Saving of £40k a year if clear glass is reused

UP TO £40,000 a year could be saved if Public Services decided to scrap sending clear glass for recycling in the UK.


‘Not genuine’ claim made over Blue Islands redundancy

BLUE ISLANDS’ marketing department redundancy was not genuine, its process was not correct and the effort made to avoid it was not adequate, a former employee’s representative told an industrial tribunal yesterday.


Griffin’s Grotto owners give up battle to remain open

THE Waterman family have given up their fight to keep Griffin’s Grotto open.


GRUFC’s new home

MAJOR redevelopment plans for the Garenne Stand were announced last night.


Taxpayers face having to replace the bus fleet

ENVIRONMENT was unable to give assurances yesterday that taxpayers’ money will not be needed to replace Guernsey’s ailing bus fleet.


Experience should count, investment advisers say

CHANGES to be brought in as part of the retail distribution review could drive experienced advisers out of the industry, according to the chief executive of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers.


No light at renewables tunnel end

One of Guernsey’s most highly regarded environmentalists was giving a talk on renewable energy to the Channel Islands Group of Professional Engineers and said that the key issue for investing in renewables was when to do it. Too soon, and there’s no proven technology to put money into; too late and you’ve missed the boat. [...]


Property prices up by almost 6% on last year

PROPERTY prices have continued to rise, latest Policy Council figures have confirmed.


Quite a catch

EVERYWHERE I looked around the boat there were bent rods.


Hospice’s new draw picks first winners

SOMEONE is £1,000 richer after yesterday’s first draw of the Les Bourgs Hospice Lottery Club yesterday held at the hospice’s temporary home at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.