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Almost a quarter of adults in Jersey are still smoking and the habit is causing one in six deaths in Islanders over the age of 35 so the local service which helps people to stop are urging people to try and quit this month.Over 100 smokers tried to give up during last year’s “Stoptober” campaign and a th...
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A man with dyslexia who was written off by his headmaster but went on to become an award winning businessman is coming to Jersey tomorrow to help improve dozens of local businesses.Simon Chaplin runs a number of workshops across the country helping people get more out of their bus...
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An organic grower says cutbacks in States grants for local organic businesses could force some growers out of the industry - and says that instead of supporting farmers, government support is falling way behind EU levels.Farmers in Jersey have recently been offered £11 per vergée as a one-off payment for th...
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The older would-be statesmen might be hitting the campaign trail this month, but a budding young politician plans to set up the Island’s first youth parliament in a bid to get more of her peers engaged with politics.Sixteen-year-old Jersey College for Girls student Amy Vatcher says young people don’t have an ...
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A local singer-songwriter has proved he's in tune with his fans after being voted Britain’s Best Unsigned Male.Nineteen-year-old Jordan Burrows beat thousands of other acts around the UK to clinch the title at t...
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Dozens of Islanders have shown they may be small but they are big on talent and are hoping to shine on the stage this weekend and wow the judges in the final of Jersey’s new talent show.Singers, musicians, poets, dancers, gymnasts and hula-hoopers have made it into the final 41 of &ldq...
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