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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Former Constable and recycling company fined after polluted water gets into streams in St Peter’s Valley
THE former St Mary Constable and a recycling company who inadvertently allowed polluted water into a waterway that fed a reservoir have both been fined £2,500. John Le Bailly, who retired from the States this year, and Alan Langlois of AAL Recycling admitted breaching water safety regulations when removing silt from a pond on Mr […]
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Move to reduce number of empty properties approved by States
PROPERTY owners will be discouraged from leaving flats and houses empty for long periods, following a backbencher’s successful proposal. Deputy Montfort Tadier called for options to be drawn up by the end of September – after this summer’s general election – to ensure fewer properties were left vacant, which could include an empty property tax. […]
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93 candidates to contest the 2022 Jersey general election
A TOTAL of 93 candidates have been confirmed for next month’s general election. Islanders will head to the polls on 22 June to elect a new States Assembly. Twelve sitting States Members will not be seeking re-election it has been confirmed. Senators Tracey Vallois and Sarah Ferguson, Constables Richard Buchanan, John Le Bailly and John […]
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Letters to the Editor: Delaying will only add to the cost of this project
From John Le Bailly. AS the previous Constable of St Mary, I was extremely proud to have been elected by our parishioners to represent the parish and the Island in our States Assembly. Jersey is not the perfect place that it pretends to be. Our Infrastructure in the northern and outlying parishes is still non-existent; […]
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Marine park proposal for Jersey rejected
A BID to create a marine park covering more than a third of Jersey’s territorial waters has been rejected. States Members voted against Economic Development Minister Lyndon Farnham’s plans to protect around 900km2 from bottom trawling and dredging, on the first day of the Bridging Island Plan debate. Senator Farnham’s proposal was supported by the […]
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Parking 'carnage' at Grève de Lecq after car park closes and hundreds flock to the beach amid record heatwave
THE States could have stepped in to prevent a loss of parking at Grève de Lecq – which is now causing ‘recurring’ problems for beach-goers, according to the St Mary Constable. David Johnson spoke out after a hot weekend saw Islanders flock to the beach, with several commentators on social media describing parking in the […]
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Contest for Constable’s position in St Mary turns into two-horse race
A CANDIDATE hoping to become St Mary’s next Constable has pulled out of the election race for ‘family reasons’. Mark Baker, who was one of three who had put themselves forward for the seat, said that he was ‘gutted’ to have to withdraw but said ‘I need to put my family first’. Sitting Constable John […]
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‘No underhand tactics used in field rezoning’
‘NOTHING underhand’ took place in rezoning a St Mary field owned by a housing trust linked to the Chief Minister, according to the parish Constable – after a former Senator claimed there had been a ‘lack of transparency’. Constable John Le Bailly has defended the States Assembly’s decision to keep field MY563 – a three-vergée […]
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'Conspiracy theories over field are false'
‘CONSPIRACY theories’ surrounding the rezoning of a field in St Mary are ‘completely wrong’, according to the head of the trust that owns the land. Francis Le Gresley, chair of the Les Vaux Housing Trust, has responded to concerns raised by the head of Age Concern and former Senator Ben Shenton regarding field MY563 – […]
