Former teacher admits child porn offences

A FORMER teacher is facing a lengthy jail sentence after admitting a catalogue of child pornography offences involving girls as young as ten.


If it’s so awful, why does he want to get back?

From Bob Le Sueur. AT THE St Clement hustings Mr Syvret, with great eloquence, wrung his audience’s collective heart with an account of all he had had to endure whilst serving us all as a Member of the States, of how finally he was quite unable to spend more time in such an atmosphere of [...]


Dufty in tune with Bay of Waves

THE highest mark at dressage to music, British Dressage qualifiers, held this month at Les Niemes, St Peter, was achieved by 15-year-old Gemma Dufty on Bay of Waves.


Clos du Paradis reunion …after a mere 50 years

ISLANDERS who lived at Clos du Paradis housing estate as children got together for the first time in 50 years recently when one of them returned from Canada on holiday.


States to save £12 million? There may be trouble ahead

LAST week we were told that the States were proposing savings totalling £12 million.


New Lloyds TSB mortgage to help first-time buyers

FAMILY members and friends can work together to help secure a mortgage as a result of a new product launched by Lloyds TSB.


Planning should not be making tenuous ‘deals’ with Dandara

From Clifford Wilson. I REFER to the lead article featured on page 2 of the JEP (10 June) dealing with Senator Cohen’s concern relating to the deal that he perceives he had made regarding field 530A with the development company Dandara.


Three Islanders honoured in Queen’s birthday list

TWO Islanders have been made MBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list – one for working with children and another for supporting disabled people.


Half the Island’s hives could be destroyed

NEARLY half of Jersey’s beehives could have to be destroyed after an American disease was discovered in the Island.


Jersey anthem hits the wrong note, claims Senator

THE song currently being referred to as Jersey’s anthem is ‘miserable and uninspiring’ and ‘hits the wrong note’ according to one Jersey Senator.

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.