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Driver who had cans of beer in footwell disqualified
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (276+ words) The Heart of Island Life A DRINK-DRIVER who was pulled over by police while having empty beer cans in the footwell of his car has been fined and banned from the road. Wayne Mason (34) was driving along St Clement Coast…...
New base for children's mental-health services
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (308+ words) The Heart of Island Life THE Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services will move to a new home next week. The service is relocating from Libert" House to Bermuda House on Green Street in St Helier from Monday. The main…...
Two ships to be sold as Brittany Ferries adapts to financial challenges
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (381+ words) The Heart of Island Life ROUTE changes are being implemented by Brittany Ferries as part of a cost-saving "plan for the future" that includes the sale of two ships. The ferry firm " which lost the contract to became Jersey's key…...
Mother arranges campervan convoy for "VW-obsessed" son"s upcoming prom night
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (516+ words) The Heart of Island Life A MOTHER is planning to make her 18-year-old son's dream come true by transporting him to his school prom in a "rainbow" convoy of his most cherished vehicles. St Clement resident Samantha Jones has dreamt…...
Residents at Cherry Orchard Court evacuated after smell of gas reported
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (112+ words) The Heart of Island Life A NUMBER of residents were evacuated from Cherry Orchard Court this morning following reports of a smell of gas. The Justice and Home Affairs department stated that the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service was called…...
Police chief appointed chair of Opera House board
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (439+ words) The Heart of Island Life THE Island's police chief is to take on a new role supporting the arts as chair of the Jersey Opera House board. Robin Smith, who was appointed chief of the States police in 2019, will support…...
Speeding biker told: 'You put people's lives at risk"
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (737+ words) The Heart of Island Life EXCESSIVE speeding remains an ongoing "problem" which blights the Island, a judge has said as an "outrageous" dangerous driver who rode his motorbike at more than 100mph around a popular beauty spot was warned he could…...
Buy local, so we can employ more staff and pay more tax
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (659+ words) The Heart of Island Life THE arrival of anything new often brings a sense of hope and opportunity, and that is exactly how Garry Lloyd is feeling about the Island's new government following the recent elections. But while most people…...
'He was always laughing with a big smile' - Islander launches donation appeal after his brother was tragically killed in the Venezuelan earthquakes
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (735+ words) The Heart of Island Life IT was not long ago that Mariano Ferreira was speaking to his brother on the other side of the world" Now, surrounded by bags of donated clothing and supplies at the St Helier barber shop…...
Dating app attack prompts warning: 'Jersey must do more"
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (665+ words) The Heart of Island Life JERSEY still has "a long way to go" in tackling violence against women and girls, campaigners have warned after an Islander was convicted of a "serious and prolonged" assault on a woman he had met…...