Guernsey Press

An islander is hoping the public will support his plans to build his dream home on a piece of Castel land., external

Jersey cricketers Jonty Jenner and Jake Dunford are selected to join the 2018 MCC Young Cricketers Programme.

A letter from Dignitas offers Guernsey advice on how to develop a regime to allow assisted dying.

BBC Radio Guernsey

The body of a woman found in the sea off Petit Bot Bay yesterday has been identified as 69-year-old Kathleen Smith.

Guernsey Police are now investigating the cause of death, which is not being treated as suspicious.

Jersey Evening Post

A private company is to be brought in to help deliver planned sweeping reforms of the public sector – just months after a team of top consultants were drafted in at a cost to the taxpayer of more than £400,000, external, the Jersey Evening Post reports.

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The Channel Islands Co-operative Society is reopening the Charing Cross supermarket in St Helier after a two-and-a-half year redevelopment.

The store refurbishment also included a number of nearby buildings being redeveloped by the National Trust for Jersey and a major art project built into the pavement running next to the store.

The build also includes a 91 bedroom hotel and modern retail units.

The "River of Light" artwork is designed to suggest the movement of water, which at one time would have flown through Charing Cross.

It features text inscriptions carved into the surface telling the story of St Helier's development over the past 1,000 years and a message of hope about the town's future provided by children from Rouge Bouillon School.

BBC Radio Guernsey

The chair of the Guernsey youth forum was "slightly disappointed" by the lack of young people at a meeting to discuss campaign groups for the referendum in October.

A short presentation was given to about 30 people - half of them deputies - on how potential campaigns for the island wide voting referendum would be assessed, financed and scrutinised.

Tabatha Carr says young people should engage with the island wide voting referendum as they have "so much to add, different opinions on voting in the island".

People will be able to choose between five options for reform of the Guernsey election process in the island's first referendum on 10 October.

More on this story:

• Island-wide voting referendum: Meeting to be held
• Island referendum campaign could be 'difficult to control'
• Guernsey referendum to be held on island-wide voting

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Homes for health workers are being built in Guernsey and will include more family accommodation to help attract nurses to the island.

President of Employment and Social Security Michelle Le Clerc says the current accommodation is aimed at single people coming to work in the island.

She said: "We were having difficulties attracting the right sort of people to Guernsey. We know they want to bring their families, they are not necessarily single people."

The project will see 22 new flats and houses built over the next year by the Guernsey Housing Association at a cost of £3.4m.

The accommodation is being built at the old Priaulx Garage at the top of Ruette Braye.

Jersey Evening Post

A new passenger helicopter service between Jersey and Alderney has been unable to start – due to a lack of check-in desks at the northernmost Channel Island’s airport, it has been revealed., external

BBC Radio Guernsey

A five star hotel has been given planning permission in Guernsey after previous permission lapsed in September.

The plans are for the site of the former Idlerocks Hotel.

The Idlerocks Hotel was fenced off and fell into disrepair after a fire in September 2003.

Following a second fire at the site in June 2012 three parts of the hotel's structure were demolished.

The new hotel will have 35 bedrooms, a fine dining restaurant, a spar and another three bedroom property.

Guernsey Press

Dignitas - a Zurich-based clinic where people can legally end their lives - has written to deputies offering help ahead of the States debate on assisted dying., external

BBC Radio Jersey

People are "waiting too long" for mental health treatment according to the head of charity Mind Jersey.

Recent figures from a Freedom of Information request found people were waiting more than seven months for treatment from Talking Therapies, a joint project between the health department, GPs and Mind Jersey.

The wait increased by three months between July 2017 and February 2018 with people facing a seven month wait as of February.

James Le Feuvre, executive director of Mind Jersey, said improving access was an important priority.

He said while the waiting list is so long people should contact a health professional to ensure someone is monitoring their progress.

The health department is yet to comment.

BBC Radio Jersey

A Jersey cancer charity is urging people to take care of their skin in the sun as temperatures are set to rise this week.

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The rate of skin cancer in Jersey is more than double of England with 68 cases per 100,000 people in Jersey compared with 31 per 100,000 in England.

Kerry Petulla from the Donna Annand Melanoma Charity, says skin cancer is the most common cause of cancer in Jersey and people need to take precaution as the weather improves.

Jersey Met has warned the UV rate could reach six tomorrow, increasing the risk of sunburn.

How to reduce the risk of skin cancer:

• Seek shade when the sun is at its strongest
• Cover up in the sun with a long-sleeved T-shirt, sunglasses and a hat
• Use sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 15
• Apply liberally 30 minutes before going out in the sun
• Be sure to cover areas which are sometimes missed, such as the lips, ears, around the eyes, neck, scalp and the backs of your hands

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BBC News Online

Guernsey Press

Traditional head boy and head girl roles at the Grammar School have been replaced in favour of gender-neutral terms., external

BBC Radio Guernsey

About 30 people, half of them sitting deputies, turned up for a meeting to find out how to form a campaign group ahead of Guernsey's first referendum in October.

Voters will be asked to choose between five options for reform of the island's electoral system on 10 October.

President of the States Assembly and Constitution Committee, Deputy Peter Roffey, said he was satisfied with the way the event went. It was also streamed live on Facebook for people who couldn't make it in person.

He says more information will be made available closer to the date of the referendum.

More on this story:

• Island-wide voting referendum: Meeting to be held
• Island referendum campaign could be 'difficult to control'
• Guernsey referendum to be held on island-wide voting

BBC Radio Guernsey

A Guernsey charity which helps parents facing bereavement, multiple births, illness and disability is hoping to recruit more volunteers in order to be able to help more families in the future.

Home Start Guernsey has been helping people in the island since 2008 and regularly deals with about 50 families at a time.

The charity says it will provide full training to anyone interested in volunteering.

The volunteers would be expected to visit families regularly, offer support and friendship and share their time and experiences with the families they visit.

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BBC Weather

A breezy morning but it will be bright with some sunshine, hazy at times.

This afternoon, more sunshine to come but with moderate to fresh southerly winds. Feeling warm. Maximum temperature: 15 to 18°C (59 to 64°F).

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