10 « October « 2008 « « This Is Guernsey

THE man in the street can throw his hat into the ring for the vacant island manager’s job.

Lengthening runway has to be spending priority

Schools, waste or sewage – which should be the States’ spending priority? Chamber of Commerce president Paul Luxon argues for the airport.

Anger and desperation – but a glimmer of hope

THE sheer scale of the potential personal disaster facing Landsbanki savers started to emerge yesterday.

Action group fights to return deposits

DETERMINED depositors have set up an action group to fight for money they had put in Landsbanki Guernsey.

‘Suicidal’ savers left homeless and cashless

A ‘SUICIDAL’ couple who could lose £275,000 in the Landsbanki Guernsey crisis warned that the island’s government could end up with ‘blood on its hands’.

Eight recycling sites to take drinks cartons from Thursday

ISLANDERS will be able to recycle paper-based food and drink cartons from the end of next week.

Starz shot down in thriller

AN OVERTIME thriller has got the Women’s Basketball League off to a dramatic start.

‘Confidence in Guernsey will survive’

PEOPLE will still have confidence in Guernsey after one of its banks went into administration, according to GuernseyFinance chief executive Peter Niven, pictured.

Lions A still set the pace

LIONS A followed up their impressive opening-week victory against Whistlers B by drawing with Whistlers A 5-5 and defeating Lions B 7-3 in a re-arranged fixture.

Hanging on for ‘legit’ iPhone was a good call

THE iPhone is officially on sale in Guernsey at last.