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Police appeal for dash-cam footage after 'indecent exposure' in St Clement
THE police are asking Islanders for dash-camera footage following an alleged indecent exposure which took place in St Clement. They are seeking footage from drivers who were travelling along La Grande Route de la Cote or Rue de Samares between 1.30pm and 1.55pm on Wednesday. Those with footage or in...
Woman bought cannabis ‘because partner could not afford to fill prescription for medicinal drug’
A 28-YEAR-OLD woman has admitted having cannabis in her home – but she said she possessed the drug because her partner had been prescribed medicinal cannabis but was unable to afford it. Lauren Margaret Renouf appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. St Saviour Centenier Steven Laffoley-Edw...
Pharmacy closure an ‘absolute disgrace’, says Jersey pensioner
A PENSIONER has branded the closure of an Island pharmacy branch an “absolute disgrace”. St Clement resident George Sinclair rang the JEP news desk yesterday morning to express his outrage at SandpiperCI’s decision to close its pharmacy in Marks & Spencer at Grève d’Azette permanently. ...
Jersey long-distance swimmers get ready to tackle Lake Geneva
A SURGE of girl-power is what a group of Islanders hope will inspire them to swim the entire length of the largest lake in central Europe. The six women, led by veteran English Channel swimmer Sally Minty-Gravett, leave Jersey this weekend ahead of their attempt to swim 45 miles from one end of Lake...
Jersey’s first international tattoo event will celebrate local talent
INK at the ready… tattooists from all over the world are set to descend on Jersey this weekend for the Island’s first ever tattoo convention. Ash Lewis, a full-time tattooist who owns Unit 3 Tattoo Studio at Five Oaks, is spearheading the event which will take place at the Grand Jersey from 10am...
GST changes bring in £4m
AN additional £4 million has been added to the public coffers since changes to GST were brought in last summer, the government has revealed. The “de minimis” threshold, at which Islanders pay the 5% sales tax on imported goods, was lowered from £135 to £60 in July 2023. The changes were also ...
Funding helps charity maintain St Helier woodland
A WOODLAND in St Helier managed by Jersey Trees for Life has received funding to help the charity maintain it. The funding means there will be new signs and tree labels at Adelina Wood, which is located next to Motormall Jersey, on Grande Route de St Jean. A three-year partnership deal has been sign...
Time to address the ‘old-boys club' in Jersey's parish politics
THE revelation that five of 12 Island roads committees are entirely male has kick-started a “wider conversation” around gender representation in parish politics. Deputy Montfort Tadier’s written question to the chair of the Constables’ Committee exposed that all five members of the St Clemen...
TGI Fridays goes into administration with Waterfront site one of 87 put up for sale
THE company which owns 87 TGI Fridays branches across the British Isles, including the business trading at the Waterfront in St Helier, has gone into administration. Hostmore, a company set up by the private equity owner of the restaurant chain, announced that it had appointed administrators and was...
Gas supplier boss steps down
THE chief executive of the company which provides Jersey’s gas supply has left her post after three years. Islands Energy Group confirmed this morning that Jo Cox had left her role with immediate effect, with Aidan Baglow, formerly managing director of Manx Gas in the Isle of Man, becoming interim...
No government policy preventing Jersey businesses from going 'cashless'
THERE is no government policy – and one is not likely to be introduced in the near future – on whether businesses can choose to be “cashless”, the Economic Development Minister has said. Deputy Kirsten Morel was answering questions from the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel a...
First pictures show Jersey in the new series of Bergerac
FROM the windswept sands of St Ouen’s Bay to the granite walls of Victoria College, newly-released pictures provide a glimpse of scenes from the new series of Bergerac. Actors Damien Molony – in the title role – and Zoë Wanamaker (who plays Charlie Hungerford) feature in the pictures issued b...
Consumer Council ‘still working’ to recover costs of gas outage
THE Jersey Consumer Council is “still working” with lawyers to recover costs that Islanders incurred in last October’s gas outage which saw some without power and hot water for a fortnight. The update comes in the consumer body’s 2023 Annual Report in which its chair described last year as ...
Survey shows Jersey primary heads against bilingual schools
THE vast majority of primary-school head teachers are opposed to a proposal to set up three bilingual English-French schools in Jersey, according to the results of a new survey. The survey, conducted by the Education Department, gathered responses from 21 out of 24 schools, with none supporting the ...
Man admits threatening former partner but denies physical assault
A 26-YEAR-OLD man on trial for attacking his ex-girlfriend has admitted threatening to choke her but denied physically assaulting her. Andre Correia was giving evidence on the second day of his trial in the Royal Court for domestic abuse of his 20-year-old former partner. He is accused of threatenin...
Cocaine smuggler jailed after making "storm damage" claim
A 45-YEAR-OLD “family” man who claimed he was coming to Jersey to repair damage caused by Storm Ciarán but was actually smuggling high-purity cocaine worth up to £125,000 into the Island has been jailed for eight years and three months. Andrew Christopher Lane, from Staffordshire, arrived in t...
Jersey court told of man's threat to kill woman with a hammer
A 20-YEAR-OLD woman has told a court how her former partner threatened to kill her with a hammer and said he wanted to squeeze her neck “until she was purple”. The alleged victim told a jury in the Royal Court that 26-year-old Andre Correia would spit in her face, push her and slap her. He […]...
Jersey's honorary consul for Poland describes central Europe floods as ‘a tragedy’
WIDESPREAD flooding across central Europe that has forced thousands from their homes and claimed several lives has been described as a “tragedy” by a leading consular official in Jersey. Magdalena Chmielewska, the honorary consul for Poland, said she was in tears while watching television footag...
Landowner criticises Planning’s stance on derelict glasshouses
Regulations are hampering attempts to redevelop glasshouse sites, a former tomato farmer has said after a 23-year battle with the Planning Department left his family with mounting debt and an uncertain future. Kevin Hervé, who operated Les Tours Farm in St Clement for decades, has urged the governm...
Islanders mistaking European hornets for invasive Asian species
ISLANDERS are mistaking “growing” numbers of Jersey’s native hornet for the invasive Asian hornet. Alastair Christie, the Island’s Asian hornet co-ordinator, has issued a reminder about how to spot a European hornet, adding that dealing with reports regarding this insect “takes time” tha...