Two years’ jail for manager in £106,000 fraud

A TRUST manager who defrauded his 70-year-old client out of £106,000 and spent it doing up his house in France was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday.


El Tico to make way for new café and flats?

PLANS to demolish El Tico Café and construct a new two-storey building with a café and three flats above have been submitted to Planning.


Suspended porter paid over £90,000

A HOSPITAL porter earning £26,000 has been suspended on full pay - plus bonus and overtime allowances - for three-and-half years.


Minister in rallying call for tourism’s big revival

JERSEY'S tourism industry needs to be revitalised, and sorting it out is one of the Island's big economic challenges, according to the Economic Development Minister.


Aid agencies to join forces for Pakistan?

TWO organisations whose goal is to aid communities overseas following disaster and crisis could pull together to work on Pakistani earthquake relief efforts.


Online petition launched for late-night drinking

AN online petition asking Islanders to vote in favour of pub and club licensing hours being extended could move Jersey towards a UK-style drinking time reform.


Boy (4) picks up drug needle on the beach

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD child picked up a drug addict's needle while playing near St Ouen's beach.

BIRD WATCH 2012

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The 11th Great Garden Bird Watch took place over the weekend, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February. JEP readers were asked to get on board to help monitor bird life in the Island.