Guernsey News from Island FM

Disgraced Guernsey politician Jonathan Le Tocq will be imprisoned for 9 years for sexual offences.

Tributes are being paid to John Randall, an early Island FM presenter who has died aged 68 after a short illness.

Heavy rain and strong winds from Storm Ingrid have forced the organisers of a sponsored sleep out to postpone.

The changes are designed to simplify the timetable, target buses where there's demand and drop or re route less busy services.

Magellan says the project was more challenging than mapping the Titanic because of the depth involved.

Chief Pleas was unable to consider the £1.5M from the States of Guernsey at its meeting last night (21 January), but a timeline for the purchase was laid out.

The Channel Islands’ air search and rescue service can resume after an aircraft registration issue was resolved.

A new group will meet monthly to support Guernsey mums returning to work.

Angela Goddard's commitment to growing women’s and girls’ sport has been recognised on the national stage.

Guernsey's Home Affairs president says Deputy Rob Curgenven broke the terms he had agreed to, which left him no choice but to expel him.

A cross committee group of deputies would engage with the cannabis industry, the law and health to assess the impact of decriminalisation of the Class B drug.

The Channel Islands were treated to a rare incredible show of the Northern Lights on Monday night (19 January).

Aurigny's CEO is pragmatic about the competition from BA, but says it will have a measurable impact on passenger numbers.

Funding will go towards supporting musicians from Jersey and Guernsey to tour the Channel Islands, Normandy and Brittany.

More than 150 islanders, aged 8 to 80, spent the summer of 2025 sketching local architecture.

Doug Perkins has been presented with his Commander of the British Empire title by the Princess Royal.

Guernsey's airline is putting an ex-Blue Islands aircraft onto its books to deal with the extra demand from the Jersey and Southampton routes.

The School of Popular Music will set up a new venue at Expo City Dubai by April.

Guernsey’s first electric buses will hit the roads shortly, following driver training and route testing.

A week on from Storm Goretti, the Channel Islands are getting more bad weather with rain likely to be the issue this time.

A global aircraft registration problem has temporarily grounded the Channel Islands Air Search plane.

The States say private wood collectors have been ignoring the barriers and cutting logs from felled trees.

Breakfast clubs in Guernsey primary schools, preschools, and nurseries will receive free milk.

A Guernsey deputy says he's determined to find out if the replacement of the Castle Emplacement bridge represents value for money.

Deputies will be asked to vote in a raft of safeguards if they approve a Goods and Services Tax, which could be set at 5% on everything, or 6% if food is exempt.

Islanders are being asked to have their say on a proposed rise in Guernsey bus fares.

Aurigny has announced is summer flight schedule between Jersey and Guernsey after being confirmed as the sole operator on the inter-islands route.

Guernsey politicians are set to debate a £24M to upgrade to Alderney’s airport runway, which could require a lengthy closure next year.

JPRestaurants, which runs Banjo, Oyster Box and Crab Shack, is changing hands.

Guernsey Trees For Life plan to begin a public fund to help buy and plant replacement native trees.

Guernsey's States say access to the Castel school and Les Beaucamps is affected by road closures caused by fallen trees.

The major incident saw multi-agency responses to nearly 150 emergency calls.

Loganair's licence applications to operate flights from Guernsey to Jersey and Guernsey to Southampton have been denied by the island's Transport Licensing Authority.

An elderly couple had the gable end of their home ripped apart by Storm Goretti but were thankfully uninjured.

The Bailiwick has been battered by Storm Goretti, with trees brought down, property damaged and 50 people evacuated from flats in St Peter Port.

A Russian oil tanker sanctioned by the United States is sailing north of the islands a day after a similar vessel was seized by US forces in European waters.

Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney airports will close at 6pm on Thursday evening (8th January) as the islands brace for the peak of Storm Goretti.

Storm force winds with gusts to 90mph and heavy rainfall are expected across the Channel Islands tomorrow evening (8 January).

51 cruise ship visits are scheduled for the year ahead, with that number likely to increase.

The Very Reverend Tim Barker has been in charge of the Anglican Church in the Bailiwick for the past decade.

The Dutch vessel was on its way to Brest when it lost the use of both its VHF radio and navigation equipment.

The GSPCA is already short of space, with kennels and aviaries turned into temporary pens for sick seals, and the impending storm could mean even more wildlife needing help.

Island FM is delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Fotheringham as Chairman of its Board of Directors.

The latest radio listening figures show Guernsey’s Island FM has it biggest audience in five years.