Inquest prompts call for pause on cannabis prescribing for mental-health patients

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Bailiwick Express Jersey · Local news · yesterday Jersey Kenpo Karate squad return from Athens with 35 medals and European trophy • Jersey Kenpo Karate Association’s squad with their medals and trophy in Athens. • Back row, left to right: Lisa Austick, Tim Albert, Alexander Austick, Alice Wesolowski, chief instructor Roy MacDonald BEM, Adelin Puican and head instructor Ray Molloy.

Bailiwick Express Jersey · Local news · yesterday Mother honours stillborn daughter with gift to help bereaved parents • Pictured: Lauren is providing the privacy pram, supplied by charity 4louis, in honour of her daughter Aoife Rose. • An Islander whose daughter was stillborn is funding a specialist pram to help other bereaved parents spend precious time with their babies outside Jersey’s Maternity Unit.

Jersey Evening Post · Local news · yesterday Driver jailed over photocopied insurance disc • Magistrates Court, Union Street, St Helier Picture: ROB CURRIE A DRIVER who used a photocopied insurance disc despite having no valid licence or insurance has been jailed for four months.

Channel 103 Jersey News · Local news · yesterday Haut du Mont trial: Island Energy had 'toxic culture' leading up to explosion • Island Energy had a 'toxic culture' in the lead up to the fatal Haut du Mont explosion, a court has heard as defence lawyers for three former employees asked the jury to find their clients not guilty of causing the deaths of ten people.

Channel 103 Jersey News · Local news · yesterday Haut du Mont trial: 'Procedures, instructions, and safeguards were ignored' • The fatal explosion at Haut du Mont happened because people who knew exactly what they were required to do chose not to do it, a court has heard.

Channel Eye · Business · yesterday KPMG sponsors Bel Royal School’s Art in the Arches Showcase • Jersey pupils have created two murals that will remain on display for a decade. • Year 4 and Year 6 pupils at Bel Royal School worked with artist and educator Jacqueline Rutter to create The Bel Royal Hive and Doors to Our World at Elizabeth Marina, as part of ArtHouse Jersey’s Art in the Arches project. • Source: Channel Eye - Full story: ' KPMG sponsors Bel Royal School’s Art in the Arches Showcase '.

Channel Eye · Business · yesterday Jersey family lawyer joins Legal 500 Hall of Fame • Advocate Barbara Corbett has been included in the Legal 500’s Hall of Fame for the first time. • The Legal 500 states: "To be considered eligible for the Hall of Fame, lawyers must be widely regarded as being at the very top of the profession, and to have been consistently ranked as leading individuals by Legal Source: Channel Eye - Full story: ' Jersey family lawyer joins Legal 500 Hall of Fame '.

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What's on: next 14 days

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15 Oct · Jersey Opera HouseThe Nature of Forgetting

16 Oct · Jersey HeritageBouonnefemme at Hamptonne

16 Oct · The Atlantic HotelThe Atlantic x Tavola Dinner

17 & 20 Oct · Jersey Bulls FCJersey Bulls FC Home Games

17–18 Oct · Jersey HeritageLa Faîs'sie d'Cidre

17 Oct · ArtHouse JerseyLive at the Barracks: Jennah Smart

17, 18, 24 & 25 Oct · RandallsThe Oche Club Brunch Social

18 Oct · Jersey Motorcycle & Light Car ClubMotorcycle Trials

24 Oct · KalimuktiA Journey Through the Yamas | Yoga Course

25 Oct · Trail Monkey JerseyBeast of The East Half Marathon

26 Oct · Jersey HeritageYour Ghost Stories at Hamptonne

15–28 Oct · Bohemia Bar & RestaurantBohemia Bar's Oktoberfest

15–28 Oct · Jersey Hospitality AssociationDelicious Jersey Dine-Out Festival

15–28 Oct · Jason ButlerEutopia: Art Exhibition by Jason Butler

15–28 Oct · Jersey HeritageField to Fork

15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 & 28 Oct · ArtHouse Jersey x The StoodioMake Your Mark – An Artist Takeover by The Stoodio

16, 17, 21, 23, 24 & 28 Oct · Jersey HeritageMeet the Master Gunner at Elizabeth Castle

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Did you know? · Jersey

The first Jersey Battle of Flowers was held on 9 August 1902 on Victoria Avenue, St Helier, to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

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