We need to reform the Chamber to improve the quality of Members

From Brian Hotton. IS it not refreshing to read the comments of Senator-elect Ian Le Marquand (JEP, 18 October)?


Protest over explosive finale to cadet project

RESIDENTS close to a replica Great War trench at Samarès Manor are worried that the fireworks finale planned for Sunday will terrify people living nearby.


Child abuse police flew luxury class

TWO detectives working on the historical child abuse investigation flew home first-class from Australia at the taxpayer’s expense, the police have admitted.


St Ouen displays show promise for the future

ST OUEN Tug-of-War Club returned from the Lowestoft Open competition with a string of fine results.


Senior civil servant subject of ‘disclosure’

POLICE have served a disclosure notice about a senior civil servant to his employers as part of their major inquiry into historical child abuse.


Bel Royal fiasco: Lack of project control is blamed

THE blame for the Bel Royal roadworks fiasco should be laid at the feet of the project manager and Transport and Technical Services staff who failed to take control of the project, according to the minister of the department.


Obituary: John Le Marquand

FEW people have had such influence on post-war Jersey as John Le Marquand. His death at the age of 96 has robbed the Island of one of its main architects of modern society.


‘He was the father of our modern education system’

ANNOUNCING the death of former Senator John Le Marquand in the States yesterday, Deputy Bailiff Michael Birt described him as a ‘one of the giants of the post-war era’.