The last season in 2020 went down to the wire, with Altair Partners, EFG Private Bank, and Express Autos battling for the coveted trophy on the final evening of matches before Jersey’s Covid-19 lockdown. Altair took home the honours, and will be returning to defend their title. The prevailing title-winning team consisted of Nick Watkins, […]
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Wear your loudest socks for World Down Syndrome Day
ISLANDERS are being urged to wear their brightest non-matching combination of socks tomorrow to mark World Down Syndrome Day. Individuals and businesses around the world will don their loudest socks as part of the occasion, to raise awareness of the condition and improve the lives of those affected by it. One of the organisations getting […]
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Charities awarded for efforts at biennial awards
A NUMBER of Jersey charities were recognised at a biennial awards ceremony over the weekend for their important work. From organsiations working to address food poverty in Jersey, to those improving education in Africa, as well as palliative care and pregnancy loss support charities were amongst the winners at the 2025 Association of Jersey Charities […]
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Porter beats No.1
JERSEY fielded both a boys’ and girls’ team at the Primary Schools Table Tennis International Championships in Cardiff, looking to make their mark on the global stage. An absolute battle kicked off proceedings, with Scotland taking a narrow victory over the Islanders 6-4 in an intense clash. There were many highlights for the boys, including […]
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End of an era as Sports Editor leaves his post
AFTER north of three years and thousands of articles penned, I can safely say this was my hardest piece to string together. How can I possibly squeeze my thoughts into a single piece of text?Not very easily it proved. With no background in journalism or writing for that matter since English Literature at A-level, I […]
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Charities are having to deliver more with less in difficult circumstances – they really deserve to be celebrated
By Robert Surcouf FOR the past few years I have been volunteering with the Association of Jersey Charities and have had the pleasure of meeting some of the incredibly hard-working and dedicated staff and volunteers who make such a difference to all our lives with what they achieve in the third sector. The attraction for […]
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‘We’re up against it’
A FEAST of Channel Island table tennis gets underway tonight in Guernsey, as no fewer than 20 Caesarean and Sarnian Island champions square off in a bid to become Channel Island winners of their individual categories. Attention will then turn to the inter-insular on Saturday, as 13 team events will decide the overall winner for […]
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‘The future looks bright’ for Jersey Table Tennis
THE girls team of twins Ella and Ruby Devlin, Anna Middleton and Maia Bowden were the highlight of an exciting and competitive British Primary Schools International tournament at Fort Regent, as they secured a bronze medal for Jersey. Players from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Guernsey, as well as the hosts, all took part, showcasing high […]
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Les Amis: Continuing to provide vital services after half a century
SPONSORED FEATURE Les Amis managing director Shaun Findlay looks at the charity’s history and acknowledges the work of those who founded and shaped the organisation THE year 1975 was a momentous year for people with learning disabilities and for Jersey. Then known as Maison Variety, Jersey’s first residential home for people with learning disabilities, such as Down’s […]
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Morshead smashes it
THE crème de la crème of the Channel Islands took to the Guernsey Table Tennis Association over the weekend to compete in both the CI Championships on Friday and the Inter-Insular competition on Saturday. The Friday night saw a total of 20 individual trophies up for grabs between the best of the old rivals’ bat-weaving […]
