Jersey in play-offs for promotion

JERSEY Rugby Club scraped a 25-20 win against Shelford today, in their last National II South game this season.


Ashton’s battle

A SHOCKING hit-and-run accident during the Cheshire Cycling Classic Road Race has left NatWest Island Games hopeful Kim Ashton with a broken wrist.


What a party!

ISLANDERS joined billions of people around the world yesterday in celebrating the biggest wedding of the century as Prince William and Kate Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey.


A Week in Politics

IT seems like there’s a bit of a theme emerging from this week’s news, so let’s go with it.


School grant cuts ‘are a kneejerk reaction’

FUNDING to fee-paying schools should be maintained until full consultation has been carried out and until formal Service Level Agreements between the Education department and the schools have been signed, says Senator Ben Shenton.


Ministers warn of high cost of Freedom law

MINISTERS say that the cost of a law fighting government secrecy will run into many millions of pounds.


JEP claims a Royal Wedding first

Today’s souvenir edition of the Jersey Evening Post was one of the first newspapers in the world to publish reports and pictures of the Royal Wedding.


Arsonist jailed for two years

A 28-YEAR-OLD man who caused £8,000 worth of damage after three cars went up in flames has been jailed for two years.


A modern couple’s day of joy

A ROYAL occasion will always attract the attention and interest of the  people of Jersey. The Island has, for eight centuries, enjoyed a special relationship with the Crown, has the honour of calling the monarch its Duke of Normandy, is famously loyal, and, thanks to the privileges it has been accorded, has good reason to [...]


Once upon a time the States cultivated civil service talent

From John Arrowsmith. READING Helier Clement’s article (JEP, 26 April) about developing home-grown talent in the public sector was music in my ears, if you’ll pardon the rather dodgy metaphor.

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