Fire at La Collette recycling centre
Residential home to close after fire risk cladding found 'similar to Grenfell'
Jersey police expect big increase in online fraud cases this year compared to 2016
Rules need 'clarifying' around declaring States members' interests
Competition watchdog rejects claims it doesn't have enough resources to do its job
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Guernsey Press
Nine separate sightings of Portuguese man-of-war have been confirmed in Guernsey, Agriculture, Countryside and Land Management Services has said, external.
Rob England
BBC News Online
The constable of St Helier has confirmed a residential home in Jersey deemed a fire risk will not be closed "immediately".
Simon Crowcroft said the parish had began work with Jersey Fire and Rescue to ensure the safety of the residents in the 56-bed St Helier House Residential Home, which was built in 1963.
An inspection conducted in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in London found some of the cladding in the building to be combustible.
The new measures include posting a trained fire warden on duty through the night at the home, and moving "residents with the greatest mobility issues" to accommodation on the lower floors.
He said it is hoped some of the 44 residents will be re-homed in the parish's other residential facility, St Ewolds, but "discussions" would have to be held with staff at St Helier House about their "future careers".
Due to the age of the building the constable said it had become "difficult to run" due to the lack of en suite bathrooms, narrow corridors and lifts which "will soon need to be replaced".
No new residents will be taken in at the home, he said.
BBC Radio Jersey
The size of the States of Jersey, the amount of tax islander pay, and investment in skills will be the focus of discussion for island business leaders at a debate this evening.
In its Annual Debate, moderated by broadcaster Alastair Stewart OBE, the Institute of Directors will explore how Jersey can maintain a high quality service for islanders which are facing the pressures of a growing population, by proposing a series of alternative policies.
Sir Peter Caruana, the former Chief Minister of Gibraltar, is a keynote speaker at the event.
BBC Radio Guernsey
A former Guernsey minister has said scrappage schemes for petrol and diesel vehicles do not necessarily improve pollution levels.
The exchange programmes, which are being offered by some car dealerships, give customers money when they trade in their high emission vehicles.
Earlier this month in the UK, Renault-Nissan and Kia became the latest companies to launch car trade-in schemes, aimed at persuading customers to swap older, more polluting, car models for new ones.
Ex Environment minister Yvonne Burford claims the idea is just to boost sales.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageIt would seem to me that you could trade in a seven-year-old one litre petrol vehicle and you could buy a very large new diesel vehicle. Although I understand the engine technology has improved in terms of cleaner engines, I'm not sure that's a step in the right direction."
Yvonne Burford
Jersey Evening Post
The number of temporary workers in Jersey’s social care system is disrupting relations with patients, external and more must be done to recruit full-time staff, the health minister has said.
James Law
BBC Sport Online
Jersey will host the British National Surfing Championships in 2019 after an agreement to rotate the event with England, Wales and Scotland.
The event will not be held this year, with England staging the competition next year.
It will then be Jersey's turn, with the British Surfing Union looking to secure the long-term future of the championships.
Sarah Bailey
Broadcast Journalist, BBC Radio Jersey
A States-owned developer has submitted plans to include a public plaza in a new Jersey housing project.
If approved, the Ann Court development by Andium Homes would include a public space with trees and seating areas.
The developer wants to build 165 homes at the site of the old brewery on Providence Street.
Image source, Andium HomesAn artist's impression of the site
Rob England
BBC News Online
A Jersey residential home is to close because of concerns about fire safety in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster in London.
Cladding, which poses a risk of fire, has been found at St Helier House Residential Home, which will eventually be forced to close, according to the parish constable.
It is hoped some of the 44 residents will be re-homed in the parish's other residential facility, St Ewolds, the constable said, but "discussions" would have to be held with staff on their "future careers".
The cladding issue came to light following inspections of the building in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in June.
St Helier Constable Simon Crowcroft said measures had been taken to "manage the risk" of a fire, and residents would not have to move out immediately.
Patrols of fire marshals will be put in place at the home.
Jersey Evening Post
Jersey is struggling to keep up with the rate at which roads are deteriorating, according to the Island’s highway maintenance manager, who is looking for an alternative to traditional asphalt. , external
After a dry, bright and windy start, cloud and then rain will arrive later this morning.
The wind will ease but the rain is expected to intensify in the early afternoon and last until later on.
Maximum temperature: 17C (63F).
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James Law
BBC Sport Online
The Jersey FA have announced that their senior men's side will host Northern Ireland Under-21s in a friendly at Springfield next month.
It is believed that it will be the first time that a senior international squad will have played a match in the island.
Image source, Adrian TopleyThe fixture has been scheduled for Wednesday 4 October, with kick off at 20:00.
Jersey's opponents are managed by Ian Baraclough, who went to school in the island.
BBC Radio Jersey
The Channel Islands competition watchdog has rejected claims it does not have enough resources to do its job.
Concerns were raised at a seminar about the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authority (CICRA) being able to monitor all the islands economy.
But Michael Byrne from CICRA said they think "very carefully" about how they spend their budgets, and funding was "not the issue".
He added, in a "small island economy" it was important to act in a "proportional way" and CICRA aimed to convince businesses to behave in such a way so they did not have to intervene in their operations.
Guernsey Press
"About time" was the view of many islanders after Home Affairs revealed its plans to extend drinking hours, external on Christmas Day and Good Friday.
BBC Radio Jersey
Jersey police are expecting a four-fold increase in online fraud cases this year compared to 2016.
Figures from a Freedom of Information request revealed since 2012 there had been 236 recorded incidents of cyber-crimes involving some form of scam or fraud in Jersey.
Ch Insp Chris Beechey said the figures reflected a general trend across the UK of more crime being committed online.
He added islanders were being targeted more and more by criminals trying to get their money with a variety of tricks such as scam emails or using social media.
But most of the methods used by fraudsters were not sophisticated, he said, and islanders could avoid getting ripped off by taking simple precautions such as never giving out your bank details.
BBC Radio Guernsey
The rules around States members in Guernsey making declarations of interests need clarifying, a deputy has said.
Two members of the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture did not take part in drafting new funding proposals for the island's grant-aided colleges due to a conflict of interest.
But South East Deputy Rob Prow said he believes the current rules "lack clarity" around when a member should be excluded from discussions and debates due to a "special interest".
Quote MessageA special interest could be a professional background. I come to the States with a background in customs and immigration matters, does that mean I should be excluded from certain Home Affairs business? Of course I shouldn't. It's a matter of definition, and where that definition excludes a deputy from taking part in the democratic process, I believe that is not good government."
Deputy Rob Prow
The president of the States committee which sets out these rules, Deputy Matt Fallaize, said discussions had to be free of "vested interests".
Rob England
BBC News Online
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