SARK SHIPPING’S standard return fare to or from Guernsey is to increase by 80p on Monday to £26.30.

MY COMMENT at the end of last week’s column – that I was not going to refer to the free trip for island residents on the Sark Belle until after it had happened as it had been frequently postponed because of the weather – made me the target for some good-natured banter when the trip [...]

AS I wrote this column, Sark was going to the polls to elect four conseillers who will sit in Chief Pleas until December of next year when they, along with 10 sitting members, will be eligible to stand for re-election.

SARK Shipping’s booking service has gone online, which means that clients on both sides of the divide can now get tickets from the comfort of their own computers.

A CHIEF PLEAS subcommittee is refusing to pay more than £19,000 that has been unexpectedly demanded by Sark’s shipping company.

SARK’S lifeline shipping link with Guernsey looks assured for the foreseeable future, Chief Pleas has been told.

A proposed rise in the cost of a standard return ticket to Sark could spell the end for Isle of Sark Shipping, according to another operator.

THERE has been a major boardroom shake-up at Sark Shipping, following a meeting of shareholders last week.

THE sudden capitulation of Isle of Sark Shipping over its attempt to take legal action against Brecqhou for using its own vessel to ship building supplies was an inevitable consequence of what we highlighted last week: the company had a poor case, a questionable route to court and insufficient funds to carry it off.

SARK Shipping has withdrawn its threat to bring legal action against Brecqhou Developments and Kevin Delaney, the head of the Barclay family’s investment in Sark, for using the Brecqhou Warrior to bring building materials to the island.