A REVISED planning application for a hotel complex adjacent to the Strive health club in St Peter will be submitted in early 2026, the JEP has been told. Just over three weeks after an initial attempt to secure planning permission for a 179-room hotel including conference centre, spa and swimming pool, Strive managing director Ben […]
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Opera House due to open this autumn as originally planned
JERSEY Opera House will reopen later this year as originally planned even if the company behind it cannot raise the £1.5 million it says it needs to upgrade the dated technology needed to host West End shows. Jersey Opera House Ltd’s Andy Eagle (pictured, below) says that some of the technology in the refurbished building, […]
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Senior civil servant says he feels ‘badly let down’ by ministers
A SENIOR civil servant who had to withdraw from his role leading Jersey’s ferry tender process after voting for one of the applicants in a public Facebook poll has accused ministers of a lack of support. In emails made public after an FoI request by the JEP, Richard Corrigan told ministers he felt “badly let […]
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Jersey supply chains “remain stable” despite Middle East conflict
JERSEY’s supply chains “remain stable” despite rising tensions in the Middle East, according to the Chief Minister. After a warning from ATF fuels earlier this week, Deputy Lyndon Farnham said in a statement this afternoon that the government was monitoring potential economic impacts, including inflationary pressures, but there was currently no indication of disruption to […]
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Government should “stick to” target of 15 high-value residency approvals per year, argues Deputy
JERSEY’S stated aims for the number of accepted high-value residency are “perilously close to a sham”, a St Brelade Deputy has said as he called for tighter limits to be imposed. Deputy Jonathan Renouf is calling for the government to limit the number of high-value residency applications it approves to its stated objective of 15 […]
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Police issue "gentle reminder" about behaviour during Euro 2024 football matches
ISLANDERS watching matches in the Euro 2024 football tournament have been given a “gentle reminder” by Police about the need to behave responsibly. A week after the tournament started, and with England set to play their second match against Denmark at 5pm today, the force have underlined the importance of supporters not getting carried away. […]
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Chief Minister pledges slight fall in civil service headcount as numbers level off
THE number of civil servants levelled off last year and the aim to bring the headcount “down slightly” the Chief Minister has said, as the government’s recruitment freeze continues. Deputy Lyndon Farnham told a Chamber of Commerce lunch on Friday that the freeze that he had introduced in August 2024 had meant that 515 additional […]
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Chief Minister to stand in summer election
CHIEF Minister Lyndon Farnham has become the latest senior politician to confirm he will be contesting the election in four months time – but has not revealed whether he will be aiming for the top job once again. Instead, the long-serving politician has said his focus is on concluding the work outstanding during the remainder […]
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Jersey Finance funds for 2025 cut by £400K
THE government has reduced its funding to an organisation that promotes Jersey as an international financial centre by £400,000 as part of wider budget cuts, the External Relations Minister has confirmed. Deputy Ian Gorst, who has responsibility for financial services, was addressing a Scrutiny panel looking into the proposed government Budget for 2025 to 2028. […]
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Politicians to debate halving of residency requirement for voting
NEW rules around elections, changes to the law around reusable plastic bags and a call to allow members of the public to join Scrutiny panels are among the topics to be debated by politicians in the States Assembly this week. The residency requirement for voting in elections will drop from two years to one if […]
