Ever wanted to quit the nine-to-five, opt out of the rat race, sell your home and take the family around the world in a boat? That’s exactly what a local couple did - and they’ve published a book about their adventures that has attracted movie makers. Shaun Shackleton meets Jean and George Russell and hears tales of storms, shipwrecks, and the international currency of whisky
Daily Archives: September 2, 2006
Too hot’ no-show would be big mistake
COLIN FALLAIZE he is astounded the Guernsey Football Association is considering not sending the island football team to July’s Rhodes Island Games, simply because it might too be hot.
Banks lands fourth crown, Black a third
HELEN BANKS shot matching gross 79s to win her fourth La Grande Mare women’s championship.
Once more unto the beach
GRANDES ROCQUES was awash with bumps, sets and spikes for the annual beach volleyball extravaganza.
Don’t kick our footballers in the teeth
NEXT week the Guernsey Football Association executive sits down to vote on whether to send teams to Rhodes next summer.
In-the-air calls soon
PASSENGERS could shortly be able to use their mobiles during flights to and from the island.
‘Cheap drink causes harm’
A PRICE hike on alcohol could reduce binge drinking.
Drug importers getting ‘devious’
SMUGGLERS are using more sophisticated methods to import drugs.
‘Smoke ban’s here to stay’
ANTI-smoking campaigners say licensees need to accept that the ban is here to stay.
Hurt child triggers needle beach alert
A HYPODERMIC needle that injured a local youngster remains somewhere on Chouet Beach.













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