22 August 2007 Archive » This Is Guernsey

Daily Archives: August 22, 2007

THE banking and fund sectors of Guernsey’s finance industry are under threat from the world stock market troubles.

STANLEY GIBBONS has been given the stamp of approval by the City after returning a 25% rise in pre-tax profits for the first six months of the year.

A CRACKDOWN on CD and DVD retailers exploiting the so-called VAT loophole is under way.

AN URGENT appeal has been made to find a place to keep the Extreme Sports Association skate ramps.

LEARNER motorcyclist Laura Guard has called for consistency in tests after she failed hers because an L-plate was too small.

ELDERLY islanders are suffering because the inheritance law does not allow for lifetime mortgages.

A SENIOR States member has accused the island’s utility regulator of ‘letting down the people of Guernsey’.

DALE GARLAND has been enjoying breakfast in bed as he prepares for this weekend’s world athletics championships with the British team in Macau.

STEVE TURVEY, Guernsey’s non-playing captain for the forthcoming Ronez Challenge Trophy inter-insular, says he wants battlers in his team.

AMELIA JEFFERY will lead the Guernsey team who are out to defend the Ringer Memorial and Settyres trophies.