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Daily Archives: May 23, 2008

‘Human rights laws don’t apply in Sark’

EUROPEAN human rights laws are ‘plainly not applicable’ to Sark, according to a UK Government lawyer.

Moscow not up to it, say fans

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MOSCOW was not equipped to host the Champions League final, according to returning football fans.

Dithering Guernsey misses out on an art-world first

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GUERNSEY has missed an opportunity to lead the world in public art.

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Sark has a stark choice

THE sudden capitulation of Isle of Sark Shipping over its attempt to take legal action against Brecqhou for using its own vessel to ship building supplies was an inevitable consequence of what we highlighted last week: the company had a poor case, a questionable route to court and insufficient funds to carry it off.

Alderney wreck artefacts to go on show in London

ARTEFACTS from Alderney’s Elizabethan wreck will be exhibited in the Tower of London next month. On Monday, a team of divers will resume excavating the 16th-century ship, described as the most significant discovery since the Mary Rose.

Polarising Sark’s soul

SIR DAVID and Sir Frederick Barclay are suing the original trustees of Sark’s School and Community Centre because a pub, off licence and restaurant are operating from the premises.

‘Everyone understands why the Heyworths are selling’

NEWS that the remainder of Herm’s current lease is to be sold came as a shock to everyone, not least its permanent residents.