Guernsey Press

Newsroom Live - 22 January, 2013

We're still pursuing additional stories about the cost of running the King Edward VII hospital and the possibility that it might be closed.

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We're still pursuing additional stories about the cost of running the King Edward VII hospital and the possibility that it might be closed.

We expect to get more comments from the Health and Social Services Department today, as well as speaking again to Deputy Mike Hadley, whose written questions to the department sparked the discussion in the first place.

Hundreds of local children will be spending a lot of time at Beau Sejour in the coming days as the 2013 Festival of Dance takes place.

We'll have a report and picture on today's opening in tomorrow's Press, and each day we'll be uploading photos of the day's competition to our photo orders site where they can be viewed and ordered as prints or greetings cards.

The three groups or individuals who have reached the final shortlist for this year's Guiton Ambassador of the Year award will be revealed in tomorrow's Press, and we'll have a summary of what they have done to get this far.

A Sports Commission initiative to encourage activity among youngsters by promoting street sport is being held at Les Genats Estate later today, and we'll be there to find out what it's all about.

We're also going to St Peter's, where a troublesome pothole is being attended to today, getting a local reaction to the UK's fears over mackeral fishing and keeping an eye on a speech due to be made today by UK Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer on tax evasion.

Guernsey FC faces having to play eight games in 16 days due to the number of postponements the team has faced recently, and tomorrow's sports section will also look at how the Green Lions is still one of the best supported non-league sides playing in the UK.

There'll be a piece about local runner Lee Merrien meeting up with Olympics hero Mo Farrah while training in Kenya, and – weather permitting – reports on tonight's Priaulx League games between leaders Bels and St Martin's, and Vale Rec against North.

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