AS expected, it is Loughborough Students who provide the final hurdle to Jersey RFC’s ambition to be promoted to the third tier of English rugby.
We never criticised the Beech Ward staff
From Anita Shepherd. FURTHER to the article (JEP, 5 May) regarding my father’s experience in Beech Ward, I feel I need to write and clarify the situation following some of the responses I have received from members of the public.
Trees are in need of protection
BACK in the 1980s two phenomena, the Great Storm and the ravages of Dutch elm disease, served to remind Islanders that trees and woodland are among the glories of the Jersey landscape. The storm deprived us of many mature trees, in particular giant macrocarpas that were over 100 years old, and the fungus spread by [...]
Family Nursing patients may have to provide own dressings
PATIENTS using Family Nursing and Home Care may soon have to buy their own medical products after the charity announced cuts to its service.
Six witnesses sought in West Park inquiry
SIX potential witnesses to an assault on a teenage girl at West Park on Thursday night are being sought by police.
Lift-off for Jersey!
TEAM Jets put Jersey firmly back on the netball map yesterday as they won the qualifying competition for a place in South West Regional League II.
Lifeboat crew in land rescue
THE St Catherine lifeboat crew were involved in a dramatic land rescue on Saturday after two cars overturned close to their station.
Law firms open way for Battersea redevelopment
THREE leading Jersey law firms have played a key role in a process that will lead to work getting underway on an anticipated £5.5 billion redevelopment of the iconic Battersea Power Station in London.
I had been on a mission impossible
From Ted Vibert. I DO not wish to prolong the debate regarding the events that led up to my resignation from the JDA but I am afraid that the chairman’s version of events outlined in your report headed JDA hit back at Vibert’s version of why he quit the party (JEP, 13 May) cannot go [...]
Jail for boiling water attack
A TRANSEXUAL has been jailed for two and a half years after pouring a kettle of boiling water over his boyfriend’s genitals.