Alcohol abuse costs Guernsey up to £20m a year, a report finds
Slice of Queen Victoria's wedding cake sold at auction
A former EU banker has been tasked with advising Guernsey's government on the island's financial stability
St Helier waterfront development plans to be reviewed
Nominations have opened in the Vale by-election for the seat in the States of Guernsey left vacant by the death of Deputy Dave Jones
The charity Autism Jersey wants to build a new centre for people with the condition
Updates on Thursday 15 September 2016
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The charity Autism Jersey described their proposed new 'hub' as a calm place for families of children with autism.
The group says the facilities are needed as they have outgrown their current space in St Helier.
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Jersey Heritage are looking for one of the Fort Regent cable cars for a new exhibition called Bergerac's Island.
The exhibition, to run in 2017, will explore life in Jersey in the 1980s. Jersey Heritage want one to represent a trip to Fort Regent in a display.
A spokeswoman said they would prefer a red one but are having difficulty finding any at all, so any colour was welcome.
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It is 92 years since the Neolithic chamber at La Hougue Bie was entered for the first time since it was originally sealed, according to the Societe Jersiaise.
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An ‘unsightly lump’ at Salerie Corner will be transformed into a haven for wildflowers and greenery by Male Uprising Guernsey to continue to raise awareness of male cancers, external, the Guernsey Press reports.
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Queen Victoria's knickers have been sold by a well known Jersey collector for £16,250 at auction.
Image source, Christie's Auction HouseDavid Gainsborough Roberts, who is in his 70s, has spent his life collecting rare gems, including Marilyn Monroe's bra and paintings by Winston Churchill.
A slice of cake from Queen Victoria's wedding in 1840, and keys from the Titanic, were among Mr Roberts' rare gems sold at Christie's Auction House in London on Wednesday.
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The man set to run Guernsey's financial stability advisory committee described the island as having an "excellent reputation for stability".
Image source, Bowel Cancer UKSetting up the committee was based on a recommendation from the international monetary fund.
Peter Sedgwick, who has worked with HM treasury, the EU investment bank and is currently chairman of leading bowel cancer research charity Bowel Cancer UK, said the first task was to review Guernsey's current position in detail.
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A Jersey environmentalist says islander's lifestyles are driving wildlife to extinction.
Cassie Horton, from Action for Wildlife, was speaking as a government report showed the States had made little progress in protecting species and natural habitat in the past five years.
She said we all have to take responsibility for the quality of our natural environment. She said: "Anything and everything in the island from birds to bats, our lifestyle is impacting on it."
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A major pedestrian link between King Street and the Waterfront in Jersey is to be made safer with wider pavements according to the infrastructure minister.
A recent survey found about 1,500 people were using the western side pavement in an average lunch hour with another 500 using the eastern side.
Work will start early in 2017 to widen the pavement by at least 80cm which Deputy Eddie Noel said would improve pedestrian safety.
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Team Jets face a season of consolidation in Premier League Two, according to head coach Linda Andrews.
Image source, Steve LundThe island side have lost the services of key players Abbie Hazeley, Sophie Holmes and Georgia Hickey as they prepare to open their second campaign in the division at home to Telstars on Sunday.
"Missing those three major players, we'll probably look to try and consolidate and give more girls court time," Andrews told BBC Radio Jersey.
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Beer lovers will be celebrating a milestone birthday for the Jersey branch of the Campaign for Real Ale.
Image source, bbcThis year is the Jersey group's 40th anniversary and the beer festival on People's Park will see more than 100 beers.
Branch chairman Dwayne Palmer said it was a chance for people to try something new.
It has been a bumper summer for sightings of dolphins and sunfish in Jersey waters, according to a local marine expert, external, the Jersey Evening Post reports.
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A slice of Queen Victoria's wedding cake dating from the 19th Century has fetched £1,500 at auction.
Image source, Christie's Auction HouseThe cake, which has survived from Queen Victoria's wedding to Prince Albert in 1840, was sold by the well-known Jersey collector David Gainsborough Roberts.
The monarch's knickers, keys from the Titanic and Winston Churchill's hat also sold from his collection at Christie's in London on Wednesday.
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Alderney politicians are being urged to consult with the public over plans that would see an electricity cable - linking France and Britain - coming ashore in the island.
The France Alderney Britain Link (FAB) is an Alderney Renewable Energy project co-financed by the European Union allowing the island to sell tidal power to France and the UK.
At a States meeting islanders urged politicians to hold independent inquiries, public meetings and a referendum before the project continues.
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A review of the master plan for the Jersey waterfront will start in the autumn and will look at the existing objectives to see if they are still relevant.
They were:
Environment Minister Deputy Steve Luce said St Helier was one of the main strategic priorities for the States.
Incidents of cyber attacks are now so prevalent that experts believe an attempted breach on a business or individual is now a matter of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’, external, the Guernsey Press reports.
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Jersey's environment minister says more conservation work is needed to slow down or reverse species decline.
Concerns were raised in yesterday's national State of Nature report - which also included the Channel Islands.
Deputy Steve Luce said there was evidence active conservation management and change of practice could make a significant difference.
He said: “Time is running out, but if we continue to build on important long-term work, we can make a difference locally and meet the States strategic priority of protecting and enhancing our natural environment for future generations."
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In a break with tradition in Guernsey, islanders will be allowed to register to vote after the nomination period has closed.
For example for the general election in April nominations closed on 31 March, while voters had to be registered by the 24 February.
Ahead of that election and previous ones, some islanders said they saw little point in signing up to vote without knowing who the candidates were.
The registration process for residents of the Vale will remain open until 15 October with the by-election on 19 October.
At April's election 3,774 (74%) of the registered voters in the Vale turned out.
Island football and netball officials have pledged their support to suggestions that a national stadium could be built in Jersey, external, the Jersey Evening Post reports.