New owners at Bouley Bay hotel

THE Water’s Edge Hotel in Bouley Bay has been taken over by three hoteliers.


Jersey backs turn on style to demolish North Walsham

JERSEY RFC not only beat eighth placed North Walsham in London I on Saturday to consolidate their third place in the table, they effectively demolished them, 46-8.


Would-be concert pianist is Young Musician of 2009

A TEENAGER who wants to become a concert pianist is this year’s Young Musician of the Year.


Recycling in St Helier: Why should we pay twice for waste management?

From Gerald White. I READ with some alarm about the Constable of St Helier’s plans for recycling. I am not against recycling as such, but I am against paying twice for the same thing, and that is what we shall all end up doing if our unjoined-up government persists with funding two competing waste management [...]


St Helier is hit by 27 more job losses

ALMOST 30 Jersey shop workers are expected to be made redundant following the collapse of two high-street chains.


States departments should be applauded for being businesslike and using PR advisers

From Jason Mackenzie, chairman, Chartered Institute of Public Relations, CI Group. IN a news piece on 24 February the JEP revealed that the States had paid £81,000 to local PR firms in 2008. I’d like to know why you feels that PR (among the many services bought by the States) is so newsworthy.


Canavan pockets individual title with a match to spare

CHANNEL Islands snooker champion Aaron Canavan has won the Jersey Billiards and Snooker Association’s Channel Blind Individual League championship.


Family Nursing sacks Huchet

THE chief executive of the Island’s biggest charity has been dismissed from her post.


Senator takes action in skips dispute

SENATOR Ben Shenton wants the States to pay almost £300,000 in compensation to a couple who face huge legal bills after a long court battle.


Red carpet for comedian who was ‘too blue’

COMEDIAN Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown will be coming to Jersey seven years after he was branded too blue for Fort Regent.