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Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
College calls for new facilities due to disrepair
Jerseys only further and higher education college has written a letter to the States of Jersey to request new facilities. The letter from Jo Terry-Marchant, principal at Highlands College and University College Jersey, said the current college estate was "outdated, inflexible, and no longer fit for purpose in many areas." It added due to limited capacity in workshop areas it wasn't able to meet the demands of 14 to 16-year-olds from local schools. It said a "new, modern campus is a strategic necessity". The letter added the existing site presented additional barriers as the facilities were not fully compliant in relation to disability access. This affected learners who needed opportunities from Life Skills (students with complex needs) and inclusion programmes. More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey The letter stated in order to support the development of the workforce it must move beyond "reactive repairs" and "incremental fixes." It said: "A new, modern campus is a strategic necessity, being central to the education eco-system, delivering a sustainable, future-ready education system that can support industry needs, social mobility, and the Island's long-term economic resilience." It understood that the maintenance requirements would wipe out most of the Jersey Property Holdings (JPH) maintenance budget for it's wider portfolio and the pressure on the public purse. It said unless a study into a partial rebuild, "focusing on modern workshops is conducted, we will be constrained in our ability to meet government aspirations without capital investment." Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to One-off funding for college courses to continue College sees big rise in students Students 'relieved' after receiving exam results Highlands College Government of Jersey
BBC News
27-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
'Intrusive' Jersey cannabis farm noise affecting lives
Neighbours of a Jersey medical cannabis farm have said the site has stopped them from enjoying their States of Jersey Complaints Panel upheld a complaint over how the Infrastructure and Environment Department handled residents' complaints about the noise and smells coming from the Northern Leaf farm in St Nightingale, who lives next to the site, said the noise emitted from the farm was so intrusive it meant he and his partner, Penny Bromley, could not sit in their minister Steve Luce said the government strongly rejected the panel's findings and had put "a lot of resource" into the issues highlighted. The BBC has approached Northern Leaf for comment. 'Horrendous whirring' Mr Nightingale said a low level noise from the farm was aggravating to deal with."You can't sit in the garden for a length of time," he said. "There's low-level noise that gives you headaches so you can't have the windows open."It's really intrusive and affects your lifestyle."Ms Bromley said the issues and "horrendous whirring sound" from the farm had forced her to spend more time away from Jersey."I can't enjoy my home at all," she said. The panel said the government had taken too long to deal with complaints from also criticised the government's use of an unjust "sniff test" to decide whether cannabis odours from the farm were a Bromley added that the panel's comments had made complainants like her feel vindicated although she questioned whether it would "make much difference" overall."I think the farm's either got to be closed down or the noise has to be stopped," she said. Deputy Hilary Jeune, chair of the environment, housing and infrastructure scrutiny panel, said the complaints had made it clear the island needed an independent public service ombudsman."We have seen the panel uphold the complaints but the government has pushed back on the recommendations," she said."The panel doesn't have any power to go further than that." 'Fair to both sides' In response to the panel's findings, chief officer of infrastructure and environment Andy Scate said the government "completely refute the suggestion that the department acted contrary to the law or behaved in a way that was unjust".Luce said the government had put in "thousands of hours" of work for years to deal with issues from residents' complaints about the farm."Unfortunately, we are in a process which becomes protracted and involves appeals, courts and a whole range of things," he said."But we have to be fair to both sides."
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Summer beach safety scheme launched by 999 crews
Emergency services in Jersey are urging beachgoers to take several steps to keep themselves and others safe this summer. The island's ambulance, coastguard, fire, police and RNLI crews have launched the 2025 Building a Safer Community Beach initiative to highlight what people could do to enjoy visiting the coast responsibly. Advice issued through the campaign included not leaving barbecues unattended, swim at lifeguarded beaches, collect rubbish and wear sunscreen. Sgt David Bowler from Jersey Police said the scheme's first year in 2024 proved to be a success and the emergency services wanted to build on it. He added: "We're coming together to make sure every organisation can club together to try and make the beaches a safer place for islanders and tourists alike." More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Crews involved in the scheme said working together as a team could help spread the safety message to a wider audience. Matthew Coote, a fire service crew commander, said: "Doing small things like soaking a disposable barbecue with water to make sure it's cooled down and covering the sand underneath it with some fresh sand is always a good thing to do. "The last thing that we'd want is a child or a pet like a dog walking over that and burning their feet." Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Campaign urges islanders to stay safe in the sun Jersey Police Jersey Fire Service RNLI Jersey Jersey Coastguard Jersey Ambulance Service
BBC News
11-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Jersey Fire Service plea for empty island properties to train in
Jersey Fire and Rescue Service (JFRS) is looking for empty properties on the island where it can practice firefighting service said it wanted to train in empty domestic or commercial properties periodically to keep the training as "realistic as possible".While the fire service had a designated "hot house" for training purposes, it said the site was used for close quarters training and did not represent the majority of its call outs. A JFRS spokesperson said training in environments the firefighters were unfamiliar with improved their search techniques and prepared them for emergencies. JFRS said it had been regularly training in various property development sites or hotels during their off season but needed new locations for the summer months."By training in the same venue it becomes muscle memory as opposed to utilising effective search techniques," it said. "If someone has an empty property and they would be willing to allow the service to use it, we would appreciate that JFRS added that the smoke used for the training was cosmetic and did not leave any lasting damage to properties. Anyone with an empty property who was willing to assist JFRS was asked to contact the service.
BBC News
30-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Opinions and lifestyle survey launched in Jersey
An annual survey set up to study Jersey islanders' experiences and views on certain topics has been government said Statistics Jersey's 2025 Opinions and Lifestyle Survey would be sent to 4,200 randomly selected households with the aim of helping to plan and deliver public services in the person in the household who has their birthday next and is aged over 16 would be asked to complete the survey online to give a good range of ages for those responding, the government added paper copies of the survey were also available and anyone selected to complete it had until 20 June to fill out the form. "The results of the survey will be published later this year," the government said.
