Environmental Health news


Noise tests are just part of burner checks

NOISE tests were carried out on a Castel vinery’s wood-burner yesterday, as part of a series of checks to assess whether the owner should be given a licence to operate it.


Early fine weather gets the parish buzzing – with flies

UNUSUALLY warm weather earlier in the year has caused a problem for St Andrew’s.


I am living with sewage, says man in Rouge Huis drains row

A HOMEOWNER says he has been forced to share his house with raw sewage because of a drains dispute with his neighbour.


No time to waste as the island burns

NEWS that a total ban on bonfires is one of the options being considered by Environmental Health is certain to fuel concerns over how much control over its people this States wants.


E-coli in Cobo outfall

PEOPLE are being warned to stay away from fresh water outfalls on Cobo Bay after the discovery of E. coli bacteria there.


Raw eggs in mayonnaise blamed as salmonella infects 18

AN OUTBREAK of salmonella has left 18 people needing treatment.


Tip could be shut by blaze

MONT Cuet tip is in danger of being closed down as a fire continues to burn deep inside it.


Unfit, but housing stays open

ENVIRONMENTAL health officers have been unable to close down properties which are unfit to live in because of the island's housing shortage.

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