Jersey credit cards: banks still refusing islanders
What the Jersey credit cards row means for islanders Jersey consumer watchdog shares insights on credit cards are being refused to locals months after a data-sharing fix meant to end the barrier. The Jersey Consumer Council says several banks and credit card providers are still turning down applications from islanders, according to the BBC. Despite […]
2 weeks ago
Woman dies after going overboard from cruise ship in English Channel
Awful news A woman has died after falling overboard from a cruise ship off the Channel islands. The French coastguard said they received an alert around 2am after a woman in her 20s fell from MSC Virtuosa. A helicopter from the French navy, a RNLI lifeboat and a Channel Islands air search plane were involved […]
2 years ago
UK’s ‘paradise island’ with empty beaches where cars are banned and the only hotel has no clocks
‘No cars, no crowds, no stress’ There’s a hidden gem of a holiday destination right here in the UK that can provide the perfect antidote to the hustle and bustle of the towns and cities. Whilst many of you will likely be jetting off to destinations such as Spain, France, Portugal or Greece this summer, […]
2 years ago
Pubgoers warned over Asian Hornet invasion after they ‘develop taste for beer’
As well as spoiling drinks, the hornets sting can be deadly A second frontline has opened up in the battle to stop a full UK invastion of Asian Hornets – as they start to swarn the Kent coastline and amid warnings that they’ve developed a “taste for beer.” Fears have been growing in recent years […]
3 years ago
French trawler rams UK boat in Jersey in post-Brexit fishing row
Boat wars It seems like tensions amongst some are rising, as boats continue to gather off the coast of Jersey amid the row between France and Britain surrounding post-Brexit fishing laws. And for one vessel, anger boiled over as the owner rammed his boat into a British vessel. The British ship owned by Jonathan Ruff […]
5 years ago
Man firing musket at French ships in Jersey is ‘peak Brexit’
Makes you proud doesn’t it A man in Jersey has found the latest way to embarrass us as a nation as he tries to get involved in the current fishing dispute between the UK and France. As dozens of French ships and boats continue to block the main St Helier port on the island in […]
5 years ago