‘HONEST NEV’ – GONE RACING. R.I.P
Neville (‘Nev’ or ‘Honest Nev’) Ahier, who has died aged 88, was a Jersey countryman with a passionate interest in horses and horseracing and sport – especially football. He was a part of what is nowadays an almost extinct breed: an integral part of the Island’s farming and rural community, growing up with horses on […]
HOPE FOR HORSES
By Ruth Le Cocq Over 100 comments supporting a planning application for an equine wellness centre in Trinity have been posted online as Jersey’s equine community unites to try to save horses in pain from travelling off the Island for treatment. And the proposed facility at Les Platons, on the site of an established livery […]
NEW LOOK FOR GRÈVE DE LECQ?
By Ruth Le Cocq The site of the former Seaside Café at Grève de Lecq may become the responsibility of The National Trust of Jersey, if a States proposition to buy the land for £3.6M and gift it to them is approved. The requirement would be for the Trust to use it for environmental, cultural […]
DREAMING TREES TO SHINE AGAIN AT HOWARD DAVIS PARK
By Ruth Le Cocq The tree survivors of Storm Ciaran will be lit up in Howard Davis Park next month with the return of the Dreaming Trees illuminations. Around 30,000 people attended the inaugural event in 2023 which showcased scientific research about the ways in which trees can communicate with each other via a ‘Wood […]
KENNEL CLUB OF JERSEY
Schedule of dog shows throughout the year: 27 January 2024 – Members Show 17 February 2024 – Channel Islands Dog of The Year Agilty, Breed and Obedience Finals 23 March 2024 – Winter Championship Show 4 May 2024 – May Open Show 20 July 2024 – Spring Championship Show 7 September 2024 – Summer Championship […]
INCREASE IN PRICE OF JERSEY MILK
By Ruth Le Cocq Shoppers can expect to pay more for Jersey milk as the wholesale price increased by five per cent this week equating to 7p per litre. It is hoped the rise will help to ease the challenges faced by the Island’s farmers who need to continue to invest in their businesses to […]
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 […]