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⛏️ With a keen interest in archaeology, visually impaired islander Jonathan Charmley hopes to enthuse people no matter t...
04/09/2024

⛏️ With a keen interest in archaeology, visually impaired islander Jonathan Charmley hopes to enthuse people no matter their ability 👉 https://bbc.in/4e669UK

The "complexity" of the project led to "additional costs".
04/09/2024

The "complexity" of the project led to "additional costs".

The complexity of the project has led to additional costs, a committee head says.

A Guernsey nurse said the lack of suitable housing almost forced her to live in her car or a tent 👉 https://bbc.in/3z68R...
04/09/2024

A Guernsey nurse said the lack of suitable housing almost forced her to live in her car or a tent 👉 https://bbc.in/3z68Ruy

🦴 "One of the big challenges for me, do I have a bone or do I have a stone?" Guernsey's Jonathan Charmley is currently p...
04/09/2024

🦴 "One of the big challenges for me, do I have a bone or do I have a stone?"

Guernsey's Jonathan Charmley is currently part of a team in Cookham, where an 8th century monastery is being excavated.

Visually impaired islander Jonathan Charmley is following his dream career in Archology.

👷 The village would "provide much needed temporary accommodation" for construction staff in Guernsey.
04/09/2024

👷 The village would "provide much needed temporary accommodation" for construction staff in Guernsey.

The States Property Unit is looking to shortlist a number of sites for a temporary housing village.

"I thought I was going to have to go and buy a tent or sleep in my car, as it wasn't easy at all to find a room".
04/09/2024

"I thought I was going to have to go and buy a tent or sleep in my car, as it wasn't easy at all to find a room".

A nurse at Guernsey's hospital criticises the lack of suitable accomodation for HSC staff.

📞 There are "public benefits" to Sure buying Airtel-Vodaphone that justify the move to freeze the island's competition l...
03/09/2024

📞 There are "public benefits" to Sure buying Airtel-Vodaphone that justify the move to freeze the island's competition law temporarily.

The committee says there are "public benefits" to Sure buying Airtel-Vodaphone that justify the move.

🦀 Is the island's crab population in hot water?
03/09/2024

🦀 Is the island's crab population in hot water?

Local fishmonger Bayleigh Holberry weighs in on declining crab stocks.

🥪 Ahead of the back to school rush Co-op are introducing signs showing which lunchbox foods are nutritionally balanced.
03/09/2024

🥪 Ahead of the back to school rush Co-op are introducing signs showing which lunchbox foods are nutritionally balanced.

Public health teams are leading the project being delivered in the Channel Islands' Co-op shops.

Wing mirrors were "bent the wrong way" and three vehicles were "permanently damaged" in Pedvin Street.
03/09/2024

Wing mirrors were "bent the wrong way" and three vehicles were "permanently damaged" in Pedvin Street.

Police say wing mirrors were bent in St Peter Port and some vehicles were permanently damaged.

🚧 Guernsey's construction industry has criticised the States for not providing it with a timeline for big housing projec...
03/09/2024

🚧 Guernsey's construction industry has criticised the States for not providing it with a timeline for big housing projects.

Guernsey's building industry is calling for the States to provide a timeline of pipeline projects.

"It is evident Aurigny cannot provide the very basic services the island needs..."
03/09/2024

"It is evident Aurigny cannot provide the very basic services the island needs..."

Guernsey Aviation Group said the airline could not provide "very basic services the island needs".

Some people have had to live in tents or cars due to the islands housing pressures.
03/09/2024

Some people have had to live in tents or cars due to the islands housing pressures.

A charity wants donations of tents and sleeping bags as well as razors and roll-on deodorant.

Unmarried, bereaved parents can now apply for financial support following a change to eligibility criteria.
02/09/2024

Unmarried, bereaved parents can now apply for financial support following a change to eligibility criteria.

A change to criteria for the Widowed Parent’s Allowance comes into force.

💷📈 The regime would see tax increase to 15% for businesses making more than £631m a year.
02/09/2024

💷📈 The regime would see tax increase to 15% for businesses making more than £631m a year.

The global regime would increase tax to 15% for businesses making more than €750m a year.

🏊👏 DJs from Alderney's Riduna Radio completed the '5 Bays in 5 Days' challenge in just ONE hour, in support of their col...
02/09/2024

🏊👏 DJs from Alderney's Riduna Radio completed the '5 Bays in 5 Days' challenge in just ONE hour, in support of their colleague who lives with cancer.

Listen on BBC Sounds 👉 https://bbc.in/3Xo79Ox

🏗 The main contractor wants to find as much "expertise on island" as possible to work on the project.
02/09/2024

🏗 The main contractor wants to find as much "expertise on island" as possible to work on the project.

Rok Group wants tradespeople, construction companies and materials suppliers to attend an event.

🎄 "It's incredible what she does."Lighting up St Peter Port for the festive period year after year, Jax Robin has been n...
02/09/2024

🎄 "It's incredible what she does."

Lighting up St Peter Port for the festive period year after year, Jax Robin has been nominated for BBC Guernsey's Make a Difference award.

St Peter Port Xmas lights chair is nominated for BBC Guernsey's Make a Difference award

Politicians have objected to the proposed rise of Guernsey's minimum wage and demanded the increase be smaller.
02/09/2024

Politicians have objected to the proposed rise of Guernsey's minimum wage and demanded the increase be smaller.

Deputies Neil Inder and Simon Vermeulen are proposing a smaller rise in Guernsey's minimum wage.

🇺🇦🚑 Three islanders driving vehicles converted into ambulances arrived in Ukraine on last Wednesday evening.
02/09/2024

🇺🇦🚑 Three islanders driving vehicles converted into ambulances arrived in Ukraine on last Wednesday evening.

The three islanders have converted two vehicles to make them suitable for medical evacuations.

Minnie the buzzard, found stunned and unable to fly, is now back out in the wild.
02/09/2024

Minnie the buzzard, found stunned and unable to fly, is now back out in the wild.

An injured bird of prey is released back into the wild after being nursed back to health at the GSPCA wildlife hospital.

🚏 Students will use QR codes as part of a new passenger management system to avoid overcrowding on school buses.
02/09/2024

🚏 Students will use QR codes as part of a new passenger management system to avoid overcrowding on school buses.

A trial of a new passenger management system is implemented on secondary school buses in Guernsey.

⚡️That was a loud wake up call!
02/09/2024

⚡️That was a loud wake up call!

A number of neighbours had their electrics blown out due to the strike, the fire service says.

🏘 Could a site at Les Baissierres be used for more than 200 homes and a park?
02/09/2024

🏘 Could a site at Les Baissierres be used for more than 200 homes and a park?

The Blue Diamond Group pleas for planning rules to be relaxed for a 200-home development.

🏖🗑 "It's [collecting litter] a good thing for everyone to do and be aware of."
31/08/2024

🏖🗑 "It's [collecting litter] a good thing for everyone to do and be aware of."

The amount of litter on the beaches is less in comparison to previous years, islanders say.

🏊☕️ Post swim events will be held monthly by The Salvation Army café with coffee and bacon rolls to "create a community ...
31/08/2024

🏊☕️ Post swim events will be held monthly by The Salvation Army café with coffee and bacon rolls to "create a community vibe" for swimmers.

The Salvation Army is hosting monthly post swim events with coffee and bacon rolls.

🇺🇦 A cross continent road trip to deliver ambulances.🏎 A Guernsey woman running all 24 F1 racetracks.🧾 Tax return delays...
31/08/2024

🇺🇦 A cross continent road trip to deliver ambulances.
🏎 A Guernsey woman running all 24 F1 racetracks.
🧾 Tax return delays.

Catch up on BBC Guernsey Breakfast's top stories from this week on BBC Sounds 👉 https://bbc.in/4g8QTsi

30/08/2024

🎄 "It's incredible what she does."

Lighting up St Peter Port for the festive period year after year, Jax Robin has been nominated for BBC Guernsey's Make a Difference award.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Young Lions face Northern Ireland in a UEFA EURO U-21 qualifier and Austria in a friendly next month.
30/08/2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Young Lions face Northern Ireland in a UEFA EURO U-21 qualifier and Austria in a friendly next month.

30/08/2024

🇺🇦🚑 Three islanders driving vehicles converted into ambulances arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday evening.

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🎄 "Jax is one of those unsung heroes." Chair of the St Peter Port Christmas lights, Jax Robin has been nominated for BBC Guernsey's Make a Difference award

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🚁 Did you spot a visitor at Port Soif this evening? 🏥 The visit was a training exercise.

🐶 "She's opened my world again!" Local charity Paws for Support have been nominated for BBC Guernsey's Make a Difference award.

“It will be those people in work contributing.” Former Employment and Social Security President Michelle Le Clerc warns unless there’s serious reform to the way old age care is funded, the system could be in jeopardy. Listen to the latest Your Voice, Your Vote now 👉 https://bbc.in/3AFmMYR

"I felt like it was the right thing to do." Autism & Me, set up by parents Antonia Rainbow and Lorna Higgins-Bare has been nominated for BBC Guernsey's Make a Difference award.

🫶 Twelve-year-olds Juliette and Lillia reunited with Sue Norreys after they saved her from drowning in Havelet Bay.

"Her coming back from hospital to see a clear garden is going to be a massive weight lifted." Rallied together by her son Ben, members of Guernsey's rugby teams and Cannon Asset Management came down to offer help to Samantha Holland who lives with motor neurone disease.

💚 "They are our safety net." Sue Le Friec has been nominated for BBC Guernsey's Make a Difference award for her work with the Guernsey Welfare Service.

🦖 A SUPasaurus-Rex! Did you spot this gnarly dino species off St George's Esplanade today?

🛹 "He really does make such a difference." Tim Gaudion has been nominated for BBC Guernsey's Make a Difference award for his skateboarding volunteer work with the Youth Commission.

🦭 "It's always a really great feeling to put them back where they should be." Geoff George has been nominated for BBC Guernsey's Make a Difference award for his work with the GSPCA.

🐬 Fin-tastic footage of a playful pod of dolphins swimming past Fermain Bay off Guernsey's coast.

An MOT for Les Hanois Lighthouse?! Lighthouse technician Scott Tacchi 'shines a light' on the work that goes into maintaining the historic landmark.

🐑 🏁 Islanders flocked to a soggy Sark for a spot of sheep racing!

🐶 "Every child has always got a smile on their face when they see Kelly." Kelly has been nominated for BBC Guernsey's Make a Difference award for the work she does with Paws for Support.

😚 "It was very nice!" - 91-year-old Kathleen Moriarty took her chance and gave King Charles a peck!

👑🇬🇬 Crowds lined the sunny seafront to see King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive!

The atmosphere along the seafront is building ahead of the arrival of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

🐐⚽️ Is the future 'royal' the GOAT of predictions or just Baaaaa-d?!

🤲 “Staff here saved my life.” After living in Guernsey's only homeless shelter for two and a half years, Virgilio wants to improve St Julian’s House and make it a better place for residents.

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