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'Over-greening' of buildings increases fire risk

ENERGY conservation has led to increased fire hazards. After the fire at Grenfell Tower in London and the subsequent failure of fire spread tests by its (and so far 150 other towers') insulating cladding, some observations applicable to Guernsey may be made. Many buildings in the UK which had been clad with materials that had a zero fire spread rating have now had samples tested by the Building Research Establishment and have failed. It is therefore now clear that either the testing and certification originally given to these buildings was inadequate for such building applications or the testing now being carried out by the BRE is overly stringent.

News|Jul 11, 2017
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'The Germans will never get me,' said Fred... and they didn't

The Germans blew his legs off in the Battle of Cambrai – and then blew his second set up in the Second World War. Yet Private Frederick James Mahy lived a full and useful life, raising a large family, working on property and in greenhouses andusing ingenious methods of getting around, using his fists 'almost as legs'. As the island commemorates the brave men who fought with the RGLI, Nick Le Messurier talks to Fred's daughter Brenda about her extraordinary father

News|Jun 6, 2017
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A freedom close to our hearts

THAT the Liberation Day events had a strong Armed Forces theme at their heart is particularly poignant in the light of two key Guernsey military anniversaries this year. Liberation 2017 saw the British Army, Royal Navy and RAF represented on a day the island remembers finally being freed from our five long, dark years of Occupation. Among their itinerary for this important day of remembrance, reflection and celebration – 72 years on from 9 May 1945 – was the Liberation Church Parade. Led by the Band of The Queen's Division, it performed a special anthem in memory of the Battle of Cambrai.

News|May 10, 2017
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Not wise to 'throw stones'

MR R S MAUGER writes in vituperative terms in 23 March edition of the Guernsey Press Open Lines page about the 'little box' on the hill at the Eturs crossroads – the latest in a series of similar letters concerning the topic of modern buildings that do not follow the Guernsey character. I wonder if Ray Mauger paused for thought about the finer feelings of the Guernsey family who have invested their hard work and hard-earned resources into this new home and are proud to have self-built it over the last 18 months before he burst into print. The house in question is neither complete nor landscaped, but already the self-appointed 'experts' in Guernsey vernacular architectural and taste are circling overhead.

News|Mar 29, 2017
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