Guernsey News

Social Security wants to toughen up the legal punishment for those abusing the system.

A Levels will be the only Level 3 qualification offered at Guernsey's Sixth Form Centre from September 2026.

The Nature Commission wants to know where people go to relax and what they get from the natural environment.

Smokers and vapers to be hit with big duty increases but the budget is deliberately 'unspectacular' following the recent election.

£850,000 is to be spent repairing X berth which is used by the inter island ferries.

A new exhibition at Candie features five decades of the work of Chris George.

Four women's football teams from around the British Isles will go head to head at Guernsey's Victoria Park next summer.

A silent march for Gaza and those suffering in Palestine is taking place in St Peter Port this lunchtime.

Town Christmas lights are to be restored and expanded.

By 2028, Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney will be equipped with the new Shannon Class lifeboat.

Guernsey Police are carrying out house-to-house enquiries in St Martins after a petrol bomb was thrown into a garden.

The Guernsey community is rallying to support a fisherman after his vessel sank near Sark.

Sark's senior committee is seeking agreement over the appointment of accountants and specialists to value the electricity company.

A number of Guernsey's phone boxes that are earmarked for removal due to lack of use, are broken.

A maritime safety investigation has been launched after a boat sunk in Sark waters.

Liberation is to stop brewing in Jersey.

An epic spectacle, described as the sea 'boiling' has been recorded by the island's Wildlife Trust.

Sure says not one single call has been made from a roadside phone box at all this year.

A pencilled note from a German POW has been discovered while renovating a wooden window in St Peter Port.

Tickets go on sale this week for the Channel Islands Christmas Lottery.

From 2027, islanders will be able to apply for new passports without filling in a form.

The final report into the June '25 election warns that voter registration, especially youngsters, needs to improve.

Islands Unlimited has published a 2026 schedule after a 'successful' first season.

The Flying Christine 3 is out of the water at Braye after developing a technical problem over the weekend.

Two nests are found within days, at the time that hornet queens leave to create new ones.

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the manslaughter trial of the former second officer in control of the Commodore Goodwill when it collided with a fishing trawler, killing three fishermen.

A sponsored dog walk will take place at the end of October to raise money for Guernsey Mind.

An investigation by Guernsey's Data Protection Authority found more than 400 Jacksons customers had their direct marketing preferences changed.

Despite being absent from the States this week due to illness, 20 assembly members voted for Deputy Yvonne Burford to fill the vacant seat in the Policy and Resources committee.

The St Martin's Constables warn riders it's illegal and damaging paths.

25 Guernsey firms will be alongside the Locate Guernsey team to promote the benefits of a move to the Bailiwick.

Sky's security and defence editor revealed she was on holiday in Sark when she became seriously ill with a rare disease.

Two HSBC branches remain in Guernsey, following the closure of the St Sampson's branch.

Guernsey consultants have joined Health officials from around the globe to affirm the safety of paracetamol use during pregnancy.

Import rules around food underlined as more people use the enhanced Guernsey -St Malo link.

Aurigny says Guernsey residents could enjoy more reliable air connectivity, thanks to a £2.2bn project to build a second runway at Gatwick Airport.

The owner of the Saints Bay Hotel is meeting with fire investigators and wants to get trading as soon as possible.

The emergency services have evacuated 35 hotel residents from the Saints Bay Hotel after a fire broke out in the kitchen.

People who leave non-recyclable materials in their blue bags will not have them collected.

A video being shared on social media shows several officers holding a man down in front of cars on the Rohais.

The sale of the custom-painted dolphin figures will go to Autism Guernsey and the GSPCA.

Island FM is delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Fotheringham as Chairman of its Board of Directors.

The latest radio listening figures show Guernsey’s Island FM has it biggest audience in five years.