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BBC News
6 minutes ago
- Business
- BBC News
States of Guernsey agrees new five-year deal for IT equipment
A five-year deal has been agreed with a company to provide IT equipment for the States of has signed a contract which will start on 1 announcement comes after the States decision to terminate its contract with Agilisys earlier in new agreement with Apogee will mean services and projects will be delivered by a range of providers rather than one. Gé Drossaert, States chief digital and information officer, said "Apogee is a supplier with extensive experience working alongside public sector organisations"."I am confident that we will see service continuity across the States of Guernsey with this agreement, but we will also see our hardware modernised with the replacement of about 3,000 laptops during the contract. "This longer, five-year contract, allows us cost and tech certainty over that full period and to explore possible cost reductions through the more structured approach we will have to hardware security and monitoring."Carl Day, chief sales officer at Apogee, said: "We are delighted and extremely proud to have been selected by the States of Guernsey to help modernise the user experience across government services."Following months of collaboration between our teams to learn what is important, we are developing a deep understanding of both the current landscape and the future needs of their workplace environment. "Our objective is to elevate productivity and maximise efficiency at every opportunity."In June, the States announced it had agreed a two-year contract with company JT to host its IT infrastructure.


BBC News
4 hours 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
4 hours ago
- BBC News
Parts of Elizabeth Castle to be opened as part of pilgrimage
An annual pilgrimage to Elizabeth Castle in Jersey to commemorate Saint Helier is due to take place event is held every year in remembrance of Saint Helier, the patron saint of walk to the castle, where Helier lived at the hermitage, will begin at the Town Church in St Helier at 07:30 BSTAfter the ceremony, the dean and the lieutenant-governor will open the Officers' Quarters and military hospital, which were part of the restoration project at the castle, organisers said. Guests and States members will then be given a tour of the Officers' Quarters, which provides group accommodation at the castle, as well as the military hospital, which is to be opened to the public for the first time in decades. A free open day at the castle is planned at the end of the year, said organisers.


BBC News
4 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Cyclists prepare for hospice's Tour de Jersey race
Cyclists are preparing ahead of Jersey Hospice Care's Tour de Jersey, which kicks off on are a number of courses, all starting from Albert Pier, so cyclists can choose from taking part in the Mini Tour right up to the 100km Full to organisers, last year's event raised more than £17,000 for the charity, which supports essential care for hospice patients as well as supporting their Douglas, events manager, said: "This year, we've introduced a new route to make the Tour de Jersey even more accessible and family-friendly than ever." He added: "As well as the Mini Tour for those just starting out, the new 11km Bay Tour is designed for confident young riders or families wanting a scenic spin. "There is then the Railway Tour for those ready to go a bit further, and more experienced riders can opt for the 50km Half Tour or the 100km Full Tour."


BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
NSPCC Jersey seeks volunteers for abuse prevention project
A charity is looking for volunteers to take part in a project to help teach school pupils about Jersey said it had launched a search for volunteers to deliver its Speak Out Stay Safe assemblies and workshops at primary scheme aims to help pupils different forms of abuse and how to get help from adults or the NSPCC's Childline who want to volunteer do not need any previous experience of working with children as training would be provided, the charity said. Anyone interested in taking part was asked to visit the NSPCC volunteering website.