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GUERNSEY will have a full-strength rugby squad for the first time this season for tomorrow’s fixture against Old Elthamians.

TWO pieces of jewellery inspired by the Les Bourgs Hospice logo will raise money for the charity’s redevelopment project.

COLLEGE funding should be increased rather than reduced, former BBC South political editor and old Elizabethan Bruce Parker said at last night’s Elizabeth College presentation evening.

GUERNSEY is running out of land that could be used for social housing, according to the Housing minister.

MAJOR capital projects have been undertaken in Alderney in recent years – but there remains much to be done if the island is going to prosper.

AS I wrote this column, Sark was going to the polls to elect four conseillers who will sit in Chief Pleas until December of next year when they, along with 10 sitting members, will be eligible to stand for re-election.

THE first day of term for Herm school was almost a washout. Heavy rain and high winds meant that several boats were cancelled and teacher Mary Carey only just managed to make the journey across from Guernsey.

A FASCINATING idea was floated by Jersey’s chief minister last week. Senator Terry Le Sueur suggested that Guernsey and Jersey could eventually federate and become a sort of European version of St Kitts and Nevis. It’s not the first time this concept has been explored, but I very much doubt we’ll see it come about [...]

An email from Jersey’s chief minister yesterday disclosed some welcome news: the amended Jersey and Isle of Man zero-10 corporation taxation regimes are no longer regarded as harmful by Europe.

THE young guard will take centre stage this weekend as an experimental Guernsey FC side begins its quest for cup glory at Spelthorne Sports.