LAST season’s beaten finalists, St Lawrence, moved safely into the last four of the Trinity Shield yesterday following a 6-1 quarter-final win against St Martin.
Flu jab reminder for those in poor health
ISLANDERS with health problems or pregnant women are being reminded to get their flu jabs if they have not already done so.
Political support for Ouaisné residents
POLITICIANS are joining the fight to save a caravan site at Ouaisné which has been there since the 1930s from development.
Planning look again at listed building system
ALL the Island’s historic buildings are to be re-examined to see if they should be retained as listed properties.
Man jailed after importing £12,000 worth of cannabis
A MAN who imported cannabis worth more than £12,000 into the Island has been jailed for nine months.
A Christmas present for Haiti
JERSEY Side by Side today launches a major new fundraising drive to help the people of Haiti a year after the country was devastated by an horrific earthquake.
A time to think of others
AS its name so obviously indicates, tomorrow’s holiday is a Christian festival, and although some will say that faith is weakening in the materialistic west, Christ’s birth in a stable two millennia ago is still the dominant image of this season.
England calling
THERE have been mixed fortunes for Jersey netballers on the national stage in the run up to Christmas.
Have your say on post cuts
ISLANDERS are being asked for their views on Jersey Post’s plans to reduce its collections and deliveries to five days per week.
Let’s hope that common sense prevails and a special corner of Jersey is left alone
COMMENTATORS on Island life – such as yours truly have to be prepared to take criticism or praise, which is part and parcel of a ‘trade’ that exists to provide food for thought.