ALAN WOODNUTT was Miss Alderney’s knight in shining armour when she was in danger of missing the Jersey Battle of Flowers.
X marks the mortar spot
A GERMAN mortar bunker at Fort Hommet could be restored if planning permission is granted.
Winterton crowned King of the Beach again
SPECTATORS making the most of a bright afternoon on the beach meant the course was set out lower down in the latest sand-racing meet, giving long straights but very tight hairpin-like corners which caught out both bike riders and car drivers.
The nest of intentions
THE young ginger-headed marsh harriers flying around La Claire Mare nature reserve at L’Eree are the first ever hatched in Guernsey. It is a great thrill to see what were once unproductive boggy fields now returned to their former splendour as wild marais.
Running in the family
THE 29th annual Herm Run saw 62 runners braving the heat at the weekend for the three-mile event around the circumference of the island.
Sea change
PADDY CAMPBELL’S latest Old Barn exhibition is proving extremely popular.
Numbers up
SARK’S ban on personal motorised transport was brought sharply into focus last week when two visitors who had brought electric bicycles with them were given words of advice by the island’s police.
More Town shops closing because of rising rents
SOARING rents and declining tourism are forcing more Town shops to close.
Cruciate injury rules out Sharrott
GUERNSEY have suffered a major blow before the kick off of the new London Two South-West season with the loss of their captain.
It’s the new ‘chief minister’ who has to prove himself
THE row between Brecqhou and Sark’s establishment escalated yesterday.