The newly appointed chair of the Jersey Hospitality Association, Malcolm Lewis, believes it is time for casting aside negativity and that all the elements are in place for the sector to come together and grow its business. He spoke to Emily Moore IT might be slightly late for making New Year resolutions but there is […]
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New bid to save plans for single-site hospital at Overdale
A BID to get the States Assembly to commit to the single-site Overdale scheme has been launched by the politician formerly responsible for the project. Deputy Lyndon Farnham’s proposition, which was due to be lodged today, would prevent the government from abandoning the approved Overdale plans until it had ‘certainty’ that the multi-site scheme – […]
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St Helier Constable could back single-site hospital scheme
THE Constable of St Helier has indicated he would back a move to stick with the existing hospital plans – provided the ‘unnecessary’ proposals to alter Westmount Road are abandoned. Appearing on the latest episode of Bailiwick Express’s Politics Disassembled podcast, Simon Crowcroft said the prospect of a single-site hospital was ‘quite impressive’ and that […]
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'Growing support for a marine park'
THERE is growing political support for a marine park ahead of this year’s election, an environmental group has said, despite proposals being defeated in the States Assembly earlier this year. Charles Clover, executive director of the Blue Marine Foundation, has called for a marine park to be put in place by 2025 to benefit ‘the […]
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The race for Chief Minister: Full list of the politicians backing Mézec and Moore
DEPUTY Kristina Moore looks set to become the Island’s first female Chief Minister after more than half of the new States Assembly signed her nomination paper. Candidates are required to have a minimum of six signatories on their nomination form, but Deputy Moore has far exceeded that number with the backing of 30 Members. However, […]
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Consultant: ‘Abandoned’ hospital plans a ‘travesty’
IT is a ‘travesty’ that the Our Hospital project at Overdale has been abandoned, a leading consultant has said as he warned building on the current Gloucester Street site would be ‘unworkable’. Dr David Ng had thrown his support behind the plans to build a new facility at Overdale – including delivering a passionate speech […]
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‘Government is living and breathing transparency’: Chief Minister responds to criticism after resignations
THE Chief Minister has said her government is ‘living and breathing openness and transparency’ following criticism surrounding the resignation of chief executive Suzanne Wylie – and denied that they had a fractious relationship. Deputy Kristina Moore also said she was unaware of any rift within the Council of Ministers and that they were ‘committed to […]
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Views of Jersey's health staff should be considered as part of new hospital plans
THE views of the Island’s clinical staff must be heard before the government pushes forward with changes to the Our Hospital project, the former Environment Minister has said. John Young, who gave planning approval to build the £804 million facility at Overdale – a decision he made towards the end of his term in the […]
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Air link to France will return this summer
BLUE Islands has announced that it will be running direct flights to and from Rennes this summer. The service will run on a Monday and Friday from 20 June for 12 weeks and the aircraft can carry 68 passengers. The last commercial air link between Jersey and France was a service to Paris, which was […]
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JLA lifeboat back following repairs
THE Jersey Lifeboat Association’s all-weather vessel has returned to the Island for the first time since it hit rocks last year, but is currently unable to take part in search-and-rescue operations. Sir Max Aitken III was sent to the UK for repairs following the incident, which happened near Noirmont Point in November while the JLA […]
