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South Esplanade in St Peter Port was closed while the island's Asian hornet team worked with Civil Protection volunteers and tree surgeons to remove a large nest from the top of an oak tree.

"Plans are under way to deal with the remaining nests where locations have made this particularly challenging," he said. "As autumn approaches, the race is on to remove all the Asian hornet nests ...