Pictures of the decade: 2008

Tuesday 29th December 2009, 3:00PM GMT.

Fire destroyed Wesley Methodist Chapel in January. Picture: Alberto Paires

The year of 2008 saw Jersey aid workers caught up in violence which erupted in Kenya; a fire which destroyed Wesley Chapel; and the start of international publicity for Jersey with regard to the Haut de la Garenne inquiry.

The St Aubin sea wall was smashed by strong waves; a giant Ferris wheel was erected at the waterfront; a nightclub got into hot water by refusing entry to women considered ‘too fat’; the States decided to lift the ban on foreign bull semen imports; and it was the beginning of the end for Woolies.

• A review of the decade, plus a look back at the devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, a full entertainment guide, cartoons of the decade, a suggested walk for the holiday, a news quiz and crossword can all be found in the JEP’s special Boxing Day edition on sale all this week to raise money for the Joint Charities Christmas Appeal

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