JERSEY’S top six table tennis players to take on their Sarnian counterparts in the Channel Island Top 12 event this weekend have been decided. Jersey’s Senior Top 12 tournament took place at Fort Regent last week, with a series of round-robin matches, where each player takes on the other 11. The top six seeds, following […]
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Government sells former care unit to development firm for £1.3m
A FORMER care facility for Islanders with complex needs in St Martin has been sold by the government to the Jersey Development Company for £1.3 million – less than half its previous asking price. Aviemore, a former five-unit specialist accommodation facility operated by the Special Needs Service, neighbouring Haut de la Garenne, was previously put […]
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The party’s over: Jersey Alliance officially dissolved
AFTER a disastrous showing when Jersey last went to the polls in June 2022, the Jersey Alliance has been dissolved by the Royal Court. Just one of the 14 Alliance candidates to contest seats at the last general election was successful, and now the party is over. The decision to dissolve was announced by chair […]
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Ministers and utility bosses grilled by PFAS-affected islanders
MINISTERS and utility bosses were grilled by Islanders this week over the government’s handling of PFAS contamination during a heated public meeting in St Brelade’s Parish Hall. The session, attended by around 40 people – including former Chief Minister John Le Fondré – followed the publication of a new Arcadis report last month confirming that […]
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Special flight for Islanders who donated to Air Display
FOUR Islanders who donated to this year’s Jersey International Air Display received a special thanks with a ride in the only flying Catalina Seaplane in Europe. Organisers of last Thursday’s event hatched the plan to show their gratitude to crowdfunders after it became clear that the unique aircraft, which took part in the display, could […]
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Politicians move to end the Bailiff’s dual role
RENEWED moves to have an elected Speaker preside over the States Assembly, ending the historic but controversial presiding role fulfilled by the Bailiff, will be debated next month. More than a third of the 49 States Members have already signed up to support a proposition by Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan which would see the election […]
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'What I would like to see is Lyndon and a unifying approach, which I believe he could bring to benefit the Island'
By Lindsay Ash THERE is a legendary Oxbridge exam question which was “Is this a question?” Many of the students wrote pages on this, but apparently the correct and most brilliant answer was “If it’s a question then this is an answer.” Personally, I feel if I had written that the response would have been […]
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Permission sought to demolish Airport hangar from 1958
THE old Jersey Airlines hangar at the Airport will be demolished, if planning permission is given. Ports of Jersey has applied to knock down the large structure, one of the oldest buildings at the Airport, which sits to the north of the main car park. Hangar 4 was built in 1958, originally for the storage […]
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Budget amendment calls for clarity over Fort Regent
A SCRUTINY panel is seeking to amend the Budget to ensure greater transparency around the funding for the redevelopment of Fort Regent. The Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel’s proposed amendment to the government’s nearly £1.3 billion spending plans for 2025 to 2028 is the latest in a series of changes that Members have been […]
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Jersey government paid £58m for consultants
THE government spent nearly £60m on consultants during Kristina Moore’s time as Chief Minister, it has emerged. Figures delayed by more than a year shared yesterday showed that £17,868,485 was spent on consultants from July to December 2022, while £40,026,911 was spent across the whole of 2023. This means that a total of £57,895,396 has […]
