Island Life

Half a century ago, Guernsey suffered a drought so severe that it was described as the island’s biggest crisis since the Occupation, with horticulture, agriculture and tourism – the main pillars of the economy – all drastically affected. In the first of a series of features, Simon De La Rue looks back to a time of water rationing, a borehole bonanza and some very busy firefighters.

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