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WHENEVER I write about our neighbours in the colonies I tend to feel a bit like one of the boy Le Main’s critics who are in the direct firing line of his ‘stop picking on me’ plea.

IT is sometimes pointed out that the streets of St Helier are safer than those in some parts of the UK. That may be so, but it is a complacent view which, as far as the public-order problems and violence now routinely witnessed in Jersey’s capital are concerned, misses a point which the Island authorities [...]

From David Brown. MY son parked in the Parade recently, some time after 7.30 in the evening, only to return to find an ‘advisory ticket’ on his car warning him that this was now a residents’ parking area and that he needed to display a valid parking disc up to 10 pm.

THE fear of becoming a victim of violent crime is affecting Islanders and deterring potential visitors from exploring St Helier at night.

PLANS to transform Les Ormes into a mini Center Parc could bring over £3 million into Jersey’s economy each year, says  owner Mike Graham.

Wynn Rowlands, of Pows, in Wales, is trying to trace members of the Everett family who were evacuated from Jersey to Shrewsbury at the beginning of the war and returned to their home, 14 David Place, St Helier, when it was over.

IT was a proud moment for Jersey’s Elizabeth Cann as she regained the National Badminton Championship singles crown yesterday.

BELLES Fleurs nursery owner Bernard Rebours has been elected a Procureur du Bien Public for the Parish of Grouville.

So great news, the Tour de Bretagne is returning to Jersey in April.

THEY may be Housing ministers but it would seem they are rarely at home this year.