DESPITE Amir Khan and an all-British heavyweight bout being televised on terrestrial television on Saturday night, Jersey’s Dinner Boxing Club was packed to capacity for their second meet.
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Monthly Archives: February 2006
St John celebrate title award with clean sweep
ST JOHN completed their Coca-Cola Combination ladies’ divisional programme with a 100 per cent record on Sunday.
Burgis provides only squash upset
UNSEEDED veteran Gordon Burgis upset the form book last night, when he beat Paul Mundy in five sets to go through to the next round of the Insurance Corporation JSRA Closed squash championships.
Minty JCB’s new director of cricket
THE Jersey Cricket Board is looking forward to the Island’s most important season to date - and membership of the International Cricket Council has already begun to bear fruit with the appointment of a director of cricket.
Inflation ‘is cancer of Island economy’
INFLATION is the ‘cancer of our economy’ which could kill off more small local businesses than a new major supermarket, Senator Philip Ozouf said.
Prison drugs case in court
THE Assize trial began yesterday of a La Moye prison inmate said to have recruited outside aides to help co-ordinate the supply of £600,000 worth of drugs - right under the noses of prison management.
Speed-up for smoking ban
A COMPLETE ban on smoking in all enclosed workplaces in the Island, including pubs, clubs and restaurants, is likely to be fast-tracked to be in place by the end of this year.
Thousands hit as internet link goes down
THOUSANDS of Islanders were left without access to the internet and e-mail this morning when the main Jersey Telecom connection to the outside world went down.
Plan for ormer farm to export to Far East
A SHELLFISH farmer wants to set up an ormer farm to export the delicacies to the Far East.
Dairy evacuated after chemical leak
A CHEMICAL leak led to the evacuation of the Jersey Dairy at Five Oaks this morning.
