THERE is little wonder I was in need of a rest as Christmas approached – last year was something of a record-breaker.I visited 29 countries leading tours and pointed out more than 1,500 species of birds and 144 different mammals to the people I escorted.
IT’S relentless stuff, this sports lark.
ERICA BODMAN’S transformation from high-jumping to a rower of Olympic potential, gathers pace.
RECYCLING areas throughout the island were turned into a dumping ground yesterday as bring banks overflowed.
PARENTAL behaviour is one of the main reasons why young children drop out of football, according to the island’s football development officer.
PROPERTY asking-prices could drop this year to a more realistic level, a leading estate agent has said.
A COUPLE awoke on New Year’s Day to find their pet birds had been massacred.
ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour is causing havoc at the Vale Pond nature reserve, according to a warden.
Bus funding fudge must be resolved
NEWS that the island is about to run out of buses – because there are now so few manufacturers making vehicles small enough for local roads – highlights the uneasy nature of the way public transport is funded.