‘A fantastic night’

JERSEYMAN Peter Vincenti’s Carling Cup run is over but the midfielder insists he and his Aldershot team-mates can hold their heads high after a good performance against Premiership champions Manchester United last night.


Social media has major role to play in a crisis, firms told

NOT one of the local businesses that sent delegates to a conference to learn about social media had a policy in place on how to respond to a crisis through social media.


Why reward only the higher grade nurses?

From Rozita Russell. I READ (JEP, 21 October) that Deputy Southern is to raise a proposition in the States to give nurses of grade five and above a five per cent pay rise – has he been misinformed?


Jail for people carrying knives

ANYONE caught carrying a knife in public can expect to go to prison, a judge warned yesterday when she jailed a man for concealing a 20 cm knife in his trousers.


So, no removal vans parked outside our equivalent of the back door to No 10 Downing Street, but a whole list of reforms to be considered

I suppose I stopped understanding the logic of politics when my wife casually asked: ‘Why do doctors, nurses and industry professionals need skills training to practise their profession, when politicians can come off the street and set about running the government of the country?’


Immigration and taxing foreign firms top of new Members’ list

JERSEY’s new politicians have set their sights on immigration and taxing foreign non-finance firms over the next three years.


Harbourmaster goes in merger

THE chief executive and Harbourmaster of Jersey Harbours, Captain Howard Le Cornu, it to step down from the position in March.


‘Urban Task Force has failed to improve town’

STRATEGIC plans to improve the town centre have failed, according to the organisation that represents local business.


Legacy surprise for charities

FIVE animal charities have each received a £34,000 legacy, one of them being the organisation which cares for the Island’s sick and injured hedgehogs.


Dead food fun

There's a dark cloud settling over Britain. No one's in the mood for fluffy bunnies or children's clowns anymore. A new survey has revealed that when it comes to partying, Halloween is now our second favourite family celebration, behind Christmas, ahead of Easter and even birthday parties.

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