A JERSEY cow called Dolly is thought to be one of the oldest alive after reaching the grand old age of 37 at a UK rescue centre. Dolly was due to be slaughtered nearly 20 years ago, but when Mike Taylor saw her he thought she was so appealing that he handed over £400 to […]
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Taylor family bring home five squash titles
IT was a good weekend for the Taylor family as they returned to Jersey with five titles from the Channel Islands Squash and Racketball Championships in Guernsey.
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Squash players head for GB Championships
SIX of the Island’s leading squash players head off to the National Squash Championships in Manchester next week – a record number. Defending his Over-35s title will be Jersey’s director of squash Nick Taylor, while CI champion Mike Hopkins, a Commonwealth Games competitor and former world ranked professional will tackle the open. The CI ladies’ […]
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When Cloughie came to town
MENTION the name of Brian Clough to anyone with even the slightest interest in football and, likely as not, a smile will cross their face. Clough was the manager of, principally, Nottingham Forest and Derby County football clubs, and with his no-nonsense, in-your-face approach and the considerable successes, he was regarded as one of the […]
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Fishermen in call for action on fuel costs
ISLAND fishermen are meeting Economic Development Minister Philip Ozouf this evening to raise their concerns about rising diesel prices. They will ask Senator Ozouf if the States can help the industry, which now has deep concerns about its future. Jersey Fishermen’s Association secretary Don Thompson, who purchases their fuel, said that the members were very […]
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Fishermen in call for action on fuel costs
ISLAND fishermen are meeting Economic Development Minister Philip Ozouf this evening to raise their concerns about rising diesel prices. They will ask Senator Ozouf if the States can help the industry, which now has deep concerns about its future. Jersey Fishermen’s Association secretary Don Thompson, who purchases their fuel, said that the members were very […]
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Squash titles on the line this weekend
MORE than 60 of the Channel Islands’ best squash players will be battling for titles at this weekend’s Bedell Group Channel Islands Championships. The women’s event is likely to provide a real spectacle this year, with Jersey’s top two players, Olivia French, a former Irish international, and Kate Cadigan, the current CI champion, pitched against […]
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Standard Chartered Jersey Marathon 3km fun run (results)
DESPITE the rain, the wind and the crashing waves over the sea wall, nearly 250 people of all ages ran the 3km fun run, organised as part of the Standard Chartered Jersey Marathon on Sunday. The fun run, sponsored by the Jersey Evening Post, included races in four age categories for those who wanted to […]
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Lifetime: Is there life after break-up?
FOR most people, the end of a relationship can be acutely painful. Many who find themselves at a loss after splitting up just don’t know where to turn. But now a new club has opened locally with the aim of helping single people who have just divorced or split with a partner to get back […]
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Fishermen are hit by spiralling costs
SPIRALLING costs are making life tough for Jersey fishermen at a time when the price of lobster and other shellfish is falling, says the chairman of Jersey Fishermen’s Association.
