Weekly round-up: Stories you may have missed

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In 2025, 96 small animals were rehomed by JSPCA

BBC A picture of two women holding guinea pigs in their hands. One guinea pig is ginger, white and black. The other is white and black. — In 2025, 96 small animals were rehomed by JSPCA

An animal welfare charity costing £4,000 a day to run, Channel Island gardens opening to the public and a charity worker honoured for 30 years of animal care.

Here is our pick of the stories from the Channel Islands that you may have missed from the past week.

Owner 'devastated' as Thai cafe still shut

Theo Wansaram said Tuk Tuk Thai had been unable to open due to damage to the building's electrics

Theo has short hair and glasses. He is wearing an orange sweatshirt standing in front of a sandy shoreline with boats and a pier in the background under a cloudy sky. — Theo Wansaram said Tuk Tuk Thai had been unable to open due to damage to the building's electrics

The owner of a Thai cafe in Jersey said he was "quite frankly devastated" he had been unable to reopen because of electrical damage at the property.

Theo Wansaram said the Tuk Tuk Thai on Gorey Pier has been shut since February after water leaked through the roof and damaged the distribution board.

Charity worker honoured for 30 years of animal care

Yvonne Chauvel, here with GSPCA manager Steve Byrne, says she felt joy to receive the award

Yvonne Chauvel, who wears a purple GSPCA jumper and shirt as well as a GSPCA cap, stands next to GSPCA manager Steve Byrne, who holds a big cheque for £750. — Yvonne Chauvel, here with GSPCA manager Steve Byrne, says she felt joy to receive the award

A woman who has dedicated 30 years of her working life to animal welfare in Guernsey has been recognised for her achievement.

Yvonne Chauvel, a supervisor at the GSCPA, has won charity employee of the year at the National Animal Welfare Awards.

JSPCA costs £4,000 a day to run, charity says

In total, the charity's vet ambulances covered more than 23,000 miles

PA Media A picture of a dog running along a beach. It has an orange and blue ball in its mouth. — In total, the charity's vet ambulances covered more than 23,000 miles

An animal welfare charity said it costs about £4,000 a day to keep the organisation running.

The JSPCA released its figures for 2025, highlighting the cost, alongside more than 17,000 calls received in that period of time.

Channel Island gardens open to public for events

The programme will run from 5-7 June across the Channel Islands

A woman is pictured in a red jumpsuit painting in a park. — The programme will run from 5-7 June across the Channel Islands

Private and public gardens across the Channel Islands are to take part in a celebration of green spaces as part of the Normandy programme of the 2026 Rendez-vous aux Jardins event.

The event was to showcase more than 2,800 parks and gardens in Europe, with 10 gardens from across the bailiwick and eight in Jersey, organisers said.

Under-18 inter-island battle of the bands launched

This year's final is set to be held in Guernsey and next year's in Jersey

Andrew Le Poidevin/Tall Pictures A stage set with drums, microphones, speakers and lit in red and blue. A sign at the back reads UNDER 18S BATTLE OF THE BANDS. — This year's final is set to be held in Guernsey and next year's in Jersey

An inter-island music competition for under-18 musicians in the Channel Islands has been launched.

Music Muratti - named after the inter-island football clash - has been organised by the School of Popular Music (SOPM), which has bases in Guernsey and Jersey, as a battle of the bands in which musicians compete on behalf of their island.

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