A charity has paid tribute to broadcaster and journalist Dame Esther Rantzen who publicly campaigned for children’s rights, assisted dying and support for the elderly in Jersey. Dame Esther died on Wednesday at the age of 86. She had been terminally ill with lung cancer and in 2023 revealed she had joined Swiss assisted dying The post NSPCC pays tribute to regular Jersey visitor Dame Esther Rantzen appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

THE recently opened Coronation Park extension has set the blueprint for the creation of new outdoor play spaces for children and young people, a senior politician has said. Coronation Park’s extension was opened last week by Infrastructure Minister Jonathan Renouf, after a four-year consultation, planning and construction period.  The £280,000 project began when an anonymous The post Coronation Park to be “model” for future play spaces appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

A 44-year-old Alderney man has been charged with the murder of a woman. Guernsey Police confirmed they had charged 44-year-old Alderney resident Simon Benfield with the murder of Hannah Benfield, née Cox. Detective Superintendent Jonathan Bancroft said: “Mr Benfield has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon, The post Man charged with murder in Alderney appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

THE family of a ‘popular”, “charming” and “kind” man, who took his own life, have called for better support for those suffering with mental health problems following an inquest yesterday. Guy Robert William Woods died on 9 September 2024, aged 68, at his home in St Lawrence. Before his death in early September, Mr Woods’s The post ‘If there were support or adequate follow-ups, then I believe my father may not have taken his life’ appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

A LOCAL marching band is looking to almost double its members to ensure it can continue to take part in key Island events.  The Jersey Scout Band – which was founded by Stan Barnard and debuted at Liberation Day in 1970 – plays at events across the Island and internationally. It currently has 16 members, but The post Jersey Scout Band seeking new members to shore up its future appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.