Bailiwick Podcasts

A debate left in limbo for two weeks,  an opportunity for further challenges or funding routes, a committee backing a plan that could bolster calls for its downfall.

Join Express as we run through what's happened in Guernsey's budget debate so far, including the post-16 campus at Les Ozouets, and what could happen next. 

In this episode Nick Mann talks to Guernsey Netball head coach Sally Carns ahead of her team’s trip to play a new five day tournament in the Isle of Man. That’s a chance for the players to test themselves and their systems against new opposition and all part of plans to progress and grow the game as a whole.

This week the Express team dust themselves off after Storm Ciaran battered the Channel Islands. 

Matthew Leach, Kit Hannah, Nick Mann and Laura Clayton talk about the damage wrought upon the island, the action plan in place to protect us and how the community pulled together during a particularly difficult night…

This week Matthew Leach speaks to Guernsey’s Head of Law Enforcement and the Chair of the States Strategic Co-ordinating Group, Ruari Hardy.

Mr Hardy was responsible for co-ordinating the island’s response to Storm Ciaran and making sure people in Guernsey were kept safe. 

They talk about the plans in place, how they were deployed to great success, and the lessons learned.

This week’s episode is a two-parter and it’s all about cricket. First up, Guernsey’s Women’s Player of the Year Claire Jennings and Head Coach  Ben Ferbrache joined Nick Mann to talk about this season and how the women’s side of the game is developing. In the second part of our podcast, Ben puts on his hat as Pathway Manager and explains the thinking behind a new programme for Under 9s starting next week and how that feeds into the wider game.

It’s been a long but highly successful season for triathlete Megan Chapple.

She brought the curtain down with second place at Ironman 70.3 Portugal-Cascais and is now preparing to pack her bags for a whole new adventure on the other side of the world.

Find out how she has navigated the pressures of such a busy race schedule, where she goes next, and how she stayed motivated after the high of a gold medal at the Guernsey Island Games.

What new taxes could be on the way? Is there any end in sight for the transformation of education? Could Guernsey have a new government this time next year?

Join Kit Hannah and Matthew Leach as they demystify the recent tax and spend debate that saw GST thrown out again, with some victories and embarrassments for States' committees over flagship projects.

With reaction from politicians, industry, and unions, sit back and catch-up on a landmark week.

Listen on Spotify, iTunes or via our website to FOCUS: PODCAST the latest audio documentary from the Bailiwick Express.

This week Express is joined by Ben Wratten from the Digital Guernsey and Chris Leaman from Black Vanilla. 

These two groups have been working together to launch the second local entrepreneurship survey, which has been designed to find out what kind of issues face young local businesses.

In the latest episode, Nick Mann talks to Ethan Woodhouse, fresh from his victory in Guernsey Athletics' Dogbreaker and sixth place in the Jersey Marathon. Both results came within days of other races. His current approach to running is unlikely to be found in any training manual.

Bethan Batiste was diagnosed with epilepsy at 11, and had surgery to remove a brain tumour at 14. 

She is now planning an event to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital and Headway Guernsey.