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Former Constable goes on trial for fiddling the accounts

Tuesday 03 June 2014

A satellite dish, computer monitor, stereo headset and Wifi router were among the goods and equipment allegedly paid for by former St John Constable Graeme Butcher out of Parish funds, a jury was told yesterday.The Royal Court trial of the former Constable for numerous counts of misconduct during his period of...

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More time off for mums?

Tuesday 03 June 2014

New mums in Jersey could get an extra eight weeks off work with their babies if the States agree to introduce statutory maternity leave.Deputy Geoff Southern is proposing a system similar to the UK’s and wants pregnant working wom...

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Durrell training in the Middle East

Tuesday 03 June 2014

Durrell’s top trainers will be helping one of the largest zoos in the world to protect its animals.The charity has begun a training development partnership with Al Ain Zoo in the United Arab Emirates...

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What’s your prescription for A&E?

Tuesday 03 June 2014

Former patients are being asked what they thought of the care they were given in Jersey’s A&E department to find out if it is up to scratch.An independent UK survey is being sent out to 850 randomly picked Islanders who were treated in the ...

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Big spending in the pipeline

Tuesday 03 June 2014

Plans to spend £210 million on sewers over the next 20 years and to turn the Housing department into a States-owned company that can borrow money to build and refurbish homes are going to the States this week.With the clock ticking down to the long summer recess before the election on 15 October, States Memb...

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Tributes after tragic schoolgirl death

Tuesday 03 June 2014

The family of a schoolgirl who died last week have paid tribute to a young girl who “cared for others... more than herself”.Andrew, Mia and Michael Harvey have issued a statement through the States of Jersey Police about the...

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