Bailiwick Podcasts

It’s been a very busy week with a notable team member missing, but the team were still able to work on some of the most pressing stories of the last seven days.

This included further work on the electricity strategy and the deteriorating power station, interviews with inspirational young sportspeople and a story about a robot line marker.

Join Matthew Leach, Nick Mann and Laura Clayton for this week's 'Behind the Headlines'.

Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez speaks about her committee's recently released Electricity Strategy.

In it, the Committee for the Environment and Infrastructure recommended that Guernsey should pursue a new interconnected with France, while developing solar and wind power to meet our increasing needs for electricity.

She told Express' News Editor, Matthew Leach, that the response to the strategy has been positive so far, but it'll now need political will to get the wheels turning.

Nick Mann sits down with athlete Alastair Chalmers, to talk about his preparation for this year's Island Games.

Join Matthew Leach, Kit Hannah, Nick Mann and Laura Clayton, as the Bailiwick Express team goes 'Behind the Headlines' to talk about the stories they worked on this week.

The Jersey Opera House, which first opened its doors in 1900, is one of the island's most iconic buildings and a fundamental part of Jersey's cultural life.  

The theatre, which has seen the likes of Lily Langtry and Ian McKellen tread its boards, closed its doors in March 2020 and has been shut ever since with renovation work rumbling on seemingly indefinitely.

However, it looks like there might finally be a bit of light at the end of the tunnel, as newly appointed Interim Director Andy Eagle explained. 

With a career in the arts spanning over a decade, he touches on the state of the arts in Jersey, the potential the island has for nurturing future talent, and just when we might finally see the Opera House back in action...

The States are being faced with an impossible decision, finish the Hospital Modernisation Project or complete the Education Programme.

It was never meant to come to this, but tight public finances will force at least one very important capital project to be mothballed, unless a compromise can be reached before July’s capital projects debate.

After being invited to the PEH to revisit just how important the second phase of Health and Social Care’s hospital modernisation project is, Express sat down with the President of the Committee, Deputy Al Brouard, and the Programme Director for Hospital Modernisation, Helen Ridgwick, to discuss the future of healthcare in Guernsey and why the island simply can’t wait for a refurbished and rebuilt hospital… 

Rugby and mental health are two things that rarely appear in the same conversation – but one rugby player who recently retired is seeking to change that.

Guy Thompson began his professional career with the Jersey Reds and has played with top-level clubs like Wasps, Leicester Tigers, and Ealing Trailfinders.

Since 2015, he has been an ambassador for LooseHeadz, an organisation which works to fight the stigma around mental health in rugby. He joined Kelly Frost on the podcast to discuss what challenges players face, especially from a young age, and how he is helping to raise awareness that boys do cry - and that there are people who can help...

Join the team at the Bailiwick Express for a look back on this week's biggest stories. 

Lauren Lee is a singer based in South Africa. Her experiences of pre-eclampsia and the premature birth of her son led to her current single 'To Womb it may Concern'. She's working with charities across the world to share her message of hope with other parents of premature babies, and will be joining in the 20th anniversary celebrations for the Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation later this year too, as Express found out...

Since 1987, May 28th has been recognised as the International Day of Action for Women's Health.

In celebration this year, Kelly Frost spoke to Jessica Pinel, a registered nutritionist, certified health coach and founder of Humankynd Nutrition, which specialises in one-to-one fertility and period nutrition advice.

Jessica also recently began to provide classes on period health and nutrition to the Island's secondary schools. On the podcast, she discusses the tips and tricks she shares with students, the change she has seen when it comes to women's health, and the changes she still hopes to see in Jersey.