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Yahoo
10-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Anger over plan to cover stream on walking route
An idea to cover part of a stream on a pedestrian route to allow cycle access in Guernsey should be abandoned, say objectors. Education, Sport & Culture (ESC) is considering the idea of metal grates over the stream on the Water Lanes as part of a planning application to improve accessibility to the Les Ozouets education campus. About 300 people have signed a petition objecting to covering the stream where children like to play, according to objector Darren Davison. A spokesperson for ESC said the scheme improved pedestrian and cyclist access to the campus via the Water Lanes and avoided a nearby road. More news stories for Guernsey Listen to the latest news for Guernsey Mr Davison, landlord of La Couture Inn, said: "I was quite shocked, I thought it was an April Fool's joke to cover over the Water Lanes which is at the heart of the community. "I understand why they want cyclists to avoid Collings Road but people using it regularly will be uncomfortable with cyclists using it all the time." A spokesperson for ESC said in 2022, a planning condition required it to improve pedestrian and cyclist access between La Couture and Les Ozouets via the Water Lanes. The alternative, Collings Road, was narrow and unsafe, they said. Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to New map shows historic walks and coastal kiosks Visit Guernsey launches new history and heritage routes Project relaunched to improve access to cycling States of Guernsey
BBC News
03-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Guernsey sixth form centre ask the community for support
Islanders have been urged to consider ways they may be able to contribute to Guernsey's new sixth form States of Guernsey said the centre's move to its new temporary home at the La Mare de Carteret site will take place in September, before it moves to a campus at Les said the policy and resources committee approved £283,000 to ready the site for the sixth form, with £179,000 to fund equipment and bike form principal Kieran James said the vision was to create a "smart, professional" environment, adding: "We are asking Guernsey's incredible community to come together and contribute to this important project." Officials said the revamp work includes remodelling parts of the building's interior, as well as transforming the current sports hall into a university-style lecture theatre and multi-purpose study James said the centre would reach out to individuals and businesses who were keen to collaborate."This could include support through corporate social responsibility initiatives, from providing interior design advice or donating additional quality office furnishings, to offering mentoring support to our students or helping to fund motivational and inspirational graphic artwork to enhance the site," he James added: "The students who graduate from the Sixth Form Centre they become our future doctors and our lawyers and our teachers and our journalists."What we're asking is that the community therefore gives some input into the sixth form to be part of that journey."Nick Hynes, director of education, said the relocation work was "on track and in budget".
