2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (380+ words) NEW figures show that the amount of energy consumed in Jersey has fallen by almost a third over the past two decades – with liquid fossil fuel consumption reducing by 37% and gas by 64%. This week, the government published its annual audit…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (120+ words) Jersey Evening Post LADIES Day racing at Jersey Race Club will go ahead today after the course at Les Landes passed an inspection prompted by the recent dry weather. Race Club officials said on Thursday that the course was “under…...

22+ hour, 39+ min ago   (210+ words) AROUND 50 members of staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland International will be made redundant as part of a move to “simplify” operations during a shift to a more digital finance industry. RBSI said the redundancies – which will impact roles…...

22+ hour, 24+ min ago   (550+ words) A SUMMER of heatwaves and weather records in Jersey reached another landmark as a sea temperature of 20°C was recorded. The figure from Thursday evening’s high tide – although “downgraded” to 19.9°C once the daily average of the two most recent…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (540+ words) A BOOK club founder is hoping to launch a children’s version of her growing reading community as calls mount for action to reverse a decline in reading for pleasure among young Islanders. Finleigh Donald, who founded The OverBooked Society in…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (101+ words) New Minister in ‘positive’ talks with UK and France over wind farm ambitions Jersey Evening Post JERSEY is making progress in talks with the UK and France over a crucial question that could determine whether the Island’s proposed offshore wind…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (341+ words) JERSEY Cheshire Home is already considering further expansion after three new bedrooms created as part of a major development were immediately filled. The project, supported by £640,000 from the Harold Ernest Le Seelleur Fund, has increased the charity’s residential capacity and…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (315+ words) THE Health Minister has pointed Islanders struggling with gambling addiction towards existing mental-health services after the Island’s gambling watchdog criticised the lack of progress in providing dedicated support. Senator Tom Binet said work was under way to raise awareness of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (825+ words) JERSEY’S Battle of Flowers bloomed back into life in its historic home of Victoria Avenue yesterday, as hundreds of spectators turned out for the Grand Day Parade. Islanders and visitors praised the return to the Avenue – and the decision to…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (383+ words) THERE will be no fireworks finale to this year’s Battle of Flowers after organisers announced the cancellation of the display due to conclude Saturday’s Moonlight Parade. In a statement issued at 9.15pm tonight, just over 24 hours before the first firework was…...