Drains fail to cope

YESTERDAY’S torrential rain was too extreme for Jersey’s drains to cope with, according to the chief officer of Transport and Technical Services.


Doctors’ regulator to rule on cleared locum

A DOCTOR cleared of the manslaughter of a staff nurse at the Hospital will face the General Medical Council in September for a five-week fitness-to-practise hearing.


St Brelade’s residents reject bay house plan

RESIDENTS of St Brelade have rejected plans to build a five-bedroom house with indoor swimming pool overlooking St Brelade’s Bay.


Flooding: Your pictures

Torrential rain caused widespread flooding in town and across the Island this afternoon.


Torrential rain causes widespread flooding

Torrential rain caused widespread flooding in town and around the Island this afternoon.


Prison is no place for this man

From Helen Sole. I WAS horrified, saddened and angry to read on the front page (JEP, 20 July), of the Islander who suffers from schizophrenia being sent to jail as there was no suitable sheltered accommodation or relevant treatment options available in the community.


A bold plan to restore consensus

THE popularity of Senator Alan Breckon rests firmly on a reputation for common sense.


Three injured in two more serious road crashes

MOTORISTS have been urged to take more care on the Island’s roads following two more serious accidents yesterday.


The arguments suggest a new niche for tourism – visits to see the dinosaurs

WHEN I suggested in this column some weeks ago that we should all be working towards creating a Small Society in Jersey to mirror the UK’s Big Society initiative, I had no idea there were so many important people working behind the scenes on a similar idea.


Chamber opposed to rise in registration fees

JERSEY businesses will be hit with a new ‘stealth tax’ if the States back a move to put up company registration fees.

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