Sunshine, warm, weather…and still the best beaches

ISLANDERS have enjoyed weeks of sunshine and warm weather – and now we have another reason to get down to the seaside as our beaches have been ranked among the best in Britain.


No threat to OAP call discounts

JERSEY Telecom has extended a deadline for pensioners to return a form that earns them a discounted phone rate – after several OAPS received the letters late.


Jeux des Iles opening ceremony

THE 15th edition of the Jeux des Iles kicked off with a real bang on Wednesday evening in Palermo, Sicily, with a truly magnificent opening ceremony.


With very little in the way of background knowledge we support the underdogs

ALL the popular UK newspapers raised their collective arms recently in support of Ian Faletto, the colourful, dedicated stationmaster whose 27-year career on the railways was cut short because, in an act of apparent selflessness, he pitched an errant supermarket trolley off the track leading to his station without switching off the current.


Number of jobless still a concern

IT is unsurprising that the recession has had an adverse impact on the Island’s rate of unemployment. Lower levels of economic activity inevitably mean not only job losses but also the suppression of job creation.


On their marks in Sicily

THE Jersey team are all primed for action in the Jeux des Iles in Palermo, Sicily.


Visit looks at forging trade links with Israel

ISRAEL can become an important trading partner for Jersey, according to two ministers who led a visit to the Jewish state.


A wonderful design – but not for this site

From Rosemary Mesch. THE revised design statement for the development of three houses on the site of Camellia Cottage at Gorey sets out the architectural inspiration for the design.


Unemployment fight goes on

FURTHER fears were raised about Jersey’s economy today after another rise in unemployment levels.


Row over ‘ownership’ of school milk petition

POLITICAL relations over the school milk petition have turned sour.

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