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BBC News
a day ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Call for better electric vehicles scrappage scheme in Jersey
Jersey's government needs a proper plan for the scrapping of hybrid vehicles, according to an owner told she would have to pay to dispose of Guyett said she was told there would be a charge, even though her hybrid car stopped working and "wasn't worth £100".She said the Government of Jersey needed to have a plan to recycle electric vehicles (EVs), given the government had been financially helping people to purchase electric vehicles. The scheme closed at the end of Minister Constable Andy Jehan said officers were working with waste contractors to ensure they were trained and had suitable facilities for the safe de-pollution of electric vehicles. Ms Guyett said she found only one company on the island that could scrap the said: "When I contacted them, they said they were unable to take it unless I paid scrappage costs as the Government of Jersey had withdrawn any budget for disposing of hybrid or battery-operated vehicles."That was really challenging because my car was quite a big vehicle... there was really no support from the government."Currently, owners of petrol and diesel vehicles to be scrapped are paid a certain amount per tonne, whereas the owners of electric and hybrid vehicles are being advised to make arrangements to have them shipped off island. The number of electric, hybrid electric, electric petrol and electric diesel registered is 8,139 out of a total of about 128, said those wanting to dispose of end-of-life vehicles were advised to contact the manufacturer through the on-island dealers. He said: "There are not significant numbers of end-of-life electric vehicles in the island currently awaiting disposal. "Officers are working with waste contractors locally to ensure that they are trained and have suitable facilities for the safe depollution of electric vehicles on the island." Ms Guyett said she did not think the government had proper plans in place for said: "They are new, they are not going to be a problem, we don't need to think about end-of-life care. "Cars get written off due to accidents all the time and, if we don't have a treatment strategy for them, what are we supposed to do?"Deputy Hilary Jeune said she believed the government was working on a scheme to help islanders recycle said: "The government are working with the UK to set up a scheme to be able to take the cars from Jersey to the UK and dispose of them that way - it hasn't been set up completely yet but there is work under way."At the moment, we haven't had that many EVs that have had to be scrapped. It's a very small amount... It's growing but, because we are at the moment at the beginning of our EV schemes in Jersey, we're not there yet." Ms Guyett said it was "sheer luck" that she managed to find someone willing to ship her car to the UK free of said: "That took several weeks... and, in the meantime, because we live on an estate where there's limited parking, we were really struggling with neighbours being a bit frustrated."I wanted to buy a full electric vehicle for my next car. "This whole experience has made it that I don't want to even touch a hybrid because I can't deal with having the stress and the uncertainty that, if something happened, I would be back where I started."
BBC News
10-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Jersey's Rouge Bouillon road closed for urgent repairs
Rouge Bouillon road in St Helier will be closed to traffic on Thursday evening for "urgent repair works". The Government of Jersey said Rouge Bouillon would close from 18:30 to 23:00 BST because a "new road surface depression" had been identified. The government said it had been "vigilant in monitoring" the road after a sinkhole was discovered in Infrastructure and Environment Department said the closure was only a precautionary measure to protect public safety. "It is anticipated that the repair works can be completed tonight", it said.
BBC News
20-06-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Mobile phones to be banned in Jersey schools from September
The Government of Jersey will not allow mobile phone use at its schools and colleges from the start of September, parents have been ban would include break and lunch times and would apply to all students up to the end of Key Stage 4, said Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning Deputy Rob Ward. In a letter to parents outlining the policies, he said: "Please strongly consider your decision to buy a smartphone or giving an old smartphone to your child."We need to work as a community to educate our young people as to the importance of being safe online." Ward outlined in the letter any breach of school policies where a student actively evaded policy to use a phone would be dealt with according to school behaviour access was discovered of inappropriate sites and content, there would be no hesitation to involve police if it were of a "severe nature", he said devices accessing the internet on the school network would have safe access via safeguarding guidance to parents in the letter included: Ensure there is control over smartphone use and what it is being used for can be accessedIf parents decide to send their child to school with a smartphone, frequently remind them it should be switched off and not carried around schoolIf a smartphone is found in use during the school day, the school is asked to take it from the student and keep it as per policy 'Not one answer' Ward added: "The challenges we face with online safety and appropriate use of future technology will not go away."There is not one answer to solve all of the complications that arise from it."There will be island-wide talks during the week beginning 15 September focused on navigating life online, according to the addition there will be dedicated sessions for parents and guardians, delivered both in person and live streamed on the 16 and 17 September.
ITV News
20-06-2025
- Politics
- ITV News
Government to ban children from using phones in all Jersey schools following ITV News investigation
Jersey's government will ban the use of mobile phones in all schools for students up to the end of Key Stage Four. A draft letter to parents and guardians, leaked to ITV Channel, reveals that from the start of the next academic year, all Government of Jersey schools and colleges will not allow pupils to use their phones at any time during the school day. The restriction covers break and lunchtimes and all students, up to and including Year 11. The new guidelines also say that schools "will not hesitate to contact police" if severe inappropriate content is accessed during school time. Parents are asked to "strongly consider your decision to buy a smartphone or give an old smartphone to your child". This follows an ITV Channel investigation into the impact of smartphones on young people, including an experiment where devices were taken from a group of students for two weeks. This new guidance sees Jersey go further than most countries around the world. Within the draft letter, parents and guardians are given the following advice: Not to send children to school with a smartphone. If you make the decision to give a smartphone to your child, ensure you have "control over its use" and that "you can access what your child is using it for". If you decide to send your child to school with a smartphone against government advice, regularly remind them that it should be left switched off and not carried around school. If a smartphone is found in use during the school day, the school is asked to take it from the student and keep it as per their policy. When a student evades policy to use a phone, they will be "dealt with according to school behaviour policy". If a student is seen with access to inappropriate sites and content, "We will not hesitate to involve the police, should it be of a severe nature". Emily Jennings from the campaign group Smartphone Free Childhood says: "So many parents have been sharing their concerns about seeing illegal and harmful content on peers' and other children's devices in school. "Having a smartphone-free school day just means kids will be free to learn without distraction and play and socialise in real life. Play is a fundamental part of child development. Without it, we just don't develop the skills of innovation, imagination and socialisation that we really need to see in adults in our society. "Many countries are looking into a social media ban for under-16-year-olds, and we are seeing more and more harmful and negative effects of the impact of social media on young people." Want the inside track on the key issues that will shape Guernsey's Election this June? Listen to Guernsey Votes, an ITV Channel podcast packed with expert guests, local insight and analysis you can trust...
BBC News
16-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Cervical screening changes set to start in Jersey
Patients in Jersey will receive a more personalised cervical screening service from July, health bosses have Government of Jersey said it would be following recommendations from the UK National Screening Committee due to more accurate human papillomavirus (HPV) testing being screening detects HPV - the type of infection which is the main cause of cervical changes meant patients deemed to be at a low risk of cervical cancer would be tested less frequently, the government added. From July, women or people with a cervix who are aged 25 to 49 and test negative, or have previously tested negative for HPV and therefore at low risk of cervical cancer, will be invited to screenings at five-year intervals rather than three, the government whose samples indicated the presence of HPV, or had a recent history of HPV, would continue to be invited to more frequent screenings, it Fiona Nelson, clinical lead for cervical screening, said the new HPV test picked up problems earlier than older screening Nelson added: "The HPV test is an objective test which means the sample is not dependent on a person looking at cells and making a judgment and this means there are fewer missed cases."
