Why is beer so much cheaper in Cape Town?

From Allen Simms. I READ with interest the reply by David Le Quesne to an article by Christine Herbert. Unfortunately, I did not read the original article but would like to make the following comments.


Hedley’s Island Guide: Durrell

Zoo. Zoo. Not Durrell. Zoo. Got thet?


If we’re to take responsibility for our own future security we must be loyal to local producers

I WONDER what first comes to mind when the word ‘security’ is mentioned. Would it be the increasingly intrusive apparatus at airports, bands of dark-spectacled supersized heavies who swagger around every so-called celeb from president to botoxed diva, or even the burglar alarm on your front door?


Voteline: concert for Haiti

Voters were split last week with exactly half of you saying that you think there is enough for young people to do on the Rock..


A health warning to be heeded

FOR many years the principal threats to the well-being of Jersey residents were alcohol and tobacco. Too many people drank too much and a high proportion of the population endangered their health by smoking.


Voisin’s packs up its furniture store

VOISIN’S, the St Helier department store, has sold its Don Street furniture business, Voisins at Home.


Tower’s 100% effort lifts title

FIRST Tower United under-16s became the first Junior League club to win a divisional title on Sunday.


Obituary: Maryan Talbot Roberts

FOR years people knew Maryan Talbot Roberts as a flamboyant and enthusiastic supporter of the arts in the Island.


Obese Jersey

JERSEY’S obesity epidemic is costing taxpayers an estimated £7.4 million per year, the Health Department has revealed.


Let’s hear it from the boys

FIVE years is a flash in clubbing terms.

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.