Guernsey Press

Our main goals are to support the Bailiwick and its residents, serve as the community's voice, deliver all the important local news and sports promptly and effectively, engage and entertain our audience, and be a reliable and respected platform for both our readers and advertisers. The Guernsey Press is a daily newspaper published six days a week and requires a subscription. We are the most widely read newspaper in the region, surpassing even national publications, and have a dedicated readership. In 2009, we were nominated for the daily newspaper of the year (for publications with fewer than 40,000 copies) at the UK Regional Press Awards. In 2013, we proudly celebrated our 200th anniversary, marking two centuries of successful publication.

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Scottish firm looking at more than just Sark’s electricity

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.
Drink-drivers will ‘have to start going to prison’, warns judge

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.
Sixth Form wants public input to enhance student experience

6 days ago | guernseypress.com | Andy Brown

Principal Kieran James said he wanted to hear from local businesses, organisations or individuals who could support the upgrades in creative ways. ‘As we establish Guernsey’s first standalone Sixth Form Centre at Cobo, we have taken the opportunity to create an environment designed to support our young adults as they take the next step in their academic and personal growth,’ he said. ‘The space will reflect how post-16 education is evolving, here in Guernsey and globally.
Hundreds pedal round the island for Rock to Rocque

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.
Charter boats team up to move stranded passengers

1 week ago | guernseypress.com | Andy Brown

The inter-island passenger service was due to launch yesterday, but late on Thursday that was put back a week. In the meantime, local charter firms Water Taxi CI and Bailiwick Boat Charters have stepped into the breach to move some of the disappointed travellers. ‘It’s unfortunate to learn of the delayed start to the Islands Unlimited schedule,’ said Water Taxi CI founder Max Boleat.
Wellbeing services could be co-located to Beau Sejour

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.
Review looks to repurpose underused Beau Sejour areas

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.
Three houses and 10 flats planned for former Melody Press site

1 week ago | guernseypress.com | Juliet Pouteaux

Skip to main content Three houses and 10 flats could be created on the site of the former site Melody Press printing firm, if planning permission is granted. Developer Hillstone has submitted two planning applications, which would see three blocks created on the site, which has been cleared of structures. The trio of three-bed houses would be built on the north-west of the site, while a mix of one and two-bed flats would be built in two blocks on the south west and east of the site.
Sark Electricity agrees to sell – but not to Chief Pleas

1 week ago | guernseypress.com | Andy Brown

Sark Electricity has said that it has agreed to sell – but to a third party, not Chief Pleas. The boss of the company said he was awaiting confirmation from the island’s government that the deal can go through – though it seems unclear as to whether Chief Pleas would need to get involved or grant any permission if it was not party to the deal. The deal with Island Energy, which is based near Edinburgh, has been outlined by SEL managing director Alan Witney-Price to be in the region of £2.4m.
Business leaders want to help fast-track government action

1 week ago | guernseypress.com | Lucy Rouget

But whether there is confidence that candidates might take this on board alongside their own political agendas once some of them become deputies is another matter.