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‘Deeply concerning’ increase in drink driving, police say
THE police have highlighted a “deeply concerning” increase in Islanders driving while over the legal alcohol limit in 2024 compared to 2023. Chief officer Robin Smith stressed that drink-driving can have a “devastating impact”, citing the loss of father and son Dean and Charlie Lowe in a hit...
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Temps Passé: Alderney farmers facing ruin
“NOT since the dark days of June 1940 when the whole of the population of Alderney left their island home to seek refuge in England from the advancing Nazis, has this three-square-mile Channel Island been the scene of such misfortune as has now befallen it through the foot-and-mouth epidemic.” S...
Public meetings arranged to discuss return of Senators
PARISH meetings have been scheduled as part of a renewed bid to bring back the role of Senator to the States Assembly. Treasury Minister Elaine Millar will be visiting all 12 parishes over the next three weeks ahead of a debate on her proposition to restore the Islandwide mandate in time for next ye...
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Migration to Jersey: Who is staying put and who is saying ‘bye’?
FEWER than half of the people who moved to Jersey in 2017 remained in the Island five years later, a new report has revealed. Statistics Jersey’s Inward Migrant Analysis report found that 43% of the 4,390 people who arrived here in 2017 remained by 2022. People aged 16 to 29, those with registered...
AI brings ‘big opportunities’ for Jersey's public sector and financial services
DIGITAL Jersey is “developing an AI plan” for the Island, the organisation’s chief executive has revealed – citing “big opportunities” for the public sector and financial services industry. Tony Moretta also said that Jersey should look to attract artificial intelligence experts and busi...
Man jailed for assault and posting victim’s photo online
A 21-YEAR-OLD man who kicked another man in the face and posted a picture of his victim on social media, showing off the injuries he had inflicted, has been jailed for a year. Jose Guilherme Vieira Da Costa punched the 23-year-old in the back of the head, knocking his glasses off during the grave an...
The anger is still there, but I am able to channel it in a different way now
IT seems slightly odd, counter-intuitive, that Cheyenne O’Connor would say that she wouldn’t change anything about her life. This is a woman who was sexually abused by her grandfather as a young girl, his crimes covered up by her father. A person, now aged 32, who was sent to prison when, as a 1...
DFDS timetable welcomed but retailer concerned about freight services
BUSINESS figures have welcomed DFDS’ publication of its first timetables for services between Jersey and the south of England but a leading retailer has expressed concern about inconsistent timings on the freight/passenger link from Portsmouth. Danish operator DFDS released the timetable for Stena...
Drunk moped rider banned for three years
A 20-YEAR-OLD who rode his Yamaha moped while drunk, crashed into a wall and tried to flee the scene has been banned from the roads for three years. Marco McCormick was also fined £400 in the Magistrate’s Court, given a 120-hour community service order and put on probation for six months. Advocat...
Planning Committee rejects 600sq-m shed in St John
A FARMER in St John has had his bid to build a new 600sq-m shed rejected by the Planning Committee. Parishioners turned out in force at the meeting on Thursday 16 January seeking to persuade committee members to back a recommendation from planning officers that the application, which was lodged by J...
No lease signed yet for ‘not fit for purpose’ Opera House
THE government is yet to sign a lease with the company due to take over Jersey Opera House months before the building is due to re-open after a £12.7 million restoration project. Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel confirmed on Wednesday that a lease had still not been signed with Jersey Op...
Police appeal after car hits lamppost 'causing extensive damage'
THE police are appealing for information after a car collided with a lamppost in St Martin “causing significant damage”. The collision, which is believed to have involved a grey Toyota Auris, happened on Thursday at around 11am on Grande Route De St Martin, just past St John Ambulance. In a stat...
Court for man who spat at police officer
A MAN who spat in a doorman’s face as he was led out of St James Wine Bar and then spat in a police officer’s face has pleaded guilty to assault. Jake Lescop (28) also admitted resisting arrest during the incident on 29 December, when he appeared at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Relief Mag...
Partial closure of Rouge Bouillon ‘could continue towards Easter’
THE partial closure of Rouge Bouillon “could extend towards Easter”, according to the Infrastructure Department – with investigations and repair work “expected to take some time” after a burst water main caused a sinkhole last month. In an update issued yesterday, the department said Rouge...
Planning meeting branded a ‘sham’ as St Aubin kiosk project is rejected
PLANS for a beach kiosk on the seafront overlooking St Aubin’s Bay have been rejected by the Planning Committee during a meeting described as a “sham” by a supporter of the project. Members of the committee voted unanimously to support a recommendation by officers to refuse planning permission...
Ten-year bus contract signed
LIBERTYBUS has signed a new contract to run the Island’s bus services for the next ten years. The contract, which was officially signed yesterday, begins on 6 April. The bus operator has promised to deliver “better connectivity” and enhanced services, including more bus routes and increased fr...
Autumn date for park’s Dreaming Trees event
THE popular Dreaming Trees light display is due to illuminate Howard Davis Park again this year, with the event scheduled for October. Organisers of the annual display, which is now in its third year, said they had moved the event from February in the hope that they can “take advantage of the spec...
Court delivers verdict in perverting course of justice case
A 28-YEAR-OLD man accused of hitting another man in the head with a glass in a nightclub has been convicted of trying to intimidate the victim into retracting his statement to the States police. Following a three-day trial, which ended yesterday, a Royal Court jury unanimously found Elias Campbell B...
Refit work means no fast ferries for first 12 days of Easter holidays
FAST ferry links between Jersey and the south coast of England will not run until almost three weeks after DFDS takes up its contract, it was confirmed today. The Danish operator confirmed yesterday that refitting work on its high-speed craft Levante Jet was scheduled to be completed in time for the...
Card payments accepted again at Coop stores in Jersey following 'outage'
CARD payments are being accepted again at Coop stores in Jersey following a brief “outage”. Channel Islands Coop chief executive Mark Cox confirmed on Thursday that the issue – which is understood to have impacted other retailers – affected all its stores in the Island. He said the supermark...