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IT is perhaps just as well that the recently published Jersey Annual Social Survey reveals that 85 per cent of adult Islanders rate their health as ‘good’ or ‘very good’.

From Arthur Falle, head coach of Regent Gym Club, honorary life member of Island Games Association of Jersey and former Island Games team manager.

ST CLEMENT eased into the semi-finals of the Trinity Shield inter-parochial competition last night following a 4-0 victory against St Ouen at Les Quennevais.

FOUR children who suffered years of abusive parenting by their drug-addicted mother have been taken into care.

THERE was certainly more than a hint of irony in the midst of all the planning for festive giving and generosity.

THIRD-quarter results show that Jersey bank deposits remained relatively stable and that the number of specialist funds increased.

A multi-talented man who was known for his gift of drawing others into the fascinating world of the Island’s wildlife and habitats, Pete Double, died on Saturday, 5 December, aged 70.

A FUGITIVE drug dealer convicted of offences including masterminding the smuggling of £125,000 worth of ecstasy into the Island has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

JERSEY teenager Scott Clayton’s hopes of back-to-back titles in under-16 tennis tournaments ended yesterday morning.

A PENSIONER had a lucky escape when his electric blanket caught fire – just minutes after he left his bed.