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Recruitment drive to increase Army Reserve numbers

Thursday 16 January 2014

The Jersey Field Squadron is encouraging Islanders to become reservists as part of a national drive to increase personnel to 30,000 by 2018.Jersey’s TA is using unusual recruiting techniques, including a charity bake-off in the Royal ...

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International recognition for Durrell’s work overseas saving endangered species

Thursday 16 January 2014

A Durrell biologist nominated for the Nobel Prize of the conservation world says the accolade is a recognition of the vision of Gerald Durrell.Professor Carl Jones MBE, who has been working with the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust since 19...

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Police target top offenders

Thursday 16 January 2014

A campaign launched last year to target Jersey’s top 50 criminals resulted in a 21% drop in burglary, robbery and thefts from vehicles.Operation Crackdown involved the Police tracking Jersey's 50 most prolific criminals who between the...

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Childhood obesity down

Thursday 16 January 2014

A sharp drop in the number of obese children in Jersey is down to good work by schools, according to the Health department.There has been a significant decrease in the number of obese five-year-olds in the Island, and the n...

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Tax refund for French property owners

Thursday 16 January 2014

A Jersey tax specialist says Islanders who own property in France could be entitled to a tax refund following the scrapping of a "discriminatory taxation" law.A French court has ruled that the law on foreign-owned property in France was against EU legislation...

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First-ever Occupation archaeological project before Planning

Wednesday 15 January 2014

A Cambridge academic is seeking Planning permission to undertake archaeological research on the site of a forced labour camp in Grouville Marsh.Dr Gilly Carr hopes to begin work in April to reveal traces of Lager Wick, an Organisation Todt (OT)...

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