TRINITY has become the fourth parish to have received accreditation as a “Jersey Living Wage” employer – with those behind the campaign hoping the remaining parishes will “follow the example” and sign up. The accreditation was secured through a campaign run by Catholic social action charity Caritas Jersey, which is licensed by the Living Wage […]
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Parish votes to buy plot for £180k to secure control over future use
TRINITY parishioners have agreed to buy a plot of land for £180,000 to secure control over its future use following a failed bid to build a luxury house there. The purchase of the small parcel at La Verte Rue, bordering the road and the parish’s Maisons Cabot retirement homes, was agreed at a well-attended parish […]
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Former coach depot in La Colomberie to be replaced with 29 flats
THE former coach depot and electrical store at La Colomberie will be demolished and replaced with 29 apartments, one office and a shop, after planning permission was granted yesterday. The Planning Committee – a group of politicians who decide larger and more contentious applications – unanimously gave permission for the development, which kinks round from […]
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Politicians reject Grouville housing scheme over ‘immense impact’ concerns
PLANS to build four houses on a coastal site in Grouville have been turned down by the Planning Committee. Politicians voted by six to one to go against a planning officer’s recommendation for the approval of the scheme at La Mielle du Parcq. The application would have involved the demolition of an existing five-bedroom property […]
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St Lawrence cattery and St Ouen homes proposals to come before Planning Committee today
PLANS to build a cattery in St Lawrence and “affordable” homes in St Ouen were among the applications due to come before the Planning Committee on Thursday. The committee – a group of politicians who meet to decide on more controversial applications – was due to decide whether the “small-scale” 13-pen cattery should be built […]
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First spade in the ground for new Les Amis specialist nursing facility
THE first symbolic spades hit the ground this week for a new five-bedroom nursing and complex needs facility that will support Islanders with learning disabilities. Les Amis trustees were joined by Trinity Constable Philip Le Sueur on Wednesday to ceremonially break ground on “Project Trinity”. Construction work on the Rue de Bechet site is scheduled […]
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Trinity to have contested Constables’ election for first time in 30 years
THERE will be a battle for Constable in Trinity this summer with district Deputy Andy Howell and parish centenier Steve De Louche announcing their plans to stand in the June election. It will be the first contested election for Constable in the parish since 1996. Deputy Howell was elected to the States to represent St […]
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Extra unit added to St Brelade housing scheme
DANDARA has succeeded in gaining approval for an additional apartment to be added to a scheme in St Brelade despite opposition from nearby residents. The developer’s scheme for the site at Fair Acre on Route Orange will now feature 14 residential units after members of the Planning Committee voted unanimously in favour of revised plans. […]
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Most – and least – talkative politicians revealed
IT’S often said that some politicians love the sound of their own voice… and now we know exactly how much. New data has revealed who yaps the most (and who is the least talkative) in Jersey’s States Assembly, with one States Member clocking nearly 350,000 words – the equivalent of reading JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of […]
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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 […]
