ATTEMPTS by the island to halve poverty in just five years may have been over ambitious.
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Daily Archives: November 24, 2007
Islanders back service orders
ISLANDERS are backing community service orders as an alternative to prison sentences for criminals.
Small can be beautiful
THE daughter of the Environment minister is taking on UK chain stores.
Tackling poverty is ‘no easy task’
DEPUTIES now realise solving Guernsey’s poverty problem is not easy, it was claimed by Government Business Plan chairman Stuart Falla.
Bulb switch could save island £6m.
MORE than £6m would be saved over five years if households in Guernsey switched five light bulbs to energy efficient ones.
‘United would give my son a better chance’
THE father of the island’s hottest young football prospect believes entering a Guernsey United team in a UK league would enhance the chances of local players making the professional grade.
Merrien jumps up world rankings to number four
AS A reward for her recent success in the World Champion of Champions singles in Australia, Guernsey’s Alison Merrien has achieved a fantastic number four placing in the World Bowls Limited (WBL) ranking list.
The king of the court who gave up his crown
Liam McKenna is indisputably the finest men’s badminton player Guernsey has seen. On the eve of the annual island closed championships Rob Batiste speaks to the legend
Who can stop RWB?
JERSEY’S RWB won the CI women’s championship for a record sixth time at Foote’s Lane, beating fellow islanders Quackers in the final.
It’s no joke: football simply has to respond
AFTER a week of pushing – unashamedly – the concept of a Guernsey United football team, it is only fair to come clean.