PLANS to create a development company to subsume the Waterfront Enterprise Board have been carefully considered ‘because the Island cannot afford for it to go wrong again’, said Jersey’s Chief Minister.
A Week in Politics
THERE was talk, a while ago, of the Scrutiny panels resigning. It was all a bit vague, people were a bit hesitant to commit themselves on the record, and some of the people alleged to be involved said that they did not know anything about it – which, if you think about it, is a [...]
Optimus fall at final hurdle – but still come up smiling
OPTIMUS were crowned the inaugural NatWest Channel Islands League champions in the most dramatic of fashions on Saturday afternoon.
Faith should not influence the Island’s law
From Nathan Jordan. I WRITE with reference to your article (JEP, 7 August) stating that Church leaders have condemned proposed reforms to divorce legislation by the law firm Hanson Renouf and the subsequent response of Advocates Timothy Hanson and Barbara Corbett (JEP, 20 August).
Let the bike take the strain
Here is another excerpt from Bicycle Magazine. Though taken from a piece about cycle touring, this week’s subjects are equally valid for commuters who are thinking of abandoning their rucksacks.
A chord in the park
JERSEY bands rocked the Howard Davis Park for eight hours yesterday in front of a 4,000-strong crowd.
Missing the sights and sound of Battle
From Anne Richardson. I WOULD like to make some comments on the Battle of Flowers. We were seated in Stand D and had an excellent view of the parade.
Four survive plane crash in Alderney
FOUR people miraculously escaped when their plane crashed and burst into flames in Alderney yesterday.
Coffee and fine art combine at St Brelade’s Bay
A FINAL year art student at Highlands College has found herself an ideal summer job –by opening her own business.
Fire guts Trinity cottage
AN elderly man was taken to hospital after a chip pan fire destroyed his home in Trinity on Saturday afternoon.