All set for tonight’s Jersey Consumer Council talk to the St Ouen WI on the importance of - and the savings which can be made by - shopping around. Free goodie bag for each brave soul who survives the talk too!

Please be careful online today, and always.

A glimmer of hope for thousands of affected customers in Jersey. The ⁦Jersey Consumer Council⁩ will not give up until customers have been treated fairly and appropriately. Jersey gas outage: Company starts new review 'from scratch' bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

Jersey premium strikes again? We’re pushing for transparency from banks to see why mortgage rates are at least 1% higher for islanders compared to UK. Lenders claim to be separate entities but use UK interest rates as starting point. The cost is £10,000s over 30 year mortgage.

Treasury Min Susie Pinel in Jan 21 “The Government has a long-standing commitment to provide a level playing field for retailers by ensuring fair tax competition between offshore and local sales of goods. [We will] ensure that any proposed changes support on-Island businesses.”

Seems Government of Jersey is happy to make it even more costly to spend time in town and force more consumers to shop online. Bit of an own goal and certainly a move in the wrong direction. We should be embracing the town centre…while we still have one.

I would urge anyone who is still awake in Jersey to step outside and look up! The Northern Lights are putting on an extraordinary show

When connecting through Heathrow Airport with British Airways from Jersey, do you…

Honoured, grateful and excited to have been given the opportunity to lead the fabulous team of volunteers and dedicated officers at the Jersey Consumer Council for a further (and final) 3 years by States Assembly - Jersey's elected parliament today. Together, we will continue to give a voice to Consumers.

Simply because a situation is ‘the way it’s always been’ doesn’t mean we should accept it and not challenge it from time to time. Today Jersey Consumer Council published a report, which aimed to discover why mortgage rates in Jersey are higher than those from the same lenders in the UK

Are you passionate about prices, being treated fairly and getting a good deal? ⁦Jersey Consumer Council⁩ is looking for council members, and also to build a new network of data/price researchers. Come and help give a voice to consumers. Details👇 consumercouncil.je/news/jersey-co…

Think we have our answer…

Pleased and relieved to advise that your Channel Islands Coop stores across the Channel Islands are unaffected by the global IT outages being reported this morning

Everything is set for tonight’s ⁦jepnews⁩ #PrideofJerseyAwards in Trinity, which I’m honoured to be co-hosting with Jersey-born soprano Georgi Mottram. Just finished rehearsals and a script run-through and it’s going to be an emotional one!

When does a child become an adult in Jersey? There is a complete lack of consistency as some of our Island’s attractions start charging adult prices from 12 years old! Here’s a quick rundown of from what age you can expect to pay full price…

Re-United.