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Pressure piles on Gov as more than 2,000 demand JET funding U-turn

More than 2,000 Islanders are calling on the government to reverse its decision on funding for a charity described as an “essential social lifeline”. Launched on Thursday, an e-petition in support of the Jersey Employment Trust gained more than 1,000 signatures overnight – automatically triggering an official response from the relevant minister. “Cutting funding threatens…

These are the roads in St Ouen getting new speed limits from next week

Dozens of roads in St Ouen will have new speed limits from Monday, as part of a parish-wide overhaul aimed at improving road safety and making streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists and schoolchildren. Following a public consultation with parishioners and…

FOCUS: From stained glass to snaps of Guernsey – a German sailor’s story

When Jakob Hugo Arnold was born in 1896, Guernsey was in the middle of the so-called Telephone War, with the island’s government pulling down telephone poles installed – without permission – by Britain’s National Telephone Company. Forty-four years later, Jakob – by then a retired stained glass maker – would arrive in the Bailiwick, just…

eBay photo album was “treasure trove” full of German sailor’s Channel Islands photos

A military history enthusiast from Guernsey was “astonished and excited” when he opened a photo album he bought on eBay to discover it was full of pictures of the Channel Islands…

Music school expands to Dubai and the “global stage”

International expansion is on the cards for a Channel Islands music education business as it announces a new campus in the heart of a Dubai redevelopment zone. School of Popular Music was established in Guernsey in 2014 offering training and…

WATCH: Could you land a plane in a storm?

Why students who stayed at home to save could now get more grant support

Weighbridge ice rink approved for four months each winter until 2029

Springfield gym reopens after storm damage

WATCH: Bionic arm given to Jersey amputee by anonymous donor

Police investigate “altercation” at St James’ Wine Bar

Review to assess whether pandemic learnings have been implemented

“I hope Guernsey opens up its skies” – Jersey Minister reacts to decision on Loganair licenses

Jersey ranked in top 10 must-visit UK destinations by TripAdvisor

Calls for lower piercing age limit to “help reduce harm” from at-home kits

From Shein studs to spring-loaded piercing guns, at-home body piercings are surging among young islanders – and one Jersey professional says the law is failing to keep up. Ankh Piercing owner Caroline Emm says lowering the legal age limit for…

WATCH: Calls to reverse decision to divert £280,000 of fertility funding

The government has been urged to reverse a decision that will see £280,000 of fertility treatment funding redirected to “offset wider pressures” in the Health Department. Deputy Lucy Stephenson, who has been open about her own fertility struggle and lodged the…