BREAKING: Disgraced Guernsey surgeon to face fresh tribunal

• Disgraced doctor Ali Shokouh-Amiri faces another tribunal – which could lead to him being struck off.
• The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service gave Dr Shokouh-Amiri a formal warning last year, but decided that his fitness to practise was not impaired despite the fact he had admitted and been found guilty of a number of failings against

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Bailiwick Express - Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday PICTURED: North Show & Battle of Flowers • The last two days of the North Show brought sun and thunderstorms to islanders. • The 105-year-old annual show brought the park to life with local stalls, live musicians and even a fire show. • The popular fun fair also made its second appearance after a seven-year break, bringing back rides such as Super Trouper and Dodgems.

Island FM Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday One fifth of Year 1 schoolchildren in Guernsey overweight • Public Health say there's a 'sustained difference in weight status by school fee status' and that this is a worrying health inequality.

Island FM Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday New operator sought for Guernsey's Digital Greenhouse • States say the Digital Greenhouse is best run by the private or voluntary sector.

Channel Eye - Channel Islands business news · Local news · yesterday Investec provides £8.17m loan for Guernsey property portfolio • Field Day Commercial Property has secured an £8.17 million property investment loan from Investec Bank (Channel Islands). • The loan is secured against three commercial properties in Guernsey and will refinance existing borrowing while supporting continued investment in Field Day’s portfolio of office, car parking, retail and leisure properties.

Channel Eye - Channel Islands business news · Local news · yesterday Guernsey Post to issue stamps celebrating two extraordinary postal journeys • Guernsey Post’s philatelic bureau will issue a new set of four se-tenant stamps commemorating two extraordinary true stories from the Channel Islands’ postal history.

BBC News - Guernsey · Local news · yesterday Child obesity rates rise among youngest pupils • Researchers estimate 294 children across Year 1 and Year 5 are living with overweight or obesity.

BBC News - Guernsey · Local news · yesterday Doctor who removed ovaries faces fresh tribunal • A ruling that Ali Shokouh-Amiri's fitness to practise was not impaired is successfully challenged.

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What's on: next 14 days

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30 AugFinding Your North Star (and Swallowing It)

29 Aug at 13:45Seaweed Foraging Tours

5 Sep at 12:00 · La Seigneurie, House and Gardens, SarkSarktoberfest

5 Sep at 16:00 · National Trust of Guernsey Folk and Costume Museum, GuernseyThe Annual Dementia Friendly Festival 2026

6 Sep · Vazon Road, GuernseyTower to Tower Walk/Run 2026

8 Sep · Les Rocquettes Hotel, GuernseySenior Staff Meeting Q3

29 Aug at 19:00Samphire Ensemble presents Electric Eden

9 SepWebinar: Parkinson's and dementia

30 AugVale Earth Fair 2026

10 Sep · The Crown Club at Old Government House Hotel, GuernseyGILA & GBC - Joint Summer Drinks

30 Aug at 10:00Seafront Sundays

10 Sep · Les Côtils, GuernseyXero training with DNA LTD

30 Aug at 10:00Guernsey Aero Club Wings and Wheels Open Day

11 Sep · St James Concert and Assembly Hall, GuernseyDear Evan Hansen

30 Aug at 10:15Discover the hidden trenches and bunkers: Journey inside Batterie Scharnhorst

30 Aug at 15:00Cobo Balcony Gigs

30 Aug at 10:00Crown Pier Sunday Market

2 Sep at 19:30Psychic Sally

4 SepAlderney Fly-In

6 Sep at 10:00The art of Tai Chi and Eastern Arts

8 Sep–2 OctArt in the Park - 'Nature in Focus' by Mark Naftel

8 Sep at 15:00Meet the Pilots

9 Sep7-night art retreat in Herm

9 Sep at 18:30Guernsey Air Display

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With around 1,045 people per square kilometre, Guernsey is among Europe's most densely populated places, ranking just behind Monaco, Malta and Vatican City.

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The shape of the day ahead

Cloudy with rain, heavy at times, clearing to sunny periods by late morning. Wind 14 mph. Highs of 20°C.