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  • Dairy farmers get £100k after dry summer

  • UK political uncertainty 'behind increase in house buys'

  • Updates on Monday 3 December 2018

  1. Warden job vacancy on tiny islandpublished at 03:27 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2018

    The successful applicant will get spectacular sunsets, solitude and a tractor for a company car.

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  2. Police appeal after takeaway headbuttpublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2018

    Rob Byrne
    BBC News Online

    A man was butted at a St Peter Port takeaway restaurant in the early hours of Sunday morning, Guernsey Police said.

    The force is investigating the incident at Cafe Del Mare, which happened about 02:00 on Sunday 2 December.

    Investigators would like to speak to any of "the number" of other people" reported to be in the takeaway at the time.

  3. Recycling rates 'at all-time high'published at 16:33 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2018

    Rob Byrne
    BBC News Online

    A graph showing Guernsey recycling ratesImage source, States of Guernsey Trading Assets
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    Guernsey households' annual waste in tonnes

    Guernsey households recycled half of their waste in 2017, the highest ever figure recorded.

    The latest government statistics show a household recycling rate of 50.1%, up 2% from 2016.

    The figures, which do not reflect the transition to pay-as-you throw waste charges, also show the lowest ever amount of waste put into landfill in a single year.

    The island's Mont Cuet Landfill received 27,327 tonnes of waste in 2017, according to States of Guernsey Trading Assets.

    There was also a significant fall in the amount of building waste disposed of at the Longue Hougue site, however, this was largely put down to a decline in the construction industry.

    The increasing popularity of kerbside recycling will lead to a reduction in the number of sites where islanders can deposit items for recycling.

    A decision on the bring bank sites will be made in 2019, States Trading Assets added.

  4. Fort Regent goes green to raise awareness of child neglectpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2018

    Rob Byrne
    BBC News Online

    Jersey's Fort Regent was lit green at the weekend to support the NSPCC's 2018 Christmas campaign.

    Light For Every Childhood, external aims to raise awareness of child neglect over the festive period.

    The UK charity was contacted 599 times related to child neglect between Christmas Eve 2017 and 4 January 2018, it said.

    Jersey's Fort Regent lit greenImage source, Gatis Valters
  5. 'Use States funds to settle civil servant pay dispute'published at 13:36 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2018

    BBC Radio Jersey

    Jersey bank notes

    Jersey's treasury minister should change the law to resolve the current pay dispute with civil servants, a group of politicians has recommended.

    The Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel has suggested money is released from the long-term budget to resolve the current pay dispute.

    The panel says the medium term financial plan restricts spending that is urgently required and recommends money to be taken from savings funds, totalling £126m.

    The 2019 budget will be debated in the States this week.

  6. Jersey dairy farmers get £100k after dry summerpublished at 10:54 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2018

    BBC Radio Jersey

    Jersey's drought-hit dairy farmers are getting £100,000 from the island's government to help feed their cows following the dry summer.

    Last winter's heavy rain, followed by a drought in the summer, meant there was a shortage of grass and feed for island cows.

    Dairy farmer Andrew Le Gallais says its very unusual for them to ask for help like this.

    Media caption,

    Jersey dairy farmers get financial support after dry summer

  7. 'UK political uncertainty behind increase in house buys'published at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2018

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    A Guernsey estate agent says a jump in the number of house sales in a market designed to attract wealthy people is down to political uncertainty in the UK.

    Swoffers is reporting 20 Open Market sales in the past two months, compared to around 30 sales in the whole of 2017 up to November.

    Shauna Clapham says of those 20, around 13 were people from off the island, made up of UK residents or expats wanting to return to Britain, but not to the UK itself.

    "Brexit Blues", external and the prospect of a Labour government,, external committed to taxing the top 5% of earners, are reportedly reasons for an upsurge in interest.

    Since 2018, people buying properties in Guernsey worth more £1.5m have been eligible for new tax breaks, external introduced by the island's government.

    Media caption,

    Guernsey estate agent on an increase in open market sales

  8. 'No cause' for home affairs members to stand downpublished at 08:50 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2018

    Chris Quevatre
    BBC News Online

    Following a bad reaction to a report on the state of law enforcement in Guernsey, the president of the island's Committee for Home Affairs has said she and her fellow members have no intention of stepping down.

    Inspectors from HMIC said that the IT systems were some of the most outdated they had ever seen, and that committee members were focusing on specific matters rather than overall strategy and policy.

    Responding to calls from a fellow politician, Deputy Mary Lowe said there was "no cause" for any members to step down.

    Mary Lowe
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    If we wanted a report that was all fluffy and nice we would have written it ourselves. It isn't critical - we're not going to run away from it why would we do that? We asked for this, we wanted to carry out this work, otherwise we wouldn't have gone out for the report in the first place. So I'm absolutely not going to consider my position - nor are my committee. We're absolutely united, and totally support the recommendations that have come through.

    Deputy Mary Lowe, President, Committee for Home Affairs

  9. Weather: Bright spells and showerspublished at 08:27 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2018

    BBC Weather

    A few bright spells around this morning but also some large areas of cloud, bringing a chance of showers.

    Showers largely moving away this afternoon with a better chance of some brighter spells.

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