On a clear day, from the cliffs near Dur-Ecu, you can see the isle of Sark, the last place in Europe run on a feodal basis… but it changed in 2008 and not everybody thinks it is for good.
The Big News:
Not as big but more recent:
- June 2011 :
Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay had offered Sark residents free medical evacuations in exchange for permission to build a helipad that would allow the helicopter to land on the island.
But Chief Pleas voted against this proposal, 23 members to nine.
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