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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

A year in Jersey and still loving it! Although a bit of sun wouldn't be unwelcome right now...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Watch here: www.itv.com/news/channel...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Exciting times as Jersey's most famous detective returns to our screens. A new teaser trailer for Bergerac has been released ahead of its February release date. Picture: UKTV

Damien Molony looks off-screen. Behind him is a blurred sea and a castle-like structure.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Ah you beat me to it!! For anyone who wants the time code for him seeing the same arithmetic error, it's at 11:55

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Read more below: www.itv.com/news/channel...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Starting the day off with some exciting ferry news: The first confirmed vessel for Jersey next year - Stena Vinga. It can carry 400 passengers and 200 cars. It also has a cinema. What more do you need? Summer timetables should be confirmed sometime this week.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Island Energy has released a statement that evacuations are a precaution while engineers undertake testing and repairs. They state: "Our engineers are currently on-site and working to locate and repair the gas escape." As far as I'm aware, leaked gas is not yet officially confirmed.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I mean if anyone wants to hear about the exciting local politics of the Channel Islands then I can happily provide (spoiler: the news is always ferries).

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Andium Homes has confirmed that the building has no gas supply, but there are old gas pipes under the nearby roads. Island Energy have now begun drilling into the road.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

BREAKING: Jersey homes evacuated in St Clement after reports of a suspected gas leak. This is a very developing story, so more will be added as we receive it. www.itv.com/news/channel...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I'm wearing my 'nerd of the office' badge with pride as I waffle on about Warhammer and Witcher games. But hey, when the opportunity presents itself...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Read more below: www.itv.com/news/channel...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Has anyone caught a glimpse of the Man of Steel himself in Jersey? Henry Cavill has taken a selfie outside The Little Shop in St Helier to celebrate the filming of a new Warhammer 40,000 Amazon series.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

We gave a middling performance in the Channel Islands Holly Jolly Quiz for hacks and flacks - but still had great fun! Turns out sulphuric acid doesn't contain zinc... Thank you to organisers @cipr.co.uk

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Thank you for coming to speak to us - it turned into a great piece! You can fine the full story package on our website: www.itv.com/news/channel...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Read more here: www.itv.com/news/channel...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

BREAKING: It's official. Jersey and Guernsey go their separate ways as DFDS Seaways has been chosen to deliver passenger and freight services for Jersey from 28 March 2025.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I feel like I've definitely experienced this but can anyone think of any good examples?

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

There'll be more on ITV Channel's evening show at 6pm tonight and on Channel's website, but you can watch Fred Dimbleby's excellent breakdown from back in May below: www.itv.com/news/channel...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

This, however, was rejected by 27 votes to 19 with no abstentions. Jersey's assisted dying law is now being drafted by officials and will come back to the States Assembly for final approval towards the end of 2025.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Island politicians also debated another route which would have brought eligibility for those who have been "diagnosed with an incurable physical condition that is giving rise to unbearable suffering that cannot be alleviated in a manner the person deems tolerable".

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Jersey's propositions go a little further than England and Wales, as eligibility includes those with less than six months to live, or 12 months if they have a neurodegenerative condition. It was voted through by 32 votes to 14 with no abstentions.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

In May 2024, politicians in Jersey voted to allow assisted dying for people with terminal illnesses, and it has been suggested that the UK's government may have used their plans as a sort of 'template' for their legislation. www.itv.com/news/channel...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

UK politicians have voted in favour of allowing assisted dying in England and Wales. However, they were not the first to vote through this kind of legislation in the British Isles (small 🧵).

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Read more here: www.itv.com/news/channel...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The decision day looms as Brittany Ferries confirms they're once again in the race. Will it be fully steam ahead for a connected Jersey-Guernsey ferry service, or has that ship sailed? All to be revealed by (hopefully) Friday.

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a black and white drawing of a tugboat with smoke coming out of it

ALT: a black and white drawing of a tugboat with smoke coming out of it

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

And then the 'Following' page is totally clamped on a 'newest first' setting rather than relevance, making it a nightmare to meaningfully engage in content that's appropriate to us. Sigh.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Another factor that's making it harder to engage with people on X. Yes, other platforms do the same, but I would say engagement on quality content has become far lower on 'formerly twitter'.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

And yes, I've eaten about 15 pastéis de nata

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Been taking a nice break from ferry writing visiting beautiful #Lisboa for the first time! Such an amazing city

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It's now become more of a game of the public hearing how decisions were made and what happens next. Just today, Deputy Neil Inder revealed that DFDS' previous bid failed as the terms allowing them to raise fares and change schedules were 'unworkable' - I'm sure there's more to come out.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It's a good question - I think what the Bailiwicks have been told by both bidders remains pretty similar. But Jersey now believes any agreement with Brittany would effectively be a deal with Condor after an email from Brittany's CEO. However, Guernsey is pretty confident steaming ahead with them.

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It is - once again - Brittany Ferries and DFDS Seaways in another ferry tender process. Who will operate Jersey's passenger and freight services? Read below for more: www.itv.com/news/channel...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Quite an in-depth piece today on mainly the #Guernsey side forging ahead with their own ferry contract for the island. Brittany Ferries CEO also provides comment on last week's updates from Jersey www.itv.com/news/channel...

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

What's your 10/10 album? This got me through my Design and Tech GCSE 🛠

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Twitter does seem to be hamming up the content farm-y accounts but I've already got Reels and YouTube to waste my time with 😅 I love the honeymoon period of creating a new account and following all your favourite people again

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Also as a conversation starter, what have been your musings with recent Twitter content? One reason I'm making a semi-switch is the sheer volume of AI content on my 'For You' page (along with my last 80+ followers being bots). Does Bluesky feel more real to you?

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William Vincent @williamvincent.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Brief Bluesky intro: I'm a journalist in the Channel Islands, working more digitally nowadays (bar when 'stranded passenger' is needed)! I was already a latecomer to 'bird app' so I'll give Bluesky more of a go posting ITV content along with some personal interests... maybe arts and crafts idk...

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