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BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Jersey accessible hotel granted wedding venue licence
An accessible hotel in Jersey has been granted a licence allowing it to host des Landes in St Ouen's has 23 rooms for people with disabilities and their manager Steve Martin said the hotel would be open to anyone looking for a wedding venue and bookings could begin from September. Suzanne Day, support service manager at disability charity Enable Jersey, said the move would make a "positive difference" for people planning their weddings. "Whether living with a disability themselves or trying to find a venue that provides facilities for friends and family members, couples now have not just an accessible option, but a beautiful location for their wedding day," said Mrs Day. "We know that not all wedding venues in Jersey offer accessible facilities therefore this is such a step forward, not just for our Jersey community but those who may wish to come to Jersey to get married." Mr Martin said the hotel applied for the wedding venue license following encouragement from guests."People started to ask, 'wouldn't it be a great wedding venue, have you thought about doing weddings? Have you thought about opening up to the public for other things?'," he said. "So we've applied for a wedding licence and luckily we've been granted it by the Registrar and the Constable." Mr Martin said the plan was for people to be able to hire the whole hotel. "Obviously we can't really do weddings May to September when it's very busy and the hotel's very active," he said. "The plan is to maybe start doing weddings the other six months of the year and see how it goes from there."The hotel said it was working with an events company to organise the ceremonies while it provided the venue.
BBC News
12-08-2025
- General
- BBC News
Lifeguard saves five people in 20 minutes at St Ouen's beach
A lifeguard in Jersey carried out five rescues in 20 minutes due to people being dragged out by flash rip RNLI said the lifeguard team at St Ouen decided to extend their shift on Sunday evening due to the large volume of people at the beach and "flash rip currents forming across the bay".The single lifeguard involved was patrolling the ocean on a rescue water charity helped nearly 600 people last year across the Channel Islands, with lifeguards in Jersey responding to 332 incidents on its beaches, helping 434 people. The lifesaving charity said large volumes of beachgoers were "inevitable in the summer" and advised everyone to choose a lifeguarded said: "The majority of lifeguard incidents involve rip currents. "While they can be difficult to spot, they are sometimes identified by a channel of churning, choppy water on the sea's surface."The RNLI said if people did find themselves caught in a rip: Do not try to swim against it - people will become exhaustedIf anyone can stand, wade, do not swimSwim parallel to the shore until they are free of the ripRaise their hand and shout for helpPeople are advised to call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard if they suspect someone is in difficulty.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- BBC News
Jersey Police warning after WW2 bomb found in sand dunes
A suspected World War Two German mortar bomb found on the sand dunes in Jersey has been disposed securely by a bomb disposal officer, police have States of Jersey Police said the emergency services control centre received a call on Tuesday from a member of the public who had taken the item home after finding it on sand dunes by St Ouen's said the device was believed to contain explosives. If people came across something thought to be an explosive device, such as a bomb, shell, mortar or marine flare, they should not to touch or move it, they added. Officers said: "The device was disposed of securely by the bomb disposal officer."Police advised people who came across such objects to leave the item where it was, even if it looked old and rusty, as it could still contain explosives and, therefore, could be potentially dangerous. They also said to call the States Police on 612612 and give clear information about the description and location of the suspect item.
BBC News
05-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Sailing event returns to St Oeun's Bay for 40th anniversary
A sailing event is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary in Jersey with a series of races. The Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club (RCIYC) has set up the event which will include surf relay racing, a hull flying competition and races around St Ouen's Bay. Organisers said the event had not been able to take place for several years due to logistics and restrictions around moving boats from their base in St Aubin's said there had been "growing enthusiasm to reintroduce the racing in St Ouen's Bay". 'Action packed' Organisers said the island's Hobie Fleet will also take to the water at the Cats, a type of sailing catamaran, were first introduced into St Ouen's Bay in the said: "It will be action packed, including surf relay racing, a hull flying competition and races around the bay."The racing will begin on Saturday at 11:30 BST, with the Hobie Cat Dash race back to St Aubin's bay on Sunday starting at 12:00 added the race area, north of Le Braye and towards El Tico, could be viewed from the beach or sea wall.
BBC News
17-06-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
'Float to live' advice from Jersey RNLI ahead of summer season
Families are being encouraged to talk about staying safe in the water as part of this year's drowning prevention week in year's theme focuses on starting conversations around water safety at home with parents, carers and children ahead of the summer Tredant from the RNLI in Jersey said crews had already gone out on a few rescues this said swimmers should follow the "float to live" advice if they did get into difficulties. "We're advising people to tilt their head back and relax. Gently move your hands and legs. If your legs sink, that's ok, everybody's body floats differently," he suggested practising the technique when safe to do will be at El Tico and Watersplash in St Ouen's Bay, Plémont, Grève de Lecq and St Brelade's Bay daily from 10:00 BST to 18:00 this Tredant also advised people to stick to beaches with lifeguards and for parents to tell their children to swim between the red and yellow flags, which mark safe places to water temperature is still only 15C, he warned, and swimmers should acclimatise gently, rather than running or diving in straight away. Mr Tredant said if swimmers did get caught in a rip "don't try to swim against it, or you'll get exhausted".He said they should put their feet down if possible and wade in, or swim parallel to the shore to avoid getting caught. People should also raise their hand in the air and shout out to alert the lifeguards.
