THE winners of Genuine Jersey’s 2022 Jersey Royal potato growing competition have been announced. Starting in January, competitors were tasked with nurturing seed potatoes provided by the Le Maistre family of Master Farms – culminating in a final weigh-in event at the Grouville Parish Hall on Thursday. This year’s competition – sponsored by Homefields – […]
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All parishes ‘need to join the Island’s green lane network’
JERSEY’S network of green lanes is let down by having only ten parishes
involved, the Constable of St Helier has said.
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European workers ‘are no longer interested in coming to Jersey’
EUROPEAN workers have not been interested in coming to Jersey since Brexit and additional planned population controls are likely to exacerbate the trend, according to Jersey Farmers’ Union president Peter Le Maistre. Chief Minister John Le Fondré has lodged a proposition calling for a new migration control framework which would introduce several new types of […]
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Letters to the Editor: For football-mad Jersey boys in the 50s, stars like Ray de Gruchy were our heroes
From Ted Vibert. THE article (JEP 23 July) on footballer Ray de Gruchy by Tom Innes brought home many fond memories of being a football-mad kid brought up in the 1950s without television (it hadn’t reached Jersey yet) and where the only knowledge we had of the UK footballing scene was listening to radio commentaries […]
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Landlord register debate delayed in move described as an ‘act of absolute self-interest’
A CONTROVERSIAL proposition to introduce a landlords’ register has been postponed after Members asked for more information on the potentially ‘inflationary’ effect of the move – with those voting in favour of the delay accused of indulging in ‘absolute self-interest’.
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Christmas tree brings festive feel to village
FOR the first time in years, Gorey Village has a Christmas tree, which was officially lit up on Wednesday evening, watched by a 300-strong crowd of Grouville parishioners.
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Aircraft registry to be run by third party
JERSEY’S Aircraft Registry – which has only one aircraft on its books and cost £900,000 to set up – is likely to relaunch imminently, the Assistant Economic Development Minister has said.
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Increased lighting for Gorey after rape?
EXTRA street lighting could be installed in Grouville after a teenager was raped at a bus stop last month.
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Greenfield sites ‘could be built on to meet demand for houses’
GREENFIELD sites may need to be built on during the next decade to meet the demand for housing, the Environment Minister has said.
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Bailiff proposition withdrawn
THE debate on whether the States should have an elected speaker instead of the Bailiff presiding over their meetings in the Assembly has been withdrawn.
