08 « November « 2008 « « This Is Jersey

A CHRISTMAS card shop which raises money for over 30 charities needs a new home for next year.

A QUARTER of all Islanders with a mortgage face an uncertain future following the announcement that a leading lender is all but shutting up shop.

We are sorting this store out

From Colin Macleod, retail controller, CI Co-operative Society. IT is a truism that all news is good news, and so it is with a recent comment by Meridian in Under the Clock.

Park and deride! This is a perk too far

SOMEHOW it has been a bit of a slow week for a columnist. There should have been a lot of material but it just was not hanging together.

Deserved victory for Madeira

THE inaugural JFA International Football Tournament was opened with some style at a cold Springfield last night as Madeira warmed their fans with an excellent 2-0 victory over Gibraltar.

Budget supermarket for Jersey?

A THIRD supermarket operator may be coming to Jersey, if a Guernsey-based budget retailer finds a suitable site in the Island.

Carnations picked for last time

THE last crop of carnations to be grown by Jersey’s once world-famous flower industry were being picked this week.

Guccione in top form for Jersey

CHRIS Guccione – the Australian tennis player seeded top in next week’s ATP Men’s Challenger at Les Ormes – could be coming into the competition on the back of a big result in Bratislava.

These politicians should have read up on the nuisance

From Keith Shaw. THE report regarding the alleged high volume of noise coming from St Ouen’s Manor (JEP, 30 October) was quite alarming regarding the reported comments from three politicians.

Economic gloom

DESPITE aggressive moves by policy makers the state of the economy will not be lifted any time soon, a senior banker has warned.