Mont Cuet tip reopened yesterday.

STATES manual workers returned to work yesterday and Guernsey quickly got back to normal in the wake of Monday’s strike. Refuse collectors and road sweepers worked in double teams and started earlier than usual to restore St Peter Port to normality before most islanders had got out of bed.

All hospital, Dairy, harbour and airport workers who had taken part in the unofficial walkout also returned to work. States Works general manager Nigel Dorey said employees had tried to make sure the island was back to its usual level of tidiness as soon as possible.

‘The main reason that we had a backlog was down to the St Peter Port refuse round and the Town area in general,’ he said. ‘Public toilets were also in a right mess because they had not been cleaned in 24 hours.’ Mr Dorey thanked the public for their understanding about the situation.

‘I did not receive any complaints yesterday, so people were very patient.’