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Minister declares 'Warr' on AirBnb in Jersey

Tuesday 15 November 2022

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 ...

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Green light for Grève de Lecq pool and underground gym

Tuesday 15 November 2022

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...

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Court critical over social worker's eight months of remote work

Tuesday 15 November 2022

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...

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"We think you have a chance to turn your life around"

Tuesday 15 November 2022

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...

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Six years' jail for 'grandparent visitor' who smuggled £44k cocaine

Tuesday 15 November 2022

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...

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Fresh bird flu alert after 15 dead geese reported

Monday 14 November 2022

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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