CONSTRUCTION work has begun at Albert Pier as Ports of Jersey look to improve its long-term future. The bankseat, which is at the southern end of the pier and faces St Helier Yacht Club, was originally a linkspan, enabling cars to get on and off ferries when they docked there. It is now used to […]…
TAXPAYERS are set to see a rise in long-term care contributions phased over the next few years as part of efforts to maintain “vital support” that the fund provides. The proposed increase in the maximum contribution rate – outlined in the draft Budget unveiled by the government at the end of last…
THE family of five-year-old Kason Le Flahec is inviting Islanders to come together this month to remember him and raise money for three organisations that supported them. Kason’s Day will return on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October – two years after Kason died unexpectedly. Islanders are being…
A CARE home has been ordered to pay almost £35,000 after it did not contest unfair dismissal claims from an employee of more than 12 years. Residential carer Zaneta Suder had worked for LV Silversprings Ltd from 1 October 2023 to 2 March 2026. The company owns Silver Springs in St Brelade, which…
THE prosecution case against Island Energy and three of its workers over the Haut du Mont explosion which killed ten people is expected to conclude today. Neil Armstrong (58), John Wright (60) and Lee Ward (59) each deny ten counts of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the fatal blast…
An application seeking permission for a series of retrospective amendments made to an “unsightly” property overlooking the Royal Jersey Golf Course has drawn stinging criticism from Grouville residents. Parishioners have taken architectural firm Riva Architects to task for building the house…
A TEENAGER who crashed his car into a wall while nearly three times the drink-driving limit has avoided prison. Chase Riley Kilpatrick (18) was sentenced to 130 hours of community service and banned from driving for three years in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Centenier Paul Huelin…
AN heroic Islander who died in the aftermath of the Haut du Mont disaster helped ensure the “safe evacuation” of a fellow resident despite herself being “thrown out of bed” during the fatal explosion, jurors heard on Friday. Kathy McGinness (73) died on Christmas Day 2022 after sustaining an injury…
THE future of the 129-year-old Victoria Marine Lake remains undecided after an incident earlier this year that saw a child swept through a hole in the seawall. Infrastructure Minister Jonathan Renouf has provided an update on plans for structure, which has been at the centre of community campaign…
A MAN who stole £4,300 worth of tools from a St Helier property and was later found with cannabis and prescription drugs has been warned that a prison sentence is “extremely likely”. Joao Cristiano De Sousa Silva (39) pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court to breaking into unoccupied premises in…