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BBC News
21 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Jersey retailer blames roadworks for 50% drop in sales
Business owners on Jersey's east coast say a six-week roadwork scheme could have been planned for a different time of year to reduce Donati-Ford, owner of the Green Island Village Store, said the shop had been "completely cut off" by the barriers and her takings had halved."We do need the road done and I'm all for it," said Ms Donati-Ford. "But maybe it could have been done overnight or at a different time of year. Not during the summer.""This is the busiest time for us. We've not been able to get into the shop, for five days it's going to be. We're dropping our sales by over 50% or 60% a day and we've still got our overheads to pay and cover." Restauranteur Alan Winch, who runs Green Island Restaurant, agreed the work needed to be done but said the timing could have been better."The road's not been resurfaced for a good 20 years and they're telling me it'll last another 20 years once this is done, so that's a positive." "However, I think the time of year they've chosen to do it, during the school holidays, the middle of the summer, a main artery from the east to the west, is probably not the right choice in my view."I would've chosen a different time - autumn or winter to have done this work."Part of La Grande Route de la Cote in St Clement has been partially closed for six weeks to allow £1.5m of road Infrastructure and Environment Department said the road would be closed to traffic from 07:30 to 21:00 BST Monday to Friday, with the aim of reopening to the public over the Minister for Infrastructure, Constable Andy Jehan, has defended the timing."There's a huge amount of planning goes into it," he said. "The whole works will take some six weeks so the school holidays were deemed the best time to do it because of the reduction in traffic due to that period of time." But some residents said they have no problems with the works. Brenda Sprent said "it would have been a nuisance if I did not know. It is a little bit of an inconvenience but I am fit and healthy and I can walk."Geoffrey Pirouet said the work had helped entertain his family."We had our grandson here on Monday, when we had big diggers, huge lorries and enormous trucks," he said. "He was just absolutely enthralled. The men all waved at him so it's been brilliant." But Frank Pilnick sad the work was "dragging on and on". "You have to speak to people to see if you can get in and out of your estate and they are pretty co-operative but it just seem that nobody knows what the left hand or the right hand is doing," he said. The roadworks and the complaints are not limited to St Clement. In the northern parish of Trinity, the owner of the village store says business has been affected by four different sets of works in less than three years and asked for a bigger gap between works."Could it be delayed?" Bernie Le Sueur said. "Could they do it next summer, because this is island-wide works they're doing, and do another parish? Do another road? Just give this shop a break to try and get back on its feet, to get a little reserve in the pot - and they said no," she said it was "extremely likely" her business was going to close permanently. A resident who has two disabled children said the diversions are adding significant time and distance to his daily Steel has to take his children to the west of the island every day and believes the diversions could have been shorter."It's the lack of joined up thinking," he said. "This, we believe, could have been brought forward. "If it couldn't have been brought forward, what alternatives were there to routes around this area? It cannot be a 26km there and back detour. "It's ridiculous."The Infrastructure Department has been contacted about the roadworks in Trinity.
BBC News
21-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
La Grande Route de la Cote to partially close for six weeks
A coast road in the east of the island will be partially closed for six weeks after £1.5m of roadworks and Environment (I&E) said a part of La Grande Route de la Cote at St Clement would be worked on for the first time in more than 20 department said the investment would hopefully mean the road "should last for many years".I&E said the road would be closed to traffic from 07:30 until 21:00 BST Monday to Friday with the aim to open during the weekend, with resident access maintained "where possible". A number of temporary one-way systems will be in place - the government said not observing the traffic signs could lead to "a fine of up to £1,000".Work should conclude by Friday 29 August, it said.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Yahoo
Man dies in crash on coastal road
A man has died in Jersey after a car hit a wall on a coastal road, police have said. States of Jersey Police said the crash happened on the St Clement coast road at 09:24 BST on Saturday. The male driver was pronounced dead in hospital while a passenger, his wife, suffered minor injuries, the force said. It said a section of Grand Route de La Cote between La Petite Sente and Rue De La Lourderie was closed for several hours after the crash, which involved no other vehicles. A spokesperson added: "We are working to support the family of those involved, and the investigation into what happened is ongoing." More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to States of Jersey Police
BBC News
08-06-2025
- BBC News
Man dies in crash on Jersey coastal road
A man has died in Jersey after a car hit a wall on a coastal road, police have of Jersey Police said the crash happened on the St Clement coast road at 09:24 BST on male driver was pronounced dead in hospital while a passenger, his wife, suffered minor injuries, the force said a section of Grand Route de La Cote between La Petite Sente and Rue De La Lourderie was closed for several hours after the crash, which involved no other vehicles. A spokesperson added: "We are working to support the family of those involved, and the investigation into what happened is ongoing."
BBC News
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Community art sessions hosted to reimagine Occupation tapestry
Islanders are being invited to paint or colour in their own version of a tapestry marking the Heritage said it was taking its Occupation Tapestry back out into the community in the form of colouring sheets and a large original, hung at the Maritime Museum, was unveiled in 1995 to mark the 50th Liberation Day - with 12 panels of hand-embroidered pictures to depict island life. In 2015, a 13th panel was added to the collection mark Liberation Rodrigues, JH Outreach Curator, said the designs of the original 12 panels had been made into canvases. She said: "We have 12 different panels which represent each parish and they all tell a very interesting story of the Occupation. "It's an opportunity for people to come in and learn a bit about the tapestry, the history as to why it came about and they get an opportunity to paint and engage with the actual panel in their own way." Ms Rodrigues said the sessions were for all ages and abilities."We can get creative, [if] anyone wanted to bring along some material and do a bit of collage, it's a complete open creative session, so it's whatever anyone wants to bring to the table."Workshops will be held at the parish halls in St Saviour, Trinity, St Clement, St Peter and St Lawrence until Thursday 31 July.
