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The Fishing Cats of Fort d’Auvergne

The Fishing Cats of Fort d’Auvergne (and other tales) was written by our founder and Co-ordinator Dave Cabeldu MBE as a means of raising funds for SOSJ. This delightful book recounts Dave’s early years growing up on the beaches of

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Increasing population and environmental effects

Sea lettuce in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey - SOS Jersey

The official population of Jersey is now 104,200 – and we don’t know how many are here unofficially. This, of course, has an effect on our environment. In terms of our SOSJ remit, we’ll briefly outline our concerns as to

SOS Jersey June 26, 2017June 26, 2017 Asbestos, Ash, Bellozanne, Concern, Dept of Infrastructure (was TTS), Environment Department, Esplanade, Gvt & Groups, Impacts, La Collette, Marine Life, Media appearances, Nitrates, People, Planning, Pollution, Sea Lettuce, Toxic Ash, Water Quality No Comments Read more

Sea lettuce problem update ~ 15 May 2017

We hope to be wrong, but we fear the sea lettuce blooms, which are the scourge of St Aubin’s Bay, will be back in force this year. Here is a brief report on what’s happening (or not) at the moment

SOS Jersey May 15, 2017May 16, 2017 Concern, Dept of Infrastructure (was TTS), Environment Department, Gvt & Groups, Impacts, Marine Life, Nitrates, People, Sea Lettuce, SOS Jersey, Tourism, Water Quality, Wild Life 1 Comment Read more

Safety – what safety? [JDC & ASBESTOS]

ASBESTOS – HOW MUCH & WHAT PROTECTION? …And what is Environmental Health doing? SOS Jersey are strongly concerned with the asbestos situation regarding the SoJDC excavations for the International Finance Centre.

SOS Jersey March 30, 2017April 2, 2017 Air Quality, Asbestos, Concern, Esplanade, Health, Impacts, People, Pollution, Regulations, SoJDC 2 Comments Read more

The Nitrate Problem in Jersey and its Consequences [Report]

In this short report, we will look at the problems we are experiencing with the Island’s water supplies and marine environment.

SOS Jersey January 18, 2017January 19, 2017 Concern, Dept of Infrastructure (was TTS), Gvt & Groups, Health, Impacts, Marine Life, Nitrates, People, Planning, Pollution, Ramsar Area, Reports, Sea Lettuce, SoJDC, SOS Jersey, States of Jersey, Tourism, Toxic Ash, Water Quality 1 Comment Read more

Sea lettuce problem – Department of Infrastructure must admit culpability

Letter about Jersey's sea lettuce problem to JEP ~ 01 Dec 2016

This letter appears in today’s Jersey Evening Post – it doesn’t need any further explanation, but you can look through our archives to get salient details on the appalling practises and cover-ups:

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Results of SOS Jersey’s St Aubin’s Bay survey

Water Quality in St Aubin’s Bay over the Summer of 2016 ~ A Study Summary by SOS Jersey, September 2016 ~

SOS Jersey September 28, 2016October 7, 2016 Concern, Dept of Infrastructure (was TTS), Environment Regulator, Gvt & Groups, Impacts, Marine Life, Nitrates, People, Pollution, Sea Lettuce, SOS Jersey, States of Jersey, Water Quality 3 Comments Read more

SOS Jersey will be this evening’s news

In the wake of our sea lettuce report, SOSJ Committee Member Jacqui Carrel spent time on the beach this morning being interviewed by Channel TV and BBC TV (Jersey & SW UK) about the sea lettuce problem. Here’s a brief

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Building 5 – Many concerns come to the fore during appeal

JEP 22 March 2016 - Report on Building 5 Planning Appeal

Monday 21 March and Tuesday 22 March 2016 saw a number of people at the Appeal against the proposed (and passed) construction of the imaginatively-named Building 5, one of the buildings planned for the hotly-debated Jersey International Finance Centre due to be

SOS Jersey March 23, 2016March 30, 2016 Concern, Esplanade, Gvt & Groups, Impacts, Meetings, News, People, Planning, SoJDC, SOS Jersey, Uncategorised 1 Comment Read more

Mary Herold – Keppel Tower – Petition

Now we can all help Mary Herold – please share. Last week we reported on the plight of 87 year old Mary Herold. After four years of fighting Planning and the developers, Mary won her last Royal Court Appeal earlier

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A win for Mary Herold!

Last year in March, we reported on the ‘Battle of Kepple Tower’ – a dense development of 16 apartments to be called ‘The Waves’ on the seafront at La Rocque which would detrimentally affect Seymour Cottage, the home of 86

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Posts

The La Collette fiasco – why Jersey needs an independent environmental regulator
Urgent need for independent regulation: Letter to the Jersey Evening Post
New Report: Pollutants and Contaminants, and their Impact on Jersey’s Population and Environment
Jersey urgently needs an environmental regulator
Threats to Jersey’s marine environment – 10 year study
When glitter is grunge
The sea lettuce is back…. AGAIN
The Invisible Menace – SOSJ report released today
The Queen’s Gift Saga – Report
Horizon Developments
Mockery of environmental permits at Horizon Development?
The Fishing Cats of Fort d’Auvergne
SOSJ founder receives MBE!
A Christmas Post (2018) by Dave Cabeldu, Co-ordinator of SOS Jersey
Sampling volunteers needed – update