Complex sentence: The authorities in Alderney, having no direct communication with the UK, recommended that all islanders evacuate, and nearly all did so; the Dame of Sark, Sibyl Hathaway, encouraged everyone to stay.
Split into simpler sentences: The authorities in Alderney, having no direct communication with the UK, recommended that all islanders evacuate, and nearly all did so. The Dame of Sark, Sibyl Hathaway, encouraged everyone to stay.