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THE Island’s biggest mortgage lender has closed business to new customers.

From Tony Chinn. THE recent sad tragedy in the sea in St Brelade’s Bay highlights the dangers of swimming in certain conditions especially for visitors to our shores and those unaccustomed in the ways of the sea.

From Gary Bryant. I HAVE lost count of how many times we, Jersey residents, have said that we need some competition on the UK sea route and also how many times Condor have said that they treat us the same way as UK travellers. So imagine my disgust when I logged on to Condor’s website [...]

BRITAIN’S biggest bird of prey, the white-tailed eagle, has been spotted in Jersey more than a century after the last recorded sighting in the Island.

TRACY Mourant and Karen Rankine fought off strong men’s opposition to take the top honours in Sunday’s St Aubin to Gorey rowing race.

TWO Jersey Special Gymnastics Club members have been selected for the British Gymnastics Disabilities Squad.

JERSEY Harbours are urging all boat owners to check their vessels for damage after the recent summer storms. They are being asked to inspect their moorings and check if they have taken on water.

A JOINT effort by French police and Jersey Customs has drastically reduced binge-drinking by weekend day trippers to St Malo, a senior police officer at the French port has revealed.

A MAN was mugged, punched and kicked by two attackers while lying on the ground at Snow Hill car park in the early hours of Saturday. The assailants went through the 33-year-old victim’s pockets and stole £15 in cash and his mobile phone.

EDUCATION Minister Mike Vibert is to stand for re-election.