Civil servants spent "days" answering Deputy's questions about traffic

• The responses to some recent political questions around road safety have given an insight into how much time is spent answering them.
• In an unusual move, the States has published the time it took civil servants to answer Deputy Le Brun’s questions.

Today in Guernsey

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The local news that matters this morning

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The Quarry - Independent news from Guernsey · Local news · yesterday Award-winning poet Clare Pollard announced as judge for Guernsey International Poetry Competition 2027 • Entries have opened for the Guernsey International Poetry Competition 2027, with Clare Pollard announced as judge The competition, now in its 15th year, invites original poems of no more than 14 lines across three categories Winning poems will be displayed on Guernsey's buses, at the airport and at public locations across the island Clare Pollard is an award-winning poet, novelist and playwright who has published six

Bailiwick Express Guernsey · Local news · yesterday Rocq Capital strengthens investment team • Rocq Capital has strengthened its investment team with the appointment of Paul Garrard as Investment Manager. • Mr Garrard joins Rocq with more than 35 years of investment experience, spanning investment operations and portfolio management across fixed income, equities, multi-asset and derivative-based portfolios. • He joins from Union Bancaire Privée (UBP), following its acquisition of Kleinwort Hambros.

Bailiwick Express - Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday From first prompts to building your own app – Guernsey goes 'all-in' on AI • IMPORTANT NOTE: As an experiment, this article was written using AI. • Express fact-checked it and made minor formatting tweaks before publishing, but the majority of the 'writing' was done with the help of three different AI tools, ChatGPT, Microsoft CoPilot, and Google Gemini. • We've published a separate article on the experience.

Bailiwick Express Guernsey · Local news · yesterday Hang on… was tiny Alderney really going to become an AI data hub? • It has a population of around 2,000, measures barely three-and-a-half miles from end to end and is better known for its beaches, forts and famously relaxed pace of life… So how exactly did Alderney find itself at the centre of a political storm over the possibility of hosting the vast computing infrastructure helping to power

Island FM Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday Australian actor returns to Guernsey with Victor Hugo one-man show • A one-man play will explore how Victor Hugo wrote The Toilers of the Sea while living in exile in Guernsey.

Island FM Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday Guernsey university-bound students offered Meningitis B vaccine • Uptake among students of the meningitis B vaccine is described as 'extremely positive', with more than 260 first doses administered.

BBC News - Guernsey · Local news · yesterday Housing committee proposes first-time buyer scheme • Proposals include a reduction of document duty and a selection of properties at 75% of market value.

BBC News - Guernsey · Local news · yesterday Former prison officer guilty of indecent behaviour • Wayne Le Cocq was found guilty of five charges involving behaving in an indecent manner in public.

The Quarry - Independent news from Guernsey · Local news · 5 days ago States seeks housing development manager to deliver new homes after 20-year hiatus • Committee for Housing seeks Housing Development Manager to lead construction of new States homes for first time in over 20 years Role will oversee Outline Housing Delivery Plan targeting at least 250 affordable homes by end of political term Homes to be delivered through multiple methods including Guernsey Housing Association, States-owned land development and partnerships Position offered as two-year fixed-term cont

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What's on: next 14 days

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4 Sep · St James Concert and Assembly Hall, GuernseySoul & Motown Night

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

2 SepFuntazia End of Summer Funfair

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

2 Sep at 19:30Psychic Sally

6 Sep at 10:00 · Candie GardensThe art of Tai Chi and Eastern Arts

4 SepAlderney Fly-In

9 SepWebinar: Parkinson's and dementia

10 Sep · Les Côtils, GuernseyXero training with DNA LTD

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

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

12 SepMaternal Disparities & Equity: Black Maternal Health Certification Pilot

8 Sep at 15:00Meet the Pilots

14 Sep · The Old Government House Hotel & Spa, St Peter PortLL01: Onshoring Trusts for Ethical Reasons

9 Sep7-night art retreat in Herm

15 Sep · 1857 Sports Lounge & Bistro, St Peter PortDiversion, Dishonesty & Deception - Managing the Devious Employee

9 Sep at 18:30Guernsey Air Display

11 Sep at 18:00Huanui Music Society Concert

12 SepChannel Islands Pride

12 Sep at 10:30War Walks: The First Liberation Day 1945 NEW

12 Sep at 11:00Herm by Beach and Dune

12 SepGranite Weekender

12 Sep at 17:00Bootleg Blondie

13 Sep at 10:30War Walks: Guernsey’s Finest Hour NEW

13 Sep at 10:30Unveiling History inside the German Underground Hospital

13 Sep at 14:307 Lamps, a few Bills and a Kidnap

13 Sep at 16:00A Tour of the WW2 Mirus Gun Battery

14 Sep at 10:00Fort George defender of our freedoms for over 250 years excepting 1940-45! 81st year of Liberation

14 Sep at 14:00Nos Pépites - Patrimoine - les années 1800 NOUVEAUTÉ

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A small local fact

The Royal Court is a familiar Guernsey landmark.

Did you know? · Guernsey

Brother Déodat demolished an earlier Little Chapel in 1923 because the visiting Bishop of Portsmouth was too large to fit through its doorway.

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The shape of the day ahead

Rather cloudy at first, sunny spells developing. Wind 8 mph. Highs of 21°C.