Clayton conquers

JERSEY tennis player Scott Clayton took the U18 boys’ title at the BNP Paribas Jersey Open Junior Tennis tournament with a win over Angus McCaul of Kent yesterday.


A stitch in time?

From Caroline Garthwaite. AS a stitcher on the St Martin panel of the Liberation Tapestry, I felt privileged to be able to pay tribute to those who underwent many trials and tribulations during the Occupation.


8-megabit broadband net gains

JERSEY will get 8-megabit broadband in around eight weeks, Jersey Telecom has announced.


…½lb of treacle – that ‘s the way the money goes…

I HAD an entertaining couple of days last week trying to get some some information out of the States archives. The process is a bit like trying to swim through treacle.


Services saved by U-turn

HEALTH Minister Anne Pryke has bowed to pressure and backed down on spending cuts that would have closed Grands Vaux family centre and reduced patient transport services.


Sex, drink and summer holidays: Parents warned

A RECORD number of youngsters – some as young as 12 – have sought help about contraception and sexually transmitted infections since the start of the summer holidays.


Dingle reigns in Manchester conditions

JERSEY motorcyclist Bruce Dingle continues to lead both the SXV and SM Cup classes of the British Super Motard Championships after a good weekend of racing recently.


Hell, no! That’s not what we think

From Marge and Alan Thomas. WE write with reference to your article (JEP, 23 July) headlined ‘Our building site hell’.


Beachgoers beware the fearsome Man o’ War

MARINE experts have warned Islanders to stay away from one of the ocean’s most feared creatures if any come ashore this summer.


All the fun of the fair, without the risks

THE Battle of Flowers fun fair, which opened yesterday, meets all the relevant safety standards, Jersey’s Health and Safety director has said.

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.