Monthly Archives: September 2014

Island crews hailed for ten-hour rescue operation

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Simon Pipe

Rescuers have been praised after venturing far out in heavy seas to bring a yacht crew to the safety of St Helena. The ten-hour operation began when a call for assistance was received from the yacht Benguela, 80 miles north of … Continue reading →

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Alonzo walks it to win mountain bike challenge

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Simon Pipe

Alonzo Henry has won St Helena’s first ever mountain bike competition after snatching the lead on a challenging section of the course. He and Rémi Bruneton were the first pair away from the start at Millennium Forest, with the Frenchman … Continue reading →

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Hotel plans win support from ExCo

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Simon Pipe

A large hotel could be built on Jamestown’s Waterfront. Executive councillors gave approval for the idea to be explored as a future option – after endorsing a separate plan to convert numbers 1, 2 and 3 Main Street into four-star … Continue reading →

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Lost chance to save the giant earwig: they got there too soon

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Simon Pipe

If only things had been different back in the 1960s, Dave Clarke of London Zoo might now know what it was like to have a three-inch-long earwig wriggling in his hands. But they weren’t, and half a century on, the … Continue reading →

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Oh no, earwig go…

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Simon Pipe

Takeshi Yamada, a collector of strange creatures, is the proud owner of what appears to be a St Helena giant earwig – a specimen made more valuable by last week’s news that the species is likely to be officially declared … Continue reading →

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Pictures bring back the holiday fun

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Simon Pipe

The summer holidays have come to an end for UK school children but one last gallery of images should bring back happy memories of the 2014 Reading Sports. Click here to flick through 68 pictures – cheerful and cheeky – … Continue reading →

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