Islanders are generating up to £400 per night by offering up their homes on holiday rentals platform AirBnb... But they could soon face a clampdown as part of moves to help combat the island's housing crisis.Housing Minister David Warr said that at least 130 'whole homes' – as opposed to single rooms ...
Read More »A ‘Grand Design’ home in Grève de Lecq has been given permission to add a swimming pool, hot tub, home gym, cinema room and extra accommodation to plans.Initial plans to demolish the Seaside Café and remove its large car park to build a luxury fo...
Read More »A social worker allocated to work with a vulnerable mother and child spent eight months working remotely outside of the island and unavailable to support the family in person, it has emerged.The situation was raised in a critical care judgment published last week by the Royal Court, which a...
Read More »A 21-year-old man caught possessing and supplying class A and class B drugs has been spared prison – but warned: "You had one chance and this was it."The Royal Court heard yesterday that police raided the home of Paulo Daniel Luis Freitas early in th...
Read More »A 20-year-old who tried to smuggle cocaine worth up to £44,000 into Jersey by pretending he was visiting his grandparents only got into dealing due to his significant gambling debts, the Royal Court was told as he was sentenced yesterday.Dominic Jack Tam Ngoc Dang, who claimed he was once stabbed as a result of his debts, was jailed yes...
Read More »Bird keepers are being put on alert about avian influenza once again following the deaths of 15 greylag geese from a flock in St. Ouen's Bay.Jersey's Deputy Chief Vet, Dr Caroline Terburgh, has now written to remind owners of the importance ...
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