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A FURTHER increase in the minimum wage – to £9.45 per hour – could come into force in January, if States Members agree.

THE move to party politics is gathering pace ahead of this summer’s general election, with one party to announce its leader – and choice for Chief Minister – within weeks, while another was due to be formally registered today. With around six months until Islanders head to the polls, Jersey Alliance – which counts a […]

PLANS for a major transformation of the Waterfront have been submitted, the Jersey Development Company has announced. Managing director Lee Henry yesterday revealed that an outline planning application for the ‘landscape-led’ scheme had been put forward last month, and that it was likely to be registered before the end of the week. The latest designs […]

TENANTS of a housing block who were handed eviction notices just before Christmas have spoken of their joy and relief after Andium stepped in to buy the site and safeguard the residents’ future. Up to 38 neighbours in Spencer Close in St Saviour received letters dated 23 December telling them that the estate was being […]

SOME children are having to undergo PCR testing up to three times a week under current rules, which ‘may not be the most appropriate thing to do’ for classmates identified as direct contacts, the Health Minister has said.

TENANTS in a St Saviour housing block have been given three months to find new homes after being told just before Christmas that their properties were being sold. Up to 38 residents at Spencer Close in St Saviour received letters dated 23 December telling them that the estate was being sold due to ‘increased regulatory […]

POLITICIANS have butted heads over an amendment that seeks to cut the budget for the Island’s proposed new hospital by £250 million.

LONG-STANDING tenants will be given better protection against being evicted at short notice, if States Members approve proposals lodged by a former Housing Minister. Senator Sam Mézec said his proposition would give tenants, who could face the ‘devastating consequences’ of being evicted at short notice, more security. For period tenancies, agreements without a specified end, […]

THROUGHOUT the 2022 election campaign, one of the major issues regularly brought up was the problems many Islanders face with the growing cost of living. Community organisations such as Citizen’s Advice and food banks have reported seeing ever-increasing requests for their services, while the annual rate of inflation hit 7.9% last month – after the […]

A MOVE to allocate 50% of new properties in two major developments as affordable housing was rejected by States Members yesterday.