Court opts for treatment over punishment in £80,000 5G sabotage case

• An Islander who used an angle grinder to cut through 5G cables at five mobile phone sites and damaged a radio transmitter has been sent for mental-health treatment after a court found he was not criminally responsible for almost £84,000 of damage.
• Mariusz Szymanski (45) caused £79,893 worth of damage to Jersey Telecom equipment between

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Bailiwick Express Jersey · Local newstoday Jersey swelters as Island officially records hottest day in history • Jersey has recorded its hottest day ever as temperatures surpassed 39°C today, breaking the Island's previous all-time record and pushing the mercury into triple figures Fahrenheit for the first time. • Today's temperature has eclipsed the previous record of 37.9°C, set during the heatwave of July 2022, by at least 1 °C – and is still

Jersey Evening Post · Local newstoday Full in-trays await ministers ahead of confirmation of new government • A visual showing the Island's new hospital at Overdake, which was granted outline planning permission this year ahead of the main contract for the project being signed in early June. • ALTHOUGH the final cast-list for the next Council of Ministers will not be confirmed until the end of the

Jersey Evening Post · Local newstoday Parish hopes eco upgrades will save parishioners thousands • THE PARISH of St Clement is expected to save around £3,000 a year after replacing its parish hall's traditional heating system with an air-source heat pump – and officials hope that further eco-upgrades will save many thousands more. • The upgrade forms part of a wider decarbonisation project, which has also seen rooftop solar panels and two

Jersey Evening Post · Local newstoday Call for Trinity to consider first green lane after hedgehog deaths • Trinity Constable says no to calls for Green Lane following hedgehog deaths CALLS for a Green Lane in Trinity have been renewed after two hedgehogs were found dead on roads near a farm – but the parish’

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What's on: next 7 days

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Sat 27 Jun · Jersey Farmers Markets · Visit Jersey eventsJersey Farmers Market

Sun 28 Jun · 3D Events · Visit Jersey eventsAccuro Jersey Triathlon

Sun 28 Jun · Jersey Association for Youth & Friendship (JAYF) · Visit Jersey eventsJAYF Open Garden – Seafield House, St. Lawrence

Tue 30 Jun · Jersey Heritage · Visit Jersey eventsMeet Beryl Pinel at Hamptonne

Wed 1 Jul · Dolan Hotels Ltd · Visit Jersey eventsLa Brise Beats

Thu 2 Jul · National Trust for Jersey · Visit Jersey eventsGrève de Lecq: Seaside Sessions

Fri 3 Jul · Marina Metro Hotel & Dockyard Restaurant · Visit Jersey events2026 Dinner Club Programme

Fri 3 Jul · Jersey Development Company · Visit Jersey eventsHola Friday! at Trenton Square

Fri 26 Jun · Jersey Heritage · Visit Jersey eventsField to Fork

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Jersey's traditional language is Jèrriais, a form of Norman French; Jersey is one of only two places in Normandy where the Norman language has government status.

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