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“INEQUITABLE” and “opaque” parish rates need to be scrapped in favour of one Islandwide system, according to a former States Member. Jennifer Bridge, who was a Deputy of St Helier, has written to Mike Jackson, chair of the Constables’ Committee, asking Constables to commit to the change, as most parishes currently have different methods for […]

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 Clement, St Ouen, St Peter, St Saviour, and Trinity roads committees were […]

FIVE Islanders have received exciting news in this year’s Birthday Honours List. Jennifer Bridge, Jason Hamon and William Harris received MBEs for services to the Island community, while Roy MacDonald received the British Empire Medal for his work with the Jersey Kenpo Karate Association. There was also reward for the head gardener at Government House, […]

A ROW has broken out after an “energy expert” associated with an organisation that challenges the mainstream response to climate change was given permission to hold a talk in the States Building in a visit being publicised by a taxpayer-funded arm’s-length organisation. Dr John Constable has been invited to the Island by the recently formed […]

AN Islander living with the devastating impact of motor neurone disease has written a heartbreaking letter to politicians urging them to push forward with assisted dying legislation during next week’s landmark States debate. Charlie Tostevin – a former civil servant who is well-known in the Island’s sporting community following his 35 years with the Jersey […]

POET Laureate Simon Armitage and children’s author Michael Morpurgo have been confirmed as two of the headline writers at this year’s Jersey Festival of Words. Although the organisers are remaining tight-lipped about the venue for this year’s event – to be held between 20 and 24 September – they have confirmed that the five-day celebration […]

A RECORD 242 Islanders were nominated and more than 24,400 votes cast in this year’s Pride of Jersey Awards – and now it is time to reveal the finalists. Following a public vote, three people in each category (with the exception of Neighbour of the Year where a tie resulted in four Islanders making the […]