Plémont: At least this man is trying to do something

From Brendan McDonald. NO sooner had Mr Hemmings made it known that he had applied for planning permission to demolish the old holiday camp at Plémont and build 73 self-catering tourist chalets than everybody was jumping up and down.


Man is stabbed in car park

POLICE have launched an investigation after a 23-year-old man was stabbed in a St Brelade car park on Saturday night.


Hogan happy with opening shows

JERSEY Cricket Board coach Craig Hogan is pleased with the showing of his players in three matches against touring sides over the past four days.


Mixed fortunes for Walker in Barcelona

JAMES Walker’s first round of the World Series by Renault Championship ended in disappointment this weekend when he was forced to retire from the second race.


Gordon Brown’s demands on the exchange of tax details sound like a smokescreen

From Robert Kisch. THE sale of virtually unresearched upwards rating of mortgage bundles, contaminated by a significant amount of sub-prime (high risk) loans, originated in the USA.


Burton drop ends league season with a victory

Jersey RFC beat Bishop’s Stortford 25-15 on Saturday, in their final game of their first season in London 1 Division.


Vandals target Scouts’ centre

A SCOUT leader whose headquarters were wrecked by vandals having a party on Friday night believes that the event was advertised on Facebook.


He acts like a spoilt child who needs a dose of reality

From Simon Wells. I WRITE with reference to Richard Farnham’s letter (JEP, 16 April) in which he mentions an entry on Senator Stuart Syvret’s blog: ‘Come to sunny Jersey! The North Korea of the English Channel.’


Ball raises £4,000 for cancer work

MORE than 150 glamorous masked guests have helped to raise around £4,000 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer Jersey and the Jersey Oncology Unit at the General Hospital.


Allotment plan turned down

PLANS for 60 allotments in a St Lawrence field have been rejected by Planning — despite the fact that there are 70 keen gardeners on a waiting list.