A LONG-AWAITED strategy outlining how the Island can better promote and accommodate outdoor play for children has been published. The three-year Play Plan aims to improve community engagement and address concerns about safety and the growing influence of digital technology among the Island’s children and young people aged up to 18. The plan, spearheaded by […]
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Petition to restore Victoria Marine Lake gains 1,000 signatures
A PETITION calling for the Victoria Marine Lake to be restored and maintained has been signed by more than 1,000 Islanders, meaning the government will have to respond. Calls have been growing for the historic pool in St Aubin’s Bay to be salvaged. The pool was first opened in 1897 and was restored at a […]
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PAC questions government commitment over Comptroller’s report
The government’s commitment to implementing recommendations made in a critical report about financial management has been questioned by the States spending watchdog. The Public Accounts Committee has issued comments after reviewing the response by government chief executive Andrew McLaughlin and treasurer Richard Bell to a report published by the Comptroller and Auditor General earlier this […]
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Bid for age-friendly “10-minute neighbourhoods” to be introduced in Jersey
WALKABLE “10-minute neighbourhoods” where elderly Islanders can easily access essential services on foot could be introduced in Jersey, if plans lodged by a St Helier politician are approved. A proposition lodged this week by Deputy Inna Gardiner aims to reshape Jersey’s public spaces to meet the needs of an ageing population. The politician pointed to […]
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Bid to give Victoria Marine Lake listed status
JERSEY Heritage is recommending that the Victoria Marine Lake in St Aubin’s Bay be awarded Grade 4 listed status, it has emerged. Deputy Inna Gardiner, who has been supporting a group of Islanders and constituents keen to restore the 128-year-old pool, told the JEP that Jersey Heritage had forwarded an assessment to Jersey Property Holdings […]
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Health agrees extra funding for Cheshire Home in 2025
EXTRA funding for Jersey Cheshire Home has been welcomed by the organisation’s chairman. Jim Hopley reached an agreement with Health Minister Tom Binet to ensure the “necessary additional funding” to support the charity’s work next year, after financial challenges threatened its future. In a joint statement, Mr Hopley and Deputy Binet said that the funding […]
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Review of legislation after conviction of paramedics
A REVIEW of existing health and safety legislation is to take place following the conviction of two paramedics, the Social Security Minister has said. During question time in the States Assembly, Deputy Helen Miles asked the minister, Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, whether she was happy that the conviction of John Sutherland and Tom Le Sauteur demonstrated […]
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What could the proposed Budget mean for Jersey families?
HOW could the proposed billion-pound Budget benefit you and your family? The JEP takes a look through the government’s spending plans to see what they offer. Tax allowances If approved, the Budget will provide an extra £1,150 in tax allowances for married couples, whose allowance will be £33,200. Child allowance meanwhile will rise by £150 […]
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“Forecast construction pipeline” to be presented to industry before end of the year
THE government is due to present an anticipated programme of projects to the construction industry before the end of the year, according to the chief executive of the Jersey Development Company. Lee Henry told the Public Accounts Committee that the “forecast construction pipeline” was intended to help assess the capacity of the sector and inform […]
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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 the extension was “yet to be decided”, it was “a work in progress”. […]
