THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE JERSEY FARMERS UNION
At the annual general meeting of the Jersey farmers Union in December, St Ouen farmer Dougie Richardson was elected president. He was interviewed afterwards by Alasdair Crosby. This article appeared first in the Jersey Evening Post and is reproduced here by their kind permission NEW business plans, energy and innovative ideas abound, as the recently […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of articles in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Pauline Snarey Bouônjour, ch’est Pauline Snarey auve eune autre articl’ye pouor “eune frouqu’thée d’Jèrriais”. Duthant l’mais d’Juilet dé ch’t’ année, […]
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE WEATHER?
By Ruth Le Cocq Last year was Jersey’s second hottest on record with 13.34 degrees Celsius being the average temperature recorded at the Maison St Louis Observatory. And it was the wettest year since records began at Howard Davis Farm which saw 1,352.9mm of total rainfall. Jersey Met’s Head of Meteorology Paul Aked said although […]
REDUNDANT AND DERELICT GLASSHOUSE GUIDANCE
Islanders’ views are being sought on the redevelopment of redundant and derelict glasshouses possibly for housing. Although the current Island Plan discourages this action outside built-up areas, there may be exceptional circumstances where the clearance and limited development of such sites could be supported. The Minister for the Environment, Deputy Jonathan Renouf, has published draft […]
JERSEY ROCKS FROM AN ARTIST’S PERSPECTIVE
By Ruth Le Cocq A FASCINATION with Jersey’s unique rocks and sediments prompted printmaker Anne Chowne to create a range of collagraphs which are on display at an ArtHouse Jersey Pop Up exhibition at Grève de Lecq Barracks this weekend, 13 and 14 January. She highlights the beauty of extant volcanic activity, wave cut platforms, […]