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5 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Inderwick helps Guernsey win cycling gold medals
Pippa Inderwick (right) outsprinted the rest of the lead group to win road race gold [BBC] Guernsey cyclist Pippa Inderwick won a sprint finish to take women's road race gold at the 2025 Island Games. She also led her island to team gold as Guernsey added to their women's team trial silver earlier in the week. Advertisement Inderwick edged past Faroe Islands' Susanna Skylv Sorensen on the line for the victory. Gibraltar's Olivia Lett took bronze, just ahead of Guernsey's Hannah Kennedy. Chloe Truffitt finished seventh, while Andrea Nightingale was 10th as Guernsey riders dominated the event in Orkney.
BBC News
5 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Inderwick helps Guernsey win cycling gold medals
Guernsey cyclist Pippa Inderwick won a sprint finish to take women's road race gold at the 2025 Island also led her island to win team gold as Guernsey added to their women's team trial silver earlier in the edged past Faroe Islands' Susanna Skylv Sorensen on the line to take gold as Gibraltar's Olivia Lett won bronze, just ahead of Guernsey's Hannah Truffitt finished seventh while Andrea Nightingale was 10th as Guernsey riders dominated the event in Orkney.
BBC News
9 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
States to buy Leale's Yard for £4.5m, Policy & Resources says
The States of Guernsey is set to buy the Leale's Yard site on The Bridge for £4.5m, the island's top political committee has this year, the States pulled out of a deal to spend about £35m on the project to support the Channel Islands Co-Op and developer Omnibus with the scheme. Omnibus had planned to build more than 300 new homes on the site, with outline planning permission for the project granted in her first speech to the States, Policy and Resources President Lindsay de Sausmarez said: "This site is essential in terms of its strategic importance." De Sausmarez stressed the importance of an improved traffic network in the area to facilitate the building of new housing. "The first priority is to improve the transport network in the area, both around and through the site, as that's crucial for its long-term success in addressing the traffic impact," she said."We are very keen to deliver the best mix of housing that the island needs, alongside other aspects that will support the regeneration of The Bridge, and won't waste any time in moving this forward." Channel Islands Co-Op chief executive Marc Cox welcomed the decision."We are delighted to have reached an agreement with the States of Guernsey for them to purchase the substantial part of the Leale's Yard site," he said. "This agreement will enable the Co-op to focus on our core business, free of the distractions that a complex property development like Leale's Yard entails."The agreement will also see the States free to progress the delivery of much-needed new homes and employment opportunities for the island of Guernsey."
BBC News
9 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Channel Islanders reminded of MMR vaccination following UK death
Parents and carers in the Channel Islands are being asked to protect themselves and their children with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) reminder comes following the death of a child in the UK over the weekend who contracted early signs of measles are similar to those of many common childhood illnesses. Jersey's government said to look our for cold-like symptoms, sore, red eyes, a high temperature and a red blotchy Health Protection Nurse Advisor Emma Baker said the MMR vaccine was "the safest and most effective way to protect yourself". She said: "While Jersey has reassuring MMR vaccination coverage, we know a small number of islanders have not had both doses. "This puts them at risk, so I encourage all islanders to make sure that they and their children are fully vaccinated."Ms Baker added: "Measles is circulating in parts of the UK and Europe, so please before you travel, we are calling all parents and guardians to make sure their children are up to date with their two MMR doses." Vaccine 'strongly encouraged' The States of Guernsey said it was aware of high measles cases in parts of the UK and in said the disease could cause serious problems if it spread to other parts of the body, including pneumonia, meningitis, blindness and seizures. Dr Nicola Brink, Director of Public Health, said the MMR vaccine was available free of charge for those up to the age of said: "Our data demonstrates that the number of children receiving two doses of a measles containing vaccine is reassuringly high. "However, we know that some families have chosen not to have their children vaccinated against measles and we would like to take this opportunity to strongly encourage them to take up this offer. "This is particularly important with the circulation of measles in neighbouring jurisdictions, and the possibility that many people are travelling over the summer break."
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Tetragon Financial Group Limited Investor Call on 30 July 2025
LONDON, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tetragon will host a conference call for investors on Wednesday, 30 July 2025 at 15:00 BST / 10:00 EDST to discuss its half-yearly report and to provide a company update. During the call, Tetragon's investment manager will also seek to address questions raised by investors, including questions e-mailed to ir@ Getting Access to the Call and Q&A:The call will be accompanied by a live presentation which can be viewed online by registering at the link below. In addition, questions can be submitted online while watching the presentation. We would encourage you to log in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. Webcast – please use the following link to register and access the live event webcast: Audio conference - please use the following link to register for your personal audio conference call details if you cannot join the webcast: Presentation Replay:A replay of the call will be available for 30 days through the link provided above or by visiting where a recording will posted. About Tetragon:Tetragon is a Guernsey closed-ended investment company. Its non-voting shares are listed on Euronext in Amsterdam, a regulated market of Euronext Amsterdam N.V., and also traded on the Specialist Fund Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. Our investment manager is Tetragon Financial Management LP. Find out more at Tetragon's non-voting shares are subject to restrictions on ownership by U.S. persons and are not intended for European retail investors. Please see: Tetragon Investor Relations:Yuko Thomasir@ Press Inquiries:Prosek PartnersPro-tetragon@ +44 203 890 9193U.S. +1 212 279 3115 This release does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The securities of Tetragon have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons unless they are registered under applicable law or exempt from registration. Tetragon does not intend to register any portion of its securities in the United States or to conduct a public offer of securities in the United States. In addition, Tetragon has not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, and investors will not be entitled to the benefits of such Act. Tetragon is registered in the public register of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets under Section 1:107 of the Financial Markets Supervision Act as a collective investment scheme from a designated country. View original content: Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Melden Sie sich an, um Ihr Portfolio aufzurufen. Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten Fehler beim Abrufen der Daten
