25 « February « 2008 « « This Is Guernsey

THE remains of a child have been unearthed at a former Channel Islands children’s home.

GUERNSEY came from 6-3 down at the halfway stage to win the best ever Open Show on Saturday night.

What earns a firm an Awards for Achievement nomination? Tom Edwards takes a closer look at shortlisted small company Dawnay Day Milroy

Buyers lack protection, warn gazumped couple

A YOUNG couple have hit out at Guernsey’s ‘dog-eat-dog’ housing market after losing out on a flat the day before they were due to sign contracts.

‘Unfolding horror’ at Social Security

SOCIAL SECURITY’S overspend of £3m. is an unfolding horror story, with key chapters of lack of accountability and communication, according to Deputy Jean Pritchard.

Watson helps GB to seventh in France

HEATHER WATSON helped Great Britain finish seventh in the Tennis Europe Winter Cup at the weekend.

Plastic bag use cut by a million

CUSTOMERS of major food retailers cut their use of plastic bags by over a million last year.

Clinical Young makes all the difference for North

North 4, St Martin’s 1 CRAIG YOUNG produced the perfect response to his recent red card in the Jackson – a hat-trick to secure three vital Priaulx points.

‘Chief needs power to sack rogue ministers’

BUSINESS leaders have called for the next chief minister to have more power to sack ‘rogue’ ministers who do not follow States economic and policy strategies.

Queripel gives Sylvans three vital points

Sylvans 2, Vale Rec 1 SEVEN points out of nine in the space of eight days – oddly all three games against improving Vale Rec – have kept Sylvans in the chase for a top-three finish.