THE Jeux des Iles kicked off in true Caribbean style in Guadeloupe on Sunday and Jersey wasted no time in securing their first medal thanks to swimmer Charlotte Manning.
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Daily Archives: May 27, 2008
Another tooth found in cellar
ANOTHER child’s tooth and more bone fragments were found in a cellar at Haut de la Garenne by the forensic team at the weekend.
Banahan Euro winner
JERSEY’S Matt Banahan celebrated winning his first major medal in professional rugby on Saturday by helping Bath RFC to European Challenge Cup glory – their first trophy since 1998.
Teenage hero of tragedy thanked
THE partner of a man who died in a recent sea tragedy has thanked the teenage boy who tried to save him.
Instead of a bridge use underwater pipes
From John Fox.
WOULD it not be less of a visual impact on the Island if instead of a bridge to France, two 35 to 40 ft diameter pipes were laid side-by-side on the seabed to France?
Malzard treble is the pick at Les Landes
TRAINER Alyson Malzard once again dominated proceedings at the Jersey Race Clubs May bank holiday meeting enjoyed by a crowd nearing 1,500, sending out three winners, including the feature race victor, Jilvaro.
Just why did it take six weeks, Mr Harper?
From Coral Howard.
SIX weeks, and Mr Harper didn’t think the people of this Island should know that the piece of ‘bone’ found at Haut de la Garenne could, in fact, be a piece of wood or coconut shell. Mmm, do I smell a cover-up, the very thing our government has been accused of?
Tourists wade to shore as ‘duck’ gets stuck
TOURISTS had to wade back to shore after one of the Elizabeth Castle amphibious vehicles got trapped in wet sand yesterday.
There is a surplus of one-bedroom flats
From Brian Hotton.
THE Planning Department have sanctioned the switch not to build six three-bedroom maisonettes and have instead 12 one-bedroom flats at Salisbury Crescent, St Helier (JEP, 12 May).