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Weekly news podcasts from the Bailiwick Express team in the Channel Islands, taking you behind the headlines. Interviews, features, explainers, profiles - the Bailiwick Podcast is your in-depth guide to what's really happening in island life.
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In this episode of the Cool Down, we speak to Chay Kennedy-Cook about cycling against some of the best in his age-group at the Commonwealth Youth Games, resilience, and his target of making it as a pro.
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Dr Dominic Bishop discusses the rise in the number of deaths by suicide in Guernsey, and with Dr Nicola Brink and Jo Cottell from Guernsey Mind, he explains how the Bailiwick's new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy will help anyone suffering from low level to very serious mental ill health.
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With a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy published this week, Dr Nicola Brink, Dr Dominic Bishop and Jo Cottell explained how it's been drawn up, what the strategy's aims are and why it's so important for the wellbeing and mental health of the Bailiwick.
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Guernseyman Adam Hooper always dreamt of being an actor.
At 35 he decided to try his hand at auditions, succeeding in winning a supporting role in Kevin Spacey's latest film.
A number of local productions are also on the agenda, and Adam told Express he has plans to audition for further roles off-island too.
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Jersey Overseas Aid has so far donated £262,000 to Friends of Ukraine-EOD to deliver bomb and mine disposal training.
This week Express speaks to Ben Remfrey and Uliana Yurenko - Ben is a founder of Friends of Ukraine-EOD, and Uliana is the head technical translator and interpreter at Mat Kosovo, a training centre in Kosovo.
They discuss the first women in Ukraine to be allowed to be involved in bomb disposal.
If you’d like to support their work you can donate to the Bailiff’s Ukraine Appeal, details of that can be found at 'sidebyside.je'.
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15-year-old JCG student Auden Ruelle is a big fan of football, and a young footballer herself, and this summer she's had the chance to be at the Women's World Cup in Australia.
Late in Australian time, early in Jersey time, Express reporter Kelly Frost caught up with Auden to ask about the atmosphere, her favourite goals of the tournament so far and, of course, whether football is finally coming home...
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Comedian Johnny Vegas has been in Jersey this week, after choosing the island for his debut ceramic art show.
He spoke to Express reporter James Jeune about vulnerability, the power of art for mental health, island breakfast spots – and trying to smuggle a tortoise back on the ferry…
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Maggie's is a "safe haven" for people undergoing treatment for cancer, while also a place supportive loved ones can go for a moment of calm.
An alternative to the often uncomfortable and clinical hospital environment.
Express sat down with two members of the Guernsey Friends of Maggie's Fundraising Committee - Alison Good and Chair Pete Walsh - to hear first hand how the centre supports those who need it most.
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Express sits down with Chris Bown, Interim Chief Officer for Health, to discuss the priorities for his time in office.
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In this episode of the Warm Up we talk all things trail running with Distance.gg's new committee, chairman Steven Marquis and Treasurer Dave Watson. They are keen to build on the successful legacy of their predecessors by encouraging participation, and it begins with this weekend's Donkey Drop event.
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Jersey is getting older – and pretty quickly at that.
In the last census, it was recorded that the number of people aged over 65 grew by 29% between 2011 and 2021.
It’s therefore more important than ever that we listen to the concerns of older Islanders, and take their health and quality of life seriously.
In this podcast, Bailiwick Express Reporter Charlie Flynn spoke to Rosemarie Finley, the CEO of Family Nursing and Home Care. One of Jersey’s oldest charities, they have been helping islanders live and age well since 1899.
They discuss the importance of community health, some of the every day tips and tricks the older generation can use to age gracefully and the importance of a positive outlook on getting older...
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Dr Gopinath Rao, a Consultant Paediatrician discusses the benefits of breastfeeding while Jo Priaulx, Founder of the Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation opens up on the challenges she faced and how attitudes towards and support for breastfeeding have changed.
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In this episode, Tom Innes sits down with Chris Tanguy, who recently retired after 14 years of operating Tanguy’s in Mulcaster Street, and more than four decades working in Jersey's hospitality industry.
They discuss the heyday of the island's nightlife scene in the 80s, and 90s, the perils of the Sunday dancing law, and the recent challenges facing the sector that have left Chris fearful for its future.
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Vicky Godley is the Headteacher of St Sampson's High School. A year after Ofsted said her school was inadequate, a monitoring report has found progress is being made in different areas. She explained what has been done to improve things and what still needs to happen.
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As many as one in six couples struggle with infertility, which is classed as a disease by the World Health Organisation. Yet sadly there is often a stigma and taboo that surrounds it.
Kelly Frost spoke to Chloé Fosse, the founder of local charity Tiny Seeds, about infertility, IVF treatment, and the cost-of-living pressures placed on couples undergoing treatment.
Following a recent survey which exposed that people were selling their houses to afford IVF treatment, Chloé has called for a change to the funding system, and a change to how we value people trying to sprout those tiny seeds...
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During day 5 there was further medal success for the swimmers and bowlers on Team Guernsey. The archers received their medals and competition continued in the golf, football, basketball and more.
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It is a sport full of moments of truth, intense points on which a tie can sway. Tennis event manager Rick Denton explains more and begins by telling Express why the Island Games is so important to the sport.
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There is no hiding place on a tennis court, everything falls on your shoulders and that’s something Pete Robinson relishes. He explains why the sport is so important to him.
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In 2003 Steve Yates was delighted to win gold in archery in front of joyous home fans. Now he is the team manager and hopes the whole island will get behind the Games just like it did 20 years ago.
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Guernsey badminton is at a building stage going into this Games, but there should be some success along the way. Player manger Elena Johnson and coordinator Dary Tapp explain what to expect from a fast-paced game at the Rohais Badminton Halls.
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A year ago, Amy Critchlow was lying on the road with a broken collar bone. Now she is back to full fitness and will be part of a Guernsey women’s triathlon team fighting for the top spots. She reflects on her triathlon journey in the last decade and what we can expect from the sport this year.
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Five days of action on the water will decide the Island Games medals in sailing.
Coordinator Nicky Barker tells us what to expect from the Ilca fleet and how to follow events even if you are stuck on the land.
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The Guernsey Employment Trust helps people with disabilities find and maintain employment.
Rosa is one of GET's successful clients. She, her support worker Kate, and Niamh who worked with Rosa at Guernsey Post, explained how GET's processes work. And, Nikki - the GET Chief Officer - explained why their work is so important
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'The World's Toughest Row' takes a crew 3000 miles west from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Nelson's Dockyard in Antigua. It involves constant rowing, waves up to 30 feet high, sleep deprivation, sea-sickness, salt sores and blisters.
Kelly Frost spoke to Intrepid232, an incredible crew of four Jersey mums (Julie Brady, Alison Jones, Helene Monpetit and Rosemary Satchwell) who are training to complete the challenge this December.
They talk about the training, the costs, the sponsorship... and what keeps them up at night.
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With thousands of athletes in Guernsey for the 2023 Island Games, it’s hoped some spectators will be encouraged to be more active too.
Alun Williams from the Health Improvement Commission thinks that will be the legacy of the Games.
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Guernsey will field its largest ever athletics team for the 2023 Island Games, but as manager Tom Druce tells us, everyone is there on merit.
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Charmaine Johnson will be representing Alderney in track and field and has been passionate about athletics since she could walk.
She spoke to Matthew Leach about her life story and why she’s so excited to represent Alderney this year…
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The cry has gone out to "pack the dome!"
Guernsey Men's Basketball Team Manager Pete Beausire is expecting an electric atmosphere as Beau Sejour hosts their games. He told Nick Mann what to expect.
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Guernsey head into the women’s basketball tournament on form with their sights on the gold medal final. Emma Hicks and Emma Webb joined Express to discuss their chances. Webb opens by reflecting back on the last home Games.
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During the NatWest International Island Games cycling events, a tantalising mix of speed and tactics will play out on and off the roads.
Express learns more about the upcoming events from team members Alex Van Katwyk and Hannah Brehaut.
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There's a mixture of experienced players and newcomers within Guernsey's women's football squad for this year's Island Games.
Coaches Anna Gauvain and her sister Katie Watson have been working with them to build on lessons learnt at this year's Muratti.
Anna told Laura Clayton what they're hoping to achieve at this year's Games.
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Guernsey’s men face a tough draw in the football. Manager Tony Vance tells Express how they are preparing for the challenges they will face both on and off the pitch
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Guernsey’s relationship with cannabis is complicated. While the CBD and THC industry was heralded to be major economic enabler for the islander, legal redtape has ended up strangling it at birth.
Major industry bodies have moved off island, taking their business with them; meanwhile, the island’s budding medicinal cannabis market continues to morph into a multi-million pound enterprise.
With concerns about diverted prescriptions continually being raised, and an island now flooded with cannabis, it is difficult to pinpoint exactly what is going on.
Deputy Marc Leadbeater is a member of HSC and figurehead in the cannabis industry, he sat down with me to clear up the myths around cannabis and share his positive thoughts for the future…
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On the eve of the Island Games, and the back of another Muratti loss, Nick Mann was joined by Guernsey manager Tony Vance, to talk about the future of local football and the need for drastic change to drive up standards.
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Bailiwick Express meets Enid Quenault, a former Deputy and Constable of St Brelade whose decades of service to the island has been marked with a new health and wellbeing centre in the former Les Quennevais School being named after her.
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Parks, pavements, benches, squares, statues, sculptures. They’re all spaces that belong firmly in the public realm, spaces that belong to each and every one of us.
But how do we make the most of these places? How do we gauge what the community needs from their shared space and how can we use the public realm to tackle some of societies trickiest problems?
In this episode of Bailiwick Podcasts, Charlie Flynn spoke to Sasha Gibb, former art director of CCA galleries and the founder of the Public Voice: Common Ground project.
We try to nail down exactly what we mean by ‘the public realm’, the importance of public spaces that work for everyone, and how you can your say on what Jersey’s common places should look like.
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This week Express was joined by the CEO of Guernsey Electricity, Alan Bates, to talk about the recently released Electricity Strategy and GEL's role in it.
Mr Bates talks about the need for an interconnected, how GEL were involved in developing the strategy and why a renewable future will actually cost less...
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It’s been a very busy week with a notable team member missing, but the team were still able to work on some of the most pressing stories of the last seven days.
This included further work on the electricity strategy and the deteriorating power station, interviews with inspirational young sportspeople and a story about a robot line marker.
Join Matthew Leach, Nick Mann and Laura Clayton for this week's 'Behind the Headlines'.
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Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez speaks about her committee's recently released Electricity Strategy.
In it, the Committee for the Environment and Infrastructure recommended that Guernsey should pursue a new interconnected with France, while developing solar and wind power to meet our increasing needs for electricity.
She told Express' News Editor, Matthew Leach, that the response to the strategy has been positive so far, but it'll now need political will to get the wheels turning.
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Nick Mann sits down with athlete Alastair Chalmers, to talk about his preparation for this year's Island Games.
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The States are being faced with an impossible decision, finish the Hospital Modernisation Project or complete the Education Programme.
It was never meant to come to this, but tight public finances will force at least one very important capital project to be mothballed, unless a compromise can be reached before July’s capital projects debate.
After being invited to the PEH to revisit just how important the second phase of Health and Social Care’s hospital modernisation project is, Express sat down with the President of the Committee, Deputy Al Brouard, and the Programme Director for Hospital Modernisation, Helen Ridgwick, to discuss the future of healthcare in Guernsey and why the island simply can’t wait for a refurbished and rebuilt hospital…
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Bailiwick Law Enforcement’s annual report for 2021 has revealed a modest reduction in recorded crime compared to previous years.
However, covid and Brexit continue to cause disruption to the Police and Border Agency. Resignations and retirements are up, whilst in-island recruitment and retention are stagnant – all at a time where front-line services are already stretched.
I sat down with the Head of Law Enforcement, Ruari Hardy, to gather some insight on all these challenges, and more.
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When Her Majesty visited Jersey in 2005, there was evidence of real empathy.
The Queen had lived through the Second World War and her first visit to Jersey had been just four years after the Occupation. She was now 79 years old, had been Queen for 53 years, and was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother...
Welcome to ‘The Queen and Jersey’, a special edition series by Bailiwick Podcasts.
This is an audio version of an article by Eric Blakeley and the Bailiwick Express team. You can read the full piece, accompanied by stunning photography from Jersey Archive's collection, here.
The music featured is by Lexin Music.
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By the time the Queen made her fifth visit to Jersey in 2001, a year before her Golden Jubilee, the Queen’s personal world, and that of the wider world, had changed dramatically from that of her first visit in 1949.
All four of her children had been married, three had subsequently been divorced, and one of them remarried. She herself had dubbed 1992, the year of her Ruby Jubilee, her 'annus horribilis', marked as it was by the press’s revelations of the ‘scandalous behaviour’ of her children and a fire which destroyed her beloved Windsor Castle.
In the wider world, the end of Communism in Europe had followed the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, whilst in Jersey the sixth post-war Bailiff was Sir Philip Bailhache. He had been just three years old when Elizabeth first visited...
Welcome to ‘The Queen and Jersey’, a special edition series by Bailiwick Podcasts.
This is an audio version of an article by Eric Blakeley and the Bailiwick Express team. You can read the full piece, accompanied by stunning photography from Jersey Archive's collection, here.
The music featured is by Lexin Music.
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The Queen’s fourth visit to Jersey in 1989 marked a more relaxed atmosphere than on previous occasions and showed how the monarchy was adapting to a changing world.
In the space of a little over a decade since her last visit, Britain had elected its first female prime minister; and had gone to war over the Falklands.
Closer to home, Jersey’s population had jumped from 73,000 to 84,000; the island had gifted the Falklands £5m to aid their recovery; the States had abolished the death penalty; and St. Lawrence had elected the island’s first female constable....
Welcome to ‘The Queen and Jersey’, a special edition series by Bailiwick Podcasts.
This is an audio version of an article by Eric Blakeley and the Bailiwick Express team. You can read the full piece, accompanied by stunning photography from Jersey Archive's collection, here.
The music featured is by Lexin Music.
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The Queen's third visit came more than 20 years after her second, in 1978.
The previous year had seen the Queen’s Silver Jubilee; 1973 the marriage of her oldest daughter, Princess Anne, to Captain Mark Phillips; and, in 1977, the arrival of the Queen’s first grandchild, Peter Mark Andrew Phillips...
Welcome to ‘The Queen and Jersey’, a special edition series by Bailiwick Podcasts.
This is an audio version of an article by Eric Blakeley and the Bailiwick Express team. You can read the full piece, accompanied by stunning photography from Jersey Archive's collection, here.
The music featured is by Lexin Music.
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There was a break of eight years, before the now Queen Elizabeth II visited Jersey again. Although the Jersey she visited was more vibrant that the post-war one she had come to in 1949, the island was still trying to find its feet.
Locally, 1957 saw a series of foot and mouth outbreaks, petrol rationing had just ended, and the States had agreed to spend £210,000 on a hospital extension...
Welcome to ‘The Queen and Jersey’, a special edition series by Bailiwick Podcasts.
This is an audio version of an article by Eric Blakeley and the Bailiwick Express team. You can read the full piece, accompanied by stunning photography from Jersey Archive's collection, here.
The music featured is by Lexin Music.
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It was in 1949, less than five years after the Occupation had ended, that Princess Elizabeth made her first visit to Jersey with her husband of just two years, the Duke of Edinburgh.
At the time, Jersey’s States had a budget surplus of £1m, had agreed to spend £105,000 on modernizing the Airport, the RNLI presented lifeboat coxswain Tommy King with its gold medal, and there was motor racing on Victoria Avenue…
Welcome to ‘The Queen and Jersey’, a special edition series by Bailiwick Podcasts.
This is an audio version of an article by Eric Blakeley and the Bailiwick Express team. You can read the full piece here.
The music featured is by Lexin Music.
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Find your Fit is an ongoing recruitment campaign launched by Health and Social Care, one of the biggest sectors of local government.
The roles available within HSC are varied and starting a career in healthcare has never been easier, with plenty of opportunities for people to join as Healthcare Assistants.
I spoke to Nikita Le Page and Lindsay Farnham, both are nursing associates who started their journey at HSC with a job as a Health Care Assistant, before branching off to focus on what they enjoyed most.
Lindsay told us first what a normal day looks like to her…
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Guernsey's Bailiwick Express team takes a look back over the past seven days, to see which five stories resonated with you, the reader.
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Guernsey's Bailiwick Express team takes a look back over the past seven days, to see which five stories resonated with you, the reader.
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On a hot August night in 1990, Rickie Tregaskis broke into a home through a bathroom window, brutally attacked Emma Anton, and killed Barbara Griffin with a single stab wound to the heart as she ran to her aunt's rescue.
Years later, he boasted that he had got away with murder — and he had, until now.
Express spoke to civilian investigator Lee Turner, whose cold case review led to Tregaskis's conviction 32 years later.
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The Bailiwick Express team takes a look back over the past seven days, to see which five stories resonated with you, the reader.
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The Government has today put forward a ‘mini budget’ worth £56.5m to help islanders deal with the cost of living crisis… But how much more money will that put back our pockets?
Here’s what you need to know about it, disassembled in 5 minutes…
Delivering a 'mini budget' to help with the cost of living crisis, getting more homes built, unpicking OneGov, bringing forward plans for free period products and a new Cultural Centre, AND resolving the £800m future hospital question... Can the new Chief Minister and her team really do all this in 100 days?
The countdown is on.
Express disassembles Deputy Moore's 100-day vision in 5 minutes...
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From a strong election performance, which saw 10 party members get into the States, to comprehensively losing the battle for Chief Minister, it's been quite a month for Reform Jersey. Reform Jersey now dominates the Scrutiny panels - but doesn't have a single member in the Council of Ministers, despite being the only Party which worked at the election. Joining James Filleul on Politics Disassembled this week is Reform's leader, Deputy Sam Mézec. Did Reform win the election battle, but lose the war over securing real power?
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A decade ago, many Polish nationals were seeking help settling in Jersey... Now, with the pressures of Brexit, the pandemic, and the rising price of living locally, many are returning home, with implications for Jersey's workforce.There's also the matter of war in Ukraine - on Poland's doorstep - and the many refugees that need help as a result.Needless to say, a lot has changed since Magda Chmielewska became Jersey's Honorary Polish Consul in 2012 - but her enthusiasm for the role and determination to bring Jersey and Poland closer together has never wavered.Reflecting on her 10 years' service, she chatscost of living pressures, prejudice, and working together to solve local - and global - crises.
“The quality of education” at St Sampson’s High School “is not good enough” according to a recently released Oftsed report.
It’s a damning indictment of one of Guernsey's schools and the fallout of the report has inevitably raised concerns within the teaching community, the student body, the political sphere and from parents of students.
So what happens now? How does the situation get fixed?
Express spoke to the Director of Education, Nick Hynes, and the Principal of the school, Vicky Godley, to find out if St Sampson’s High can change, and if so, how…
The votes have been cast, the main jobs have been filled...Election 2022 is just about to collapse wearily into a deckchair for the summer.With the notable exception of St Saviour, where the mysterious ‘None of the above’ may still cause a shock, the tide of the election has receded - leaving the former incumbent of the Chief Minister’s chair high and dry, and Kristina Moore swimming off happily into the sunset.But where will she lead Jersey? Who is the real Kristina Moore?She says Jersey is now Back on Track, which is presumably A Better Way...but outside of three word slogans, what will it take to Get Kristina Done.Can she make the shift from Looking In to Leading? Jersey's new Chief Minister Kristina Moore joins James Filleul for Politics Disassembled.
A relatively new aviation company is looking to bring electric aircraft to the Channel Islands within the next three years.
GreenAir was launched in 2020, splintering off from a company called Harrison Aviation to focus the owner’s intentions into the green aviation space.
Express spoke to the owner, Mark Harrison, who has been working in the aviation industry for more than 50 years and is now pushing for a carbon neutral future.
The Bank of England has increased interest rates yet again and it is having a substantial impact on Guernsey’s mortgage market.
While the situation is only getting better for those with property, the first time buyers are facing consistently increasing house prices.
We spoke to head of lending at Butterfield Bank, Ed Jones, to find out how people should be preparing for mortgages and how they can best get on the property ladder.
From the highest highs to the lowest lows... Here's everything you need to know about the Election '22 results in two minutes.Follow www.bailiwickexpress.com for the latest updates.
Welcome to the Express Election '22 pods. In the run up to polling day on the 22nd June, we’ll be publishing a short statement from each of the Deputies candidates in each of the districts. This Pod focuses on St. Ouen, St. Peter, St. Mary, where there are 4 seats available.Here are the candidates for you to choose from, in alphabetical order.Stay tuned on election night to Bailiwickexpress.com, or any of our social channels, radio stations or on the app, and we’ll bring you all the action, as it happens. Thanks for listening.
Welcome to the Express Election 22 pods. In the run up to polling day on the 22nd June, we’ll be publishing a short statement from each of the Deputies candidates in each of the districts. This Pod focuses on St. Brelade, where there are four seats available.Here are the candidates for you to choose from, in alphabetical order.Stay tuned on election night to Bailiwickexpress.com, or any of our social channels, radio stations or on the app, and we’ll bring you all the action, as it happens. Thanks for listening.
Welcome to the Express Election 22 pods. In the run up to polling day on the 22nd June, we’ll be publishing a short statement from each of the Deputies candidates in each of the districts. This Pod focusses on St. Helier South, where there are 4 seats available.
Here are the candidates for you to choose from, in alphabetical order.
Stay tuned on election night to Bailiwickexpress.com, or any of our social channels, radio stations or on the app, and we’ll bring you all the action, as it happens. Thanks for listening.
Welcome to the Express Election 22 pods. In the run up to polling day on the 22nd June, we’ll be publishing a short statement from each of the Deputies candidates in each of the districts. This Pod focusses on St. Helier Central, where there are five seats available.
Here are the candidates for you to choose from, in alphabetical order.
Stay tuned on election night to Bailiwickexpress.com, or any of our social channels, radio stations or on the app, and we’ll bring you all the action, as it happens. Thanks for listening.
Welcome to the Express Election 22 pods. In the run up to polling day on the 22nd June, we’ll be publishing a short statement from each of the Deputies candidates in each of the districts. This Pod focusses on St. Helier North, where there are 4 seats available.
Here are the candidates for you to choose from, in alphabetical order. Trevor Pointon is also standing, he was unable to take part in the pods.
Stay tuned on election night to Bailiwickexpress.com, or any of our social channels, radio stations or on the app, and we’ll bring you all the action, as it happens. Thanks for listening.
Welcome to the Express Election '22 pods, in the run up to polling day on the 22nd June, we’ll be publishing a short statement from each of the Deputies candidates, in each of the districts. This Pod focusses on St.John, St.Lawrence & Trinity, where there are four seats available.Here are the candidates for you to choose from, in alphabetical order – Hugh Raymond is also standing in this district, but he wasn’t able to take part in the pods. Stay tuned on election night to bailiwickexpress.com, our radio stations and social channels, and we’ll bring you all the action, as it happens.
Welcome to the Express Election 22 pods, in the run up to polling day on the 22nd June, we’ll be publishing a short statement from each of the Deputies candidates, in each of the districts. This Pod focusses on St. Saviour, where there are five seats available.Here are the candidates for you to choose from, in alphabetical order – Jeremy Macon is also standing in this district, but he wasn’t able to take part in the pods. Remember, polling day is the 22nd June, polls open at 0800. Stay tuned on election night to bailiwickexpress.com, our radio stations and social channels, and we’ll bring you all the action, as it happens.
Islanders can now learn Jersey's unique language online via the award-winning app, uTalk. Jèrriais teacher Susan Parker explains more ...
Welcome to the Express Election '22 pods. In the run up to polling day on the 22nd June, we’ll be publishing a short statement from each of the Deputies candidates, in each of the districts. This Pod focusses on Grouville & St.Martin, where there are three seats available. Guy de Faye is also standing in this district, but he wasn’t able to take part in the pods. Remember, polling day is the 22nd June, polls open at 0800. Stay tuned on election night to Bailiwickexpress.com, or any of our social channels, and we’ll bring you all the action, as it happens.
Welcome to the Express Election '22 pods. In the run up to polling day on the 22nd June, we’ll be publishing a short statement from each of the Deputies candidates, in each of the districts. This Pod focusses on St. Clement, where there are four seats available. Lindsay Ash is also standing in this district, but he wasn’t able to take part in the pods. Remember, polling day is the 22nd June, polls open at 0800. Stay tuned on election night to Bailiwickexpress.com, or any of our social channels, and we’ll bring you all the action, as it happens.
Daniele Harford Fox recently took over as Principal of The Ladies’ College. Born in England, her journey to Guernsey was via the United States, Kenya and Oxford University. She has a psychology degree and for a time worked as a Theatre Director. Daniele previously worked in a co-educational school but she is a passionate advocate for single-sex secondary education.In the latest Bailiwick Express podcast, Matt Fallaize spoke to Daniele about her background, her views on education and her ambitions for The Ladies’ College.
Express talks to Police Chief Robin Smith about the past year, the present challenges and the how he sees policing in Jersey developing in the future.
Community Savings is a charity offering support to islanders in financial dire straits.It provides access to basic financial services, including mentoring and emergency financial support, and help members access mainstream banking services.At the helm of that crucial support service for the past 25 years has been Brian Curtis.The founder and executive chairman of Community Savings reflects on the past, present and future of the organisation as he prepares to step down...
When Deputy Peter Ferbrache was elected as President of the Policy & Resources Committee, he said he wanted to lead a “States of action”.
That was 19 months ago. The States are now more than a third of the way through their term.
In the latest Express podcast, we asked Deputy Ferbrache what the States have achieved so far and where they have under-achieved.
We talked tax, housing, the cost of living, cannabis and the always thinly veiled rivalry with his predecessor, Deputy Gavin St Pier.
Eight islanders hoping to take the role of Parish Constable won't have to face a fight for their seat... or will they?Meet Mr 'None of the Above'.This week, Bailiwick Express Deputy Editor Fiona Potigny and Reporter Hannah Voak disassemble this mysterious new addition to the ballot paper in 4 minutes...Want to keep up to date with all the latest election shenanigans? Sign up for our FREE daily news email:www.bailiwickexpress.com/account-register/
Deputy Heidi Soulsby has been in politics for 10 years. She has been a serial poll topper at elections and previously held one of the toughest roles in the States as President of the Committee for Health & Social Care.
She is now leading the Government Work Plan, trying to build consensus in an Assembly which she admits is more tribal than any she has known before. In the latest podcast from Express, we asked her what the Plan is achieving and why she considers it so essential.
It all started with two questions: Why aren't islanders with learning disabilities given more opportunities? And what can we do to help?The answer came in the form of Beresford Street Kitchen in 2017.As BSK turns five this year, Fundraising Manager Georgie Dodd reflects on the journey of the café with a conscience, serving Princess Anne, a brand new campaign, and the disability shattering stigma still left to be done in Jersey...Find out more about BSK's new 'Rise Up!' campaign here: www.beresfordstreetkitchen.je/donate/Keep up to date with all the latest news and podcasts from Express by signing up to our FREE daily news email: www.bailiwickexpress.com/index.php/account-register/
The countdown is on.Today marks the official start of Jersey's pre-election period, with the big day six weeks away.That means, from now on, election candidates have to follow strict rules.What behaviour rules to candidates have to follow? How much can parties spend on campaigning? What's stopping Ministers from launching another vote-winning £100 voucher scheme? And why is the word 'purdah' controversial?This week, Bailiwick Express Deputy Editor Fiona Potigny and Reporter Hannah Voak disassemble election etiquette in 5 minutes...Want to keep up to date with all the latest election shenanigans? Sign up for our FREE daily news email: www.bailiwickexpress.com/account-register/
It was once claimed that the medicinal cannabis industry would be a massive economic enabler for Guernsey, that it would revitalise the growing industry and see the Bailiwick lead the way in cannabis regulation.
That hasn’t happened yet, and as mainland Europe starts to relax its laws surrounding recreational cannabis, it could never happen.
The issues surrounding regulation are complicated. Some argue that it should be fully legalised, regulated and taxed. Some adamantly stand by it’s classification as an illicit substance that should never be used recreationally. Who is right?
To get a better understanding of the situation Express spoke to Gary Tucker from the House of Green. He’s seen the evolution of the cannabis market first hand in the United States, developing from a black market commodity to the multi-billion pound industry it is now.
Around one in 15 crimes reported to the police in Jersey is linked to domestic abuse and while the law already covers some of the behaviour associated with abuse in the home, such as assault and criminal damage – it doesn’t recognise the longstanding coercion, control and other patterns that may form domestic abuse.That's set to change this week when the States debate a specific Domestic Abuse Law. But how difficult will it be to take action against acts that often take place behind closed doors between those whose lives are often tightly interwoven?
Follow the money – if the story of the last few years has been dominated by a virus, the price tag has never been far behind. So, when you tot up the cost of covid, and then throw in Brexit, a new hospital, pension debt and the spiralling cost of living, as well as changes to zero/ten...The island’s first female Treasury Minister, Deputy Susie Pinel, has held the keys to the strongbox throughout that time.This week, she announced she won’t be standing again after 11 years in very senior roles in local politics.What will her legacy be... covid funding, hospital borrowing, changing the tax basis away from the prior year, or bringing in independent taxation?Deputy Pinel joined Bailiwick Express Editor James Filleul on the Politics Disassembled Pod this week....
It all started with a childhood passion… Express meets Curtis and Nikki Stanier, who have transformed their garden into a model train haven with a 6,600-strong online following.
Formerly known as Brig-y-Don, charity Brightly has been supporting children and families in Jersey through some of their toughest times for more than 100 years.Express found out why the support and stability offered by the charity is needed more than ever right now, and their hunt for volunteers for a new initiative called Home-Start that could help "make an impact that will last a lifetime"...
After two weeks of intense debate, the States Assembly passed the Bridging Island Plan last month. Express meets one of its authors, Kevin Pilley, to unpick what was decided and how it might impact our lives.
A former inmate turned prison reform advocate, has commended the Channel Islands' approach to incarceration after recently visiting Jersey and Guernsey.
Paula Harriott is the Head of Prisoner Involvement at the Prison Reform Trust, a group of campaigners who champion rehabilitation over punishment. She came to the islands to speak about 'lived experience' after spending four years in prison for drug posession.
She spoke to Express about why rehabilitation is so important and why justice is never black and white...
Octogenarian island sporting legend Tim Pollard opens up to Express about where his love of sport began, and his feelings about being selected for England's over-80s squad...
The quality of food is only as good as the soil it grows in, and for decades the Earth’s black gold has been degenerated through intensive farming practices. Everything from petroleum-based fertilisers, mono-cropping, and the fuel required to operate farm machinery has served to harm our environment and produce sub-optimal food.
But Jock Pettitt, a self-proclaimed soil farmer, believes the mainstream methods of farming are not inevitable, promoting instead small-scale, widespread, and community centred organic farming.
He believes that this can positively affect the environment in which we grow, and even provide greater flavour and nutrition from the produce.
Express sat down with Mr Pettit to learn all about regenerative farming, the issues facing Guernsey’s growing industry, and what makes soil great…
Guernsey Cancer Support wants to make sure anyone affected - directly or indirectly - by a cancer diagnosis knows the group is open to them.
The community peer group has been together for more than 12 years and offers people a place to discuss their concerns openly without judgement.
Express met with one of the group's volunteer helpers, Joni de Kooker, to find out how the group can help those affected by cancer...
In politics, they say timing is everything.On this week's Politics Disassembled podcast, Bailiwick Express Editor James Filleul speaks to Senator Ian Gorst - a two-term Chief Minister, and the man who took over at External Relations just before Brexit, and who is now dealing with Ukraine.But - he wasn't in the top job during covid. He is the man who recruited the island's controversial CEO, Charlie Parker, and oversaw the changes which backed-up his power. Now he sits on the Council of Ministers, but opposes their borrowing and spending plans.Senator Gorst has been at the top of Jersey politics for 14 years, and has confirmed he is aiming for another term...
The Sark Chamber of Commerce held an event last week called ‘Building Sark’s Future’.
During the event, the Seigneur of Sark, Major Christopher Beaumont, gave a presentation detailing the story of the island and how it has reached a tipping point in time.
There has been a growing disconnect, according to Major Beaumont, between the direction of the island and its governing body, Chief Pleas.
I spoke to Major Beaumont about the event, the issues affecting the island, and why the Sark Chamber of Commerce could become a leading voice for positive change in the island…
As the situation in Ukraine worsens, the repercussions are steadily being felt more widely, and more deeply. Here in Jersey, we are braced for fuel prices to rapidly increase this year, in what's being described as the most volatile market in recent memory. Where does our fuel come from, and what can be done to soften the price rises? Will all this just accelerate our journey to becoming carbon neutral? To answer those questions, James Filleul is joined on the News Pod this week by Director of ATF Fuels, one of the island's fuel suppliers, Jon Best.
We don't have much land in Jersey, but how we use what we do have will be decided in the next two weeks.In what could be the longest debate in States Assembly history - the agenda alone runs to 68 pages - our politicians will debate the Bridging Island Plan. It's a critical step in the major issues facing Jersey today, such as providing enough homes.Joining Bailiwick Express Editor James Filleul on Politics Disassembled this week is in the Environment Minister, Deputy John Young.He'll also be talking about the hospital, and his view that our current government system just doesn't work...
Are personalities dominating in politics? Is the States Employment Board dysfunctional? Do we need a Cabinet Office? Was the change to Ministerial Government the right thing? And does the CEO have too much power?Alongside a team of Ministers past and present, Senator Tracey Vallois has just published a review which picking apart the bad bits of Government - and suggests how to fix them.As well as analysing the machinery that keeps the public service ticking, the former poll topper opened up to Deputy Editor Fiona Potigny on the Politics Disassembled podcast about her 14 years as as both a Minister and backbench challenger, and why she's now finally saying goodbye to politics...
Will it be third time lucky for Le Masurier with their new £120m Les Sablons proposals for St. Helier? We're talking about the two acre site between King Street/Broad Street on one side, and Commercial Street on the other. A few years ago it had permission to become offices called J1...and then it was the preferred option for the new Government HQ. Neither happened. But now Le Masurier has bounced back with plans for hundreds of apartments, an apart-hotel, cafes and bars. To explain why this time, they believe their plans will rejuvenate that part of St Helier, the firm's MD joins James Filleul on the Bailiwick news pod.
Politics is about policy and decision making but is driven by characters.
Deputy Carl Meerveld is undoubtedly a character of Guernsey politics: outspoken, controversial and combative – a divider of opinion – to some, in touch with the public like few of his colleagues; to others, an insufferable showman.
In this States’ term, he is also at the centre of many of the biggest debates inside government. We took the opportunity to sit down with Deputy Meerveld for an in-depth conversation about his life in politics.
Children's rights and family law expert Advocate Darry Robinson speaks to Express about care proceedings, Children's Services and how the processes could be improved to better protect children from long-term harm...
The island has set up five citizens' panels to work on subjects from mental health, the hospital to climate change, with a cost from a few thousand to a few hundreds of thousands.But isn't that what we democratically elect politicians for? And if we appoint islanders to make recommendations instead, are they accountable, what process do they follow and how do we control costs? Those are all issues with the Government watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee has ruled on this week - have the panels worked, or do they already need a shake-up?The Politics Disassembled Podcast this week is with the PAC Chair, Deputy Inna Gardiner...
Prices in the UK are rising faster than at any rate in the past three decades. Express asked Co-Op CEO Mark Cox what the impact will be in the Channel Islands.
In three weeks, the States will debate a proposal to create a 900-square-kilometre Marine National Park in Jersey's territorial waters. Express speaks to Freddie Watson of Blue Marine Foundation, a charity that has campaigned for the park's formation, to find out why he thinks it's an important step forward.
Big gov versus essential controls - it's a debate which is played out in many guises in Jersey politics, but perhaps nowhere feels closer to home than when its about, well, your home.Proposals to make minimum rental standards mandatory for all landlords were narrowly defeated in the States this week, their opponents said they were too expensive, too complex and unnecessary as the right protections were already there.On the pod this week we speak to Reform's Deputy Rob Ward, who along with Senator Kristina Moore, was one of the architects behind the plans. He'll also be talking free schools means, population policy, propaganda and party politics.
The Policy and Resources committee has begun a public campaign, explaining its approach to broadening Guernsey's tax base. A necessary action, it says, to tackle a looming £85 million deficit: most notably this includes a push once again for a Goods and Services Tax (GST).
The idea has been controversial both publicly and within the States.
One Deputy who has been consistently critical of P&R's approach to taxation reform is Deputy Chatles Parkinson, who is a qualified accountant and has written extensively on taxation.
He spoke to Express about his concerns and the alternative approach which he says could save the island from GST...
The annual De Putron quiz is returning as a completely live, in person event this year.
The inter-school quiz has been a popular and challenging date in the calendar for students from both Guernsey and Jersey for 15 years.
We spoke to one of the organisers of the event, Megan Thoume from Orchard, who told us why the event has been so successful…
Jersey is too crowded. Jersey needs more skilled workers. Jersey must protect its environment. Jersey has an ageing population. Jersey doesn't have enough homes.
All those statements are true, and they all rotate around how many people live here.
Welcome to the great population problem.
Jersey hasn't solved it, it just smashes all targets set, and passes the problem onto the next guy. The trick is not to be the Minister when the music stops.
Well, next week that Minister is Deputy Rowland Huelin, and he is bringing a Population Policy to the States for approval. Today he joins James Filleul on Politics Disassembled...
Express speaks to Jersey-born actor Timothy Renouf about starring alongside Claire Foy and Paul Bettany in the deliciously scandalous new BBC series, 'A Very British Scandal', how being a rat sparked a love of performance, serial killers, covid vs Netflix filming, and why coming from a small island shouldn't limit big screen dreams...
The impact of covid is starting to ebb away and the entertainment industry has plenty of catching up to do. Last year saw Alderney Week cancelled, as well as a variety of events at St James.
With 2022 looking more hopeful, Express caught up with some of the organisers of live entertainment in Guernsey to get their thoughts on the future.
Politics is power, and on this week's Politics Disassembled podcast, we'll be playing a bit of Game of Thrones, States-style.This week, info leaflets are landing on doormats to prep you for the June General Election, the first of a new kind of election in Jersey which sees Senators gone, nine new districts and 'none of the above' on some ballot papers. Who's going to cling onto power? Can we beat Boris at 'party games'?We'll be unpicking the key issues on the politics pod...
The Royal British Legion has been supporting ex-service personnel emotionally and financially for decades and the Guernsey branch has recently launched a mental health support service for people in the island.
Express spoke to the chair of the welfare team, Marlene Place, and the chair of the central RBL committee, Ben Rowe, about the service and why it has been launched.
Welcome to the first of Bailiwick Express's new political pods - this week, Samarès Vs Plémont.Not a battle of two well-known Jersey places, but a venting of voices on the health service, sparked by a row over the right location for rehab care.It's been a week of Ministerial U-turns, what was described as a catharsis of strong views on the state of the health service, and finally... an ultimatum: bring back Samarès, or there may be a vote of no confidence.Editor James Filleul unpicks all that with the studio guest, Senator Steve Pallett...
It's no secret that the aviation industry has been particularly badly affected by the pandemic. Express speaks with Airport Director Robin MacRae to find how Jersey is bouncing back.
Experts in the UK tasked with valuing the record-breaking 2,000-year-old Le Câtillon coin hoard started with a figure of £2m… so how did the island end up paying more than double? And could this decision have kickstarted the creation of “casino metal detecting”?Express speaks to Andy Brockman, UK archaeologist and Editor of investigative publication The Pipeline, about the “explosive” precedent the island has set and the impact it could have on future finds both on the island, and across the water...
The President of Policy and Resources, Deputy Peter Ferbrache, recently announced that he is unlikely to stand for the top job again.
Express wanted to find out why, so we invited him in for a chat. During our conversation we discussed rumours, avoiding social media, and P&R's intention to buy Guernsey its very own ferry...
This week, Jersey Amateur Dramatic Club brought Panto back after two years. But between covid restrictions, mandatory mask-wearing, cast absences and restricted audiences, the road to the stage was as icy as the kingdom of the Snow Queen, the subject of this year's show, as Director Debbie Taylor explained.
With the festive coming to a close and islanders thinking about throwing old items out, one man is encouraging both the Government and locals to be more aware about what they can reuse and repair.
Inspired by the BBC series of the same name, Nigel Crespel has spent the last year repairing items for islanders from ‘The Repair Shop’ overlooking the English Harbour, and has already had droves of islanders looking for a fix.
Express sits down with him during a day of work at the shop to discuss all things sustainability, and what Jersey can do to bring itself into a more recycle-friendly future.
While Jersey now celebrates the festive season much like the rest of Europe, things used to be very different.Express chats to local Jèrriais expert Geraint Jennings about the weird, wonderful and heart-warming traditions that have died out... and the ones he'd like to see return!
Express speaks to the chair of the Guernsey Competition and Regulatory Authority, Chris Bolt, and the Chief Executive, Michael Byrne.
We discuss the future of regulation in Guernsey after the GCRA's split from the JCRA, the £1.5 million fine handed to the MSG, and why most of their work goes unnoticed by the general public.
Senior Government policymaker Steve Skelton explains what is the Carbon Neutral Roadmap - a key document that sets out how Jersey will reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050.
Next week, St. Helier parishioners will be asked a £6.5m question: should they agree to sell a significant amount of land to the Government to make way for the new hospital’s (controversial) access road?Express spoke to Procureur du Bien Public Geraint Jennings – one of the individuals responsible for the Parish’s finances – to understand, how did the negotiations work? What happens if the deal falls through? And where will the money go if it goes ahead?
In a recent letter to the politicians reviewing the Government's funding plans, the co-founder of children’s dental charity, Super Smiles, said that “immediate” action to reduce “inequalities” in the island's dental services needed to be taken.
She said that “children are waiting seven years for Orthodontic treatment and in the community department over 5,000 children are awaiting a dental appointment.”
In this week’s Bailiwick podcast, Sarah Pollard discusses the issues raised in her letter around Jersey’s oral healthcare for children.
The community redevelopment project being undertaken at La Vallette is nearing completion, with the charity responsible excited for opening up a true community space for St Peter Port.
'Vive La Vallette' was set-up in 2019 with the sole intention of wholly redeveloping the area and the facilities that serve the children and ladies’ pool.
It’s now set to open for Easter 2022 and Express spoke to one of the charity's community leads, Helen Bonner-Morgan about the journey so far…
So close yet so far... New procedures introduced in the wake of Brexit are threatening links between Jersey and its closest neighbour, France.From stricter customs checks on the importation of produce to passport requirements dissuading French nationals from visiting the island, could Brexit be the end of the French Connection?Christine Bonhomme, Manager of the Maison de la Normandie et de la Manche, shared her concerns about the future of cultural links between Jersey and France.
The 26th annual UN summit on climate change (COP26) has come and gone, with Guernsey represented as one of hundreds of jurisdictions looking to make serious inroads in tackling climate change.
We were represented at the event by two deputies, one of which was the President of Environment and Infrastructure and self-proclaimed environmentalist, Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez.
She sat down with Express to talk about the event, what Guernsey is doing right, and wrong, and why she remains so passionate about leading us to a sustainable future…
COP 26 is done, climate change has had its week leading the news agenda…now that happens next? Is it all blah, blah blah…or are enough people now calling for lasting, meaningful change?Locally, we have the trade-off between carbon neutrality and net zero – and a focus on, basically, how much you use your car, how often you fly, and how you heat your home. So, what's happened to recycling? Rather than worrying about what bin to put our plastic bottles in, should we really be thinking about all the new stuff we'll buy for Christmas, which a few steps down the road, we'll then be taking to La Collette to be 'recycled'.On this week's pod, we look at behaviour change and the curse of 'newness' with Emma Richardson-Calladine, who was the recycling manager with the Government for around 14 years, but has now moved into her own consultancy – called Waving Back - focusing on sustainability.
Today marks the 103rd anniversary of the Armistice - the end of the First World War.
Many will know something about the trenches, the Battles of the Somme and Ypres and the bloody slaughter of troops on both sides.
But what was the impact of the Armistice in Jersey, how was it celebrated and what were the longer term repercussions?
Express met local historian Ian Ronayne to find out the answers to these questions and more ...
While we were all on lockdown, shielding ourselves from the effects of coronavirus last year – one group continually put itself in the line of fire.Nurses and carers continued to venue out in the community, providing assistance to islanders from all walks of life. It wasn't an easy ask, though - there were PPE struggles, Government communications difficulties, and an impact on workforce wellbeing.Coming out of covid, the care sector has learnt a lot, but is also facing new challenges in the form of an emerging recruitment crisis, and soaring costs.Express took the pulse of the sector with Family Nursing and Home Care, who shared the challenges and joy of caring...
The 26th UN summit on climate change, COP26, is well underway, with hundreds of nations coming together in Glasgow this year to tackle climate change.
To give his insight on the event so far expert economist, strategist, and local advocate for sustainable finance, Dr Andy Sloan, came in to talk to us.
He's the founder of the International Sustainability Institute and sits on the board of the ESI Monitor, he explained the important role Guernsey plays in a diverse global issue.
Independent shop owners at the Bridge remain unconvinced that Leales Yard will be developed anytime soon, arguing that the Co-op’s hold on the land has stalled the redevelopment that the area "is crying out for".
Express spoke to several business owners, to better understand why the development has taken so long and what it has meant for the area.
How does a school stripped to the bone make ends meet when there’s nothing left to cut? Which children is the underfunding of schools hitting hardest? What does 'putting children first' really look like? And do Ministers even care?Philip Le Claire, Chair of the Board of Governors at Haute Vallée, had this to say…
It’s a difficult time at the prison.While an ambitious programme to transform the service and introduce a new ‘Seven Pathways’ approach to reducing reoffending is underway, budget constraints, staffing and morale struggles, and the pandemic are all posing problems...Six months into the job, Express spoke to Prison Governor Susie Richardson about how she’s balancing these pressures...
You’d think that Herm Island couldn’t get any more zen, but its gardening team have proved otherwise.
The island beat out stiff competition to win one of this year’s RHS community awards after developing its new ‘Zen Garden’ – a peaceful oasis built within an old quarry.
We hopped over to Herm to meet with the gardening team, and discuss the inspiration behind their horticultural creation...
A new Heritage report on the legacies of slavery in Jersey, released to coincide with Black History Month, has shown a number of people and places throughout Jersey’s history have been linked to the transatlantic slave trade.
One of the conclusions the report reaches is that No. 9 Pier Road, the Victorian House which forms part of the Jersey Museum, was built on proceeds accumulated from the trade.
Following one of the report’s recommendations, Jade Ecobichon-Gray, a member of the Jersey Heritage Diversity Group and founder of Mindset Matters Social Wellness Consultancy, will be guest curating an exhibition on Jersey’s links to the slave trade, opening at No. 9 Pier Road in August 2022.
She joins Express to talk about what the new report’s findings mean for the island, and how Jersey can begin to include previously excluded voices in its heritage going forward.
Reports detailing serious bullying allegations, staff shortages, buildings which are no longer fit for purpose, and a new hospital which is still, at least, five years away. The daily challenges for senior managers in Jersey's health department only seem to worsening; but it is also the one part of government which quite literally affects the lives and wellbeing of every single person in Jersey, a role which also comes with the biggest price tag. It is rarely out of the news, and after 18 months of a pandemic and fears about a bad flu season to come, Express took the opportunity to sit down with Group Managing Director, Rob Sainsbury, to get his views on the current health of Health.
The States has made a political decision committing to local quarrying for the next 30 or so year. The proposed site at the Chouet Headland was preferred to a reliance on full importation of aggregate - which some say would only have moved the environmental questions "out of sight, out of mind". Others have questioned whether the decision simply delays the inevitable, with the Headland the last identified site for quarrying. Express spoke to Ronez Director Steve Roussel following the debate to discuss the issues at stake, the alternatives that are being developed, and what comes next in a project Ronez first raised with the States seven years ago...
This week saw young people directly address Ministers about their "traumatising" experiences of mental health care, with their key aim to put an end to children being admitted to adult facility Orchard House.Keeping an eye on that issue over a number of months has been Patricia Winchester, CEO of advocacy charity My Voice, who told Express about her concerns, but also why she is hopeful that change may be coming...
An unexpected new sports drink is being campaigned for in Guernsey, and has received the support of dozens of prominent sports men and women.
Milk. Good ol’ fashioned milk. It’s being championed as an isotonic drink by the Guernsey Dairy, who tell us that a glass of it can replenish our salts and support our muscles after strenuous exercise.
The Dairy has launched a campaign; ‘Raise a Glass to the Health of our Island’, and it hopes to change the perception of milk. We spoke to Jon Taylor from the Guernsey Dairy, and Daniel Jehan from Badminton Guernsey, to learn more about milk as an isotonic alternative.
Are you wondering why we've got a bank holiday on Monday? Express askedStuart Nicolle, Senior Archivist at Jersey Heritage, about the riotous history of the holiday, and how those events 250 years ago shaped democracy as we know it today...
Express discusses the Belfast City Council Chief set to become the Government of Jersey's first ever female CEO, and examines the difficult process in appointing her...
Sure has this week announced £37.5m plans to make Guernsey a digital leader through the creation of a fibre to the premises broadband network, which will directly reach every property in Guernsey with a faster, more reliable connection than is available currently and offer the possibility of 1 gigabit-per-second coverage.We spoke to Sure Group CEO Alastair Beak to discuss the economic benefits, the short-term costs, the long-term vision and what this means for 5G tech in Guernsey.
The Civil Contingencies Authority took power last year to guide Guernsey through the covid pandemic and implement a series of rules and regulations that have changed our lives.
But its existence has been called into question by a sitting Deputy, who has asked the Chair of the CCA what constitutes an emergency and whether or not we're still in one.
The Editor of the Express, Aaron Carpenter, took time out of his schedule to make sense of the situation, and ask the question: What comes after the CCA?
Bailiwick Express meets Claire Boscq, the newly appointed CEO of the Jersey Hospitality Association, to find out more about her and to hear her vision for an industry which has been badly bruised by the covid pandemic...
Express explores Jersey's greenhouse gas emissions, how they've changed over the past 30 years, and some of the more unusual sources...If you want to learn more, you can read our in-depth Insight analysis by clicking HERE.
Anthony Horowitz is best known for his suspense and mystery novels, from Alex Rider to James Bond, and his latest work casts its eyes to the Channel Islands.Horowitz's latest book ‘A Line to Kill’ is based in Alderney and concerns a murder, an island-wide lockdown and the “turmoil” surrounding a planned power line.
Express meets Stuart Penn, a disabled athlete, civil servant and motivational speaker, to discuss the next stage of the island's disability strategy, which is asking all islanders - disabled or not - to share their views and experiences...
Earlier this year, the Housing Minister Deputy Russell Labey published his Housing Action Plan which included proposals for right sizing, tighter controls on buy to let investors and a fair rents policy.But the plan left out Housing Trusts out of mix, despite the Jersey Homes Trust providing just under a thousand homes since its creation.We spoke to Michael Van Neste who has been at the head of the Jersey Homes Trust for 25 years to discuss what role they can play in the supply of homes, what they need to succeed and whether or not there is a housing crisis in Jersey.
The medical cannabis industry continues to grow, with demand increasing as the stigma around it continues to fall away.
Several clinics now supply hundreds of patients in the island, and we spoke to representatives from one of them: Integro Medical Clinics Limited
Specialist Nurse, Sophie Hayes, and Senior Medical Consultant, Dr Anthony Ordman, spoke to us about medicinal cannabis, and how it’s being used to treat more and more people in Guernsey...
With a target for carbon neutrality by 2030, how Jersey’s bus service will transition to cleaner transport has been a key area of discussion for islanders.
Though a trial for an electric bus took place in 2019, that particular model was deemed unsuitable for Jersey’s roads.
With more recent developments seeing the new town hopper service potentially powered by biodiesel, Express sits down with LibertyBus’ director, Kevin Hart, to discuss the plans for the service over the next decade, as they look at the various eco-technologies on offer.
Roy McGregor will be helping judge this year's Institute of Directors, Director of the Year Awards.
He was the Country Head for all Credit Suisse operations up until 2016 and now focuses on consultancy work.
Applications for the awards are being taken up until the 23 August, with an awards show being held in October.
Mr McGregor discussed the awards with Express and what makes a Director, a good Director…
A raft of new initiatives to make Jersey more cycle-friendly and encourage islanders to switch to greener modes of transport have been popping up recently.The latest is a proposal to better link the east of the island with town by changing the road between Georgetown and Don Road to include a contraflow cycle lane.To coincide with this, and the national Cycle to Work Day tomorrow (Friday 6 August), Express spoke to the Government's Senior Transport Planner about how the island is gearing up for a bike-friendly future...
Hundreds of islanders could be suffering the effects of 'Long Covid' - including fatigue, joint pain and ‘brain fog’ - for up to three years, Jersey's Acting Medical Officer of Health recently told Express.20% of islanders who have contracted covid-19, and who completed a recent Health questionnaire, said they had felt lasting symptoms. Apply that percentage to the 7,000 known cases in Jersey, that is 1,400 people in Jersey potentially suffering from Long Covid.We spoke to one young islander who still feeling the effects of covid 10 months on about her experiences, as well as her hopes for the future...
It was a busy week for Guernsey's Director of Public Health, Dr Nicola Brink, and not for the reasons you might expect.
Her predecessor lodged a legal challenge against her, after being made to self-isolate on his arrival into Guernsey from New Zealand.
Dr Stephen Bridgman ultimately lost his case, despite claiming that the deprivation of his liberty was unlawful.
Bailiwick Express Editor, Aaron Carpenter, was there for the full court hearing and explains what happened, what we learned from this very important legal challenge, and what it means for the future of the island and the CCA…
It’s not just been the hot weather which has been keeping islanders awake this week – people reporting speeding cars zooming past their windows in the small hours have been a regular feature on social channels. It’s obviously not a new problem, but one which at best irritates people trying to get to sleep, and at worst has resulted in serious accidents. Express investigates.
Up to one in five mums and one in ten dads experience mental health problems in the period during pregnancy and a baby’s first birthday… so why don’t we talk more about parental mental health?
Express spoke to Sara McCarthy, who helps run the NSPCC’s Pregnancy In Mind service, about the pressures of being the ‘perfect parent’, ‘strong’ fathers’ hidden anxieties, and why being ‘selfish’ isn’t so selfish…
The charity behind a brand new therapeutic facility to help struggling children in Jersey believe its services are being wasted because the Government is refusing to send anyone there.‘Hope House’ was opened in March by drug and alcohol rehabilitation charity Silkworth to provide a four-week therapeutic residential programme for young people experiencing emotional distress or struggling with addiction, mental health issues and eating disorders.But it believes the Government has told staff not refer children there because it wants to open its own facility. Express investigates...
Toilers of the Sea; Victor Hugo’s masterpiece, dedicated to the people of Guernsey, is working its way to the big screen
A film production of the tale of Gilliat is getting ever closer to being realised, with pre-production potentially starting at the beginning of 2022.
The project is a labour of love for its two producers; David Shanks and Joy Mellins.
During their latest visit to the island Express spoke to them about A-list casting, the enduring legacy of the book, and why the film must absolutely be filmed on location, in the seas around Guernsey…
Cyber warfare is getting serious.In 2017, Jersey’s Government was getting hit by around 500 high-level cyber attacks every day, while some island entities were getting hit by 4,000 or more… But hackers and digi-criminals have only got stronger since then.Last month, Ireland’s health service fell victim to an international ransomware attack described as its “most significant” to date, while the largest petroleum pipeline in the US was reportedly breached as a result of a single leaked password.As the threat heightens, Jersey is preparing itself – by setting up a fourth emergency service.Express spoke to the man that will be leading the island's new Computer Emergency Response Team, Matt Palmer…
Sometimes what you need is a different kind of medicine, which is just what a new Social Prescribing pilot is hoping to administer.
Bailiwick Social Prescribing is a non-clinical scheme launched after collaboration between the Health Improvement Commission, IslandHealth, the Guernsey Community Foundation, HSC and Public Health.
Express managed to catch up with Guernsey Social Prescribing Lead, Melissa Mitchell on the phone after the launch, to discuss what exactly social prescribing is…
Childhood friends Rhys Ashcroft and Dan Le Friec fulfilled a childhood dream when the two Guernsey-born actors set up their own production company, Freaky Geese Theatre.
Having originally planned to stage their first show at their new home in London, the duo returned to Guernsey during the pandemic and have performed their work to local applause.
Express sat down with Rhys and Dan to discuss their journey to date and their latest production – which is being staged at the Performing Arts Centre on Saturday 26 June ahead of what they hope will be an autumn tour of London…
With a piece of digital artwork by Beeple Crap having sold as an NFT – non-fungible token – for $69m at a Christie’s auction earlier this year, some might be considering whether to invest in their own.Local art gallery Director Chris Clifford, of Private & Public, told Express why he wasn't impressed with the latest trend...
Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water, Jersey's covid restrictions have changed again...from the 29th of June, England and Scotland will be simply red. That means a long period of isolation if you haven't been double jabbed - which includes many of the island students. Nightclubs and standing service at the bar will also have to wait at least another two weeks. So what exactly has changed. In this pod, we take a look at covid part three.
Penelope Hope Founder Nadia Newton has decided to end the brand at the end of the August, citing burnout and the way that needing to create products in line with that brand has started to stifle her creativity.
She spoke to Express about the work-life balance, the difficult trade-off between creative and commercial instincts, and the importance about being honest with yourself when you are struggling...
Should the number of people go up in Jersey or go down?
One politician thinks keeping it at net zero would be just right for Jersey...
Guernsey’s housing crisis continues to spiral out of control, with very few rental options and house prices soaring.
We’ve been told the inevitable answer will be to build. However, one man thinks we’ve been looking at the problem the wrong way, and we’re not facing a supply problem but a consumption crisis.
Michael Herwitz spoke to Express about his experiences renting in Guernsey and his outside opinion on how we fix the issue…
This week saw the passing of a man who had served his island for more than 37 years as a Deputy, Senator and then Constable. Len Norman was Home Affairs Minister when he died - but he was much more than that to the many islanders who met him through his long political career. It was a time of great change in Jersey, and Len Norman had a seat in the States throughout. In this pod, his brother Les celebrates a life well-lived.
Express delves into the brewing battle over a £1.65m agricultural field.It's an unfolding tale that touches on water, waste, quarrying, the island's resources, NIMBYism and political scrutiny.
The future of secondary education could soon be decided, after years of pausing, reviewing and intense debate.
We’ve been shown option after option, and some would say the public have reached a certain exhaustion with the topic.
However, with an impending policy letter soon laying bare the full proposal by the current Education, School and Culture committee, we might just be in the final chapter.
In 2018 Jersey was approached to join the Vienna Convention for Road Traffic, and in 2019 work began to implement it.
Since then, the Government has been working to bring in MOT-style ‘Periodic Technical Inspections' - this week, they announced that they will building the centre for the tests themselves, due for 2024.
However, they are still making the decision about whether they will be running the centre themselves, or whether it will be privately run by a franchise, either off-island or on-island.
With expressions of interest currently being sought, DVS Head, Gordon Forrest, discusses how the inspections will be carried out, why the decision was made not to hand tests over to the island’s garage industry, and how they will be making sure not to take away from the industry’s already small pool of mechanics.
The Alderney Bird Observatory has been voted out of its home and will have to leave the nunnery, where it has been for the past three years.
The internationally acclaimed group has brought tourists and bird fanatics alike to the Alderney, quite often in the shoulder months when the tourist season dies off. So why do States member want to see it gone?
The Editor of the Bailiwick Express took the time to pick apart the torrid tale and explain why the ABO could be gone for good.
With a recent Government report noting that eating disorders in children have more than tripled over the past four years, and charity Jersey Eating Disorders Support noting an increase in adults coming to them for help too, there seems to be a growing prevalence of the condition on the island.Express sits down with Jersey Eating Disorders Support’s mother-and-daughter duo, Amy and Karen Dingle, to discuss both what living with an eating disorder entails, why there’s been an increase, and what the island can do to tackle it…
Cost and the unlikelihood of either legislative or political priority have been given as reasons not to introduce a full Freedom of Information Law, with Scrutiny instead suggesting a model that would expect - but not compel - the States to answer valid requests for public information.
The Committee is recommending that the current Code on Access to Public Information is "strengthened" expediently at no added cost through an independent appeals process.
We sat down with the Scrutiny President Yvonne Burford and Committee Member Simon Fairclough to debate those proposals...
When 60 French fishing boats arrived in Jersey's harbour to protest their fishing rights it thrust the island onto the frontline of international politics, and right into the middle of the Battle of Brexit.With the Royal Navy keeping watch, the protest ended peacefully, and may now lead to closer communication between Jersey officials and the Normandy fishers. But what are the wider implications for Brexit, and could Jersey see a repeat of the events of this week which have sailed around the world?
Gaz Papworth has followed up his award winning documentary man down, with UnMute, which continues to focus on mental health and the social issues that cause stress and unrest in our lives.
We spoke to Gaz about the premiere this week, the people he spoke to and the future of his company, Element Films….
Many would be horrified at the idea of ripping up an entire forest just to get a bird on our plate for a roast dinner… but some types of fishing are the equivalent of doing this at sea.Express digs into the threat facing Jersey’s waters and asks, what can we do about it?
At some point in our lives many of us will need to claim benefits, and with the cost of living so high, many of us may also need to consider social housing or partial ownership schemes.
Unfortunately these decisions can come with stigmas and stereotypes, most recently highlighted by a Bailiwick Express article regarding a landlord telling a prospective tenant to "f*** off and get a job".
We asked the President of Employment and Social Security, Deputy Peter Roffey, to come in and bust some myths about social housing. He was joined by local businessman and non-voting member of ESS, Ross Le Brun.
It’s a school designed to look after some of Jersey’s most vulnerable children, but it’s been likened to a “containment facility”.La Sente was established in 2018, in the wake of the Care Inquiry and a pledge from Government to ‘put children first’.The name was chosen as it is Jèrriais for ‘the path’, reflecting the school's mission to help children with complex emotional, social and behavioural needs become their "best or true self."But guardians of the school’s pupils, individuals involved in child welfare, and even the Children’s Commissioner have told Express that such a description couldn't be further from the truth…
The idea of a fixed link between Guernsey and Jersey is a question of when, not if, according to a Guernsey actuary. Martyn Dorey says an under water tunnel between the islands is inevitable, and with borrowing rates low, now is the perfect time to engage a £2.6 billion pound project, which he says will be completed in six years and become profitable in 30.
So how will it work? What do private investors need, and how much public money would be needed for the feasibility study?
We invited Mr Dorey into the studio, to drill down into his plans.
Inappropriate comments. Playground porn. Upskirting. Assault.In the wake of Sarah Everard's death and the Everyone's Invited revelations, schoolgirls who previously suffered sexual harassment once brushed off as 'banter' or 'boys will be boys' are now speaking up - including in Jersey.Last month, JCG and Victoria College wrote to parents, telling them that some students' accounts were "difficult to hear".Express spoke to Jersey Action Against Rape (JAAR) about the root of these problems and how we begin tackling them...
The St Peter Port Port Douzaine is the biggest Douzaine in the island, with some 9,000 plus parishioners and 20 members given the task of running the parish.
This week saw the latest Remede voted in, the parish budget and all it entails. From the cost of keeping the lights on, to maintaining Cambridge park and a grant for school books.
For the first time one constable decided to pick apart the budget online, showing us exactly where and how our intended rates are to be spent throughout the year.
Zoe Lihou did this through a video she shared, to try and make the organisation more transparent and open, and we sat down with her to discuss exactly what this means…
This wasn’t betting as we know it. Jersey-based Football Index was a self-styled ‘football stock market’ where fans could grow ‘investment portfolios’ worth thousands by buying ‘shares’ in top players.Then suddenly the company collapsed last month, and their money disappeared.Regulatory referees in Jersey and the UK are now consulting the VAR screens to see if there was a foul. But some players are wondering if the refs were paying full attention to the match…
The Bailiff has been an integral part of island life since the 13th century and Sir Richard Collas was our 89th sitting Bailiff until his retirement last year.
He was kind enough to sit down with Express and discuss his time in the role, his road to the position and the many charities he is now involved with.
Back in 2005 the States did a deal with global chemical giant 3m, to accept £2.6m, in return for agreeing never to take legal action about the pollutant PFOS which had got into the water supply from fire-fighting foam used at the airport. The details in that agreement, were never made public. This week, Express was shown of copy of it. This week's podcast reveals the full story.
Internet trolling. It's not something you'd expect from a sitting Deputy. Unfortunately this kind of behaviour has been making the headlines recently, after Deputy Chris Le Tisser was revealed to be trolling colleagues whilst sitting in the State's Chamber.
Deputy Le Tisser was using the Twitter handle @radiosutch299 to post anonymously and his actions have forced him to self-refer to a code of conduct panel. In an unprecedented situation, he now faces being sacked.
The story was broken following an investigation spearheaded by Express Guernsey's News Editor, Aaron Carpenter. He speaks on the role of social media in local politics, the potential for a sitting Deputy to be fired and why it's so important to hold our elected officials to a high standard.
No woman should be afraid to walk home alone. This is the bottom line of a national campaign sparked by the death of Sarah Everard.
The 33 year old went missing after walking home in London, one week later her body was found in Kent and a police officer was charged with her murder.
The event was a catalyst for a national movement, raising awareness of abuse and sexual violence. A peaceful protest was held in Guernsey this week and the Bailiwick Podcast invited two of the organisers, Daisy Chappel and Gwen Le Blond, into the studio, to discuss the event and why the conversation needs to continue.
Along with aerosol dispersal, self-isolation and the alcohol content of hand sanitiser, a Vaccine Passport is yet another concept which covid has forced us to get our heads round in the last 12 months. As well as the obvious health issues caused by the virus, it has also challenged us to reconsider how much we value our freedom…..and what we will accept being removed or suspended.This is a year when we have all accepted being ordered to stay at home for most of each day, wearing a face mask to go shopping and not seeing loved ones for months on end. Will we also accept being compelled to have a particular medical procedure – a vaccine – if we want to do something, like travel without needing to isolate?Exactly what is meant by a vaccine passport is still unclear, but already the government is under a lot of pressure to make travel easier – by removing some of the restrictions they have imposed – for those who have had the vaccine.
This week a major new sports strategy is launched in Jersey, seeing £100m spent over 10 years to build a series of new sports and wellbeing centres - the Bailiwick Podcast talks to the man behind the plans to make us one of the most active populations in the world.
Twelve months have passed since the Bailiwick first went into lockdown due to escalating cases of covid-19 in Guernsey. The Bailiwick Podcast invited the Director of Public Health and the former Health & Social Care President to reflect on a year like no other, full of fateful decisions, personal struggles and an enduring will to make it through.