary School and Year 8 winners Les Beaucamps High School came out on top in the Guernsey heats of the de Putron Challenge.
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High Tide Closes St Peter Port Seafront
An exceptionally high tide means Police have closed the Town Quay to cars.
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Major Routes Into St Peter Port Close
The Grange junction and Prince Albert Road are both closed by Guernsey Electricity for network upgrades.
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1,000 New Homes In Guernsey All Centred On The Bridge
500 new homes have already been earmarked for Leale's Yard and the old Kenilworth Vinery, but now the Guernsey Development Agency is suggesting another 500 could be built on the Northside.
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Blue Islands Reintroduces Isle Of Man Route
Blue Islands is bringing back flights from the Channel Islands to the Isle of Man.
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Guernseyman Receives OBE For 30+ Years Of Voluntary Work
One of the founders of the Guernsey Community Foundation has been awarded an order of the British Empire award.
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Volunteers To Clean The Islands' Beaches
Islanders are being invited to take part in the Big Channel Islands Beach Clean.
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Guernsey's Market Street Post Office To Close
This will be the fifth post office closure in the Channel Islands since October last year.
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Lane Near Guernsey Airport To Close
New safety regulations will shut Ruette de la Tourelle to vehicles so they can't interfere with the Instrument Landing System.
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Could Nutritious Food Become More Accessible In Guernsey?
The accessibility and affordability of nutritious food in Guernsey will be the focus of a new study.
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Builder's Rubble Could Be Piled High At Guernsey's Waste Site
There's a plan to temporarily dump builder's rubble, soil and other inert waste up to 30 feet high at the Longue Hougue reclamation area.
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Experts Explain CI Undersea Tunnel Idea
Business leaders in Guernsey have been hearing how an undersea tunnel could link Jersey, Guernsey and France.
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Guernsey's Hospital At Full Capacity
Routine surgery at the PEH is postponed as all 113 beds are filled. The health committee says there's no single cause for the excess demand.
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Jersey and Guernsey To Work Together On Health
Both islands have, once again, pledged to explore options to work jointly on health and care challenges.
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The Ship That Saved Guernsey And Jersey's Population From Starvation
A packed audience in Guernsey heard about the SS Vega, which brought vital Red Cross food supplies to Channel Islanders cut off after D-Day, 1944.
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Aurigny Assures Passengers It Has Plans To Minimise Summer Disruption
Following a challenging week of fog and technical delays, Aurigny's chief commercial officer says two leased aircraft will join the fleet in April, to cover new destinations.
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CI Mobile Providers Say They Are Not Blocking OTPs
Sure, JT and Airtel Vodafone say an increasing number of islanders are reporting that they are not receiving their One-Time Password (OTP) messages.
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Guernsey Cows Resilient To 'Moo-dy' Weather
The president of the Guernsey Farmers Association says the iconic Guernsey cow is coping, despite almost 63% more rainfall last month, than the February average.
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GFC Postponements Cost Thousands
Flooded pitches are causing significant issues for Guernsey's Football Club.
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Guernsey's Airline Aurigny Apologies Over Service Quality
Customers have endured delays and cancellations over the past week due to aircraft going 'tech' - others out on planned maintenance - and fog.
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New Guernsey Lifeboat Named After WW2 Crew Member
The new St Peter Port Inshore Lifeboat is being named after a Guernsey crew member who was killed at the start of the Occupation.
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CI RNLI Celebrates 200 Years And 1,579 Lives Saved
1,579 lives have been saved by the Channel Islands' RNLI teams across its 200 year history.
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Women 28% Less Likely To Receive CPR
Ahead of International Women's Day, St John Guernsey is arranging a training event to help rectify what it calls a 'shocking' statistic.
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French Journalists To Promote Paris Link
20 members of the French media will be brought over by Visit Guernsey this year to sample the island and hopefully rave about it.
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Islanders Questioned On Changes To CI Lottery
The Channel Islands Lottery has launched a survey to see how islanders feel about gambling and what changes they would like to see in the future.
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Co-Op Shareholders Vote Against Directorship Changes
Attendees at two special members' meeting in Guernsey and Jersey have voted to maintain the existing terms for the appointment and length of service of directors.
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Forest Primary School Rated 'Good'
Forest Primary School has been rated 'good' across all five categories following a recent Ofsted inspection.
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New Charity To Tackle Homelessness
'At Home In Guernsey' is the island's first charity dedicated to helping people living without permanent or adequate accommodation.
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Octopus Restaurant Investigation Complete
Police spent Tuesday (27 February) carrying out a forensic examination of the severely damaged restaurant.
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Bids Open To Build GSPCA Wildlife Hospital
The GSPCA's biggest build in its 151 year history is to go to tender.
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Royal Assent Of Guernsey Laws Delegated To Lieutenant Governor
Guernsey's Lieutenant Governor will ratify laws from the end of this week.
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Fire Crews Tackle Barn Blaze
Police have closed the main Les Mielles Road in the Vale to allow fire crews access to a burning barn.
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Island Games Road Closures Publicised
Island Games volunteers will hand out leaflets to residents who live on the cycling and triathlon routes to help them plan ahead to July.
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P&R To Ask Approval for £500M Loan
Policy & Resources seeks support for plan to fund the financial response to the coronavirus economic impact.
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Deputy Graham issues response to letter from concerned parents
Deputy Richard Graham has responded to an open letter written by two parents concerned with the future of Guernsey's education system.
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Advice To Boatowners To Be Prepared
The Guernsey Coastguard has issued advice to all boatowners after two incidents yesterday.
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Three Amendments To Transforming Education
The Policy and Resources Committee has released three amendments to the 'Transforming Education' letter from ESC.
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Le Grand Bouet closing for 5 weeks
Le Grand Bouet is due to shut for 5 weeks from September 3rd.
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Child sex crimes rise in Guernsey
An investigation by the NSPCC has found the number of sex crimes against children in Guernsey has risen in the last year.
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New school, new name, new uniform
Education, Sport, and Culture have announced the name of the new school, its colleges, and its uniform.
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Former Home Affairs deputies open fire on controversial report
Two deputies who stood down from the Home Affairs committee in the wake of a critical report have responded robustly in the States.
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New Inshore Lifeboat For Guernsey
A new inshore lifeboat is now operating in Guernsey.
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Top Four Finish For Guernsey At Island Games
Guernsey's finished fourth at this year's Island Games in Gibraltar.
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ESC publish draft policy letter on future of education
The Committee for Education, Sport, and Culture have released a draft policy letter relating to the future school plans.
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Security incident at Guernsey Airport delays flights
Guernsey Airport felt the effects of a low level security incident on Tuesday evening, which saw six flights delayed and the departure lounge emptied and re-screened.
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Registration opens for 2019 Skipton Swimarathon
Registration is now open for the 2019 Skipton Swimarathon.
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Premier Inn coming to Guernsey
Plans have been announced for a new Premier Inn hotel at Admiral Park.
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Les Mis composer to give masterclass
Les Misérables composer Claude-Michel Schönberg will host a masterclass for local students on 28th June during his visit to Guernsey.
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Asian Hornets ‘Here To Stay’
The States’ strategy to counter the threat of Asian Hornets in the Bailiwick will be that of ‘containment’ according to a leading expert.
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Airport security delays 'completely unacceptable' says Deputy Peter Ferbrache
Deputy Peter Ferbrache has been explaining why there have been long queues for people going through security at Guernsey Airport.
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Update In Trial Of Man Accused Of Murdering Sarah Groves
The Sarah Groves murder trial recommenced yesterday.
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IOD June Breakfast Features Guernsey Chief Exec
The IoD’s June breakfast this week will feature Paul Whitfield, the Chief Executive of the States of Guernsey.