Guernsey News
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Move to plug leaks at one of Guernsey's most popular pools
The water level at La Vallette Ladies' Pool can drop by 30 cm, or nearly one foot, between tides.
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Average rents in Guernsey keep climbing
Islanders are now paying close to £2,200 a month in rent, nearly 60% more than five years ago.
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Plans published for Guernsey's first island-wide by-election
Guernsey voters could go to the polls on Wednesday 29 April if the States agree and the by-election could cost £75,000.
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Investigation launches following the death of an inmate at Guernsey prison
Guernsey's Prison Governor has confirmed a man has died at Les Nicolles.
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Dog tax in Guernsey may increase substantially
Members of Guernsey's ten parishes will meet later in February to discuss raising dog tax to £25 per animal.
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Guernsey gets behind community café after online appeal
A pay-it-forward Café in St Peter Port have been overwhelmed by the response to an appeal for help.
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Guernsey Waste warn of the fire hazard of disposable vapes
Ahead of the 31 January ban, islanders are told not to bin their used, disposable vapes.
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No rush to ban social media for the under-16s in Guernsey
Guernsey's top politician and mother-of-four believes there should not be a knee-jerk response to a global push to ban youngsters from social media.
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Guernsey businesses encouraged to use the daily St Malo ferry for European imports
The Chamber of Commerce will advise Guernsey businesses how to go about importing a range of French goods.
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Guernsey's airline to drop its European holiday routes
Aurigny will concentrate on its new lifeline routes, existing UK destinations and an extra Paris flight.
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A total ban on disposable vapes in Guernsey and Jersey is poised to take full effect
Disposable vapes will be outlawed from Saturday 31 January in a bid to stop the harm they cause to people and the environment.
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Guernsey's Air Display to remain an early evening event
Organisers say last year's trial was a success and as a result the 2026 air display will begin at 6.30pm on 9 September.
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Disgraced Guernsey politician and pastor jailed for 9 years
Disgraced Guernsey politician Jonathan Le Tocq will be imprisoned for 9 years for sexual offences.
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10,000 LEGO brinks needed to build memorial bench for Guernsey boy
The Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation wants to honour the late Matthew Girard with a life-sized LEGO bench at his former primary school.
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Former Island FM and Guernsey radio star dies
Tributes are being paid to John Randall, an early Island FM presenter who has died aged 68 after a short illness.
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Storm Ingrid halts Guernsey charity sleep-out
Heavy rain and strong winds from Storm Ingrid have forced the organisers of a sponsored sleep out to postpone.
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New plans aim to improve reliability and efficiency of Guernsey’s buses
The changes are designed to simplify the timetable, target buses where there's demand and drop or re route less busy services.
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A 3D map of the battleship Bismarck is created by a Guernsey-based company
Magellan says the project was more challenging than mapping the Titanic because of the depth involved.
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Timeline established for government to buy Sark Electricity
Chief Pleas was unable to consider the £1.5M from the States of Guernsey at its meeting last night (21 January), but a timeline for the purchase was laid out.
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Channel Islands Air Search aircraft returns to service
The Channel Islands’ air search and rescue service can resume after an aircraft registration issue was resolved.
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New support group for Guernsey mums returning to work
A new group will meet monthly to support Guernsey mums returning to work.
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Guernsey woman recognised for growing women’s golf
Angela Goddard's commitment to growing women’s and girls’ sport has been recognised on the national stage.
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Deputy breached confidentiality terms of Guernsey Police complaints review
Guernsey's Home Affairs president says Deputy Rob Curgenven broke the terms he had agreed to, which left him no choice but to expel him.
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Deputy wants research into the legalisation of cannabis in Guernsey
A cross committee group of deputies would engage with the cannabis industry, the law and health to assess the impact of decriminalisation of the Class B drug.
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Aurora Borealis: Islands treated to Northern Lights show
The Channel Islands were treated to a rare incredible show of the Northern Lights on Monday night (19 January).
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Guernsey's airline braced for competition into London
Aurigny's CEO is pragmatic about the competition from BA, but says it will have a measurable impact on passenger numbers.
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Artwork exhibition celebrates Guernsey architecture
More than 150 islanders, aged 8 to 80, spent the summer of 2025 sketching local architecture.
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From Guernsey office to Windsor Castle: Doug Perkins gets CBE
Doug Perkins has been presented with his Commander of the British Empire title by the Princess Royal.
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Aurigny promises average Guernsey-Jersey air fare will be £70 one way
Guernsey's airline is putting an ex-Blue Islands aircraft onto its books to deal with the extra demand from the Jersey and Southampton routes.
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A Channel Islands success story to expands to Dubai
The School of Popular Music will set up a new venue at Expo City Dubai by April.
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Channel Islands could get a third of monthly rainfall in 24 hours
A week on from Storm Goretti, the Channel Islands are getting more bad weather with rain likely to be the issue this time.
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Channel Islands Air Search plane "temporarily unavailable" due to registration issue
A global aircraft registration problem has temporarily grounded the Channel Islands Air Search plane.
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New Chairman For Guernsey's Island FM
Island FM is delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Fotheringham as Chairman of its Board of Directors.
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More listeners, listening for longer: Island FM sees big jumps in new RAJAR figures
The latest radio listening figures show Guernsey’s Island FM has it biggest audience in five years.
