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BBC News
02-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Petition calls for St Helier marine lake's restoration
A petition has been launched to restore and maintain a historic marine lake which is facing an uncertain Zaech set up the petition in support of St Helier's Victoria Marine Lake after Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan said it would be "uneconomical" to repair the 128-year-old site due to plans to improve sea defences in the her petition, which had 332 signatures by 17:30 BST on Tuesday, Ms Zaech said the site on the waterfront was a "vital piece of Jersey's heritage".The Infrastructure and Environment Department has been contacted by the BBC for comment. 'Promoting health' An inspection carried out in 2024 said the marine lake needed "comprehensive work".When asked in June about how the site would be maintained in the future, Jehan said plans under development along the waterfront and the need to improve shoreline and coastal defences meant it was a "diminishing requirement".Ms Zaech said the marine lake had received "minimal maintenance" during its history."Victoria Marine Lake predates the listed Havre des Pas pool by eight years, yet it remains unlisted and at risk," she said."Restoring the pool would preserve a vital piece of Jersey's heritage while promoting health, leisure, and tourism."
Irish Times
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Upgrade of A5 road to Derry quashed by High Court in Belfast
A decision by Northern Ireland's Executive to proceed with the upgrade of the A5 road to Derry has been quashed at the High Court in Belfast. Mr Justice McAlinden told the court that he was aware his ruling would bring 'fresh anguish' to the families of those who lost loved ones on the road, but said the proposed scheme breached elements of the Climate Change Act 2022. The North's Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins was at the Royal Courts of Justice to hear the ruling on Monday. The Executive gave the green light for the long-awaited upgrade to the A5 in October. READ MORE However, judicial review proceedings were brought against the Department for Infrastructure by nine applicants, including residents, farmers and landowners opposed to the £1.2 billion (€1.4 billion) scheme. There have been more than 50 deaths on the A5, one of the North's main road arteries that links Derry with Aughnacloy in Co Tyrone, since 2006. The road connects the northwest – Donegal and Derry – to Dublin through regional towns including Strabane and Omagh. A scheme to turn the road into a dual carriageway was first approved by the Executive in 2007 but it has been held up by legal challenges and uncertainty over funding. This is the third time in 18 years that approval for the road's upgrade has been overturned in court. Many relatives and friends of people killed and injured on the road have long campaigned for a modernised road to improve public safety on the route. Justice McAlinden acknowledged in his judgment that it was 'likely that delays in the progression of this scheme will coincide with the occurrence of further loss of life and serious injury on the existing road'. But he added that 'the decision to proceed with the scheme must be taken in accordance with the law'. 'The principle of the rule of law cannot be subverted, even if the motivation for doing so is to achieve what is deemed to constitute a clear societal benefit.' – Press Associatio n
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
St Helier car park levels close for ongoing refurbishment
Three levels of a multi-storey car park in St Helier have been closed as part of ongoing maintenance 12,13 and 14 of Pier Road Car Park closed to motorists and pedestrians on Wednesday for four weeks. The States of Jersey announced refurbishment plans for the car park last year, with work starting in April 2025 for a completion date at the end of Infrastructure and Environment Department said it was thanking members of the public for their "continued patience and cooperation". It said pedestrian access to Fort Regent and La Petite Ecole nursery would remain available via the stairs and escalators located on Level 10 while the upper level closures were in place."There will be no pram or wheelchair access to Fort Regent via the car park for the duration of this closure," it added."Alternative parking and accessible routes should be used."
