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Guernsey Press

Guernsey Electricity is working with the Little Green Energy Company to put up hundreds of panels on the roof of a building on Northside, Vale., external

Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online

Jersey Post has announced an increase in the cost of sending a letter due to a drop in the number of them being sent.

A local letter is going up by 1p and a letter to the UK, Isle of Man and other Channel Islands is going up by 2p.

The government-owned company says it predicts there will be an 8% drop in letter mail this year despite the number of households increasing.

Niall McClure from Jersey Post said: "We have worked hard to keep this year’s increases below RPI (Retail Price Index) wherever possible, but as an organisation we continue to face a number of major external challenges."

Price increases:

• Local Letter (100g) - from 49p to 50p
• UK, IOM and CI letter (100g) from 63p to 65p
• European letter (100g) - from 73p to 76p
• Rest of World letter (100g) - from 90p to 94p

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Guernsey's British number two Heather Watson has lost in the first round at Indian Wells to former world number one Victoria Azarenka.

Watson lost 6-4, 6-2 to the two-time Australian Open champion, who was playing for the first time since Wimbledon last year.

The 28-year-old Belarusian encountered few problems on her return as Watson, 25, went out at the first hurdle.

BBC Radio Guernsey

Leaks and burst pipes during a cold spell resulted in five-million more litres of water being supplied in Guernsey on 1 March.

Normally Guernsey Water supplies about 12 million litres of water on an average day but at the beginning of the month - when snow and freezing temperatures hit the islands - the amount increased to nearly 17 million litres.

The company says the figure is steadily dropping back down as more leaks and bursts are found and repaired.

On Wednesday usage dropped to 270,000 litres more than the daily average for March.

As usage is still higher than usual the company is urging customers to check pipes under their control including feeding fields, vineries and unoccupied properties for leaks and bursts.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Guernsey's Muratti preparations took a blow after a 4-0 loss to the Royal Air Force at Footes Lane on Thursday night.

Chris Tardif's side conceded an early penalty before going in to half-time 2-0 down.

Leroi Riley saved a second-half penalty before the forces side scored twice in the final few minutes to seal the win.

Guernsey face Alderney in the Muratti semi-final in a fortnight's time.

BBC Radio Jersey

People in Jersey "delayed getting married" last year while they waited for the island's new marriage laws to be introduced, according to the island's superintendent registrar.

Claire Follain said people wanted to wait until debate surrounding the island's new marriage laws had finished.

The laws include the introduction of same-sex marriage, humanist weddings and outdoor weddings.

Figures released by the registrar found the number of people getting married in the island was at its lowest since 2002 with just 447 couples last year.

BBC Radio Jersey

A new bat species has been discovered in Jersey.

The lesser horseshoe bat, was spotted during a hibernation survey.

This bat species can be found on the Cherbourg peninsula, as well as in south-west England, and Wales, but it is a first for Jersey.

They are very shy and are the only UK bat species which hang freely when roosting.

Tyler Allen
BBC Radio Guernsey

New cases of autism, external in young people in Guernsey are now able to be diagnosed locally for the first time in five months.

In October, GPs stopped referring young patients after an experienced paediatrician left their post.

Health and Social Care (HSC) said it made the decision to suspend diagnosing new cases because it didn't know when it would have the necessary paediatric support needed to accept more referrals.

It added families where a child or young person may be autistic continued to receive support and additional services.

The Guernsey Secretary of the National Autistic Society, Catherine Hall, said the decision to stop new children and young people from being diagnosed was "unacceptable" as it left many parents in limbo with nowhere local to turn.

A new temporary paediatrician is now in post while HSC recruits a permanent replacement.

BBC Weather

Cloudy and mainly dry at first with just a few spots of light rain in places. Through the morning, rain will turn heavier and more widespread from the south with freshening winds. Maximum temperature: 8 to 11°C (46 to 52°F).

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BBC Radio Jersey

A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a "hit and run" in Jersey, police have said.

A 60-year-old woman is in intensive care after the incident near Rouge Bouillon on Wednesday night.

States of Jersey Police said the woman was left lying in the road with "fractures to bones in her upper body".

Any witnesses are being asked to contact the police.

Hayley Westcott
BBC News Online

There is currently a yellow weather warning in place for wind across the islands, Jersey Met has said.

BBC Weather

Any showers fading this evening to leave clear spells for a time before cloud thickens.

Rain arriving from the south towards dawn. Lighter winds.

Minimum Temperature: 5-8C (41-46F).

Tomorrow will be a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain and freshening southerly winds.

Some heavy bursts of rain possible.

Maximum Temperature: 8-11C (46-52F).

Jen Smith
BBC Channel Islands

Police are urging anyone who saw a hit and run in Rouge Bouillon, St Helier, at about 18:40 on Wednesday to come forward.

A 60-year-old woman is in a stable condition in Jersey's intensive care unit after being hit by "a white or silver coloured van possibly a Volkswagen".

Police now understand the vehicle exited Norfolk Terrace by Raleigh Avenue and turned left, rather than exited Raleigh Avenue as first thought.

Sgt Leo Sheridan said: "The victim... says the vehicle clipped her and she ended up underneath the vehicle and it rolled over her

"A number of witnesses have come forward, however, we are still looking for additional witnesses who have not contacted us to be in touch.

"We urge anyone in the area at the time with dashcam or helmetcam footage to contact us.

"We need to identify the vehicle and the driver of the vehicle and speak to them."

Police said a 35-year-old man has been arrested "in connection with the road traffic collision and he's helping us with inquiries".

Sarah Gosling
BBC News Online

Firearms officers and police were called to the scene of a "Grave and Criminal assault" in Jersey today.

Following reports of a disturbance in Vauxhall Street at 14:15, a 44-year-old man was arrestedin Albert Street.

A 47-year-old female sustained an injury to her hand, but was treated atthe scene.

Anyone with any information is asked to call 612612.

Sarah Gosling
BBC News Online

"Dear Sirs" - that was the opening line of an official letter which has led to an apology from the States of Jersey.

Sent to the Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the letter began with the gender specific opener, despite the fact that the organisation's chief executive and executive are all women.

An apology issued by the Head of Scrutiny read: "I would like to offer an unreserved apology for thetitle that was used to address you in the letter sent to you on Deputy LeFondre's behalf.

"It’s not how we normally address people in ourcorrespondence and it shouldn’t have happened. I’ll ensure it doesn’t again."

The letter arrived on International Women's Day.

Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online

A scheme aimed at reducing the number of patients readmitted to hospital in Jersey is being reviewed by the president of the Royal Pharmaceutical society.

The pilot scheme, which has been running since January, is designed to reduce re-admissions by giving patients easy to understand information about their medication and support from community pharmacists.

The scheme was launched after an audit in 2017 found that for 13% of patients re-admitted to hospital within six weeks of being discharged the cause was an error in the way they had taken their medication.

Ash Soni, from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, is meeting community pharmacists involved in the pilot to see how well it is working.

The community pharmacists meet with patients discharged from hospital to ensure their medication routine is being followed and any questions can be answered.

Jersey Evening Post

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Jersey Evening Post

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BBC Radio Guernsey

You can't compare the wholesale price of milk in Guernsey to the price of milk in the UK according to a spokesman for the Guernsey Farmers Association.

The wholesale price will go up by 4.75p per litre from 25 March with 2.5p per litre going to farmers to compensate for rising costs.

James Watts from the association says the Guernsey dairy market is totally different to the UK market.

He said: "The price will always be compared to the price in the UK and every year we say the same thing - in the UK the price is so low because supermarkets hold immense control and have much more buying power."

Chris Stone
BBC Radio Jersey

Jersey's health minister says he has a "powerful mandate" for getting on with the new hospital project even though only half of people in a survey thought it should be built on the existing site.

The survey of a 1,000 people, carried out for the States by ComRes, asked for their opinions on the plans to knock down the hospital and rebuild it while still caring for patients there.

The polling organisation asked people whether they thought a new hospital was needed and where it should be built.

About 90% of those responding said a new hospital was needed but they weren't as convinced that it should be built on the existing site.

The planning department rejected the previous plans to build the £466m hospital on the site of the current Jersey General Hospital earlier this year. New plans are due to be submitted in the next few weeks.

Of those responding to the survey 47% said the current site was the wrong place for the new hospital despite ministers being committed to that option.

A third of those people said that they would accept it if that meant there would be no further delay in building the hospital.