Dispute over lifeline air service reaches Jersey's Royal Court

• The ongoing legal battle over alleged unfairness in the awarding of the new contract for the pan-island lifeline air ambulance service has reached Jersey's Royal Court – after an application for a Judicial Review was rejected in Guernsey.

Today in Guernsey

Conditions in your area this morning.

The local news that matters this morning

Here's the local news from the past 24 hours, made easy to digest.

Island FM Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday Bid for extra money for Alderney's air routes fails • Deputies rejected a budget amendment for an extra £360,000 to bolster the Public Service Obligation contract.

Island FM Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday Asian hornet nest found in roof of Guernsey home • A cherry picker was used to access and eliminate the 34th nest found in Guernsey this year.

Channel Eye - Channel Islands business news · Local news · yesterday Channel Islands businesses warned against complacency over cyber threats • Businesses across Jersey and Guernsey are being urged not to become complacent about cyber security following the publication of a new UK report highlighting the scale of cyber attacks and the growing impact of artificial intelligence.

BBC News - Guernsey · Local news · yesterday Island-wide mental health at work survey launched • The survey is anonymous and participants can skip any questions they would rather not answer.

Channel Eye - Channel Islands business news · Local news · yesterday Appleby partner appointed Fellow of International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators • Simon Florance has become the first Appleby, and second Guernsey Lawyer appointed as a fellow of the prestigious international academy of financial crime litigators. • Founded in 2018 in collaboration with the Basel Institute of Governance, the Academy is an independent ‘global centre of excellence’ bringing together leading financial-crime litigation professionals and academics.

BBC News - Guernsey · Local news · yesterday Arch made of 400 knitted poppies hung in harbour • More than 50 people in Sark and Guernsey knit scarlet poppies to mark Armistice Day.

Bailiwick Express Guernsey · Local news · yesterday Sarnia Hotels celebrates 70 years of family hospitality • Three Guernsey hotels have been under the same family ownership for seven decades, with the business marking the milestone after a year of investment across its properties. • Sarnia Hotels, the family-owned group behind Best Western Moores Hotel, Best Western Hotel de Havelet and Les Rocquettes Hotel, is celebrating its 70th anniversary.

Bailiwick Express - Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday Art Fix with Guernsey Arts • Dive into the world of art with our weekly art fix! • Adorned: A Body of Work by Kaya Ozar Guernsey Arts are proud to present the latest exhibition, currently adorning the walls of the Greenhouse Gallery… ‘Adorned: A Body of Work’ by Kaya Ozard!

Resident pulse

One weekly reader question. Choose one option; responses guide what we follow up next.

Three Guernsey Amazon finds

Three rotating Guernsey searches with the configured Amazon Associates tag.

A small local fact

Port Soif helps show how much of Guernsey life is organised around the coast.

Did you know? · Guernsey

Castle Cornet has guarded St Peter Port's harbour for some 800 years and was held for the King through most of the English Civil War, only surrendering in 1651.

Source →