Jersey News
A proposed law could allow officers of the Environment and Planning Department to order the cutting of high hedges that block sunlight from neighbours
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Jersey will be able to quiz French authorities in June on the plans and the safety arrangements for the new nuclear power station Flamanville 3 planned on the Normandy coast, almost exactly opposite t...
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New driving licences for Jersey.
Jersey is to issue new-look driving licences, more in line with their European counterparts, as from 4 April. They will be the size of a credit card, with photo ID, and will retain all the details of...
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Jersey electricity supply fails.
About a quarter of the island was without electricity for a couple of hours on 24 March after a failure in supply from France caused the shut-down of an important substation in the east. It was fortun...
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Monday 26 March saw the start of the new bmi air service between Jersey and Heathrow. It is the first time since 2000, when British Airways stopped its Heathrow-Jersey route, that the island has been...
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New ferry runs into bad weather.
The new ferry company, HD Ferries, which this week started a service between Jersey and St Malo was forced to cancel all sailings Monday 19 March because of bad weather conditions.
But rival carrie...
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A new ferry service from Jersey to St Malo has had its first day of operation Thursday 15 March.
The car-carrying catamaran operated by HD Ferries has started in competition with Condor Ferries.
The...
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A daily airline service between Jersey and Luton will be provided by Thomsonfly from 2 May. It is increasing the number of seats on its Jersey flights by over 50 per cent this summer.
It estimates t...
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La Mare Vineyards in St Mary, Jersey, has been awarded the Jersey Telecom Business of the Year award, and the NatWest Small Business Award.
La Mare Vineyards
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Heathrow connection runs into opposition.
The plans of bmi (formerly British Midland Airways) to start flights between Jersey and Heathrow on 26 March are now under threat from competitor Flybe. The low-cost airline, which has strong links to...
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Music in Action links music and charities.
A concert featuring two international star soloists, violinist Harriet Mackenzie and piano accompanist Yue Shen, launched a new musical charity in Jersey on 20 Feb.
The charity, Music in Action, will...
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Jersey’s first new tax for 80 years.
The Jersey treasury has confirmed that it is on track to introduce the island
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The overall average price of a house in Jersey (based on the average price of 1-2 bedroom apartments and 2-4 bedroom houses) now stands at
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Rising energy costs due in great part to the depletion of world-wide supplies of oil, would affect Jersey as much as it would the rest of modern globalised society, according to Senator Stuart Syvret,...
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Tax havens may be hard to swallow for politicians attending this week
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Review: A Concise History of Jersey: A New Perspective.
By Colin Platt.
The author has strong family connections with Jersey, is the author of many books on social history, and is an emeritus professor of Southampton University. He was also a major contr...
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A new campaign encouraging islanders to support local businesses and stimulate the economy during tough financial times has been launched.
Originated by Jersey businessman Rod Bryans, and led by the...
