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4 days ago | 
guernseypress.com | Tom Porter
Skip to main content Introducing its energy partners and their technologies to Sark in order to create a more resilient network for the island is one of the primary aims of the company set to acquire Sark Electricity. Representatives from Scotland-based Island Power visited Guernsey this week to speak to officials from Guernsey Electricity about the prospective deal, which is believed to be worth about £2.4m. and should be concluded on 3 July.
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5 days ago | 
guernseypress.com | Tom Porter
A judge has warned prison sentences may soon be necessary to curb drink-driving, after five people faced charges for the offence in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Gary Perry said there did not seem to be enough of a deterrent in the fines the court was imposing. ‘If this trend continues people will have to start going to prison,’ he said. Three defendants in court were fined at least £900 and taken off the roads for two-and-a-half years or more.
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6 days ago | 
guernseypress.com | Tom Porter
Participants had the choice of two routes – a 23-mile route beginning at the top of Le Val des Terres, taking them past the Mallard, down towards Pleinmont and then north along the west coast, or a nine-mile route starting from Grandes Rocques. Both routes finished at North Beach car park in Town, where riders were greeted by members of the Friends of Les Bourgs and given medals for taking part.
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1 week ago | 
guernseypress.com | Tom Porter
Skip to main content Co-locating some States wellbeing services to under-used areas of Beau Sejour is one of the main recommendations being considered as part of ongoing work to optimise the centre’s long-term future.
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1 week ago | 
guernseypress.com | Tom Porter
Reconfiguring or repurposing underused areas of Beau Sejour are among the recommendations made within the first two parts of a four-stage sustainability review into the leisure centre. The review, commissioned by the Education, Sport & Culture Committee, found that while Beau Sejour generated £1.39m.
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3 weeks ago | 
guernseypress.com | Tom Porter
Chelsea pensioners and Gurkhas were among the groups forming part of the parade, who were inspected by the Princess Royal. Wearing a cream-coloured dress and hat, she then took to a raised platform on the Quay to read a speech, some of which was on behalf of her brother, King Charles. ‘I’m delighted to return to Guernsey, and thank you for inviting me to join you as you celebrate Liberation Day and remember those who lived through occupation or deportation,’ the Princess said.
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1 month ago | 
guernseypress.com | Tom Porter
Skip to main content Liberation Day is well under way in St Peter Port, with thousands of islanders lining the seafront to usher in celebrations for the 80th anniversary. A military parade featuring hundreds of armed forces personnel got proceedings underway at about 10.30am, before the arrival of Princess Anne, the Princess Royal. She was welcomed to the island by Lieutenant Governor, Lt-General Richard Cripwell and Bailiff Sir Richard McMahon, and undertook an inspection of the parade.
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1 month ago | 
guernseypress.com | Tom Porter
Property owner Rob Le Noury – known as Zeb – and artist Ross Le Brun are behind the work at the house along Route de Rocquaine, which features a large ‘80’ sign in a red and yellow circle, complete with a painting of a B-17 Bomber flying through a blue and cloudy sky. A propeller from a B-17 that Mr Le Noury found while out fishing in 2014 takes pride of place next to the artwork. He said the project had all come together very recently.
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1 month ago | 
guernseypress.com | Tom Porter
As celebrations started for the 80th anniversary of the island’s freedom from the German occupying forces, Deputy Trott addressed the States chamber yesterday at a special commemorative re-enactment of a meeting held on 8 May 1945, when Bailiff Victor Carey convened States members to to recognise that hostilities had ended.
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1 month ago | 
guernseypress.com | Tom Porter
The vast majority of vehicles will depart from Le Vaugrat campsite in St Sampson’s at 2pm tomorrow before picking up some of the classic cars and tractors at L’Ancresse crossroads. The convoy will then head towards the Bridge and out onto the east coast, where the vehicles will be joined by the floats, which will have been stationed at Longue Hougue. After reaching Town, the participants will form a static display near the Slaughterhouse.
