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AMONG the less appealing aspects of British life adopted by Jersey from that half of its dual heritage is the culture of binge-drinking. For too long, Islanders have suffered the mess, noise, destruction and threatening atmosphere generated when groups of people get together for the express purpose of drinking too much and behaving badly.

JERSEY’S Jack Boyle is banging hard on the door of a Southampton first-team debut.

JERSEY biker Nick Allison aims to equal or better his track record at this year’s International Trans Pacific Trophy test in Australia – where he finished up as top UK points scorer in 2007.

IT is mid-January, a time when you’d hardly think of talking about summer sports, but cricket has made all of the national papers in recent weeks because both former England cricket captain, Kevin Pietersen, and coach Peter Moores have gone.

A request for information regarding the family of Captain Coutart de Butts Taylor, of the Jersey Militia, who died on Christmas Eve, 1918, has proved successful.

From Bruce Willing. THE latest edition of Business Brief magazine makes a feature of ‘The State of Guernsey’. Is it true that Guernsey has:

A MONTH after taking office, ministers are being forced to decide between less spending or more taxes.

JERSEY’S financial services sector will start 2009 with a raft of consultations to prepare for global scrutiny.

THOSE with questions about Christianity and faith are invited to explore these issues at a special dinner on Wednesday.

ROYAL Bank of Canada stands to gain significant expertise, as well as over £3.5 billion in assets under administration, following its latest buy-out.