Juliet Pouteaux

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Revenue Service’s IT upgrade delays census

3 weeks ago | guernseypress.com | Juliet Pouteaux

The work, which will see the 30-year-old unsupported IT system brought up to date, has been going on since 2018 and has already caused delays and disruption with tax assessments. But now that disruption is spilling out into other areas of government. The 2024 Guernsey Annual Electronic Census Report was due to be published in January, but is still unavailable.
Three houses and 10 flats planned for former Melody Press site

1 month ago | guernseypress.com | Juliet Pouteaux

Skip to main content Three houses and 10 flats could be created on the site of the former site Melody Press printing firm, if planning permission is granted. Developer Hillstone has submitted two planning applications, which would see three blocks created on the site, which has been cleared of structures. The trio of three-bed houses would be built on the north-west of the site, while a mix of one and two-bed flats would be built in two blocks on the south west and east of the site.
Two six-storey blocks in new plan for CI Tyres site

1 month ago | guernseypress.com | Juliet Pouteaux

Two tower blocks could be built on the former CI Tyres site in La Charroterie, as plans for even more homes have been submitted. But the latest scheme would be lower than the previous proposal. Guernsey Housing Association chief executive Vic Slade said she thought this design was the right one for the site. ‘It was a bit “back to the drawing board”,’ she said, acknowledging that the previously approved scheme for a 10-storey tower block of 57 flats from 2024 had provoked a strong push back.
Post office returning to Commercial Arcade site

1 month ago | guernseypress.com | Juliet Pouteaux

Guernsey Post is on its way back to the Arcade, after more than 20 years away. Number 7, Commercial Arcade has stood empty since the Co-op moved its pharmacy in February. The pharmacy, which was moving inside the Market Buildings to the site of former post office counter, had been based on the corner of the Arcade for more than decade.
Clematis firm pushes for self-sufficiency with solar plans

1 month ago | guernseypress.com | Juliet Pouteaux

Guernsey Clematis Nursery could become nearly self-sufficient for electricity, under plans to expand its solar power arrays. There is already an existing roof-mounted array on the Braye Vineries site in Route Militaire. But now an application has been submitted to install arrays on a small area of ground to the north-east side of the site. Guernsey Clematis general manager Paul Ingrouille said the roof panels were installed in July 2023 and fitted well with how the business operates.
Saumarez Park apparatus soon to be shipshape

1 month ago | guernseypress.com | Juliet Pouteaux

Skip to main content The slide from the top of the Saumarez park pirate ship should reopen once replacement netting has been installed. The top of the ship has been shut since autumn 2023. An Agriculture, Countryside & Land Management Services spokesman said it was undertaking a number of improvement works and repairs in Saumarez Park playground. Currently the quarterdeck at the back of the ship, which is home to the ship’s wheel, has been closed off.
Property prices continue to drop while rents rise

1 month ago | guernseypress.com | Juliet Pouteaux

The average property sale price for the first three months of the year was £580,412 – nearly 4% lower than at the end of last year and 3% lower than the first quarter of 2024. Average property prices have been going down from a peak of nearly £630,000 in the autumn of 2023, with house prices falling for five out of the last six quarters. Savills Guernsey head of residential sales Stuart Leslie said the market since the start of the year had been a rather mixed bag.
Adult autism referrals double but waiting times come down

1 month ago | guernseypress.com | Juliet Pouteaux

Diagnosis has been available only since 2012, first through adult disability services, and from 2017 for people already accessing specialist mental health services. But it was not until 2023 that a specialist diagnostic practitioner was employed as the first dedicated staff member for adult autism assessment, allowing members of the community better access to an assessment.
Food waste piles up after processing plant breaks

1 month ago | guernseypress.com | Juliet Pouteaux

The processing plant used to prepare food waste for export suffered a fault 10 days ago. While various contingency options have been explored, in the short term the oldest food waste is being sent to landfill at Mont Cuet. This is trying to be kept to a minimum, with around 150 tonnes of food waste being sent there initially. This equates to around one-and-a-half weeks’ worth of the island’s food waste.
States publishes a vision for five housing sites in north

1 month ago | guernseypress.com | Juliet Pouteaux

A nearly 200-page document looking at a joint vision for how to develop five potential major housing sites across the north of the island has been published, as the States starts consultations with the public over the former Data Park site. The Strategic Delivery Framework examines Parc Le Lacheur, Saltpans, Pointues Rocques, Fontaine Vinery and Franc Fief. Many of the sites are owned by the States.