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Jersey woman takes command as Royal Navy's first female admiral

Tuesday 18 January 2022

A 48-year-old Jersey woman officially took command of 40,000 regular and reservist sailors, and the Royal Marines, as the Royal Navy's first female admiral yesterday, breaking a centuries-old "glass ceiling".Jude Terry OBE, who most recently served as Commodore, was promoted to Rear Admiral in May 2021 afte...

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Jersey’s £4.5m coin hoard payment ‘sets damaging precedent in Britain’

Tuesday 18 January 2022

British archaeologists are concerned that the Government of Jersey’s decision to pay £4.5m to purchase the Le Catillon II coin hoard against official advice has set a “damaging” precedent for valuations that will affect museums’ ability to keep important historic finds in public ownership both locally and across the water.According to researcher Andy Brockman, who edits The Pipeline, an investigative publication explorin...

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Politician pushes to reverse hospital visitor ban

Monday 17 January 2022

A Deputy is pushing to reverse the “blanket ban” on visitors to the hospital put in place after individuals with covid infected patients, abused staff and refused to follow safety rules.Deputy Montfort Tadier says that he has been contacted by numerous “distraught relatives&rdquo...

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Public to be consulted on Millbrook Park field

Monday 17 January 2022

The Government will be asking members of the public for their opinion on how their two thirds of the newly gifted Millbrook field should be turned into a landscaped extension of the park.Approximately two thirds of the field have been gifted to the public by a mystery benefactor after t...

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Gov makes last-ditch attempt to win rehabilitation vote

Monday 17 January 2022

The Government acknowledged that rehabilitation services have “not been delivered to the standards which we would aspire to” since moving from Overdale to the General Hospital in 2020, as it made a last-minute effort to sway a key States Assembly vote tomorrow.As politicians, stroke survivors and campaigners piled pressure on Government towards the end of las...

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Four-day bank holiday proposed for Queen's Jubilee

Monday 17 January 2022

Jersey could have four-day bank holiday in early June to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, if proposals from the Chief Minister are adopted.Senator John Le Fondré's proposals mirror the dates put forward in both the United Kingdom an...

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