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AN ANNOUNCEMENT early today that the States is finally looking to offload its loss-making airline – a move first mooted by then Treasury minister Lyndon Trott in 2005 – and merge it with the Healthspan Group’s Blue Islands makes perfect sense, but it will be greeted with a twinge of regret.

HOME advantage could count for a lot as Andy Priaulx looks to close the gap on the top two in the World Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend.

BLUE ISLANDS has struck a deal in principle to buy Aurigny.

THE finance industry would welcome moves to obtain clearer information on its economic output, according to the Guernsey International Business Association.

FOR one of the 400 La Mare de Carteret High students who walked from the Imperial to Pembroke yesterday, there was a special reason for taking part.

GUERNSEY made it two out of two in this year’s European Division Two Championship with an easy victory over Israel yesterday.

JOBS could go at Kleinwort Benson in Guernsey as part of a group-wide restructuring agreed with its former shareholder Commerzbank.

COLIN LE MAITRE has enjoyed an impressive start to his debut year in the Formula 3000 category of the French Hill Climb Championship.

AN ISLANDER is warning others to be wary of buying Ugg boots online as she faces a possible £5,000 legal bill to free a pair impounded by Customs in the UK.

ISLAND youngsters have the opportunity to join some of the biggest names from professional rugby with the Guinness Premiership champions Leicester Tigers set to return to Guernsey again to run their community rugby coaching course this summer.