1 very special egg sandwich from Cafe Ube was singled out by Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing as the best he’s ever had.
140 Asian hornet nests have been dealt with so far this year, down from 244 in 2023.
4000 pound grants are being made available to businesses buying a second-hand electric van, as part of the Island’s Carbon Neutral Roadmap. Funds are being sourced from unused EV bike grant money.
7 years of bliss is what you will acquire if you were to call the JSPCA and adopt one of their Giant African Land Snails. At full maturity, they grow up to be as big as an adult man’s hand.
200 entries from a Bookmark Design Competition transformed into sustainable strips for Jersey’s Festival of Words.
50 volunteers from Standard Chartered Jersey gave their time to ensure the 2024 Jersey Marathon is a success.
800 ran for Kezia in September, in a final run to support the mental health of young people.
20 percent capital gains tax could be introduced on profits from sales of secondary residential properties in Jersey, The funds would be channeled into the island’s ‘rainy day’ fund, due to a depletion of money within the Strategic Reserve.
1200 islanders petitioned to make parking free in town on weekends, in an attempt to revive a dying high street. Ministers claimed that “free parking on Saturdays would not benefit the overall economy and likely increase the cost of weekday parking”.
6 firefighters have successfully completed The Three Peaks Challenge to fundraise for free football sessions for disabled young people. In a single day, they scaled a total of 3408m.
