A touch of shared glory

JERSEY’S touch players set their inter-island rivalries apart this weekend to share the honours with Guernsey at the Channel Islands Stock Exchange Touch Club Championship.


Alcohol sales consultation was ‘flawed’

ALCOHOL retailers should have been consulted before a public consultation on the licensing law, says a business lobby group.


New hope for health deal?

FORMER Health Minister Ben Shenton has raised fresh hopes that the reciprocal health agreement with the UK can be resurrected.


Fund-raisers have it cut and dried

A TEAM of hairdressers from a number of Island salons raised thousands of pounds for Cancerbackup Jersey on Sunday.


Stop the destruction of our country hedges

From Anne Barnes OH how I agree with Juliet Gillam’s letter (JEP 4 June) regarding the twice-yearly bushwack branchage.


The Strategic Plan bogs down – no surprise there then

It would be arrogant of me to say I told you so, but I did.


Torrance forced out

SAM TORRANCE has been forced to pull out of the Jersey Seniors Classic due to the recurrence of a long standing hand injury.


Deputies should have been rapped across the knuckles – and no more

From David Eves SO the Jersey kangaroo court is at it again! While driving without insurance and with an incorrect insurance disc merits a fine of £600, being drunk and disorderly merits a fine of £150 and forging prescriptions merits a 12-month probation order and 50 hours’ community service (JEP 20 May), it is impossible [...]


Lambs put down after dog attack

TWO lambs from the flock of sheep grazing on the north coast were so badly savaged by a dog at the weekend that they had to be put down.


Holiday opportunities for students

A SCHEME which gives local university students the chance to work in the Island during the summer holidays is proving to be the victim of its own success.

BIRD WATCH 2012

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The 11th Great Garden Bird Watch took place over the weekend, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February. JEP readers were asked to get on board to help monitor bird life in the Island.