Hants campaign starts with big rugby win at Alton

JERSEY RFC Academy opened their Hampshire U15 League Division I campaign with a hugely impressive 80-5 victory away to Alton on Sunday.


Golf:Smashing start at Les Mielles

THE Jersey Players' Championship got off to a blistering start at Les Mielles yesterday with a course record 60 for Buckinghamshire's Crue Elliott.


Caesarean clean sweep

CAESAREAN Cycling Club members took all the honours in the annual Jersey Cycling Association five-mile time trial over the weekend, with Ali Cann taking gold.


Allison retains Classic Six-hour Endurance Race title in Spain

NICK ALLISON and team-mate James Clark beat off a host of European competition to repeat their feat of last year and win the Classic Six Hour Endurance Race at the Cartagena circuit, Spain, at the weekend.


Clash likely over GST charging

POLITICIANS and businesses still look likely to clash over GST price-marking.


Woman (65) hurt on bus

A 65-YEAR-OLD woman was taken to hospital after being injured when a Connex bus was reportedly forced to brake sharply in Green Street yesterday morning.


First Tower ‘terror’ allowed out on bail

A TEENAGE boy said to have terrorised First Tower residents is back at home with his mother - but he has been warned not to contact any of the seven people he allegedly attacked.


Jobs boom

THE number of people working in Jersey rose by 1,200 in the year to June to stand at more than 55,000, the highest figure for nearly a decade. Unemployment is at its lowest for four years.


States vote for total ban on cigarettes…

THE States have decided on an outright ban on smoking in Jersey.


Child care expert confident improvements can be made

A UNIVERSITY professor with more than 40 years of experience in the fields of child protection, foster care and adoption has agreed to take over chairing the Jersey Child Protection Committee.

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.