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Yorkshire-based watchdog to oversee £700m health reform

Tuesday 08 February 2022

A Yorkshire-based specialist in digital transformation and “major” change programmes has been appointed to oversee a £700m shake-up to Jersey’s health service - 14 months after the reform was approved.Mike Greenwood will chair the Independent Oversight Board, which will report to the Health Minister ...

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Ex-Guernsey election candidate admits stealing from cancer charity

Tuesday 08 February 2022

A candidate who came within 1,000 votes of being elected as a Guernsey politician has pleaded guilty to stealing £1,500 from two charities.Richard Skipper (56) appeared in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, facing four charges of dishonestl...

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Plan to ‘elevate’ Snow Hill with Fort Regent lift

Tuesday 08 February 2022

A new passenger lift and bridge connecting Snow Hill car park to Fort Regent could be constructed, and a leafy roof added to the nearby toilets, if Planning gives the project the green light.The proposals, which include further improvements to the Hill Street and Snow Hill area, were drawn ...

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Minister "unable" to act on students' free school meals call

Tuesday 08 February 2022

The Education Minister says he cannot commit to providing free meals to all children from low-income families by the start of the new academic year because not all schools have an appropriate servery area.Deputy Scott Wickenden also said that it would not be possible to secure funding on time....

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Assistant Minister standing for election with skills pledge

Tuesday 08 February 2022

The Assistant Minister for Economic Development has officially confirmed he is standing for election again, with a plan to create ‘Lifelong Learning Accounts’ for all islanders to help address Jersey’s skills gaps if he gets in.Having served as St. Lawrence Deputy since 2018, Kirsten Morel says he will stand in the newly forme...

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Jersey's Chief Minister tests positive for covid

Monday 07 February 2022

Jersey's Chief Minister has urged islanders to regularly test themselves for covid after his own lateral flow returned a positive result.As a result, Senator John Le Fondré had to miss a planned in-person meeting with his Guernsey...

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