Help for those in need

THAT staunch campaigner for the rights and interests of the elderly, Daphne Minihane, coined a memorable phrase when she warned Islanders that it will be a case of ‘eat or heat’ for some pensioners this winter.


Why aren’t I taxed like a rich incomer?

From Adrian Rabet. MUCH as I like Senator Terry Le Sueur as a man, his rebuttal of the attacks on the current status of 1(1)(k) residents’ tax arrangements are indefensible.


Sark tidal power plan

A FTSE 100 company is backing the development of tidal power around Sark.


Record number try for Senator

A RECORD 21 candidates were nominated last night to stand in the Senatorial election.


Satnav to Sweden is not for Lisbeth!

A 60-YEAR-OLD woman has cycled more than 1,000 miles to Sweden to raise money for a local charity.


‘Don’t follow Guernsey’

THE formation of Guernsey United FC and its proposed move into the Football Association pyramid system is not a step Jersey should look to follow.


The scales of justice hang in the balance

YOU could say that the failure of the jury at Woolwich Crown Court to find a gang of bragging anti-western jihadists guilty of plotting to blast passenger aircraft out of the sky represented a triumph for a legal system which examines all evidence with dispassion and integrity.


Blandin makes a splash at Windsor

NICOLA Blandin has topped a remarkable season by winning a coveted title at the 2008 National Carriage Driving Championships.


And now it’s the Constables’ turn

AFTER last night’s Senatorial nominations, the Constables get their turn tonight.


The Jersey Live organisers got their priorities wrong with their confiscations

From James Thomas. HAVING spent some of my youth at the famous Stonehenge free festival and early Glastonbury festivals, and recently the very well organised Bestival festival on the Isle of Wight, I eagerly purchased some Jersey Live tickets for my family as we would be in the Island during the event.

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.