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Dog poo DNA testing discussed to help tackle fouling problem

DNA testing of dog excrement to deter irresponsible owners who do not pick up after their pets is being considered by Constables, after the JEP repeatedly highlighted the issue of dog fouling. And discussions are taking place with law officers to see how more cases can be prosecuted after this newsp...

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A gang of girls ready to fight for their turf and their future

KELLY Frost is on the cusp of something big, probably bigger than big. Until the end of last year a trainee reporter in the JEP and Bailiwick Express newsroom, the 25-year-old is about to embark on a life-changing journey that she has been planning, more or less, since the age of 15. Standing on a [...

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Data reignites concerns over declining birth rate

NEW data highlighting another drop in the number of children being born in Jersey has reignited concerns over the future economic impact of the Island’s declining birth rate. The latest annual statement from the Office of the Superintendent Registrar showed Jersey recorded the lowest number of bir...

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Will lenders drop interest rates after the latest base rate cut?

UNCERTAINTY remains over whether lenders “on both sides of the Channel” will drop interest rates – despite the Bank of England lowering its base rate this month – according to a local mortgage consultant. Peter Seymour spoke after the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee announced a bas...

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Environment campaigner introduces sustainability kits for school lessons

AN environmentalist is helping teachers to discuss sustainability with their students by providing schools with demonstration kits. Louise Carson of Jersey Reuse Revolution, said she hoped the kits – which contain items such as refillable deodorant and lip balms, locally-made soaps and plastic-fre...

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UPDATE: One person was taken to hospital following last night's incident at La Pulente

A PERSON was taken to hospital following an incident at La Pulente last night – where they were trapped inside a car that had ended up on its roof near a 60-foot drop. In an update, the Justice and Home Affairs Department said that emergency services attended the incident just after 5pm on Thursda...

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Man (41) jailed for 9½ years for raping and assaulting woman

A MAN has been jailed for 9½ years for raping and assaulting a woman. David Nigel Pearce (41) was convicted last year of two counts of rape and two assault charges following a ten-day trial in the Royal Court, and he was found not guilty of three further charges. Pearce attempted to appeal against ...

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Solar panels to be added to Airport’s cargo terminal

ROOFTOP solar panels are to be installed at Jersey Airport which could power around 70 homes. Jersey Electricity and Ports of Jersey have signed a 25-year lease for the “major” solar array, which will cover 3,200sqm on top of the Airport’s cargo terminal – it will be the third largest of JE...

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Minister and hospitality association to form united front on alcohol promotions

THE hospitality industry and the Economic Development Minister are to join forces in demanding action is taken to allow happy hours and other alcohol promotions. At an event organised by the Jersey Hospitality Association yesterday, the organisation’s co-chief executive Marcus Calvani said he woul...

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Jail for worker who stole from social enterprise

A WOMAN who stole almost £2,000 in cash from the social enterprise where she worked has been jailed for three months. The Magistrate’s Court heard that 40-year-old Kelly Louise Vallois – also known as Kelly Mills – took £1,927 from The Butterfly Café in the Parade during the year that she w...

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Government officers attempt to attract UK retailers to St Helier

BROCHURES highlighting the advantages of setting up shop in Jersey have been handed out by government officers at retail conferences in the UK as part of a bid to tackle the record-high number of empty shops on the Island’s high street, according to the Economic Development Minister. In the States...

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Condor’s parent company abandons legal challenges over ferry contract

CONDOR’S parent company won’t be going back to court – over the government’s decision to award the Island’s ferry services contract to DFDS – according to a senior board member. Jean-Marc Roué, chairman of Brittany Ferries’ supervisory board, made the comments in a recently published ...

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Islanders urged to avoid La Pulente following collision

EMERGENCY services are dealing with a collision at La Pulente. In a statement issued on Thursday evening, the States police urged Islanders to avoid the area while they deal with the incident. The post Islanders urged to avoid La Pulente following collision appeared first on Jersey Evening Post....

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Panel calls on minister to ask businesses to accept cash

BUSINESSES could be asked not to refuse cash – when it is the customer’s only way of paying – if the government accepts new recommendations made by a panel of politicians. The Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel has published a report into its review exploring the acceptance of c...

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‘We are developing proposals to extend the FoI law to ALOs’

“PHASED” proposals to extend the Island’s Freedom of Information legislation to arm’s-length organisations are being developed, the Chief Minister has said following repeated calls by the JEP to enact a decade-old States decision. Deputy Lyndon Farnham told politicians this week that, while ...

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Call for Battle review as some 2024 ‘entities’ yet to be paid

THERE have been calls in the States for a review of the governance of the Battle of Flowers after it emerged that exhibitors are still waiting to be paid for last year’s parades despite the government almost doubling the event’s grant to £270,000. Concerns were raised by several politicians dur...

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Man (21) admits assault after nightclub glass attack

A 21-YEAR-OLD man threw a glass at another man in a town nightclub which smashed and left him with cuts to his face and neck, the Magistrate’s Court has heard. Jakob Charlie Warwick Stanton yesterday admitted grave and criminal assault following the attack on 20 July last year. The court was shown...

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Members begin to debate language-learning proposition

OBLIGING all pupils to study at least one language – as well as English – to GCSE level was debated by politicians in the States Assembly yesterday. Deputy Montfort Tadier was seeking to reverse a 20-year-old policy introduced in line with the UK which dropped the requirement for a second langua...

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Minister: ‘I wish to increase the Island’s recycling rate’

GUERNSEY recycles almost twice as much household waste as Jersey, it has emerged. And Island recycling rates have dropped in recent years. Newly released figures have shown that 33% of household waste in Jersey is recycled compared to 59% in Guernsey. Responding to a written question from Deputy Cat...

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Minister calls on States to make 9 May the Island’s national day

LIBERATION Day will officially become Jersey’s “national day”, if politicians back a minister’s proposal. Already widely regarded as the “unofficial” national day of the Island, 9 May marks the day that Jersey was liberated from occupation by German forces during the Second World War. Th...