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RNZ News
8 hours ago
- RNZ News
Police appealing for help to find missing Mosgiel man
Christopher Beaumont Photo: Supplied / New Zealand Police Police are appealing for the public's help to find a missing Mosgiel man who they say is vulnerable. Christopher Beaumont, who is 72, has been missing since about 2.45pm from Goodall Street. Police are urging locals to check their sheds and outhouses, and for any sign of him on security camera footage. He was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, black denim pants and black crocs. Anyone who has seen Christopher, or has information regarding his whereabouts, is asked to call 111 and quote event number P062937184. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
BBC News
22-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Calls for Sark to establish its own customs port
There are calls for Sark to create its own customs port facility in a bid to boost trade and visitor numbers to the comes as Guernsey's Home Affairs Committee has brought forward amendments to customs rules bringing them under a legal existing rules, it is an offence to land goods or passengers anywhere other than Guernsey Ports, unless an administrative exemption is given by Guernsey Christopher Beaumont, Seigneur of Sark, said the legal amendment raised the issue of whether the island should self-fund its own "point of entry to the common travel area". He said the island could "fit into the Bailiwick system" like Alderney, which already had its own customs port."We need some facilities, IT infrastructure and people who can operate and conduct the business, but if that's done I see no reason why we can't," Beaumont said."We have an awful lot of people in the French coast who would like to see the island; the food is fantastic, the goods are fantastic and it's only 20 miles away." 'More flexibility' Guernsey States said some touring boats already had an administrative exemption allowing them to land in Sark or Herm without going to Guernsey Ports for customs checks said tightening existing provisions would mean the Border Agency could legally prosecute unauthorised travel within the Rob Prow, president of the Committee for Home Affairs, said the new policy "will not change current practices but ensure that concessions will be authorised lawfully, rather than administratively"."We also anticipate this will likely give more flexibility to private vessel arrivals, subject to certain conditions and restrictions," he Armorgie, marketing director of Sark's Stocks Hotel, said a new customs facility would benefit the said: "In addition to passengers, to be able to import produce from the continent would be a real benefit."At the moment, if we buy a French or Spanish product it's shipped to the UK then Guernsey."
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Five years on: How small islands confronted Covid
As the coronavirus pandemic rippled around the world five years ago, it took a while for it to reach the shores of the smallest Channel Islands. Alderney, Sark and Herm moved together with Guernsey when lockdown was imposed on 25 March 2020 - despite not having any cases of the virus. Dr Sally Simmons, clinical lead of Island Medical Practice in Alderney at the time, said she worked on a model which showed up to 200 people could die from the virus, a staggering 10% of the island's population. In Sark, Seigneur Christopher Beaumont said the island "didn't need to be as strict" with its lockdown measures. Alderney recorded its first case of Covid on 5 February 2021 and Sark on 19 July 2021. States of Alderney President William Tate led government communications in the island, addressing the roughly 2,000 people every morning on local radio. "We had a massive take up by the community to the radio broadcasts, both here and internationally," he said. "We had to buy more bandwidth because of the number of people listening in on the radio. "I'm extremely proud of what we were able to achieve, because what we did was we got everybody in this community listening to and following the advice." Alderney's first case of the infection was a person who was already in self-isolation, and Dr Simmons said it was still a "shock" even though officials were expecting it. "We really thought we were going to get away with it," she said. "We managed to isolate that person and interestingly that didn't spread, and we were kept quite free of Covid for another couple of months." Tate, who was leading the island's response alongside Dr Simmons, said he still feels cold about some of the discussions. "One of the topics of discussion was how many refrigerated containers we might need," he said. "That made it very real, that is a real memory for me. "It's the first time I've been genuinely frightened in my life." Christopher Beaumont, Seigneur of Sark, said he felt the island was "extremely good at looking after itself". "At the time, I thought the lockdown was sensible, but in my view it was kept in place slightly longer than necessary," he said. "I think we could have come out of that in Sark earlier than Guernsey did." He said not having a furlough scheme had a "noticeably quick" impact on islanders. "Sark, being the community it is, takes care of people who can't take care of themselves," he said. "We demonstrated that in spades, and I don't see any change to that five years on." Like many other places around the world, the hospitality sectors of smaller islands were dealt huge blows due to social distancing restrictions. Tracey Farquar-Beck, who opened the Blonde Hedgehog Hotel in Alderney in 2019, said she felt "panicked" as lockdown loomed. She said: "We have a brand new business, we have no financial cushion to fall back on, what are we going to do? How long will we survive? "What do we do with all of the staff because some of the staff we recruited from different countries? Should we send them home? If we send them home, how will we get them back?" By June 2020, the islands had come out of their first lockdown and the "bailiwick bubble" was created. It meant people could move freely between Guernsey, Herm, Sark and Alderney without any need to isolate. Mrs Farquard-Beck said the policy was a "lifesaver" for her business. "If we had had to shut like the places in the UK, where some of them were closed down for almost a year, that would have been devastating for us as a new business," she said. At Stocks Hotel in Sark, seasonal staff arrived a week before the lockdown, and director Paul Armorgie had to tell them to leave the island until further notice. "You've put so much planning into what you do, and suddenly you have the rug pulled from underneath you," he said. "It was a watershed moment for our business and for Sark." Mr Armorgie said the industry was still feeling the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit five years on. "Initially we had the benefit of the bailiwick bubble and we boomed," he said. "We were seeing guests from Guernsey who usually travelled much further afield, who were rediscovering Sark. "That dropped away as the other borders opened up, and then we took a dip. "We haven't returned to those pre-Covid levels. Our business has plateaued." Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to 'Weight of responsibility' - Covid five years on Teachers' dedication during Covid remembered States of Alderney Sark government
BBC News
27-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Five years on: How small Channel Islands confronted Covid
As the coronavirus pandemic rippled around the world five years ago, it took a while for it to reach the shores of the smallest Channel Sark and Herm all moved together with Guernsey when lockdown was imposed on 25 March 2020 - despite not having any local cases of the Sally Simmons, clinical lead of the Island Medical Practice in Alderney at the time, said she was working on a model which showed up to 200 people could die from the virus, a staggering 10% of the island's population. In Sark, Seigneur Christopher Beaumont said the island "didn't need to be as strict" with its lockdown recorded its first case of Covid on 5 February 2021 and Sark on 19 July 2021. States of Alderney President William Tate led government communications in the island, addressing the roughly 2,000 people every morning on local radio."We had a massive take up by the community to the radio broadcasts, both here and internationally," he said."We had to buy more bandwidth because of the number of people listening in on the radio."I'm extremely proud of what we were able to achieve, because what we did was we got everybody in this community listening to and following the advice." 'Genuinely frightened' Alderney's first case of the infection was a person who was already in self-isolation, and Dr Simmons said it was still a "shock" even though officials where expecting it."We thought we really thought we were going to get away with it," she said."We managed to isolate that person and interestingly that didn't spread, and we were kept quite free of Covid for another couple of months." Tate, who was leading the island's response alongside Dr Simmons, said he still feels cold about some of the discussions."One of the topics of discussion was how many refrigerated containers we might need," he said."That made it very real, that is a real memory for me."It's the first time I've been genuinely frightened in my life." Christopher Beaumont, Seigneur of Sark, said he felt the island was "extremely good at looking after itself"."At the time, I thought the lockdown was sensible, but in my view it was kept in place slightly longer than necessary," he said."I think we could have come out of that in Sark earlier than Guernsey did."He said not having a furlough scheme had a "noticeably quick" impact on islanders."Sark, being the community it is, takes care of people who can't take care of themselves," he said."We demonstrated that in spades, and I don't see any change to that five years on." Like many other places around the world, the hospitality sectors of smaller islands were dealt huge blows due to social distancing Farquar-Beck, who opened the Blonde Hedgehog Hotel in Alderney in 2019, said she felt "panicked" as lockdown said: "We have a brand new business, we have no financial cushion to fall back on, what are we going to do? How long will we survive? "What do we do with all of the staff because some of the staff we recruited from different countries? Should we send them home? If we send them home, how will we get them back?" By June 2020, the islands had come out of their first lockdown and the "bailiwick bubble" was meant people could move freely between Guernsey, Herm, Sark and Alderney without any need to Farquard-Beck said the policy was a "lifesaver" for her business."If we had had to shut like the places in the UK, where some of them were closed down for almost a year, that would have been devastating for us as a new business," she said. At Stocks Hotel in Sark, seasonal staff arrived a week before the lockdown, and director Paul Armorgie had to tell them to leave the island until further notice."You've put so much planning into what you do, and suddenly you have the rug pulled from underneath you," he said."It was a watershed moment for our business and for Sark." Boom times end Mr Armorgie said the industry was still feeling the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit five years on."Initially we had the benefit of the bailiwick bubble and we boomed," he said."We were seeing guests from Guernsey who usually travelled much further afield, who were rediscovering Sark."That dropped away as the other borders opened up, and then we took a dip."We haven't returned to those pre-Covid levels. Our business has plateaued."
