Employers keen on raising the retirement age

COMMERCE and Employment minister Carla McNulty Bauer has backed proposals from Social Security to raise the retirement age, which will be debated in the States this week.


No meeting on our case – Landsbanki savers

NO ONE from the States met their UK counterparts to discuss the collapse of Landsbanki Guernsey between September and March, a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed.


Saved in the nick of time

GUERNSEY’S former harbour master, Captain Rob Barton, potentially saved the lives of five men minutes before their boat was dashed against rocks below a Jersey lighthouse.


Granite Man title attracts entries from across Europe

THE Guernsey Triathlon Club will once again play host to elite athletes this summer as competitors from across Europe contest the title of Granite Man.


New world champion will move to island next year

A JUNIOR world sailing champion is moving to the island.


Police assault victim starts civil action

A VICTIM of assault at the hands of a policeman is suing the States for damages.


Leading islanders ‘cannot be ignored’

DEPUTIES cannot ignore the calibre of people who signed an open letter calling for the States to delay a decision on how the island should deal with its waste, according to Deputy Dave Jones.


Assault copper keeps job

A GRANDMOTHER has spoken of her upset after a policeman convicted of assaulting her was officially reinstated.


Watson in at 756

IT’S CONFIRMED – Heather Watson has achieved her first senior women’s world ranking, in at 756.


Third of workers want job change

A RECENT survey suggests more than a third of workers want to change jobs and careers, but only once the recession is over.