After nearly 50 years as a civil servant, Richard Kirkpatrick has retired from his post as chief officer of the Public Services Department. He spoke to Nigel Baudains about his career.
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Daily Archives: February 5, 2007
Golden girl
Likened to Ava Gardner, singer Mary Marshall was destined to be a star and by 1956 a glittering career in showbusiness was calling. But so were love and a life in entertainment in Guernsey, as Shaun Shackleton discovered
Sirens open with two wins
THE Sirens have set the early pace in the PWC under-15 indoor cricket league with two wins in their opening matches of the season.
St Jacques hard done by as winners are flattered
St Jacques 7, Farnborough 24
IF EVER a scoreline was truly misleading, it was this one at KGV.
Sarnians struggle to keep up with the pace
Wiltshire U-18s 4, Guernsey U-18s 1
GUERNSEY opened their South and West County Championships campaign with a defeat at the hands of Wiltshire.
McGrath stunner earns maximum points for Bels
Bels 2, Vale Rec 1
IT WAS a game Vale Rec did not deserve to lose.
But as coach Chris Hamon said afterwards, if you don’t take your chances, you cannot expect to win.
Guernsey run out of time after fightback
GUERNSEY suffered an unlucky two-goal defeat at the hands of Jersey yesterday in the A game of the inter-insulars.
A review is long overdue
CAMPAIGNERS for a full independent review into education management could take the matter back to the States.
‘Why has States wasted 16 years?’
GOVERNMENT has failed to make any progress on a waste strategy in 16 years, Deputy Brian de Jersey claims.
‘Bring election forward’
A GENERAL election ‘is needed in April’.
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