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BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Alderney runway refurbishment plan to ensure airport safety
Alderney's government has renewed hopes of refurbishing the island's States said two "fully costed and technically sound" proposals had been put forward to the States Trading Supervisory Board (STSB).Officials said the proposals prioritised "urgent" work to the runway, taxiway and apron infrastructure to ensure the airport remained "safe and operational".Chair of the General Services Committee Iain Macfarlane said the goal was to demonstrate a "viable, cost-effective and deliverable" solution. 'Years of uncertainty' He said: "We've done exactly that. We've drawn a line under the years of uncertainty and turned the conversation back to action."We now hope for an expedited route forward, building on the diligent work of our members and officers. "We're keen to hear the views of STSB and Ports, and we hope they are ready to progress delivery."The States said the proposals had been drafted to meet all necessary technical standards, grounded in prior contractor involvement and site knowledge. It said it recognised "increasing pressures on the public purse" for Alderney and Guernsey."We therefore remain committed to being part of the solution to wider Bailiwick challenges by working collaboratively with our colleagues in the States of Guernsey to the benefit of the Bailiwick taxpayer," it added upgrades to the terminal and control tower could be addressed following completion of the "critical phase".
ITV News
3 days ago
- Sport
- ITV News
Orkney 2025: Jersey and Guernsey shine with 50 golds at the Island Games
The 2025 Orkney Island Games have drawn to a close. It has been a hugely successful week of competition for the Channel Islands, with more than 130 medals won. Athletes from both Bailiwicks broke a total of 12 Island Games' records, with Jersey finishing second in the final medal table, just ahead of Guernsey in third. Meanwhile, Alderney and Sark missed out on any podium places, but showed a huge amount of spirit across the week. Read on for a breakdown of the medals, records, and notable highlights from the Channel Islands. Swimming If the Channel Islands dominated in any category, it was swimming. This is where Jersey and Guernsey made history with 12 Island Games' records broken - Filip Nowacki claimed half of them, as well as helping his team set the fastest time in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. All in all, Jersey's super swimmer came away with seven golds. Guernsey's Chloe Bown also broke two records, individually in the Women's 100m Freestyle and collectively in the Women's 4x100m Medley Relay, as she came away with two golds. Guernsey's Tatiana Tostevin ruled the water in the Women's 50m Backstroke, breaking two records, with a fastest time of 28.21 seconds. Athletics Jersey: 6 gold, 6 gold, 1 bronze Guernsey: 5 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze On the track, Jersey's Ted Chamberlain secured individual golds in the Men's 1500m and 800m events. He also helped win a further gold in the Men's 400m Relay. Fellow Jersey athlete Jessica Troy impressed in the Women's Half Marathon, winning silver and beating her personal best time, despite recovering from an injury. Guernsey found track success thanks to golds from Rhiannon Dowinton in the Women's 100m Hurdles, Darcy Hodgson in the Women's 800m, and Nicolas Ackermann in the Men's 400m Hurdles. Field athletes also brought home a raft of medals: Guernsey's Victoria Hancock won gold for the Women's Long Jump and bronze in the Women's Triple Jump. Jersey's Evan Campbell also secured gold in the Men's Shot Put, and Zara Asante surpassed Hancock to claim the Women's Triple Jump gold medal. Cycling Jersey: 5 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze Guernsey: 3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze Onto cycling, where Pippa Inderwick was instrumental in securing all three golds for Guernsey in the Women's Individual Road Race, Team Road Race, and Road Criterium Team Award. She even had time to pick up a bronze in the Women's Individual Town Criterium and a silver in the Time Trial Team Award. Jersey found most success in the team competitions, winning two golds in mountain biking and a further two in Road Team events. Tom Huelin also came out on top in the Men's Individual Road Race to claim another gold. Archery Jersey: 3 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze Guernsey: 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze Zoe Gray was responsible for Guernsey's only archery gold, coming out on top in the Women's Compound Head to Head Knockout. Her sister Lisa Gray and Jason Le Page had a nail-biting decider in the Mixed Recurve Head to Head Team Knockout, narrowly beating Menorca to secure the bronze. Meanwhile, Mollie Perrett won triple gold for Jersey in the Single WA 1440 Women's Recurve and Women's Recurve Head to Head Knockout. With help from Fredrick Crosby, the duo comfortably came out on top in the Mixed Recurve Head to Head Team Knockout in the final against the Shetland Islands. Sark sent two athletes to the Games - Kevin Adams and Elizabeth Norwich - who competed in archery, but fell short of a medal after being knocked by a pair from hosts Orkney. Triathlon Jersey: 2 gold Guernsey: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze Thomas Atkinson had a comfortable seven-minute lead to win the Men's Triathlon with a full time of 01:52:47. He also helped the Jersey Men's Triathlon Team to claim gold, with the Guernsey team picking up bronze in the same event. Meanwhile, Sarnian Hannah Kennedy shone - collecting a silver in the Women's Individual and helping Guernsey to gold in the Women's Triathlon Team event. Lawn Bowls Jersey: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze Guernsey: 2 gold Guernsey's Rosemary Ogier won four of her five matches in the Women's Singles as she claimed gold. She found similar success alongside Julie Williams as they won the Women's Doubles. For Jersey, Michael Rive won all six of his matches to comfortably pick up the Men's Singles gold, while Josh Band and Kevin Le Long secured a bronze in the Men's Doubles. The trio then came together to collect silver in the Men's Triples. Badminton Guernsey: 1 silver In the Men's Doubles, Guernsey's Alex Tapp and David Trebert beat Menorca to set up the gold medal match against the Faroe Islands. Despite beating a different Faroe Islands' team earlier in the competition, this time Magnus Dal-Christiansen and Rúni Øster came out on top and the Guernsey duo had to settle for silver. Squash Jersey: 2 silver, 2 bronze Jersey's squash players scooped up four medals, with bronze in the mixed Team Event and mixed doubles. There was further doubles success with silvers for Matthew Boote and Antony Harkin in the Men's event, and Amelie Turpin and Beth Garton in the Women's competition. Sailing: Guernsey: 1 bronze Guernsey won a bronze in the Sailing Team Event. Savid Aslett, Monty Desforges, Darragh Lee, and Jessica Watson were able to beat the likes of Gibraltar, the Isle of Man, and Jersey to secure third place. The Isle of Wight took gold, followed by Ynys Môn in silver position. Other events: In Men's Football, defending champions Jersey narrowly fell out of the top three places after being defeated by Bermuda, and then the Isle of Man in the bronze medal game. Meanwhile, Jersey Women's football team came 6th after losing to Ynys Môn. In gymnastics, Harry Lapthorn-Nears came closest with fourth place on the Men's FIG Individual Rings. Alderney competed across several events, including the half marathon, shot put and lawn bowls, but did not come close to any medal positions despite their best efforts.
BBC News
5 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Alderney FC hunting for players to live on island
A Channel Islands football team has put out a call for fresh talent to move over and play for their FC, who play in Guernsey's Jackson League and the Muratti Vase, have issued an appeal to find young male footballers who are willing to live and work on the island while playing for the at the club, which is the only one on the island of Alderney, said they needed to find a way of attracting new players to keep the side running in the Kirkland, chairman and coach of Alderney FC, said the club knew it would not be a move everyone wanted to make, but they hoped to attract a few players. Mr Kirkland said: "Maybe they'll come for six weeks, maybe they'll come for six months, maybe they'll come for six years, we just don't know."If we open enough opportunities, then hopefully we'll attract some players." 'Something unique' He said there were a number of work opportunities on the island which potential players could who moved to Alderney two years ago, added the club had a decent number of players for the next generation, but wanted to make sure they continued to grow."We know it's not going to be for every single person, we know there are challenges to living here," he said. "But we do think we are offering something unique and the community will fully support people moving across." Mr Kirkland said the club was the "beating heart" of the island community who come together to show their support when games are played at its home ground, The said the community was great to be part of and the club had a rich tradition and history - which included winning the Muratti in added while the club's prospects have dropped off in recent years, he felt it had a lot of potential."We certainly don't have a Hollywood backing or film crew to follow us around, but it's a Cinderella story."A few years ago, the first team were extremely competitive, but we've slightly dropped off that in the last two or three years."If we can attract three, four or five players of quality that want to reside here on the island, then there's absolutely no reason why we won't go into the next league of the Guernsey football pyramid."
BBC News
16-07-2025
- BBC News
Guernsey airline Aurigny to add extra flights after fog problems
An airline has said it is looking at "options for additional flights" after fog continued to cause delays and cancellations to flights for Guernsey and Alderney.A spokesperson for Aurigny said the company had "taken the difficult decision" to cancel at least 15 services on Wednesday due to "aircraft being unable to land in Guernsey and Alderney".The disruption comes days before the start of the summer holidays, with a further 12 flights significantly delayed according to the airline's said services would run "where safe conditions allow", while staff were "working hard" to keep customers informed. Some passengers to and from Alderney had been put on boats instead, the airline Ports, which operates both Guernsey and Alderney Airports, said it "deeply regret[ed] the inconvenience caused".Guernsey Airport director Richard Thomasson said: "We know how important travel plans are at this time of year."Mr Thomasson said Ports was working with Aurigny to support stranded passengers, including those needing hotel said affected customers would receive emails from the airline or could check its website.
BBC News
13-07-2025
- BBC News
Alderney telegraph tower repurposed as visitor attraction
An optical telegraph tower in Alderney has been turned into a tourist attraction celebrating the island's military and maritime States of Alderney said the Telegraph Tower dated back to the Napoleonic era and was part of a "short-lived but crucial communication network" that relayed signals between Alderney and in 1809, it was designed to report on the movement of French shipping around the Channel restored and repurposed tower will be officially opened during a ceremony on 23 July beginning at 10:45 BST. The States said the site would have displays on early signalling technology, the history of the tower and its role in the island's Gauvain, from Visit Alderney, said: "This is a proud moment for Alderney."Telegraph Tower is not only a rare and historic structure - predating the Victorian forts and Breakwater - but it also tells a powerful story of communication, defence, and island resilience."After it is opened, the tower will be open daily from 10:00 to 16:00, with free admission.
