Twenty people died when the Channel Queen foundered off Port Grat. Herbert Winterflood reveals more about the tragedy thanks to the research of Colin Vosper
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Daily Archives: April 20, 2006
‘Untouchables’ toppled to Archenoul’s delight
A DECADE of dominance has ended.
Mackerel and big flatties spring back
SHANE BRANQUET was duly crowned as the Bailiwick’s Bass Club’s senior shore champion at the presentation night at L’Eree Bay Hotel.
Carling pips Mapley in descent-season opener
JIMMY CARLING edged an excellent battle with John Mapley to take senior honours in the first round of the mountain bike downhill season.
Youngsters earn the right to compete in Germany
ALAN HANSEN once famously said ‘you won’t win anything with kids’.
New man has big targets
JEFF STUART has replaced Simon Le Blancq as the island men’s coach.
Kick Start initiative gets a foot in the door
AN INNOVATIVE scheme is opening doors for Guernsey youngsters finding difficulty getting work.
Sark constitution plan in disarray
DRAMATIC last-minute intervention by Sark’s Seigneur has thrown the island’s proposed new constitution into disarray.
Federation ‘only in the event of independence’
A CHANNEL ISLAND federation would be considered only in the ‘extreme’ event of constitutional independence from the Crown being sought, it was said yesterday.
‘Rubbish’ jail report’s £27,000 cost disputed
THE Home Department is contesting the bill for the inspection and subsequent report it commissioned on the States Prison.
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