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NOT so very long ago, the phrase school dinner was guaranteed to conjure up images of grey mince, over-stewed cabbage and, horror of horrors, sago pudding with the appearance and consistency of tepid frogspawn.

JERSEY Telecom is investing about £14 million in creating new data centre capacity to meet growing demand.

LAST TUESDAY Having sent off last week’s column to the JEP, I vow to keep away from the Great Fiscal Debate (GFD) this week. Hence this diary.

ISLAND boxing fans are in for a world-class treat next month, with legendary Roy Jones junior the guest speaker for a star-studded evening of professional contests.

A MOTHER and her two teenage sons allegedly attacked and robbed a man as he walked home from the pub.

From Benjamin Smart. SENATOR Ben Shenton, in a proposal to cut funding to ‘soft subjects’ at university, writes the following: ‘In terms of Jersey students, the following soft subjects are popular – philosophy – various colleges.

TEENAGER Henry Job continued his sea swimming form to win the annual Jersey Swimming Club Green Island to Havre des Pas Bathing Pool race  on Sunday morning.

THE price of food has risen by 30 per cent in Jersey during the past five years – significantly more than in both the UK and Guernsey.

A RARE set of photographs from 1915 showing the construction of Jersey’s Blanches Banques prisoner of war camp will be auctioned next week.

PLANS to introduce an upmarket camping site close to the Durrell wildlife park are being considered to help the trust fight back against the recession.