He had a dream…

Political columnist Peter Roffey dropped off to sleep during the December States meeting. When he woke, slightly feverish, he’d had an intriguing dream about the political year ahead..


Watson targets Hobart return

HEATHER WATSON will be under pressure in Australia next month after injury delayed the start of her 2012 season by a week.


Marine traders have own answer to parking ‘folly’

DEMOLISHING seven granite follies to the south of the QE2 marina would create up to 93 new parking spaces in Town, the Guernsey Marine Traders Association said yesterday.


Co-op spends £11m. with 74 CI suppliers

THE Channel Islands Co-operative Society is set to spend more than £11m. with local suppliers this year.


‘Do nothing’ on sewage makes sense

FEW topics generate as much concern as Guernsey’s pumping sewage directly into the sea and there are few islanders who do not think that something as inherently unpleasant should be stopped and replaced with a full treatment facility.


Le Lievre’s will stay open as long as its stock lasts

SHOPPERS were busy grabbing a bargain in Le Lievre’s yesterday as the shop’s closing down sale started.  


Against-the-odds success put hearts to the test

Matt Lihou recalls an epic day that ended in gold for Guernsey’s badminton team in the Isle of Wight.


Long-stay lodgers needed for many hotels to be viable

LODGERS are vital to enable income all year round, hoteliers and lodging house proprietors have said.


Fishing boat towed in after gear fouls prop

NEARLY being blown on to rocks is not an experience that fisherman James Renier wants to repeat.


World champ Ali realises her long-time ambition

ALISON MERRIEN’S continuous excellence can make her awkward to place in our annual countdown.