THE Island’s fishermen let their hair down on Saturday by soaking each other in a fun and colourful water carnival at the Jersey Fish Festival.
A Week in Politics
AS someone quite famously said just over 40 years ago, it was ‘a small step for man, a giant leap for mankind’. The 2010 Business Plan published last week was a high point, a zenith, and the product of many, many hours of hard work.
We have a right to affordable living
From Kenneth Godfray. THE digital TV switchover is not a matter of choice. Now in progress, it will be operational in Jersey in 2010 and is expensive.
Proud the winner
YESTERDAY’S annual Green Island to Havre des Pas swim, organised by the Jersey Swimming Club, resulted in a new name on the trophy as Steph Proud from Chester-le-Street SC, Co Durham, finished ahead of the field in a time of 30.00 min.
Kyran gets his party started
IT may have started a day late but Jersey audience’s were treated to the first night of Kyran Bracken’s Ice Party on Friday.
Wake up and smell the coffee
From Peter Zunino. I WRITE with reference to your news story on 23 July relating to the refurbishment work being carried out on States accommodation at Clos des Quennevais.
Surfers save four in ‘heroic’ rescue
SURFERS rescued four swimmers, including two children, from a powerful rip tide at St Ouen’s Bay yesterday evening.
Unions ‘must face economic reality’
CHIEF Minister Terry Le Sueur will meet unions to discuss States Business Plan cuts, but says that they have to face the reality of Jersey’s uncertain economic future.
Scrutiny want inquiry into vulnerable child services
CRITICAL staff shortages, a lack of resources and too much top-tier management have prompted a Scrutiny review to move for an official inquiry into the provision of services for vulnerable children.
Kings of the Tour
By the time that you see this on your computer screens, the Tour de France will be over and the dust should start to settle on this year’s race.