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“Disruptive” La Motte development approved amid opposition

Wednesday 19 January 2022

The Planning Committee has allowed development to continue on a property on La Motte Street amid opposition from neighbours, who raised issues over an alleged overhanging balcony and inadequate “privacy screens”.But the Committee said the issues raised about 20 - 24 Development Site on La Motte Street were &ldq...

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Government criticised for leaving older generation behind

Wednesday 19 January 2022

A charity that supports elderly islanders has criticised the Government for leaving them behind and even discriminating against them.Age Concern Jersey will soon be launching a campaign about 'age discrimination', which they say the ...

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New figures lay bare violence against women in Jersey

Wednesday 19 January 2022

The Home Affairs Minister has laid bare the scale of violence against women in the island, with statistics showing that in 2021, 93% of domestic sexual offences were perpetrated on women.Speaking in the States Assembly on Tuesday morning, Deputy Gregory Guida acknowledged that violence ...

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Doctor who killed mother loses bid to relax Royal Court controls

Tuesday 18 January 2022

A doctor who stabbed his mother to death in 2019 has failed in his bid to loosen the control of the Royal Court over his level of freedom.On Tuesday, Andrew Charles Nisbet (43), who has autism, appeared in Court via videolink from a secur...

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POLITICS DISASSEMBLED: Samarès, sad stats, and seating plans (#1)

Tuesday 18 January 2022

Welcome to the first edition of POLITICS DISASSEMBLED from Express. Ahead of every States Assembly meeting, we’ll be disassembling the agenda to help you make sense of the goings-on in Jersey’s political world…and throwing in a bit of insider insight and gossip for good measure.If there are other areas of the island’s political goings-on you want Express to disassemble, ...

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Senior medic speaks out over hospital staffing crisis

Tuesday 18 January 2022

A senior medical professional has laid bare details of a “scary” staffing “crisis” at the hospital - and fears that recruitment issues are not only preventing rehabilitative care from returning to its previous level, but causing issues across the wider health service.Facing a key vote this week on whether Samarès Ward should be reopened brought by Senator Ste...

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