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Island may get statue of Brock

A STATUE of Guernsey-born Canadian hero Major General Sir Isaac Brock could go up in St Peter Port.


German works cleared at castle

OCCUPATION relics have been excavated at Castle Cornet.


Commission to save Guernsey French is ‘last chance saloon’

A NEW commission to promote Guernesiais is the ‘last chance saloon’ to get it right, islanders who have worked to protect the language have said.


Rare Nazi wall slogans to be lost forever

WITHIN weeks, an Occupation relic will be gone forever.


Good old days are recalled as Facebook group members meet

ISLANDERS met old friends and new to talk about days gone by in the island at a special reunion yesterday.


Diary will show early secrets of the SAS

TODAY sees the launch of The SAS War Diary – published thanks to the efforts of Guernseyman Martin Morgan.


Museum’s £1m. upgrade will last for the next 10 years

A MAJOR reorganisation of museum storage has been getting under way this week after nearly 20 years of waiting.


History siege bring castle to life

CASTLE Cornet played host to an English Civil War camp yesterday to mark the 360th anniversary of the end of the siege.


New museum tells the story of Royal Guernsey Militia

LT-GOVERNOR Air Marshal Peter Walker opened Guernsey’s new Royal Guernsey Militia Regimental Museum yesterday by using a medieval sword to cut the ribbon.


Researcher needs help to open closed Occupation files

STORIES from local victims of Nazi persecution are being kept in closed files by the Foreign Office.

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