Isle News : Jersey

It’s a Pirate’s Life for Islanders of All Ages

James Qualtrough — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:02:55 +0000

Jersey Heritage will be hosting two pirate themed events next week, as they introduce a new event specifically for adults, providing a fascinating insight into the facts and fiction behind piracy. As well as the popular half-term children’s event which sees pirates take over the Maritime Museum from Wednesday 29 May to Sunday 2 June, [...]

Esplanade Quarter approval

James Qualtrough — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:02:41 +0000

The Planning and Environment Minister has approved a planning application for the first office block to be built as part of the Esplanade Quarter. The application, submitted by the Jersey Development Company in September last year, is to construct a six storey office building on the existing Esplanade car park. The detached block will provide [...]

UK Celebrities Urge Women On Jersey To Tell Cancer Where To Go!

James Qualtrough — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:12 +0000

Cancer Research UK, Jersey committee, have been busy organising the 2013 Race For Life event. So far 741 women have signed up to the 5km event although the local committee hope to reach the target of 1,000 before race day. Celebrities in the UK have come to the rescue, to boost support. Chart topping girl [...]

Chief Financial Officer Promotion at Goldmoney

James Qualtrough — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:00 +0000

GoldMoney has promoted Financial Controller Peter Wright, to the position of Chief Financial Officer, with immediate effect. Mr Wright joined the company’s head office in Jersey six years ago as Financial Controller, before being promoted to Finance Director in 2008. Chief Executive Officer Geoff Turk said Mr Wright’s promotion is excellent news for GoldMoney: ‘Pete [...]

Iconic ‘White Hut’ gets repainted by a team of Ashburton volunteers

James Qualtrough — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:14 +0000

Staff from Ashburton are rolling up their sleeves this week to spruce up Le Don Hilton at St. Ouen as part of their ongoing support of the National Trust for Jersey and their CSR activities. The first coat of paint went on yesterday and the job will be completed by a second group of volunteers [...]

Double success for Hawksford at Citywealth Magic Circle Awards

James Qualtrough — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:45 +0000

HAWKSFORD director Julian Hayden was named ‘trustee of the year’ at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards in London. And the firm was runner up in the ‘trust company of the year’ category. ‘It was a fantastic night all round for Hawksford, we are absolutely delighted with the results and I am especially pleased for Julian, [...]

Flight to quality plays to Jersey’s strengths as a centre for wealth management

James Qualtrough — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:03:24 +0000

A noteworthy flight to quality by investors and advisers in response to challenging market conditions has benefited Jersey’s wealth management industry, delegates were told at the Jersey Finance London Private Client Conference last week. More than 200 wealth management professionals working in the City of London attended the conference and were given an update on [...]

Local charities celebrate the launch of the Summer Lottery

James Qualtrough — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:01:09 +0000

Tickets for this year’s Channel Islands Summer Lottery will be available island-wide from Saturday 25th May. This year the Channel Islands Summer Lottery will be a Jersey-only draw with all proceeds going to the Association of Jersey Charities, to be distributed amongst local good causes, enabling the organisations to continue their valuable work within the [...]

A fresh start for St Brelade Youth Project

James Qualtrough — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:54 +0000

A youth centre popular with young Islanders from the western parishes is getting a much-needed make-over thanks to the Lloyds TSB Foundation for the Channel Islands. The long-established St Brelade’s Youth Project at Communicare currently has 212 active members ranging in age from 11 to 18 years. It recently received £10,000 from the Foundation and [...]

Jersey Heritage Launches Educational Annual for Older Children

James Qualtrough — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:02:14 +0000

Jersey Heritage is excited to announce the launch of its very first Annual – a fun, educational publication designed specifically to help older schoolchildren engage with the Island’s history and culture. Sponsored by Mourant Ozannes, the Jersey Heritage Annual has been developed to cater for a slightly older age group than the existing Scrapbook, which [...]