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.
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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.
Our unpolished diamond finally to get its reward
ALL’S so well in our little sporting world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Work-shy or subservient? Time will tell…
LISTENING to the States department/committee elections on Friday was rather spooky.
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.
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Voice For Victims
Voice for Victims is a campaign aimed at promoting the rights of those affected by child sexual abuse.
