De Garis Accounting is pleased to announce one of their team, Zoe Lihou, is standing in the local St Peter Port Douzaine elections on 15 November 2017.

Every year thebestof Guernsey hold a summer social for our business members to socialise with each other, and this year's bash in Herm was a fantastic evening, enjoyed by all.

Local business owners learned how to get found and get noticed on our website this month at the latest Guernsey Means Business seminar run by thebestof Guernsey's director Rick de Garis.

We are very proud to be celebrating our 85th birthday this year – and to celebrate we have joined the fabulous Island FM team and together we will be “Out and About” this summer.

The first public tour of Guernsey Electricity's Power Station since the commission of the new engine was organised and held by thebestof Guernsey recently and attended by local business owners, parents, children and other attendees.

A talk by Sean Gillease from Concept Group, hosted by thebestof Guernsey at Le Petit Café as part of their 'Guernsey Means Business' series, covered pension options in Guernsey, including ongoing plans by the States of Guernsey to introduce compulsory employer-sponsored secondary pensions.

As you have probably noticed by now our new website has launched - read on to find out why we made the change and to learn about all of the new features that you can take full advantage of.

Last month we hosted an awards evening at La Reunion for the Guernsey Business of the Year Awards to celebrate all of the local winners from among thebestof Guernsey business members, and the evening was a great success enjoyed by all who attended.

The Business of the Year Awards is organised by thebestof, and here at thebestof Guernsey we are committed to raising the profile of local, independent, recommended businesses serving Guernsey. Accordingly we have announced the winner of the Guernsey Business of the Year 2017 Awards.

This coming Red Nose Day you will be able to further accessorize with Specsavers’ comedy waving hand glasses, which are already on sale locally in their Specsavers Opticians Market Street store.