Fiona Potigny

5 days ago | jerseyeveningpost.com | Fiona Potigny

Penny Chapman spent years blaming herself. While other children tucked into party food and birthday cake, her daughter Lily could only stomach five brand-specific items. It wasn’t until a chance mention at school that she finally found a name for it: ARFID – a diagnosis that brought clarity, but no local support…Ms Chapman spent 15 years seeking answers for her daughter Lily, now 20, who has avoided most food since she was a baby.

1 week ago | bailiwickexpress.com | Fiona Potigny

By Mark Ashburn, Partner, KPMG in the Crown DependenciesAfter more than two decades with KPMG Islands Group, I’ve had the privilege of engaging with a wide range of business owners, directors, and leadership teams. These conversations have consistently revealed a shared resilience and, despite recent global volatility, a cautious optimism about the future. Like many international financial centres, the Channel Islands are navigating a complex and evolving global economic landscape.

1 week ago | jerseyeveningpost.com | Fiona Potigny

A Blue Islands passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport yesterday after suffering an engine failure shortly after take-off. The ATR 72 aircraft (registration G-ISLO) landed safely on one engine despite battling strong crosswinds of up to 30mph. Emergency crews were scrambled as a precaution after the landing, which was captured on YouTube by channel Airport Action and shared on social media.

1 week ago | bailiwickexpress.com | Fiona Potigny

The crew of a Blue Islands flight have been praised for their “exceptional airmanship” after safely landing a plane in 30mph crosswinds when one of its engines failed. The ATR 72 aircraft (registration G-ISLO) was forced to return to Birmingham Airport shortly after take-off following an engine failure. Emergency services met the plane on arrival, escorting it safely from the runway. At 14:31 UTC,this ATR72 #SI2265 to Jersey (JER) squawked emergency code shortly after departing Birmingham.

2 weeks ago | jerseyeveningpost.com | Fiona Potigny

FOR a total of 17 of Iain George’s 20 years as head teacher at Janvrin School, he finished the financial year in the black. In his final year, 2024, he ended it £84,911 in the red. He wasn’t alone. As the JEP revealed earlier in May, two-thirds of Jersey schools exceeded their budgets in 2024, with a total overspend of more than £2 million. Sources say that the deficits for the first five months are worse “by a long way” but the government will not release the data.