Woolworths' Jersey staff protest over redundancy pay

Woolworths employees in Jersey have started a peition they are urging everyone to sign after they received news that they will not be getting redundacy pay. There are 120 staff still left, but they were told that the...

Shetland island breaks away from UK, EU

One of the advantages of living in the EU is that we can import products from anywhere within the union without having to pay additional taxes at the point of import. A few years ago I imported records and CD from the island of Jersey on a regular basis. One morning the...

Tiny Shetland island declares independence

" LONDON (Reuters) - The owner of a tiny island in off Scotland declared its independence from the United Kingdom on Saturday, saying he wanted the territory, population one, to be a crown dependency like the...

Fewer UK beaches gain top marks

The UK's beaches, which already have a pretty bad rep, have been given bad ratings for pollution again this year."Bathing water at beaches across the UK is more polluted as a result of last year's stormy summer, the Marine Conservation Society has warned.Its annual Good Beach...

For good or ill Ireland gains another mammal species

Although there are only about 60 species of mammals living inland or around our coasts, they play an important part in our lives. Ireland has long been separated from mainland Europe, thereby, preventing movement over land. There are a greater number of mammal species in...

Island of Sark embraces democracy after 400 years

You cant get any greener*..."Four and a half centuries of feudalism were brought to an end yesterday when the Privy Council approved changes to the laws governing Sark, in the Channel Islands, which will introduce...

Black hiding $60-million offshore, court told

"Black hiding $60-million offshore, court told Fraudster can't return to Canada for now PAUL WALDIE From Thursday's Globe and Mail August 2, 2007 at 4:01 AM EDT CHICAGO — Conrad Black's legal saga took a new...

A Zimbabwean School Teacher Escapes Robert Mugabe Regime

"A ZIMBABWEAN school teacher who escaped the regime of Robert Mugabe and has been living homeless on the streets of Glasgow in recent times will begin a new life in Jersey later this week. Hopewell Tumbdira's chance to come to the Island arose after millionaire philanthropist...

Guernsey UFO - latest

" Guernsey UFO.There can always be a good mundane 'explanation' for any visual document in debunking terms - "it's CGI" or "why did the camera stop/start, focus/not focus etc,. (delete as appropriate ) or I've even seen "it's too good to be true." No one's making any...

How to Report Phishing Emails & Telemarketing Scams

If your a victim of an Internet Phishing or Telemarketing Scam then this is where you go to report it. If you have given any banking or financial details you must inform your bankers immediately. Canadian Residents can report to Public Safety - Fraud and scams European...

Tiny island is a feudal time warp

Sark, Channel Islands — HERE, on an island that might be called Camelot, the winds of democracy have blown in like the waft from a landfill.

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