Island Life

Guernsey has a proud record of coming to stricken seamen’s rescue. But, back in 1915, on that score the island let itself down badly and 24 Frenchmen lost their lives aboard the St Malo cargo ship. Rob Batiste tells the sad story.

As our lives seemingly become busier and increasingly dominated by digital tech, have you forgotten the joy of reading for pleasure? Well, 2026 is the National Year of Reading and the campaign calls for people to ‘Go All In’ and lose themselves in a book. Reporter Georgie Rowbrey spoke to Guille-Alles Library’s Adam Bayfield about his love of literature.