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Chief Minister offers new PM Rishi Sunak "warmest congratulations"

Wednesday 26 October 2022

Jersey's Chief Minister has written to the UK's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to offer him her "warmest congratulations" - click to read her full letter.Former Chancellor and hedge fund manager Mr Sunak became Prime Minister following his official appoi...

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Alderney Airport closed as 'holes' discovered in runway

Wednesday 26 October 2022

Alderney Airport has been closed to all commercial traffic with immediate effect after "holes in the runway" were discovered last night.Guernsey Ports said inspections yesterday evening revealed a “failure in the base material ben...

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"Two-way street" between accused and alleged victims, claims witness

Wednesday 26 October 2022

A defence witness has told a Royal Court jury that he believes it was a "two-way street" between a 56-year-old and the two young girls he is accused of sexually abusing.The man was giving evidence on the fourth day of the trial of Ricky Derek Knight, who denies 14 char...

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Emails reveal plea for controversial lifeboat report not to be published

Wednesday 26 October 2022

Ports of Jersey was so concerned about the accuracy and impartiality of a report commissioned by the last Chief Minister into the lifeboat saga of 2017 that its Chair urged the then-top politician not to publish it, newly released emails have revealed.A recent request made under the Freedom of Information Law asked for copies of all correspondence se...

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H for Home, H is for Happiness, H is for (Maison) Henry...

Wednesday 26 October 2022

H really is the magic letter for a new family-run sofa shop, with Hannah and Harry Hambrook at the helm and a business name inspired by the couple's two-year-old son, Henry... "The Boss".Times are tough for retailers. We've just come out of a pandemic, the cost of living is going up and...

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LOOKING BACK: Socialite gets death threat from ‘Jacques’ the Ripper

Wednesday 26 October 2022

‘Jack the Ripper’ may not have been someone people living in Jersey had to worry about, but it was a name that would have struck fear into their hearts, especially if they received a death threat purporting to be from him... which is exactly what happened to a local socialite...On 12 October 1899, Lady Eliza Otway, of Gloucester Terrace, received an alarming letter that threat...

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