PLANNING must stop dragging its feet on the future of the disused Odeon building, says Senator Jim Perchard.
Making black butter
ONE of Jersey’s most unique traditions was kept alive over the weekend when volunteers spent more than 30 hours making black butter.
Sign up for a charity bike ride
If you’re a compulsive charity ride participant have a look at this one, the second Deloitte Ride Across Britain will take place between the 11 and 19 June next year and people taking part will ride 950 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End.
The Sheriff of Nottingham couldn’t have done better
From Keith Harris WELL, the finance industry, the super rich, and everyone earning more than £150,000 a year can certainly breathe a huge sigh of relief now they have learned that, despite the rumours, unpleasant income tax hikes were never on the Treasury Minister’s agenda in the run up to his latest farce of a [...]
When the contents of a fridge occupies parliamentary time, we might as well all get the next boat out
HARD on the heels of a major investigation into why there are tins of Coca-Cola (or whatever) in States Members’ fridges and not in other public sector fridges, that lot in the Big House have made two more big decisions.
That’s the way to do it!
WHAT a difference a week makes!
Time to stub it out!
SMOKING in cars and public spaces could be banned under the latest ministerial plans to encourage people to stop smoking.
Finance needs selling at home too
AS the old saying goes, you have to speculate to accumulate. This, fundamentally, is why the States pump so much public money into Jersey Finance Ltd, the organisation which promotes the Island’s number-one industry.
Oil and quarries in tax net?
SOME foreign-owned companies which have avoided tax in Jersey could be forced to pay up.
More cars destroyed by fire
AN investigation is under way after two vehicles were destroyed and five others badly damaged in the third car park fire this month.