Electricity prices to soar

CUSTOMERS of Jersey Electricity are likely to be paying substantially more for their supply next year.


Serious errors of judgment

From Keith Shaw. ALTHOUGH I do not often agree with some of his actions or statements, I have to admit feeling sorry for the Transport Minister Deputy Guy de Faye, when I read the front-page news regarding the Bel Royal road works.


‘Skull’ find probably wood

THE piece of ‘child’s skull’ found at Haut de la Garenne in February may be a piece of wood.


Let’s tackle these 21st century spivs

HAVING sometimes been accused – wrongly, I stress – by Herself of buying most of my Christmas and birthday presents at Poundworld, can I, on behalf of everyone in a place which seems to attract spivs and rip-off merchants like a magnet, offer a small bouquet (it’s small because I don’t like going overboard on [...]


Green’s Fantastic feat

REGULAR visitor to the Island, Liverpool Harriers’ Peter Green was the clear winner of yesterday’s Fantastic North Run, finishing just under four minutes ahead of his nearest rivals.


A WEEK IN POLITICS

IT used to be a truth universally acknowledged that the States is a bloated, wasteful, inefficient organisation, that senior civil servants are overpaid and that States Members have failed to get to grips with spending in any kind of meaningful way.


Paying for the errors

THE latest report from the Auditor and Comptroller General, Chris Swinson, has concluded that public services will begin to suffer if there are further cuts in States spending.


States ‘misled’ over bone find

POLICE have been accused of allowing the Home Affairs Minister to  mislead the States about the piece of ‘bone’ found at Haut de la Garenne.


Herm: Yours for £15m

HERM is up for sale with a price tag of £15 million.


Jersey top of the isles

JERSEY beat both the Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight to win the inaugural Appleby Women’s Football Islands Challenge at the weekend, lifting the trophy after a 7-6 penalty shoot-out against the IoW yesterday.

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.