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School meal programme extended

Saturday 22 January 2022

A free school meals programme whose extension was delayed by covid will soon be launching in St. Martin's and St. Peter's primary schools.Caring Cooks has been providing a daily main meal and dessert to children at Janvrin, St. Luke's and...

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Popular local weather presenter forecasts a new future

Saturday 22 January 2022

After 16 years of letting islanders know if it’s going to rain or shine in the days ahead, Sophia Bird is standing down as ITV Channel’s weather presenter.Since 2005, Sophia has been a popular fixture in the teatimes of thousands of Channel Islands househ...

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Scaffold firm fined £35,000 after rail weighing 500kg collapses

Friday 21 January 2022

A scaffolding company has been fined £35,000 after a 45m section of guardrail weighing half a tonne collapsed in high winds.No one was injured when the section fell about 8m from the roof of the Jersey Dairy building in Trin...

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Unvaccinated 'up to 30 times more likely to be admitted to ICU'

Friday 21 January 2022

Islanders who were unvaccinated or only had a single dose were up to 14 times more likely to be admitted to hospital and up to 30 times more likely to be admitted to Intensive Care compared to a fully vaccinated person, new figures have shown.The figures were published in a report outlining the vaccination status of islanders over the age of...

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WATCH: Peanut butter and puzzles teach Zoo's great apes to be resilient

Friday 21 January 2022

A researcher is investigating how great apes in captivity can be prepared to overcome challenges once released into the wild - with the help of peanut butter, puzzle boxes and Jersey Zoo's residents.Lelia Bridgeland-Stephens is a PhD student with the University of Birmingham, and is currently worki...

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Alliance Party unveils housing, heritage and identity plans

Friday 21 January 2022

Alleviating housing demand by building taller, removing parking requirements and making it easier to develop historic properties, retaining the dual role of the Bailiff, and deciding on a national anthem are among the policies the Jersey Alliance Party are hoping will capture the public’s imagination in the election.The ideas are set out in two key policy papers released today by the party on the issues of housing ...

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