A DRUM containing potentially toxic chemicals washed ashore yesterday, leading to a section of Chouet Beach being closed off.

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

A PICTURE of the new States began to form yesterday as successful candidates set their sights for ministerial positions.

DEAD pine trees at Le Guet will not be cut down until they are in danger of falling, the Environment Department has said.

REMOVAL of the earth bank that borders the road in front of the Airport terminal has begun.

RECYCLED Christmas trees are being used as part of the island’s sea defences.

THERE’S something rather disconcerting about the alacrity with which Guernsey’s thin blue line leapt to safeguard the privileges of a handful.

A FRESH water ecologist is looking for access to islanders’ boreholes, springs and old wells as part of his research on cave shrimps.

NOISE tests were carried out on a Castel vinery’s wood-burner yesterday, as part of a series of checks to assess whether the owner should be given a licence to operate it.

PUPILS who live within a mile of their school will no longer be guaranteed a seat on their school bus.