What was negotiator thinking?

THE more closely the role of the Public Sector Remuneration Committee is examined, the more questionable its operation – and purpose – becomes.


Electric bills up 17%

THE price of electricity will rise by 17% from April, with more hikes looking likely in the future.


Vote green and forget Ali’s bowl of confusion

THE difference between winning and losing in sport is often minimal, even more so at the highest level.


Record Games entry pleases Vance

THE men’s football tournament at the Aland Island Games will be the biggest yet.


PSRC and union coy on pay deal

POLITICIANS responsible for negotiating what looks set to be an inflation-busting pay deal for States employees yesterday refused to explain why they had done so.


Interference key to car lock troubles

MOTORISTS are finding themselves locked out of their cars because of interference – and it could get worse.


‘I can’t even drink a cuppa in the dry’

THE States’ Fontaine Vinery waste sorting site is badly run and organised and in the wrong place, according to Direct Skips owner Alan Heywood.


St Sampson’s pupil move ‘bad for Vale children too’

VALE INFANTS SCHOOL will become overcrowded and the quality of education be threatened if pupils from St Sampson’s Infants are transferred there, according to an Education board member.


Vale: the modern greats and ultimate stylists

In the second part of an eight-week series looking back at the finest players club by club, Rob Batiste focuses on Vale Rec.


Panthers’ penalty prowess

YOU cannot beat a well-worked short corner routine.

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