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'I was probably seven when I decided I wanted to be a fighter pilot'

At a 201 Overseas (Guernsey) Squadron of the RAF Air Cadets ceremony at Styx Centre, Air Commodore Nick Lowe made the inspections and presentations. Olivia Thompson spoke to the Guernsey-raised fighter pilot about his childhood dreams and career with the Royal Air Force.
'I was probably seven when I decided I wanted to be a fighter pilot'
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‘It’s a perfect way of taking a mini-hospital to the people’

Dr Nick Paluch of Guernsey Aid tells Andy Brown about his latest self-funded trip to Asia to visit development projects that the charity sponsors.
‘It’s a perfect way of taking a mini-hospital to the people’
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‘Beautiful on a nice day, horrendous on a bad one’

‘Beautiful on a nice day, horrendous on a bad one’
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‘Ukraine is not doomed – solidarity has real effects’

‘Ukraine is not doomed – solidarity has real effects’
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Former marine ambulance restored to its former glory

Former marine ambulance restored to its former glory
February 23, 2026

Rotary Club is like a ‘great big family’

Rotary Club is like a ‘great big family’
February 21, 2026

‘Once you have grown your own, you won’t look back’

‘Once you have grown your own, you won’t look back’
February 17, 2026

Willow House is ‘putting the victim back in control’

Willow House is ‘putting the victim back in control’
February 05, 2026

‘An empowering experience’ – Mission Atlantic 20 years on

‘An empowering experience’ – Mission Atlantic 20 years on
January 30, 2026

‘A slackness in the endeavour to save life’

‘A slackness in the endeavour to save life’
January 25, 2026

‘Reading takes you all-in, deeper than anything else can’

‘Reading takes you all-in, deeper than anything else can’
January 24, 2026

In at no.5... Goretti and Guernsey’s top 10 storms

In at no.5... Goretti and Guernsey’s top 10 storms