Battle of Verdun: Service to remember Guernseymen who died
New hospital to be built on existing site
Nearly a third of Guernsey's nine and 10 year olds are 'overweight'
Voters are heading to the polls in the Vale by-election
States could pay rates on buildings it owns, resulting in cash boosts for some Jersey parishes
Ice rink campaigners want political intervention
Updates on Wednesday 19 October 2016
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
The States of Guernsey Health and Safety Executive has released the dates that you'll be able to buy fireworks.
The sale of fireworks will begin on Friday 28 October, and continue until the end of the business day on bonfire night.
Image source, ThinkstockHere's a look at your mid-week weather this evening.
Here's the outlook for Jersey...
And Guernsey is looking a couple of degrees warmer...
Twenty-seven thousand tonnes of material, including 5,000 tonnes of rock, external, have been extracted from the site of the new Jersey Electricity sub-station near the Lower Park, the Jersey Evening Post reports.
BBC Radio Guernsey
The spokesperson for the National Obesity Forum says Guernsey's schools are partly to blame for their high child obesity levels.
Figures released today show, nearly a third of nine and 10 year olds in the island are classed as overweight or obese, which is double the rate for children three years younger.
Tam Fry - who is also a patron of the Child Growth Foundation - says that diet and a lack of exercise are likely to be the cause...
Quote MessageIn the three years between the two measurements, the obesity level has doubled. That seems to me to be the food served to children at school, or the lack of exercise."
Tam Fry, Patron, Child Growth Foundation
BBC Radio Jersey
Making the right decisions aren't always easy when you're growing up.
The life pressures of school, family and social media can make it difficult for teenagers to keep their heads above the water sometimes. This is where 'Prison Me No Way Jersey' comes in.
The aim is to raise the awareness of young people in the island about the causes, consequences and penalties of crime. Today our four-legged friends are also getting involved...
Chris Quevatre
BBC News Online
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BBC News Online
Guernseyman William Blair has received the Legion d'Honneur for the part he played in World War Two.
The French Ambassador to the UK, Sylvie Bermann, presented the medal.
Mr Blair landed on the Normandy beaches on D-Day, 6 June 1944.
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Job losses in the public sector are inevitable if the States is to meet tough new spending targets, external laid down by the senior States committee, a senior deputy has warned.
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BBC News Online
The Council of Ministers have formally submitted their plans to build a new hospital.
The site is the same as the current General Hospital site, but with additional land from Kensington Place and other nearby sites.
The proposal will be debated by members before the end of the year.
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Jersey Finance has been in London this week, launching new research that found Jersey "facilitates 190bn euros of foreign investment into the EU".
That's the equivalent of £170bn being pumped into the member States, which it claims supports 88,000 jobs.
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BBC News Online
The French Ambassador to the UK has laid a wreath at the Bailiwick War Memorial during a service remembering the Battle of Verdun and the Guernsey residents who died fighting in the French army.
Madame Sylvie Bermann joined the Lieutenant Governor and the Bailiff to honour the Bailiwick's French residents who fell for their country.
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BBC News Online
Are you in the Halloween spirit yet?
There are a couple of weeks left to go, but already the pumpkin carving competitions have started in Guernsey.
Our reporter Penny Elderfield has been out at Brooklands Farm, where hundreds of pumpkins are ready to be sold.
When you're looking at pumpkins in the dark, by torchlight, it is particularly spooky...
Brooklands Farm: Pumpkins
BBC Radio Guernsey
The Chinese delegation of six teachers visiting the island today were delayed by a couple of hours, as they missed their flight from London.
Later (now about 13:00) an agreement will be signed by the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture and the Huangpu Education Bureau.
It'll establish a "Confucius Classroom" in Guernsey which will aim to promote the Chinese culture and language locally.
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BBC News Online
I assume this a mash-up of the words "radar" and "dome". Very clever.
This is the latest stage of the radar replacement project taking place on Jersey's north coast.
The Radome is 9m wide, 8m high, and weighs about 2.5 tonnes, and will apparently give much better protection to the radar within, especially during bad weather.
Image source, Ports of JerseyIt kind of looks like a giant football being stitched together...
BBC Radio Jersey
Jersey ratepayers haven't been getting a fair deal from the States according to a St Helier official.
Until now, the States hasn't paid rates on any public buildings - and Procureur Geraint Jennings says that's just passed the burden on to ratepayers.
In the latest budget there are plans to change that, meaning St Helier in particular could be hundreds of thousands of pounds better off.
BBC Travel
The temporary traffic lights at Salerie corner have been taken down, and the road is now fully open in both directions.
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BBC News Online
I think that's a catchy name... maybe I should trademark it.
There are calls for a dedicated Bailiwick Bank, which the CEO of Finance for Guernsey says would be much better for islanders.
Geoff Miller was speaking after revealing the results of a study into how hard it is for people to fund mortgages or set up businesses.
He believes too many lending decisions are made remotely, but says conditions are good to launch a new bank locally.
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The service marking the deaths of the Guernseymen who died at the Battle of Verdun in World War One has begun.
The French Ambassador to the UK, Sylvie Bermann, will be laying a wreath at the Smith Street Memorial.
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Women bikers and their beloved machines take centre stage, external in a new calendar in aid of the charity, Helping Jonah, Helping Others.
