Tom Porter

1 week ago | guernseypress.com | Tom Porter

Paul Montague, who has spent his entire stint in local education at the site presently housing Les Varendes High School and the Sixth Form Centre, earned 8,884 votes to place fifth in the polls. He was the top newcomer, and for the first 12 hours led the Guernsey Press exit poll. Mr Montague accepted the support he had garnered would bring with it a lot of responsibility. But he said the prospect of becoming a deputy was ‘quite exciting’.

1 week ago | guernseypress.com | Tom Porter

Skip to main content Mark Helyar has re-iterated his intention to run for the leadership of the Policy & Resources Committee after securing his seat in the new Assembly. The former P&R treasury lead received just under 7,000 votes to place 20th overall. Reflecting on his campaign, which included a manifesto pledge to stand for the presidency of P&R should he be re-elected, a ‘relieved’ Deputy Helyar said he intended to honour that commitment. ‘But it’s down to what people want to achieve this term.

1 week ago | guernseypress.com | Tom Porter

Ben Remfrey raised the prospective danger of the bombs last year, and following several months of talks between himself, States officials and the UK Ministry of Defence, contractor 6 Alpha Associates was appointed last month to carry out a deep cone penetration testing survey. Work has been going on for nearly two weeks, and the States has now confirmed the survey has discovered three anomalies about 8m underneath the surface of the field.

2 weeks ago | guernseypress.com | Tom Porter

Skip to main content More than 20 years at the forefront of providing support and facilities to local families impacted by a premature birth has seen Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation founder Jo Priaulx awarded an MBE. Motivated by the premature births of her own two children, Mrs Priaulx –alongside her husband Andy – founded the PPBF in 2003. ‘I can’t believe we’ve been doing this for as long as we have,’ she said.

3 weeks 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.