‘Jack the Ripper’ may not have been someone people living in Jersey had to worry about, but it was a name that would have struck fear into their hearts, especially if they received a death threat purporting to be from him... which is exactly what happened to a local socialite...On 12 October 1899, Lady Eliza Otway, of Gloucester Terrace, received an alarming letter that threat...
Read More »A criminal investigation into suspected fraud at one of Jersey’s oldest and best-known insurers is still ongoing, four years after it was launched.A recent answer to a request made under the Freedom of Information Law has revealed that the police ...
Read More »Jersey higher education students will be getting a one-off payment in December to help them with the cost of living.The Education Minister announced yesterday afternoon that the 1,500 students studying off-island &nd...
Read More »Guernsey’s Deputy Chief Minister has resigned from the island’s leading committee, criticising the other members on the way out.Deputy Heidi Soulsby confirmed that she was leaving the Policy and Resources Committee, which is led...
Read More »Condor Ferries has brought in an additional boat on trial to address its half-term woes.Last week the ferry firm announced that its freight ship, the Commodore Goodwill, was damaged while ...
Read More »A woman who claims she witnessed a man sexually assaulting two young girls has told the Royal Court of her "guilt" at not speaking out sooner.Appearing as a witness at the trial of Ricky Derek Knight (56), who denies 14 charges of indecent as...
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