A LONG-TIME resident of St Mary and accomplished horseman is throwing his top hat into the ring to become the parish’s next Constable. Ivor Barette, who moved to St Mary 65 years ago at the age of eight, confirmed he intended to put his name forward as a candidate in the election scheduled to take […]
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Boris Johnson criticises David Cameron over silence on arms sales debate
Mr Johnson said Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron had “gone into a kind of purdah” on the debate on whether the UK should continue arms sales to Israel.
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Mitchell Johnson: Does David Warner deserve to sign off from Tests on own terms?
Warner expressed his wish to retire from Tests at the end of their series against Pakistan in Sydney next month.
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Former Liverpool and Everton striker David Johnson dies aged 71
Johnson also played eight times for England, scoring six goals.
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John Aldridge leads tributes to former Liverpool striker David Johnson
Johnson, who also played for Everton and Ipswich, has died aged 71.
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“Unbearable suffering” clause in new assisted-dying legislation defeated
AN attempt to widen Jersey’s newly approved assisted-dying law to include people experiencing “unbearable suffering” has been decisively rejected by the States Assembly, just weeks after Members backed the landmark legislation. Introducing a right to choose an assisted death in cases of unbearable suffering had been one of the options discussed during the process to […]
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Ministers considering options to ensure “fit for purpose” complaints mechanism
THE Council of Ministers is considering whether to strengthen the existing system for handling complaints about public services – or to create an ombudsperson – with a cost analysis of the two options currently underway. Lyndon Farnham provided the update during a hearing of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel. Debate over the creation of a […]
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Rent laws return to Chamber for latest stage of minister’s long-running bid for change
POLITICIANS began a potentially lengthy debate over moves to change the Island’s Residential Tenancy Law yesterday. Housing Minister Sam Mézec introduced his proposition by expressing incredulity that a pro-landlord lobbying group had described the measures as “rushed”, when in fact they had been in preparation for over five years. Longer notice periods, limits on frequency […]
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Special edition of parish magazine includes previously untold accounts of the Occupation
A SPECIAL edition of St Mary’s parish magazine released this week will share the experiences of a number of Islanders under German Occupation during the Second World War. Under the German Yoke: St Mary’s Occupation Memories collates 24 first hand accounts of life under German rule from parishioners, most of which have never been published […]
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Budget amendment seeks £250k to tackle empty properties issue
A £250,000 policy could be developed to ensure properties are not left empty and abandoned for extended periods of time. The Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel has lodged an amendment to the 2026 Budget asking for funds from the Cabinet Office expenditure to be ringfenced specifically to tackle the problem of empty homes. The […]
