Matthew Leach

Channel Island Journalist - Author of ‘The Man in Yellow’

Got a story? [email protected]

[ITV Channel News @ITVChannelTV]

The Chateau de Val festival launched at Vale Castle this weekend, bringing history back to life by transforming the site into a bustling medieval town.

@matthewleachitv went along to find out more...

https://t.co/YqwKrwN9Sb

[ITV Channel News @ITVChannelTV]

The Etheridge's have created a video series sharing their experience starting up a farm in Guernsey.

@matthewleachitv went to meet them.

https://t.co/Tgi1r4VEc0

[Luke Keohane @LukeKeohaneITV]

It’s less than 2 months to go until Guernsey goes to the polls 🇬🇬

Don’t have a scooby? Well, me and @matthewleachitv have you covered!

And be sure to check out my blog about how the ‘strangest election in the world’ works!

[ITV Channel News @ITVChannelTV]

ITV Channel's @matthewleachitv spoke to the Guernsey mountain bikers who discovered their new cliff route was sabotaged this weekend with a wooden stake.
https://t.co/UKaYYReAPN

[Ross Le Brun @RossLeBrun]

Hopefully on @ITVChannelTV later tonight talking about caricaturing the States of Guernsey with @matthewleachitv 😄

[Matthew Leach @matthewleachitv]

The expected impact of the 2025 Budget on a family with two children and average equivalised household income levels (in the 50th to 54th percentile) is that they would pay approximately £1,140 more in taxes across the year or about £22 a
week - I would've preferred GST

[ITV Channel News @ITVChannelTV]

"Elected members think they made important decisions under false pretenses."

ITV Channel's @MLeach51 reflects on an independent report into how a projected £30 million overspend on Guernsey Hospital was allowed to happen.

Read his thoughts & timeline: https://t.co/cHSF33NlLT

[Bailiwick Express Guernsey @BailiwickGsy]

What makes a small business tick?

Express looks to answer questions like this through a series of Q&As with local business. This week... Imogen Berryman, owner of Evergreen Bridal Studio

https://t.co/JKZe9QNP02

[Matthew Leach @matthewleachitv]

@jeffvandermeer Love a list of artists whose names I've never heard of... that's my listening sorted for the next few days

[Matthew Leach @matthewleachitv]

Last day at @BailiwickGsy today... it's an organisation that got me back into journalism, introduced and re-introduced me to all the great people in CI media, and allowed me to tell the stories that mattered to me - it's been a blast, but new challenges await @ITVChannelTV

[Bailiwick Express Guernsey @BailiwickGsy]

THE INTERVIEW: The Sark doctor looking to get Lucy Letby a "fair trial"

https://t.co/yAXe6MswIg

[Bailiwick Express Guernsey @BailiwickGsy]

A family legacy will continue with the renovation of the ‘Dorado’ which has replaced the iconic Non Pareil

https://t.co/XcXNKtzMpe

[Matthew Leach @matthewleachitv]

@BrehautBarry Another reason why there should be cameras in the chamber

[Matthew Leach @matthewleachitv]

Proud as punch of the @BailiwickGsy team today... @Laura_radiogsy, @mannoguernsey and Twitterless Kit Hannah all smashed it out the park and our coverage was ace

Plenty more to come...

[Matthew Leach @matthewleachitv]

Follow @Laura_radiogsy @mannoguernsey and @BailiwickGsy today for all the Royal goodness you could ever need...

Feeding me content as I watch from up high

[Bailiwick Express Guernsey @BailiwickGsy]

A partnership between the Coop and Sure could see a new mobile service called Coop Mobile rolled out in the Channel Islands, provided that a proposed merger between Sure and Airtel is approved

https://t.co/U4S7G0VJKK

[Bailiwick Express Guernsey @BailiwickGsy]

FOCUS: “Massive uptick” in takeover deals

Only a few years ago Guernsey would’ve seen a couple of multi-million-pound takeovers a year, but recently these kinds of complex deals have been happening far more often

https://t.co/w0NgTAukip

[Bailiwick Express Guernsey @BailiwickGsy]

From Sark to Sussex: A small piece of Sark history washes up in Camber Sands

A chance find on Camber Sands, followed by some detective work, has reunited a brass name plate from the much-loved Sark boat Non Pareil with the family that built her

https://t.co/swKQyKupw1

[Bailiwick Express Guernsey @BailiwickGsy]

What does Guernsey look like, through the eyes of a newcomer?

Architect, artist, illustrator... Natasha K. HE chose Guernsey as the next step in her creative journey and said she is 'thrilled' to have done so 🎨

https://t.co/Y0z6su0p8G

[Bailiwick Express Guernsey @BailiwickGsy]

Who knew what, when?

Why were senior civil servants and the entire Committee of Health and Social Care unaware of a £20-30 million project price hike for several months?

https://t.co/aTUCnkTnY6