Cricket victory for Jersey

FORMER Worcestershire and Lancashire professional Ryan Driver steered Jersey to victory in the HSBC inter-insular at Grainville on Saturday.


We should turn the old JCG building into a hospital or rest and recuperation centre

From Colin Griffiths. YOU may be aware that there is currently only one hospital ward available for returning injured UK troops from the current conflicts in the Middle East.


Duquemin strikes English U17 gold

‘WINNING when below your best is the sign of a class act,’ may be a tired cliché, but is still an apt way to describe athlete Zane Duquemin’s double medal winning weekend at the English U17 track and field championships.


Island companies in European role

TWO Jersey companies have been involved with the design and production of a new website for the European Commerce Registers Forum.


Seaside Festival

RECORD numbers of Islanders and tourists enjoyed the sun, sea, sand, and scorching weather at the ‘biggest and best’ Seaside Festival yesterday.


Relay For Life

OVER 1,000 candles illuminated the Royal Jersey Showground as 400 people walked throughout the night to remember those whose lives were taken by cancer.



Buckie Massa wins at last as Jones and Malzard secure championships

TRAINER Alyson Malzard and stable jockey Adam Jones sealed their respective Jersey Race Club championships, with one meeting to spare, at a blustery Les Landes yesterday.


Hitch up your slacks and get ready for when the flak flies

From John Craddock. ALAN Le Breton’s item about masochism and the States (JEP 30 July) chimes with my view that States Members’ pay should be raised to £100,000 a year as compensation for the company they are obliged to keep, the Bailiff being awarded a sizeable bonus for the same reason and as comfort for [...]


Hundreds in church for Battle service

HUNDREDS of Islanders and visitors packed the Town Church yesterday to celebrate the important role that the Battle of Flowers plays in Island life.