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WATCH: Seal pups released back into Jersey waters

Monday 29 April 2024

Four young seals were released back into their home waters over the weekend after after receiving rehabilitation care in Guernsey.The grey <strong><a href="#seals">seals</a></strong> were released...

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'Our Stars' awards likely to remain publicly funded

Monday 29 April 2024

It has been recommended that taxpayers should continue to fund an awards night for civil servants which last year cost the public more than £66,000.The Government’s ‘Our Stars’ awards first hit headlines in 2022 when it emerged th...

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INSIGHT: The ghost of rent control past

Monday 29 April 2024

Whilst renting horror stories today usually consist of mouldy bathrooms and undersized bedrooms, the Rent Control Tribunal in the late 1900s was forced to visit a cottage in which "an umbrella was needed to use the toilet" and had to decide whether £6.40 weekly rent was too expensive for "one damp room"...As the Housing Minister announced plans to lodge a new residential tenancy law later this year, <...

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Campaign group steps up lobbying ahead of assisted dying debate

Monday 29 April 2024

The local branch of a group campaigning in support of assisted dying legislation is to step up its campaigning in the lead-up to a crucial States debate next month.The Island branch of Healthcare Professionals for Assisted Dying was set up by Dr Nigel Minihane, wh...

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New emblem for next of kin of islanders who die in service

Sunday 28 April 2024

A new commemorative award announced by the UK government for the next of kin of those killed in the line of duty has been extended to Jersey.Bestowed by the King, the Elizabeth Emblem is a national form of recognition....

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Community service for shoplifter who bit store detective

Sunday 28 April 2024

A shoplifter who bit a store detective through two layers of clothing and left a scar has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service and ordered to pay £1,000 in compensation.Manuel Antonio Marques Duarte committed the grave and criminal assault the second time he stole from...

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