Georgina Barnes
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Gas worker says he 'was told to lie' by supervisor (opens the original)
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A gas worker said he was told to lie about doing a pressure test by his supervisor prior to an explosion that killed 10 people at a block of flats on 10 December 2022. Jersey's Royal Court has heard the first police interviews with two defendants Neil Armstrong and John Wright, which took place 10 days after the explosion. Wright was heard telling police Armstrong, who was his supervisor, asked him to lie if anyone asked if they had done a test and he said could not "go against" what Armstrong a
Jersey gas explosion: Teenager confused why no-one was evacuated (opens the original)
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A teenager who called emergency services to report a strong smell of gas at a block of flats that later exploded, killing 10 people, said he remained confused "to this day" as to why no-one was evacuated. Pedro De Freitas, who was 14 at the time, was walking past Haut du Mont with his two friends on 9 December 2022, the night before the explosion, and reported the area "stank of gas". Jersey's Royal Court heard he called emergency services at about 20:35 GMT and waited for the fire service to ar
Jersey gas worker 'may have left valve open', trial hears (opens the original)
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A gas worker told another member of staff that he had not done a test on a gas supply which later caused an explosion killing 10 people, a court has heard. Commercial sales manager for Island Energy Andrew Robinson said Neil Armstrong had told him on the morning of the explosion that he "may have left the [gas] valve open" when on a job at Haut du Mont the day before. Armstrong was part of the team who worked to restore gas to nearby properties after supplies were accidentally disconnected durin
Devon maternity unit closure 'a nightmare', expectant parents say (opens the original)
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An ongoing maternity unit closure is "becoming a nightmare", an expectant couple says. Birthing services at North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) in Barnstaple have been closed since 11 August due to staffing issues, meaning pregnant women face a 53-mile (85km) trip to Exeter to give birth just from the Barnstaple area. There was a provisional reopening date of 29 September. Bosses have since said the service was not in a position to reopen. Sean and his partner Amy, who is 36 weeks pregnant, liv
Free PMOS health check clinics 'good start, but more can be done' (opens the original)
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The launch of a pilot health check clinic for women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) in Jersey has been described as "a good start", but "more... can be done" for the condition, the head of a health group has said. The metabolic condition, which affects up to one in eight women, changes how the ovaries work and was linked to infertility and weight gain, the UK's NHS said. It was renamed PMOS from PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) in May to make it "more representative" of it a
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