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New Report: Pollutants and Contaminants, and their Impact on Jersey’s Population and Environment

Why you should read SOS Jersey’s latest report Recommended reading! This easy-to-view report from SOSJ (Save Our Shoreline Jersey) focuses on a number of threats to our population and environment: – Nitrogen pollution entering St Aubin’s Bay (HINT: Our annual

SHAFTED! One year on in the sea lettuce saga

Sea lettuce in St Aubin's Bay Jersey - 17 August 2017 - Paul Lakeman for SOS Jersey

Here is a post from a year ago today – let’s find out how we’ve progressed (or not) since then. First, however, look at this picture taken today (and weep), and go down and smell the sulphurous odours in St Aubin’s

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

Ian Rolls’ pictures auction

We are very honoured to have received, for auction to raise much-needed funds, a unique gift of four small original mounted water colours, painted by well-known and sought after local artist Ian Rolls.

Jersey International Finance Centre – Today’s Damning Scrutiny Report

Explosive CSSP Interim Report Released on JIFC Viability - SOS Jersey

‘The Jersey International Finance Centre as presently constituted is not considered viable and is unlikely to to even fund the cost of the underground car park needed to replace the parking on site, let alone generate the previously step return

Esplanade ash contamination 4x higher than Minister claimed

Four times more ash contamination than expected on The Esplanade development site in Jersey

(Please Share) Tonight’s JEP carries an article encapsulating our recent posts here and their own enquiries from various States Departments. Last Month, on 15th July, Treasury Minister Senator Alan Maclean assured the States that there would be vey little contamination. However…

Esplanade’s new tenant and a broken pledge

SOS Jersey have known for some time that UBS were likely to sign up for part of Building 4 – the first building of six. Building work cannot proceed under the as yet unchanged Memorandum of Understanding that exists unless

Parishioners give their views on Esplanade

Deputy Monty Tadier arranged a meeting at Communicare on Wednesday evening (20 May 2015) primarily to obtain the views of concerned St. Brelade’s residents on the International Finance Centre and to explain what he is doing about it. Here’s how

2014 Photo Competition is on!

So far we have our four runners up* and two wild cards** – see who they are below, and watch out each day for our Top 20 photos – as voted for by our Facebook Followers.

Sea lettuce debacle latest

Sea Lettuce remains a problem in St Aubin's Bay. Image courtesy of Jacqui Carrel © SOSJ

On Tuesday night (28 Oct 2014) three members of SOSJ attended a TTS presentation by invited speaker Dr Kieran Conlan on our sea lettuce (ulva) problem. Apart from the estimated tonnage lying stranded in the bay 9,000 tonnes, with between

SOS Jersey meeting with Chief Minister

In recognition of their longstanding and important stakeholder role with the island’s environmental and closely associated matters, Michael du Pre (SOSJ Chairman) and David Cabeldu (SOSJ Coordinator) were invited to a discussion with the Chief Minister on 18 September 2014 about