THE battle over how to fund Guernsey’s road transport strategy continues today after the States rejected Environment’s proposals for a £26 annual flat charge to park.
Bombshell is just a symptom
ONE of the superficially puzzling aspects of the row about taxpayers’ funding of the colleges is why the Education minister chose to trigger it in the first place.
ABA may muscle in on CI title fights
AMALGAMATED Boxing Club head coach Graham Guilbert may have his knuckles rapped for billing six of Saturday’s big open show fights as Channel Islands championship contests.
College scholarships cost £3m. a year
EDUCATION could save up to £3m. a year if it stopped sending top 11-plus pupils to the three private colleges.
‘All States seems to do is delay’
A DELAY in debating the island’s capital prioritisation plans is a mistake, according to Confederation of Guernsey Industry acting chairman Peter Budwin.
Outstanding 2008 makes Huxster WCSAC star
SHANE HUXSTER was undoubtedly the star at the West Coast Sea Angling Club’s annual dinner and presentation night held at the Peninsula Hotel.
Hamon takes place among world’s elite
GUERNSEY track cyclist Jo Hamon made her international debut at the fifth and final round of the UCI World Cup classics held in Ballerup, Copenhagen.
Garland’s rest does the trick
MERELY alphabetical and of no significance at all was Dale Garland’s response to being listed second on the Great Britain 4 x 400m team list announced yesterday for the European Championships.
Couple see UFO off Herm
A UFO has been reported off Herm. A local man and his wife saw it as they stood at Castle Cornet .
Is the States fit for purpose?
A WIDE-RANGING independent review into whether the States is fit for purpose is on the way.