"Housing plan won't solve housing crisis alone," says Housing chief as subsidy concerns resurface
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"Housing plan won't solve housing crisis alone," says Housing chief as subsidy concerns resurface
• Guernsey's housing president has acknowledged that his committee's ambitious plan to tackle the island's housing shortage will not solve the crisis on its own, while reopening questions about controversial support payments for incoming key workers.
• Deputy Steve Williams said the committee's newly-published housing workplan was designed to prioritise one thing above all else: building more The post "Housing plan won't
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 | Bailiwick Express - Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday Residents in 'care-ful' hands as new director recruited• Pictured: Connaught Care's board of directors " data-large-file="https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Connaught-Board-cropped-1024x940.jpg" /> Connaught Care has appointed a new member to their board to oversee care support. |
 | Island FM Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday Guernsey to have 250 homes under development by 2029• The Housing Committee aims to deliver homes itself, alongside projects with the Guernsey Housing Association and private developers. |
 | Bailiwick Express - Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday "We've got £800m in the pension fund… the money's not running out" – Deputy Collins rubbishes ESS claim as "silly"• A Guernsey Deputy has rubbished claims Guernsey's pension fund is "running out" as "silly", pointing out that the pension fund has grown to nearly £800m. |
 | The Quarry - Independent news from Guernsey · Local news · yesterday For thousands of years clues to how our ancestors were living have been hidden beneath L’Ancresse Common - now they are being uncovered• Archaeologists have discovered evidence of Neolithic settlement near Les Fouaillages, one of the world's oldest stone monuments A project bringing together experts from France, England and Guernsey uncovered a hearth, ditch, pottery, and flint indicating people lived within 200m of the monument in around 3000 to 2500BC New optically stimulated luminescence dating technology is being used for the first time on the tom |
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