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4 days ago | jerseyeveningpost.com | Charley-Kai John

THE lifting of the “special attention” designation at Jersey Airport has been welcomed by Ports of Jersey’s chief executive, who said it was “appropriate” that additional oversight was carried out following a restructuring of the organisation. Matt Thomas said staff would now be able to “focus on their day job” after it was confirmed by the director of civil aviation that extra scrutiny at the Airport – imposed six months ago following an organisational shake-up – was no longer needed.

4 days ago | jerseyeveningpost.com | Charley-Kai John

SATURDAY was the seventh hottest June day in Jersey since records began. Temperatures reached a sweltering 32.4°C while hundreds of participants attempted the Island Walk. Friday’s high of 31.5°C makes it the twelfth highest temperature recorded in June. Records began in 1894. Temperatures dropped on Sunday and are expected to stay in the 20s through this week.

4 days ago | jerseyeveningpost.com | Charley-Kai John

FANCY buying a car with a long and storied history? Then this black Lexus – used by an expat to transport around £350,000 of drugs on the ferry into Jersey – could be the vehicle for you. The car is to be put up for auction following a ministerial decision by the Home Affairs Minister. Tony Spencer was jailed for three years and nine months this year after importing nine kilos of cannabis worth an estimated £279,000 and 290 grams of cocaine which could have fetched £71,000.

5 days ago | jerseyeveningpost.com | Charley-Kai John

PIER Road was closed on Monday morning to allow Jersey Water to carry out “emergency repairs” to the water mains network. Islanders were still able to get to Pier Road car park via Mount Bingham, the company said. Jersey Water said it was working as quickly as possible to get the road open again. The water utility company apologised for any inconvenience caused. RelatedMore from the JEP... UK and World News Entertainment News

5 days ago | jerseyeveningpost.com | Charley-Kai John

A FORMER head boy at De La Salle has written a book on British politics and economy which is due to be published by a major publisher later this year. Joe Mayes’ book ‘Can You Run the Economy?’ is described as a “choose-your-own-adventure” in which the reader takes on the role of UK Chancellor and is tasked with managing the nation’s finances and winning an upcoming election.