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Islanders asked to send questions for hustings

BBC Two people wearing blue and red coats and flat caps walk into Island Hall in Alderney at a previous election. The hall has large grey bricks with four plaques on the exterior wall of the entrance.BBC
A by-election for two seats at the States of Alderney is being held on 8 March

Residents in Alderney have been asked to send questions for candidates standing in an upcoming election ahead of a hustings on Thursday.

The States of Alderney by-election, which will fill two vacant seats, will take place on 8 March and four candidates will stand.

The island's government said the event would start at 19:00 GMT at the Island Hall on Thursday.

President William Tate said questions could be emailed to him by the public before 17:00 on Tuesday.

The questions will be read out during the hustings.

The candidates will be Haydn Bateman, Jeannie Cameron, Lin Maurice and Veronica Taylor.

They would also be available in the Island Hall to answer questions before the hustings on a one-on-one basis from 17:30 to 18:45 GMT, the president said.

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