Rob Byrne
BBC News Online

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Ben Chapple
BBC News Online

Guernsey Electricity has turned a profit for the second year in a row.

It made an operating profit of £4,094,000 for the financial year ended 31 March, 2017, compared to an operating profit of £4,202,000 for the previous year.

In its report presented to the States, external non-executive chairman Ian Hardman said: "Following our return to profit last year we have seen continued progress in operating profit as we strive to keep costs under control and have benefited from advantageous hedged exchange rates.

"This has allowed tariff levels to remain unchanged for the fifth year in a row and for further investment in our electricity supply infrastructure to meet our strategy of secure, reliable, sustainable and affordable electricity supplies for the island."

Ben Chapple
BBC News Online

Under plans to charge Guernsey residents based on the amount of rubbish they generate, external the number of collections will fall.

• Pay as you throw stickers introduced for general refuse
• General refuse will move to a fortnightly collection, with weekly for some areas of St Peter Port
• Current alternating arrangement for blue and clear kerbside recycling bags unchanged
• New weekly collection for food waste
• New fortnightly collection for glass

Households will also pay annual charges to cover collection and some of the processing costs for waste and recycling. The kerbside scheme and other recycling services will be covered by these fixed charges.

The specially designed stickers for black bags will be sold through local retailers.

The States said: "They have a strong adhesive, so once attached they cannot be tampered with or removed."

The proposals say £494,000 a year in extra support will need to be paid to households in receipt of benefits so they can pay the new charges when they come in next year.

BBC Radio Jersey

Five men charged with drugs offences after Jersey Police seized £500,000 worth of cannabis have appeared in the Magistrate's Court this morning.

Police found 30kg of the Class B drug, along with £35,000 in cash in a raid last week.

The men - aged between 20 and 59 - have been charged in relation to the supply, or intent to supply the drug.

Four men were remanded in custody and one was released on police bail until 4 December.

Jersey Evening Post

The Chief Minister’s decision to delay a decision on funding the new hospital could cost the island as much as £27m, a backbench politician has said.

BBC Weather

The cloud will gradually increase throughout the late afternoon.

It will therefore be a milder night under the increasing amount of cloud.

The odd spot of rain or drizzle is possible, but most places will remain dry.

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BBC Radio Guernsey

Witnesses to a collision in Fountain Street this morning are being asked to contact Guernsey Police.

A spokeswoman said the incident involved a motorcyclist and a parked vehicle occurred at about 07:00.

Officers are "particularly keen to speak with a taxi driver who is thought to have been in the area at the time".

Anyone with information is asked to call 725111 or the confidential Crimestoppers line.

Ben Chapple
BBC News Online

The proposals include, external establishing an independent regulator, a walk-in clinic at Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital and what are being termed a Universal Offer and a Care Passport.

The first is a range of core health and care services, either free or subsidised, that all Bailiwick residents should have access to.

The second is for individuals and sets out entitlement to services, which will vary with people's needs - for example for women during pregnancy and for those with long-term issues.

The vision document does not contain detailed proposals, which will be worked on if the proposal is agreed by the States.

The committee says it hopes "to transform health and care services delivered across the Bailiwick over the next 10 years".

Jersey Evening Post

The States have failed to address several concerns regarding changes to workers’ terms and conditions and have ‘rushed’ the announcement of a major overhaul of the public sector, a union leader has said., external

BBC Radio Guernsey

Image source, Guernsey Post

Guernsey Post made a £2.3m profit in the year ending March 2017, an increase of £1.8m on 2016.

The year of positive trading has been enhanced by pension reforms and efficiency improvements, the company said in its annual accounts. , external

The increase in profits has meant Guernsey Post will be paying its shareholder, the States Trading Supervisory Board, a special dividend of £1m on top of the regular payment of £564,000.

Chief executive Boley Smilie says the performance is a credit to the staff and the company has enjoyed a good year despite the decline of core mail volumes.

Guernsey Post is expecting difficult trading conditions over the next year with declining core mail volumes continuing, but expects to continue to turn a profit.

BBC Radio Jersey

A visiting rugby fan spent the weekend in police custody after breaking a bouncer's tooth at the Royal Yacht.

Businessman David Robinson has been fined £1,100 for the assault in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Jersey's Magistrates Court heard how Robinson punched the doorman after a night watching rugby.

Robinson was told he could fly home to Sussex today after paying his fines.

Relief magistrate Peter Harris commented Robinson hadn't had "much of a weekend".

Guernsey Press

A new playground at Saumarez Park has been lauded as a ‘real success’ and ‘the best in Guernsey’ by parents and their children., external

BBC Radio Guernsey

The founder of a Guernsey charity which helps people in Tanzania is appealing for help after a number of children were killed in an explosion at a primary school last week.

At least six children were killed and 25 others injured in the explosion in north-west Tanzania, after pupils were playing with a grenade they had found, it was reported.

Dr Sue Wilson of the Tumaini Fund says a further 43 pupils are injured and in desperate need of help.

"We've been in the middle of the East African famine for two year, these kids have just held on, kept going, they're still at school, they're still alive.

"And now they've watched their classmates being blown up before their eyes, how traumatic it must be."

BBC Radio Guernsey

Image source, buses.gg

A number of changes are being planned to Guernsey's bus service and will take effect from 22 January 2017, subject to public comments. The planned changes are:

• A 50p rise in the night bus fare, taking it to £2.50 and extending the service to Pleinmont, L'Eree, Vazon, Kings Mills, and L'Islet
• Two new routes, the 13, extending the previous 12 service to L'Islet, and the 62, a more direct town service for L'Eree and Vazon
• An additional P2 service from the Bridge to town during the morning peak

• The revised network will see the 22 route withdrawn, but additional journeys will be added to the Route 21 at ‘peak’ times and alternative travel options provided on the new 13 route
• All buses leaving the terminus at quarter of an hour intervals and an increase in night bus fares to two pounds fifty with increased services to Pleinmont, L'Eree, Vazon, Kings Mills and L'Islet

You can scrutinise the plans and have your say here., external

Image source, Sharon Matthews

More than 70 Portuguese man-of-war have washed up on Guernsey's west coast over the weekend.

The finds represent "larger numbers than previously encountered," according to the States.

Thirty were found at Cobo Bay and 40 at Vazon, with many others washing up from Rocquaine to Chouet.

The marine creatures can deliver a painful sting and many have their tentacles still attached.

The tentacles can be fatal on rare occasions, so the States is advising beach-goers not to touch the animals and wear wetsuits if they are planning on swimming.

Dog owners are advised to keep their animals away from the West Coast for the time being and the public are being asked to report any sightings., external

Jersey Evening Post

The centuries-old dual role of the Bailiff may finally be ended while same-sex marriage laws could be approved, external after several years of debate in what could be a States sitting of historical significance this week.

BBC Radio Guernsey

A luxury car storage facility which opens in Guernsey this week could be home to more than 100 high value vehicles.

Karen Lewis, the Jersey businesswoman behind the venture, believes overseas clients are keen to take advantage of the security the Guernsey facility could offer.

The venture came about after she struggled to find somewhere suitable for her own luxury cars.

"I have a number of cars that are now here, and I couldn't find the right standard of facility that had the right environment to keep high value cars, so we set about building one," she said.

Guernsey is no stranger to luxury cars and number plates, in 2015 a 007 Guernsey plate sold at auction for £240,000.

BBC Radio Jersey

Constant access to emails and social media could be one explanation for more than half of work-related illness claims being stress related.

Work-related stress was responsible for 61% of all work-related ill health claims in Jersey last year., external

James Le Feuvre, from Mind Jersey, says people's work and home life is becoming increasingly blurred.

"In the old days you used to leave work, and you'd go home and you would think about it a bit, but you wouldn't be there again until next Monday."

Today, however, social media and emails had created a "tyranny of urgency" that made it very difficult not to respond, he said.