SATURDAY. The best day of the week. The day after work. The day after school. The day before Sunday. The beginning of two days off.
This Is Guernsey
Daily Archives: September 27, 2008
Farewell to the funksters
THE Half Moon Cafe filled with Funk Da Rock supporters earlier this month to mark the end of a string of summer gigs that have helped raise thousands of pounds for the Mines Awareness Trust.
Housing woes ‘worse than in the 1960s’
THE problems for people looking for housing are worse than they were 40 years ago.
Langlois stars in near perfect start
UNDER their new name of Sportingbet Guernsey the island’s senior men’s table tennis team enjoyed their best ever weekend at British League level.
CTV resists chance to cut news output
CHANNEL Television has the option to produce fewer news and current programmes under money-saving plans announced by regulator Ofcom.
Worrying rise in benefit claims by mentally ill
INCAPACITY because of mental health is costing nearly £2m. a year in invalidity benefit alone.
New coach excited
MARTYN DE GARIS will manage the island’s representative under-21 side in two matches against the Royal Naval Air Command next week and against Jersey next month.
Energy is the focus for British-Irish leaders
CHIEF Minister Lyndon Trott and Deputy Chief Minister Bernard Flouquet were in Scotland yesterday meeting fellow political leaders at a British-Irish Council summit.
Making links with the past
WATCHING Justin Rose take Phil Mickelsen apart at the Ryder Cup inevitably got me thinking of the day he came to L’Ancresse and edged out Bobby Eggo in a serious friendly.
A force for the future
CREATING a clearer divide between politics and policing took a welcome step forward the week. As the States gave an initial nod to plans for a so-called Law Enforcement Commission, it was effectively agreeing in principle two things that will have a far-reaching significance for us all.