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2 days ago
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Discarded cigarette butts spark litter warning
People living in Alderney have been warned not to drop cigarette butts on roads or footpaths. The States of Alderney said more litter was being found around Olivier Street and the "top of town" area. It is against the law to drop litter in public places and anyone caught doing it could be fined, the States said. The States of Alderney has also asked the public not to leave black bin bags out unless they are sealed in a container. This is because loose or open bags can be dangerous and are not allowed under island waste rules, it said. 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 Alderney to trial reduced rubbish collections Alderney residents warned of e-cigarette fire risk Beach smoking ban among options in tobacco survey States of Alderney
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Discarded cigarette butts spark Alderney litter warning
People living in Alderney have been warned not to drop cigarette butts on roads or States of Alderney said more litter was being found around Olivier Street and the "top of town" is against the law to drop litter in public places and anyone caught doing it could be fined, the States States of Alderney has also asked the public not to leave black bin bags out unless they are sealed in a container. This is because loose or open bags can be dangerous and are not allowed under island waste rules, it said.
BBC News
2 days ago
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Less than 5% of Alderney housing classed as 'affordable'
Alderney has 68 affordable homes according to new figures published by the island's government - less than 5% of the island's domestic States of Alderney published its 2025 Residential Property Stock and Prices Bulletin this week, in partnership with Guernsey's Data and Analysis were 1,510 "domestic property units" on the island at the end of March, with 47% owner-occupied and 45% privately MacFarlane, chairman of Alderney's Housing Group, said housing was "high" on the States' agenda and the new data would help it understand the island's housing needs. The States of Alderney said more than a third of privately-rented properties were owned by people whose main address was not in than 20% of people in Alderney live in apartments, with nearly 80% living in either houses or report said there were 52 property sales in 2024, up from 43 the year before.
