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BBC News
03-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Why annual hedge cutting in Jersey is a balancing act
Since 1914, people in Jersey have picked up sickles and strimmers to cut the hedges around their houses. "Branchage" is a legal requirement designed to keep roads as safe as possible, but environmentalists said they were increasingly worried the practice was destroying too much and have called for Stephen Le Quesne said branchage had been completed to varying levels of success, damaging hedges and injuring wildlife, for of St Saviour Kevin Lewis said it was important to maintain road access but added it was difficult to balance the community's competing needs on the issue. What is branchage? Branchage, which literally means branches, is the 111-year-old law that requires land owners or renters in Jersey to cut back any trees, shrubs or grass overhanging roads near their must be a 12ft (3.6m) clearance over main roads and by-roads, and a clearance of 8ft (2.4m) over footpaths. The aim is to make it safer for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to use the officials carry out two inspections, one in late June or early July and another in September, to check branchage has been it is not done properly, parishioners can be fined up to £100 or the parish may arrange for the work to be done and residents to be charged for it. Mr Le Quesne said he believed the island's natural environment has been degraded since the start of branchageHe said hedges being "scalped to the bone" caused environmental loss and risked erosion to old stone walls."You're losing your insect populations, you're losing your flowers, you're losing your biodiversity, you're not allowing flowers and grasses to go through their natural cycles," he suggested creating a network of green lanes across the island with minimal traffic are not cut until August or early said this could be a real boost for tourists visiting the island for its natural beauty and would encourage people to get out more. Lewis said branchage was important to maintain free access to the roads, particularly for bin lorries, tractors and emergency vehicles. He said he agreed with environmental concerns and it was important people did not cut back hedges too tightly, leaving at least 10cm of added he had only seen a few "minor infractions" during his July 2025 inspection and he preferred to issue warnings to residents instead of Government of Jersey advises people should help the environment by cutting with hand tools when possible, allowing pans to set seed if not overhanging, leaving tussocks of vegetation for insects and never carrying out heavy hedge work during bird breeding season between 1March and 31 July.
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
US Steel names Kevin Lewis as CFO, Infra News, ET Infra
Advt US Steel said on Tuesday Kevin Lewis would replace CFO Jessica Graziano effective immediately, days after the steelmaker closed its sale to Japan's Nippon who has spent nearly three years at the company, would stay on as a special advisor until July 18 to aid with the transition, US Steel who joined the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker 17 years ago, has held key positions across finance, strategy and investor company also appointed Scot Duncan as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective move comes after Nippon Steel completed its $14.9-billion acquisition of US Steel last week, marking the end to an 18-month regulatory battle.
Reuters
24-06-2025
- Business
- Reuters
U.S. Steel names Kevin Lewis as CFO
June 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Steel said on Tuesday Kevin Lewis would replace CFO Jessica Graziano effective immediately, days after the steelmaker closed its sale to Japan's Nippon Steel (5401.T), opens new tab. Graziano, who has spent nearly three years at the company, would stay on as a special advisor until July 18 to aid with the transition, U.S. Steel said. Lewis who joined the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker 17 years ago, has held key positions across finance, strategy and investor relations. The company also appointed Scot Duncan as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective immediately. The move comes after Nippon Steel completed its $14.9-billion acquisition of U.S. Steel last week, marking the end to an 18-month regulatory battle.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
U.S. Steel names Kevin Lewis as CFO
(Reuters) -U.S. Steel said on Tuesday Kevin Lewis would replace CFO Jessica Graziano effective immediately, days after the steelmaker closed its sale to Japan's Nippon Steel. Graziano, who has spent nearly three years at the company, would stay on as a special advisor until July 18 to aid with the transition, U.S. Steel said. Lewis who joined the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker 17 years ago, has held key positions across finance, strategy and investor relations. The company also appointed Scot Duncan as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective immediately. The move comes after Nippon Steel completed its $14.9-billion acquisition of U.S. Steel last week, marking the end to an 18-month regulatory battle. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
BBC News
13-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Constable reveals plans to create park in St Saviour
Plans to create a new park in a parish in Jersey have been Constable of St Saviour, Kevin Lewis, said the plans, which are for fields next to the parish hall, would revitalise the area and give parishioners more things to £5.66m vision, which would need planning permission, includes a play area, nature trail, cafe and changes to road said the funding would not come from parish rates, but from ringfenced money and potentially government grants, community sponsorships, and private donors. 'Bring parish back to life' The plans are also subject to a public consultation, which asks residents for their ideas and views on each said there was a lack of facilities in the parish and this could improve it."Since Covid, things have gone downhill a little bit, the parish hall's not being used as much as it should do," he said."I want to bring the parish back to life and have St Saviour parish hall as the centre of the parish."He said the plans would connect areas such as St Saviour's School and the woodland below the parish hall. The proposal is split into three phases, which could change depending on public feedback and the funding on the first is expected to start at the end of this year or early next initial phase includes building a 40-space car park, a footpath along La Rue de Patier and a children's play and park second would alter access to Birches Avenue and install a nature trail and final stage includes a community centre, café and a pétanque can see the plans at the parish hall and complete the consultation online.
