Bishop blesses residents

ST TUGUAL’S CHAPEL was this week honoured with a visit from the Bishop of Southampton.


Angling for a win

THEY’VE sat through lightning, hail, rain and even a waterspout.


Crossing costings

SARK SHIPPING’S standard return fare to or from Guernsey is to increase by 80p on Monday to £26.30.


Mahon runs the show as Lions show their class

Staines Lammas 1, Guernsey FC 3 IF EVERY season has its defining moment, then it could just be that last night was the Green Lions’ one.


Utopian States needs more women and young deputies

IT’S A cliche to say the States of Guernsey should be representative of the community it serves. In other words, it should have 50% women, an age spread reflecting the island’s general demographic, deputies from both a business and an employed background, and a fair representation of both locals and settlers.


States budgets to be slashed

STATES departments have been ordered to cut their budgets for next year in a drive to save £30m. by 2014, it emerged yesterday.


Vote curbs department autonomy

A 43 to three vote in favour of spending nearly £10m. on creating a new centralised computer system for the States is the first significant indication that government is serious about becoming leaner and more efficient.


First blood to Robbo

THE inaugural battle of the British young guns went Laura Robson’s way yesterday in Barnstaple.


Better consultation by GFSC welcomed by industry

PLANS to assess more effectively the impact of proposed financial regulatory measures have been welcomed by the Guernsey International Business Association.


Vance: ‘Best yet’

TONY VANCE praised ‘the best away performance yet’ as his Guernsey FC side won 3-1 at Staines Lammas last night.