Your Top Five – the stories you’ve gone barking for this week

Today is ‘Do Lunch with your Dog’ day, but what stories have set your tails wagging and which have made you barking mad this week?

From a bomb threat at a nightclub to yet more discussions about tax, here are the stories that you’ve been paw-ing over this week.

1. Nightclub hoax bombs

A 33-year-old man was charged with terrorism offences after allegedly making a hoax bomb threat on Liberation Day.

Folies nightclub, in St Peter Port, was cordoned off in the early hours of Sunday morning, after Police were informed of the threat.

2. Island reflects on freedom

It’s been 81 years, but locals flocked to the streets for another Liberation Day, celebrating and commemorating the end of the German Occupation by leaving their cars at home to admire the annual cavalcade.

One veteran reflected on how hard rebuilding his life on the island was after the war, while others enjoyed a hamper full of Guernsey goodies.

3. One in hospital and two in custody after Alderney assault

Two people were arrested after a “serious assault” outside an Alderney pub put someone in hospital.

The alleged assault happened outside The Georgian House, on Victoria Street on Saturday.

4. No break from tax

Talking about tax sure gets taxing, at least if you live in Guernsey where tax reform seems to have been on the agenda since the Jurassic period.

This week we’ve heard that corporate tax isn’t a “magic bullet” and won’t raise as much money as GST+, while business leaders backed a temporary hike in income tax.

5. Ferry annoying outage

A fire at an IBM data centre in the Netherlands caused frustrations for islanders, after it took down a ferry company’s website.

Brittany Ferries warned travellers to arrive early for ferries and expected the site to be back up and running by Thursday.

Doesn’t ring a bell?

We all know it’s been 81 years since World War Two ended for people in Guernsey, but how many people know that 50 years earlier the island was involved in another conflict?

The Telephone Wars saw the States take on England’ National Telephone Company for control of the island’s network – even pulling down phone cables to make their point.