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3 days ago
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Record numbers visit Guernsey from France
Guernsey's main ferry company says a record number of visitors arrived this week from France. Brittany Ferries said about 750 car and foot passengers had arrived from St Malo on Thursday. It said this would be the busiest day for continental visitors on record - about twice the previous record. Zoe Gosling, the States' lead marketing officer, said: "We are absolutely delighted to welcome so many passengers from France - it's a great reflection of Guernsey's appeal." She said everyone involved had "worked hard ahead of the season to make our French visitors feel welcome, including increasing French-language signage and posters around the harbour". VisitGuersney provided live musical entertainment and handed out French maps and information to visitors. Brittany Ferries said the record figures were part of an overall positive trend, with foot passengers from France up more than 190% compared to last year and overall bookings up by more than 120%. More news stories for Guernsey Listen to the latest news for Guernsey Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Ferry boss promises a 'new era for sea travel' Ferry boss has mixed feelings on launch of service Guernsey chooses Brittany Ferries for its sea link Brittany Ferries Visit Guernsey
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3 days ago
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Record numbers visit Guernsey from France
Guernsey's main ferry company says a record number of visitors arrived this week from France. Brittany Ferries said about 750 car and foot passengers had arrived from St Malo on Thursday. It said this would be the busiest day for continental visitors on record - about twice the previous record. Zoe Gosling, the States' lead marketing officer, said: "We are absolutely delighted to welcome so many passengers from France - it's a great reflection of Guernsey's appeal." She said everyone involved had "worked hard ahead of the season to make our French visitors feel welcome, including increasing French-language signage and posters around the harbour". VisitGuersney provided live musical entertainment and handed out French maps and information to visitors. Brittany Ferries said the record figures were part of an overall positive trend, with foot passengers from France up more than 190% compared to last year and overall bookings up by more than 120%. More news stories for Guernsey Listen to the latest news for Guernsey Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Ferry boss promises a 'new era for sea travel' Ferry boss has mixed feelings on launch of service Guernsey chooses Brittany Ferries for its sea link Brittany Ferries Visit Guernsey
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25-05-2025
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Jobseeker numbers drop by more than 50 in one year
The number of jobseekers without work has dropped by more than 50 in the last year. Statistics published quarterly by Work Support found there were 259 jobseekers without work at the end of March in 2025 - a decrease of eight compared to the previous month and a decrease of 52 compared to March 2024. The number of jobseekers with some work increased by six from February to March 2025, including people in part-time or casual employment. The Job Centre promoted 226 job advertisements in March 2025, while 56 people were on training schemes such as Work2Benefit, Kickstart and placements with the third sector. The government said about 5,000 adults in Guernsey did not work, but the majority were able to support themselves without claiming benefits. More news stories for Guernsey Listen to the latest news for Guernsey Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Kenya signs Crown dependencies recruitment deal More than half of jobless adults not on benefits The charity getting islanders into the workforce States of Guernsey
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20-05-2025
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Horticulturalist wins 35th Chelsea gold
Guernsey horticulturalist Raymond Evison has won his 35th gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for his clematis display. Mr Evison, 81 who also won gold in 2024, said it was "really exciting" to win again and to put the island on the map, but added it was "very much a team effort". His garden was named the best exhibit in the great pavilion, which Mr Evison said was a "tremendous honour". "It was very unexpected and was all a big surprise, we are all very excited," he added. Mr Evison won 15 consecutive golds at Chelsea for exhibits of clematis cultivars between 2003 and 2017. He said the exhibit this year was 140 square meters and included an imaginary Guernsey sea shore scene with 10 boats floating on waves of blue and white clematis. He added the stern of every boat included the words "Guernsey" and each was filled with brightly coloured flowers. More news stories for Guernsey Listen to the latest news for Guernsey Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Royals and Beckham attend Chelsea Flower Show Flower grower scoops 34th gold medal at Chelsea One garden's hectic journey to Chelsea Flower Show RHS Chelsea Flower Show Raymond Evison Clematis
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19-05-2025
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Pair of ferries return to service on same day
Two ferries that serve Alderney returned to service on Friday after undergoing repairs and maintenance. Director of Alderney Ferry Services (AFS) Dan Slimm said while Causeway Explorer was undergoing annual maintenance Sorcerer II had suffered an electrical fault. After being out of service for about six weeks both ferries returned to work on the same day which Mr Slimm said was "brilliant news". He said he was "greatly thankful" to the owners of the charter boats AFS had hired while its ferries had been repaired and serviced. Mr Slimm said after Sorcerer II had been surveyed it had been sailing to Alderney when an electrical problem in the engines had occurred. He said: "It's taken some time to resolve but fortunately we've managed to do that now." "Our apologies go to our passengers for any disruption caused," he added. "It's unfortunate, but that's boats!" More news stories for Guernsey Listen to the latest news for Guernsey Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Ferry operator sought for Alderney to Jersey route New ferry to arrive in Alderney Alderney Little Ferry withdraws from service Alderney Ferry Services
