Jersey Evening Post

Efforts to market Jersey to visitors will be ‘wasted’ unless its public open spaces are improved ‘urgently’, heritage campaigners have warned after weaknesses in the Island’s ‘tourism product’ were highlighted in an independent report., external

Guernsey Press

Scouting volunteers are finding it increasingly difficult to balance volunteering and work commitments, they have reported, despite the organisation recording another record year of growth., external

BBC Radio Jersey

The Jersey branch of the Jubilee Sailing Trust is looking for two applicants for bursaries.

The chosen candidates will join a traditional tall ship, either Tenacious or the Lord Nelson, for a short sail in the UK next year.

Islanders can nominate themselves or someone they feel deserves to receive a bursary by writing a paragraph of up to 100 words, outlining why their candidate should be chosen and how they would benefit from the experience.

Applications must be sent by 10 June and the winners will be announced when the Lord Nelson is in Jersey between 28 to 30 June.

Jersey Evening Post

Jersey's very own man of steel, Henry Cavill, joined islanders and runners from around the world for this year’s Durrell Challenge., external

BBC Radio Jersey

A choir from Jersey missed out on winning the Songs of Praise Junior Choir of the Year award to a choir from Wales.

The Musical Originals Singers performed alongside two other choirs in the BBC's Songs of Praise Choir of the Year final on Sunday after getting through their semi-final in April.

They were against some of the best young choirs in the British Isles.

Pupils from Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llwyncelyn in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff, won the junior category.

Zef Eisenberg crashed in September 2016 at 230mph, breaking 11 bones, and feared he would not walk again.

BBC Radio Jersey

A Jersey nurse says he feels humbled to have won a national union award beating hundreds of others nominated from the British Isles.

Kenny McNeil has been named Steward of the Year at the Royal College of Nursing's annual congress in Belfast.

Judges said he'd been exceptional at his volunteer role, which includes representing local nurses in the pay negotiations.

Mr McNeil says Jersey might be a small island but it's important that its voice is heard just as strongly as those on the mainland.

Jersey Evening Post

Hundreds of children are getting out of the classroom and into the open air every week as they learn how to grow fresh produce on a working farm., external

BBC Radio Jersey

The body that promotes Jersey's finance industry claims the island is protecting people from the attentions of criminals by not making public a list of who owns companies in the island.

Recently, the UK House of Commons voted down an attempt to force the Crown Dependencies to publish beneficial ownership lists.

Critics of the island said Jersey should show complete transparency by revealing full details to everyone.

Geoff Cook, of Jersey Finance, said, publishing the names and details of owners would open them up to scrutiny by criminals.

BBC Radio Guernsey

Guernsey hospitals need more operating department practitioners (ODP), according to the Princess Elizabeth Hospital's most senior ODP.

Vicky Ogden is part of a team of just seven ODPs, who are specially trained healthcare professionals who work alongside nurses and doctors in operating theatres.

There are more than 14,000 registered ODPs across the UK and Mrs Ogden said she hoped to encourage more people in Guernsey to consider it as a career.

She said they worked across the main areas of operating theatres, including anaesthesia, surgery and recovery.

Jersey Evening Post

A stonemason found guilty at trial of pressing so hard on the throat of a woman that she felt she was losing consciousness has avoided a prison sentence., external

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The voting booth at St Paul's Centre opened two weeks ago for anyone registered to vote before 9 April to make their choice before polling day.

The St Helier polling station closes at 14:00. The next opportunity to vote after that will be between 08:00 and 20:00 on 16 May.

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A development of 280 flats on Jersey's Waterfont will be jointly built by a French construction firm and the government-owned Jersey Development Company (JDC).

The JDC will sell half of the Horizon development - which will be built next to Castle Quay - to Group Legendre for £6.25m.

Outgoing Treasury Minister Alan Maclean has approved selling half of the development, which also includes shops and car parking, as one of his last acts in office.

Senator Maclean is not seeking re-election.

No specific agreement has been reached with the JDC as to the dividend to be paid to the States for this development.

It said there would be costs for an independent adviser during the duration of the project to monitor the scheme, but this would come from the JDC's current budget.

BBC Radio Jersey

Tonight's St Helier senatorial hustings will be more accessible to people with hearing difficulties, according to the States Greffe.

It is the last chance for islanders to question the senatorial candidates and will feature a sign language interpreter.

The Jersey Deaf Society and Vote.je have worked together to make the event more inclusive to people who have hearing loss.

It coincides with the start of Deaf Awareness Week, external, which begins today.

Lisa Hart, who manages Vote.je, said they hoped to include captions on videos posted on the website for future elections.

The last senatorial hustings is at St Helier Methodist Centre tonight at 19:30.

Guernsey Press

Zef Eisenberg became the first man to break the 200mph barrier on sand on a motorbike when he recorded a top speed of 201.572mph at Pendine Sands in Wales., external

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BBC News Online

Four derelict houses owned by Guernsey Electricity will be demolished today, but it's still unclear what the site will be used for in future.

Guernsey Electricity Chief Executive Alan Bates said: "The buildings were not only an eyesore but detrimental to the local area and their removal will make a positive difference to neighbours and the wider community".

The company said it was restricted by the terms of the planning permission as to what it could do with the site and, initially, fencing would be put up around it to make it safe and secure it.

Vale Avenue will be closed until Wednesday, with diversions in place.

The pavement surrounding the buildings will continue to be closed, with parking suspended, until all works are complete in late June.

BBC Radio Jersey

The ladies toilets in Jersey's Central Market will be closed from today while the main block is refurbished.

The baby changing unit will stay open, along with the disabled toilet. The work is expected to take six weeks.

The closest alternative public toilets are at Snow Hill and Minden Place car parks, officials say.

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BBC News Online

Assisted dying funding would "squeeze out" other funding priorities, according to a Guernsey deputy.

Deputy Emilie Yerby said that if States members passed a legal amendment due to be debated on Wednesday, it could mean some priorities were pushed to the back of the queue unless more funding was provided.

But the new proposals would require a working party to be formed to develop a legal regime to permit assisted dying.

Deputy Gavin St Pier tabled an amendment to his original plans last week in a hope to tackle concerns raised about the issue.