Scot free

I’VE been rescued. Having been shipwrecked in the Seychelles (my ship. Hebridean Spirit. was sold to an Arab sheik, that is, and the crew and I said our farewells in Mahe), a princess has come to my rescue.


Novox funks da rock

THE rain came down last Saturday.


2009 Beaveree

MORE than 300 Beaver Scouts from Guernsey and Jersey recently enjoyed an afternoon of activities, challenges and fun.


No culture of saving in the States

OVER the last few days, the head of the UK’s civil service has given a couple of rare on-the-record interviews to warn that the government faces a much tighter spending environment.


Andy and his hero

ANDY PRIAULX has drawn inspiration for this weekend’s Brands Hatch from meeting his hero Lance Armstrong yesterday.


Six months’ jail for head-butting a doctor

A ‘GENTLE GIANT’ who grabbed a male nurse by the throat and headbutted a doctor was yesterday jailed for six months.


Competition law would reach into States operations

STATES departments operating in a business capacity will be covered by proposed competition law, Commerce and Employment has confirmed.


Watson in last four

HEATHER WATSON marched into the semi-finals of the $10,000 Frinton Futures Championship with yet another easy victory yesterday.


Janet praises surgical staff following fall

LES CHANSONELLES’ musical director Janet Bran has praised the surgeons and nurses who cared for her after a fall led to her needing three brain operations.


Pupils’ bright idea brings recycle bins to beaches

AN IDEA raised by primary school pupils has been put into practice.