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Evening game can recover

IT IS not a new topic for Inside Track, but one worth revisiting after the news that Division One of the Evening League has lost a side before it has even got into its stride and, more startling to my senses, the withdrawal of a Salemites first team from Division Two.

Evening game can recover

Bus deal supposed to cost less

TODAY we can finally reveal just how much our new bus service is costing the island – £100,000 more than with the previous operator.

Bus deal supposed to cost less

Our unpolished diamond finally to get its reward

ALL’S so well in our little sporting world.

Our unpolished diamond finally to get its reward

Harbour and parking may clash

AS PART of its long term planning for the island’s ports, Public Services has produced a master plan strategy setting out the areas it intends to consider in looking ahead over the next 25 years to make sure the harbours meet island needs.

Harbour and parking may clash

Answering minister’s question

IN AN interview with this newspaper, the new Treasury and Resources minister said he really could not understand why the current unaffordable and gold-plated pension scheme for civil servants and public sector employees hadn’t been closed to new entrants.

Answering minister’s question

Better off alone?

THE fallout from the loss of Low Value Consignment Relief and the crack down on Qrops (qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes) is taking many forms.

Better off alone?

HSSD cuts show others the way

IT IS easy to forget quite how much of a budget basket case Health and Social Services was just a short time ago.

HSSD cuts show others the way

Nodding dogs versus grey foxes

FOLLOWING the elections for choosing deputies for States departments, there were fears that the island could slide into a form of opposition politics because some experienced members were left at a loose end.

Nodding dogs versus grey foxes

Election calm must give way to political storm

AFTER all the storms that raged around the chief minister election, last week’s was a quiet affair.

Election calm must give way to political storm

Why tax and spend won’t work now

ONE of the topics in the annual Chamber of Commerce business trend survey that has received rather less attention is what organisations think of Guernsey as a place to operate from.

Why tax and spend won’t work now

Work-shy or subservient? Time will tell…

LISTENING to the States department/committee elections on Friday was rather spooky.

Work-shy or subservient? Time will tell…

Council’s four-year challenge

CONFIRMATION that the new Environment Department board members are by a majority probably opposed to the introduction of paid parking is a neat, early, illustration of some of the frustrations that the new Policy Council will face.

Council’s four-year challenge

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