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Condor strike called off

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Sailings to and from France should resume tomorrow, after French workers agreed to call off their strike.The company's CEO James Fulford announced the news on Twitter saying he is: "Pleased to announc...

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Fracking plans in spotlight

Tuesday 18 February 2014

The Environment Minister faces questions about his plans for fracking in Jersey over fears it could contaminate the Island’s groundwater.Questions are due to be raised in the States today about Deputy Rob Duhamel’s plans, which he ...

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16-year-old budding politician helps revamp Town Hall

Tuesday 18 February 2014

One Jersey College for Girls student is so keen to get into politics she’s got herself a part-time job at the Town Hall and her help is reaping rewards for the parish.Amy Vatcher did her Project Trident work experience at the Chief Minister’s department where s...

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Crisis Alerts for Jersey Fire & Rescue

Tuesday 18 February 2014

Jersey firefighters can now get critical information to Islanders during major incidents – they have joined the Twitter Alerts programme.Jersey Fire & Rescue is one of 38 UK Fire & Rescue Services who can use Twitter's alerting f...

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Flooding threat sparked Grands Vaux evacuation plan, say emergency services

Tuesday 18 February 2014

Emergency services were considering evacuating people from Grands Vaux over flooding fears at the height of this month’s storms.A “Cobra-style” meeting of emergency services was called to deal with the risk of floodi...

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Islanders urged to keep counting dead seabirds

Tuesday 18 February 2014

More than 160 seabirds killed by the storms were found washed up on Jersey’s beaches last weekend but local action group Birds on the Edge expects the count to rise as the currents bring in more bodies from the Atlantic.Among the birds found dead by volunteers as they scoured the Island’s beaches on Sunday were 6...

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