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Fire crews tackle blaze in storage shed
FIRE crews responded to a blaze in a storage shed in St Ouen today. Eleven firefighters attended the scene in Leoville, with two engines and a water carrier. Two firefighters wore breathing apparatus to quickly bring the fire under control. Watch Commander Rick Ryan praised the actions of the site m...
Vote halts plans for Elephant Park
ST Brelade parishioners have postponed a vote on how to fund a £500,000 revamp of the Elephant Park over concerns about a lack of detailed information. The proposal, brought forward by Constable Mike Jackson at a parish assembly this week, involved allocating £250,000 from the property reserve fun...
Mental-health referrals for young people double over three-year period
JERSEY’S Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service sees a higher proportion of those referred for support than the UK average, according to the organisation’s annual report, published today. Data collected from a report benchmarking the Island service shows that the number of referrals per 100,...
Brittany Ferries to be ‘more involved’ in Channel Islands
JERSEY’S ferry links are to be bolstered through Brittany Ferries becoming “far more involved” with the Channel Islands – including using one of its passenger ships when needed – according to the company’s chief executive. Christophe Mathieu, who recently replaced John Napton as Condor...
St Helier thanks public for their patience during ‘ambitious’ repair programme
PROGRESS is being made to improve parish-owned roads in St Helier – but States roads in town are still in a “in a pretty poor state”, Constable Simon Crowcroft has said. Businesses have recently complained that a series of major roadworks projects have left some routes gridlocked and were dete...
Young Islander gives speech at cancer charity concert in London
A 25-YEAR-OLD Islander said she felt “honoured” to give a speech at an event at the Royal Albert Hall to help raise money for a charity which supports young cancer patients. Antonia Rubio flew to London for the Teenage Cancer Trust fundraising concert last week to share her journey of battling t...
£3.7m drone trial in Jersey airspace starts soon
A £3.7 MILLION project to trial “potentially game-changing” drone technology in Jersey airspace is set to start within weeks. Uncrewed aircraft with a two-metre wingspan will take to the skies within a dedicated area off the north coast during a series of test flights in April and June. If succ...
Jersey on Ice raises £20,000 for five children’s charities
ICE skaters this winter did not just practise their loops and spins – they also helped raise £20,000 for charities, including a fund set up in memory of a father and son killed in a suspected hit-and-run last year. A total of 50p from the price of every ticket sold at Jersey on Ice at […] The p...
Jersey finance watchdog warns of scam email
FINANCE firms have been sent scam emails from fraudsters posing as the director-general of the industry watchdog. The correspondence specifically references the Jersey Financial Services Commission’s Jill Britton and encourages the recipients to open a PDF attachment. The JFSC described it as a ...
Jersey Youth Assembly vote against assisted dying
A MONTH before Jersey’s politicians debate the fine details of assisted dying legislation, their junior counterparts voted that the service should not be legalised. Teams from Jersey College for Girls, Victoria College, Beaulieu Convent School, De La Salle College and Hautlieu lined up to grill mi...
Conditions of potato exporter merger ‘protect Island’s agricultural industry’
A MERGER between Jersey’s two largest potato exporters is subject to conditions designed to protect independent growers, the Island’s competition watchdog has said. Albert Bartlett recently announced it had formally acquired the Jersey Royal Company from Produce Investments, following approval f...
Easter travellers are advised to arrive two hours before flights
ISLANDERS are being urged to leave plenty of time to check in for flights this weekend, with more than 30,000 passengers expected to pass through the Airport during the Easter break. Ports of Jersey said that there might be queues during busy times, but that every effort would be made to ensure that...
Roadworks killing business, say Gorey traders
TRADERS in Gorey say roadworks are killing their businesses with takings way down and the village deserted. Describing the past few weeks as a “nightmare”, they want people to know that they are open and it’s business as usual. Contractors working for Jersey Electricity are digging up Mont de ...
New owners at the helm as director of Island’s oldest shipyard business retires
JERSEY’S oldest shipyard and boat brokerage has been sold to another maritime company hoping to create the Channel Islands’ “premier full-service marine centre”. South Pier Marine – established in 1926 – has been bought by Reconvene Marine, which has also acquired PC Boat Sales. After ne...
Father to take on 66-mile trek to help hospital treating son’s cancer
A GROUNDSKEEPER at Les Quennevais playing fields is taking on a 106km walking challenge to raise money for the specialist hospital where his son is being treated for bone cancer. While the “ultra-walk” is not until May, John Collier (53) has already raised over £5,000. Mr Collier, who has taken...
States may be asked to approve remote sittings to help working parents
THE States could be asked to approve proposals to allow politicians to attend sittings remotely, as part of plans to improve support for working parents. The Privileges and Procedures Committee is considering lodging a proposition which would allow Members to join debates online – as they did duri...
WATCH: Huge Brittany Ferries passenger ship undertakes berthing trials in St Helier Harbour
A HUGE Brittany Ferries passenger ship – larger than any vessel in Condor’s fleet – has undertaken a berthing trial in St Helier Harbour. Just weeks after it was announced that Condor’s chief executive, John Napton, was being replaced on an interim basis by Brittany Ferries chief executive C...
Six floating accommodation pods to be installed in St Helier marina
PLANS to install six floating pods in St Helier Marina have been given the go-ahead, with Ports of Jersey hoping to open the first two this summer. The units will be available as short-term accommodation for visiting boat owners and Islanders. The pods, which will be between the Lifeboat Café and t...
St Helier walls to become temporary cinema screens
WALLS around St Helier will be transformed into temporary cinema screens in May for one of the most innovative events in this year’s 13th Parish Film Festival. Hamburg-based group A Wall is a Screen are making a return visit to this year’s event – based at the Jersey Arts Centre from 23 to 26 ...
Scrutiny panel to review Jersey's assisted dying bill
PROPOSALS to introduce an assisted-dying service in Jersey are being reviewed by a Scrutiny panel. In May, the States will be asked to decide whether assisted dying legislation should be limited to those with terminal conditions causing unbearable suffering, or whether it should also cover individua...