Vessel licensing is a threat to Sark tourism, says Newsletter

SARK’S plan to tighten its vessel licensing system could threaten the island’s tourist industry, according to a Barclay brothers-sponsored newsletter.


Lack of States cash means no Guernsey Live

GUERNSEY LIVE will not be back this year.


Double success for Greens in the UK

GUERNSEY got their national league campaign back on track with two easy victories over the weekend.


Rowe shines in top race

KATIE ROWE has again showed herself to be among the top runners of her age.


Ghosts in the underground hospital?

ALAN CHEALE from Brighton sent the photo below to the Guernsey Press.


Local trial lined up for Brouard waste plant

MORE than 9,500 islanders have signed businessman Rodney Brouard’s ‘Sort our Waste’ petition.


Islanders are warned after electric blanket catches fire

A FAULTY electric blanket that caught alight and set fire to a mattress has prompted firefighters to issue a safety warning.


Tidal power is issue for the Bailiwick

THE latest issue of the Sark Newsletter is critical of a Chief Pleas proposal to grant a two-year understanding with Ocean Electric Power to investigate the potential for tidal power in the island’s waters because it believes that the first step should be to secure a 12-mile limit and guaranteed access to the seabed.


Ambulance service has to work around budget cut

AN INDUSTRIAL dispute at the Ambulance and Rescue Service has been called off as staff, unions and management combine to fight budget cuts.


Sensational shot can’t save Alison

ALISON MERRIEN made a little bit of bowling history at the weekend, when she took on the role of skip in the World Bowls Tour Mixed Pairs Matchplay event at Potters Leisure Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk.