Jersey Pages | Issue 30

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We have upgraded and currently maintain 315 miles (506km) of mains network across the Islands.

We’ve invested £18.7m in the Channel Islands. This includes a new gas making plant and storage facilities.

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In 2015 we reduced the gas tariff by 3.5%.

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WE’RE INVESTING FOR YOU Our customers have benefited from our ongoing commitment within the Islands for over 180 years, with dedicated services offering peace of mind for all your maintenance and installation requirements.

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WHAT’S INSIDE Community

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February Agenda

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Local News

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Style & Trends

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Personalised Paper

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Health & Fitness 18 Success Story - Sue Harvey

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Fit Boost

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The Nutritional Mind-Set…

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Super Deals

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Food & Drink

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The Valentine’s Ball

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Roger Sanchez

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Home Living Post War Design

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Words By Stephen Cohu

Advantages of fitted wardrobes 30

Claire Boscq-Scott The importance of networking

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Business/ Finance The Virtual Office!

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Whilst every effort is taken to ensure all information is true, Jersey Pages will not be held responsible for any false claims made.

Thrive with the Hive

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Words by Claire Boscq-Scott

Trades/ Services 42

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Community

February Agenda

Saturday 13th | 10:00 - 16:00 PRP Theatre, Durrell Wildlife Park Park admissions apply, event is free

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Sports

Arts & Culture

Nature & Wildlife

Shopping

Family

Business

Food & Drink

Comedy

52 Tuesdays Jersey Film Society Monday 8th | Jersey Arts Centre Price: £5 (£3 students) 2013 Australia | 109 mins/Cert: 12A Director: Sophie Hyde

St. Peters Indoor Market Every Saturday 9am - 3pm Reopen for every Wednesday 9am - 3pm from 10th February

Hot and cold food also available.

Stalls available call 481170 (answerphone)

A special evening at The Old Court House Thursday 4th | From 19:00 The Old Court House Inn, St. Aubin Price: £75 per person Join us for an Exclusive Cloudy Bay Wine Dinner at The Old Court House.

Dinner accompanying fine wines.

Canape’s and drinks on arrival at 7.00pm & Dinner at 7.45pm.

More info at www.ciinfo.co.uk

Become a vet detective in our first new immersive family fun day of 2016! Challenge your family and friends to use the techniques vets would use to unravel the evidence. You’ll discover just what is affecting the animals in our case studies.

More info at www.ciinfo.co.uk

Law at Work Managing Safely

Speed Buzzing Christmas Special Tuesday 23rd | 12:30pm-14:00pm The Club Hotel | Price: £15.00

Grow your business by growing your local network; from lead generation, to breaking down barriers, or developing future collaborations. Speed Buzzing will help you Thursday 18th - Sunday 21st to really connect then build and nurture Jersey Chamber of Commerce relationships with the right people. Don’t be afraid, we will give you the tips and tricks This nationally recognised qualification will to become more confident and turn Speed provide candidates with the knowledge Buzzing into a recipe for success. to manage safely and effectively in So come and connect with us with our Happy compliance with both their organisation’s Hours Speed Buzzing: health and safety policy and best practice. • maximum of 20 people

This poignant, thoughtful drama concerns the effects of a mother's gender transition on her teenage daughter and how their evolving bond frays but doesn’t break.

Warmly intimate, the film is distinctly Australian, cleverly adopting knowing Antipodean humour to adroitly express Managing safely is for managers, supervisors issues around gender, identity and family. and directors of smaller companies in any sector, and any organisation.

More info at www.ciinfo.co.uk

St. Peters Indoor Market (behind the Parish Hall) open every Wednesday and Saturday supporting Jersey Cancer Relief.

Various stalls of new merchandise including ladies fashion, greetings cards, wool and knitted children’s clothes/toys, adult and children’s tabards, jewellery, fishing gear and much more. Some pre used goods also available.

Durrell Vet Scene Investigation Day

More info at www.ciinfo.co.uk

• 15 minutes: intro, networking tips and tricks • 60 minutes: Speed Buzzing, 2 minutes each to engage, then you move on • 15 minutes: close and network some more…

• full list of attendees • one complimentary drink info@thebusyqueenbee.com

Chamber Lunch Thursday 25th | 12:30 - 14:30 Pomme D’Or Hotel | £27.50 - £35

Fawlty Towers – Comedy Dining Friday 12th | From 19:00 Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel Price: £39.50 Join us for the dinner event of the year, combining fine food and classic comedy action as Basil, Sybil and Manuel do their very best to look after you in typical style. Chaos and mayhem are served in large portions, but the staff will do all they can to make sure the night runs smoothly!

Expect a big fun night out with some of the finest comedy actors in the land, with your enjoyment always at the top of the menu.

A faultless show that guarantees to reach chuckle muscles you never knew you had!

Please note that this is a tribute event.

More info at www.ciinfo.co.uk

World Bar Tendering Day Wednesday 24th | 12:00 - 23:00 Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel Watch our well-trained and experienced bar tenders as they fling, shake, mix and stir.

Order your favourite drink or let them surprise you with their favourites, this day is all about cocktails!

Chamber will welcome Deputy Susie Pinel, Social Security Minister as Guest Speaker for the lunch on 25th February 2016. The Minister will provide an overview of recent and intended changes to social security measures, along with an outline of any prospective developments in relation to employment law.

More info at www.ciinfo.co.uk

Mr, Miss and Junior St Helier Competitions Saturday 27th | 15:00 - 15:45 Town Hall Assembly Room

Group bookings are welcome so if you would like to book a table, simple email our team on Fancy Dress Competition for Adults and waterfrontbar.jersey@radissonblu.com or call Children! (Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Theme) Great Prizes & Raffle. us on +44 (0) 1534 671100.

Application forms available online or from the Town Hall.

So do you like it shaken or stirred?

More info at www.ciinfo.co.uk

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Powerboat Racing Will Return This Summer Offshore powerboat racing will return to Jersey this summer – over two decades since the last series of races with the island playing host to a Festival at the height of the season in 2016.

The glamour of the fast craft racing will return to St Aubin’s Bay in August when racers from across Europe are expected to ride the waves in front of an enthusiastic audience.

The Jersey Powerboat Club has announced that the Island will host an Offshore Circuit Race, a category of racing officiated by the RYA Britain’s national authority for watersports.

The racing is being held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 August and the JPC said that the festival will provide as much excitement onshore as it will on the water with a host of events planned throughout the weekend.

The JPC is expecting a strong local contingent to compete alongside leading UK competitors and is extending invitations to powerboat races across the European continent.

The festival is likely to have wider benefits to the local economy with a large number of race teams, crews, friends, officials and

enthusiasts travelling to Jersey.

Direct revenue will be brought to the Island through hotels, restaurants, shops, travel arrangements while various media channels will showcase the island to a global audience from a tourism perspective.

Powerboat racing in the Channel

Islands was at its height 30 years ago when Guernsey was a venue for a leg of the World Championships. In the mid90s Jersey was playing host to the predecessor of the current offshore series.

Jersey Powerboat Club chairman, Roy Smith, raced in both of those series and went on from strength-

to-strength. He became a national champion and only hung up his helmet after clinching the 2-litre world championship title in Guernsey in 2008.

Roy said: ‘I am really excited to have powerboating back in Jersey waters once again. After being the club’s chairman for a number of years it’s fantastic to see young

people coming through and giving the club the fresh start that it needs.’

Anyone interested in volunteering or offering sponsorship support should visit the website jerseypowerboatclub. co.uk or email jpcteam@ jerseypowerboatclub.co.uk

Jersey vote against introducing UK living wage model Proposals for a "National Living Wage" to be introduced in Jersey in line with the UK have been rejected, in favour of a smaller rise in the minimum wage.

The States of Jersey voted against fixing the minimum wage at £7.20 from April by 38 to 10 votes.

However, members agreed to investigate the impact of the proposed changes in the island.

From April workers in the UK aged 25 years old and above will be guaranteed a National Living Wage of £7.20, which will replace

the minimum wage of £6.70.

In Jersey however, the minimum wage is due to rise to £6.97, a 19p increase recommended by the government's consultative body, the Employment Forum.

Senator Gorst said: “We are putting policies in place to ensure that our economy continues to grow, and I welcome the decision of the Assembly to uphold the increase in the minimum wage recommended by the Employment Forum, which was above inflation and average earnings.”

Graham Le Lay, President of the Jersey Farmers Union, said more farmers "would go out of business" if a living wage was introduced, adding that wages was one of the "biggest costs" for farmers.

However, Deputy Sam Mezec, who brought the proposals, said the vote against the rise meant people on the minimum wage would find it "more difficult to buy the things they need to live" as a result of inflation.

He said it was "the taxpayer who foots the bill" because a lower minimum wage would mean higher payments in income support.

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School get funding for disadvantaged pupils in Jersey More than £800,000 has been made available in an attempt to help disadvantaged pupils achieve more in school in 2016.

The scheme will run in a few schools in 2016 before being rolled out across the island in 2017. Initially £837,000 will be shared between schools in 2016, with an increase to £1.2m from 2017 onwards.

Children are able to receive funding if they: • Live in a household that receives income support • Live in a household that could receive income support but have not lived in Jersey for over 5 years • Are Looked After Children (who are under the care of Social Services) • Funding is available to pupils whether they have lived in Jersey all their life or have only just arrived.

The money will be used to give children extra help with English, Maths, reading and allowing schools to run after school clubs

Education minister Deputy Rod Bryans said the money should help narrow the gap between state and fee-paying schools.

Letters explaining the new "Jersey Premium" scheme have been sent to parents on income support.

Campaign exposes ‘legal’ drug dangers A new high profile campaign has been launched raising awareness about so called ‘legal highs’. The campaign also provides factual information about the effects the substances can have.

Highs.exposed is being run by Prison! Me! No Way!!!, the States of Jersey Police, HMP La Moye and Ambulance and Customs and Immigration Services.

The campaign’s key message is: ‘Just because something says it’s legal, doesn’t mean it’s legal OR safe’.

People who manufacture and sell ‘so called’ legal highs, market these drugs as being legal, which means that young people believe them to be safe.

A new website has been launched containing factual and helpful information on NPS (New Psychoactive Substances) or ‘so called’ legal highs. The website lets young people and parents know where they can get support and advice in Jersey.

The campaign will also feature advertising on television and Jersey buses, social media posts and a parent / carer roadshow.

Every secondary school on the island has been included in the parent / carer roadshow and the dates are available on both the States of Jersey Police website and the highs.exposed site.

The roadshows will reinforce the campaign’s messages and create a forum for people who are worried about someone, either a friend or family member using these substances, or just want to know more about their effects.

Prison! Me! No Way!!! have also designed three new lessons, with locally filmed material, and will deliver lessons to every student across the island in Year 8, Year 10 and Year 12.

Each year groups’ lesson is tailored to ensure it is age appropriate and relevant as well as engaging and all lessons will link into PSHE.

The key messages of the highs. exposed campaign are: • Just because something says that it’s legal, doesn’t mean that it is legal or that it’s safe • Many of these substances have not been researched, no one knows what is in them. Don’t be a guinea pig • Why risk it? Don’t play Russian Roulette •NPS (New Psychoactive Substances) or so called ‘legal highs’ are substances designed to act like existing illegal drugs.

They are often so new, that no research has been done to find out their dangers, and have been linked to many hospital admissions and even deaths.

Prison! Me! No Way!!! Jersey has been undertaking work with students in school on the subject in order to provide young people with factual information on the subject since last year.

During 2016 a lot of their focus will be on continuing with that work in the classroom.

and purchase extra equipment.

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In Brief £516,000 worth of cannabis seized Customs and Immigration officers have seized approximately 31 kilos of cannabis with an estimated street value of £516,000.

The seizure was made in January after officers examined a car disembarking the Condor Ferry arriving in Jersey from Poole.

Richard Clark, 51, from Dorset, appeared in court charged with illegally importing the drug. He was remanded in custody and will appear in court this month.

British Divers Marine Life Rescue

Two injured seals were returned to the wild Two seal pups found injured on Jersey's coastline have been successfully returned to the wild.

One of the pups was found at St Ouen's Bay on Christmas Eve with bite wounds to its back. It was sent to the specialist RSPCA West Hatch centre in Somerset to recover and released overnight.

An underweight and wounded female pup was found at Portelet Bay, but after on-island care was released back into the wild.

Bass stocks protection agreed

Acorn Jersey Open to put Jersey in the spotlight The Acorn Jersey Open has been confirmed for the 2016 European Senior Tour and will return to La Moye Golf Club from Wednesday 8th to Saturday 11th June.

The tournament is Jersey’s major professional sporting event on the 2016 calendar and will bring multiple benefits to the Island; giving local residents of all ages the chance to play, spectate and/or volunteer over the three days.

The £200,000 prize fund will once again be contested in a pro-am format, with each professional joined by an amateur partner for three rounds before the professionals play their final round on the Saturday of the tournament.

“Acorn’s commitment to sponsoring and delivering this exciting event is excellent news,” said Andy Stubbs, Managing Director of the European Senior Tour. “The Acorn Jersey Open is one of the highlights of our schedule.

The Senior Tour showcases the Island as a top class destination for sport and leisure; both to the visiting professionals and for those who tune in around the globe to Sky Television coverage.”

Staging such a prestigious

event will benefit the local community and tourism industry at the start of the main holiday season.

Acorn Finance remain lead sponsor of this year’s Jersey Open, following a successful foray into Senior golf in 2015.

Richard Harrop, CEO of Acorn Group said: “As a locally-owned and Jersey-based finance group, we are committed to the

Jersey business and resident community and are delighted to once again to be involved in making this exciting flagship event happen. We would like to thank Locate Jersey and International Plywood for their continued support, which is fundamental to staging a tournament of this size.”

The professional and celebrity player list will be released in the coming months. Australian

For updates on the 2016 event, details of volunteering and sponsorship opportunities and the full professional and celebrity player line-up please visit www.acornjerseyopen.je.

In-cell phones for inmates at La Moye

The Marine Resources Panel has agreed a package of legislative measures to protect Jersey’s bass stocks.

Inmates at La Moye Prison in Jersey will soon have telephones in their cells.

These measures consist of: •Increase in minimum size to 42cm •Maximum three fish per day per person for recreational fishermen •Maximum of 50 hooks set on beach •Maximum limit of 100 metres of net set on the beach •Increase to 110mm minimum mesh size for nets set on the beach

It is to compensate for their recreation time being reduced as a result of budget cuts.

In addition, there will be a ban on winter pelagic trawling.

Peter Fowler is set to defend the title he won last year, finishing one stroke clear of Anders Forsbrand before going on to triumph the following week in the ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship.

Prisoners are being locked up an hour earlier because of a reduction in staff levels.

Inmates will be able to call up to 20 approved numbers and all calls will be recorded as with communal calls. The phones will still not receive calls.

Prison governor Bill Millar said: "We are taking away recreation time which is the time they access communal phones to contact family and friends. "We are going over to a different kind of service.

The communal phones are in a state of collapse anyway so we plan to replace them with in-cell phones."

Anthony Olsen, chairman of the prison board of visitors, said in a report that locking up prisoners for longer was a "retrograde step" and he hoped budget cuts did not affect training and education.

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IS NOW THE TIME TO GET INSURED? Risk lies at the centre of everything we do. But risk doesn’t have to hold you back.

Specialist insurance can cover the varied lifestyles and pursuits of policyholders, ensuring that there’s a means of protection in the event of unforeseen incidents and emergencies.

E&L stands for the freedom to enjoy the entertainment and leisure you choose to pursue in your life and is one of the goto names in specialist niche insurance.

At E&L we offer our clients a wide range of competitively priced insurance products to cover hobbies, events, pets and possessions – the many multifaceted aspects of life that make you tick.

Talk to anyone about insurance and you’ll get the same responses.

Peace of mind. A sense of security.

But the difference that really makes any insurer stand out is how they follow through on that promise.

At E&L we make sure our clients fully understand each element of their particular policy, so that they can choose a policy for the eventualities and specifics they need.

We know that nothing can replace the damage or loss felt in those worst-case scenarios, but there is comfort in knowing your insurer’s there to help guide you through the often bewildering process of paying for treatments, services and all the other costs that may arise.

INSURANCE IS LIKE A CONTINGENCY PLAN, TAILORED TO YOUR EXACT MEASUREMENTS. The choice to insure comes down to the value you place on the things in your life. For horses, pets, cameras, weddings and possessions – for all the things we hold near and dear – the choice to insure is a decision you’ve made to accept the possibility of the risks in life. It’s also a choice that means you’re never entirely alone to deal with the fallout.

WITH A FREE QUOTE AND DISCOUNTED PREMIUMS, NOW’S A GREAT TIME TO INSURE YOUR LIFESTYLE. “ALL INSURERS OFFER SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AND CHOOSING THE ONE THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU DOES TAKE TIME. IT PAYS TO BE THOROUGH” By contacting us to learn more, you’ll be able to find out about the right policy for you and how E&L can fulfil your requirements.

All insurers offer slightly different products and choosing the one that’s right for you, does take time. It pays to be thorough. Our professionals are at hand to give

full details of all options available.

Whether you’re completely new to insurance or looking to switch

from a previous insurer, we can help you on the path to protecting the things you value most.

Visit us on: www.eandl.co.uk/jp0116 or contact us at 03300 241 840.

“AT E&L WE MAKE SURE OUR CLIENTS FULLY UNDERSTAND EACH ELEMENT OF THEIR PARTICULAR POLICY”

Entertainment & Leisure Insurance Services (Jersey) Ltd is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

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Blue Islands say they’re committed

to the Guernsey -Jersey route Blue Islands says it is "fully committed" to the GuernseyJersey route as the airline is set to become the only one serving it.

suitable same-day travel options with events, including athletics fixtures and cricket matches, being cancelled.

Its planes have flown the route for the past two years under a codeshare deal with Aurigny, which ends in March with Aurigny no longer providing the route.

Blue Islands said under the code share it had been restricted to a fixed schedule, but now it could "tailor flights to meet specific demand" along as it had "adequate notice".

Blue Islands said some passengers had described booking under the code share as "clunky".

It said its removal meant it could be more flexible to meet specific demands.

Blue Islands has signed a memorandum of understanding with Flybe to become its third franchise partner and said further details would be annnced if a final agreement was signed.

The code share and ferry timetables have come under criticism from sports clubs due to a lack of

The airline said whatever the outcome the inter-island service would be operated by Blue Islands.

Jersey States publish secret transcripts A politician said he used a police report as a basis to "suspend" a former police chief, despite it not being meant for disciplinary procedures.

The inquiry will now be able to use the transcripts to question witnesses about whether politicians interfered in the abuse investigation.

Mr Power was in charge when a police investigation into historic child abuse began. He was suspended over his handling of that investigation, but was never disciplined.

One transcript shows that Deputy Lewis said he used a preliminary report by the Metropolitan Police into the Jersey abuse investigation as a basis to "pursue a disciplinary investigation" and "suspend" Mr Power.

Witnesses had previously attempted to submit leaked evidence of the secret transcripts to the Jersey Care Inquiry, which is investigating allegations of child abuse in Jersey.

Frank Walker, who was Chief Minister in 2008, had also told the care inquiry Mr Power's suspension did not rely on the Metropolitan Police report.

The Burrow is now £60,000 closer to becoming a reality 2015 saw the Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation raise £60,000 for their latest project. The aim of The Burrow is to purchase a property next to Southampton Hospital that families across the Bailiwick can use if their newborn baby or child requires critical offisland treatment.

A fantastic number of donations and fundraising efforts by individuals and local businesses, along with the success of the 2015 Christmas Markets, have brought the charity closer to reaching the £150,000 needed to purchase a property of their very own.

The Guernsey Market Place supported the Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation during all of December’s Thursday and Saturday Markets. Fundraising also took place at the Christmas Carol Service and Santa’s Grotto.

The grotto, created by NSP Foundations and organised by Donna Edwards and Tessa Le Gallez, proved extremely popular.

An impressive total of £3,000

was raised throughout the festive period.

Jo Priaulx, co-founder of the Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation says: ‘During such a stressful time it makes a massive difference to have a comfortable place to stay that is close to your child while they undergo treatment.’

‘We are so fortunate to have a flat that we can offer to local families for days, weeks or months but, because it is in constant use, there is a real need for The Burrow,’ explains Mrs Priaulx. ‘Having an additional property would help tremendously as we would be able to provide accommodation to more than one family at a time.’

Dawn and John Sealey experienced the support offered by the charity at first-hand when their son Jack was born 12 weeks early and required vital treatment at Southampton Hospital. The couple were able to stay in the flat for four weeks until Jack was well enough to come home.

‘It was reassuring to know that when we weren’t on the ward, we could be by Jack’s side in minutes.’ says Mrs Sealey. ‘We were also provided with a mobile phone for a UK SIM so that we wouldn’t come home to a huge bill.

The PPBF looked after us by thinking of all the little things both practically and emotionally.

We have stayed in touch with the charity ever since and, through the work that they do, I got to meet a number of other families who have been in a similar situation to us.’

‘We aim to purchase The Burrow by 2017 and with the wonderful response it has received so far, we hope this will be achievable,’ adds Mrs Priaulx. ‘Thank you to all of our supporters and to the team at Investec Private Banking for giving this project a voice in 2015.

There is still a long way to go but we are excited to see what 2016 brings.’

You can find out more by visiting: www.ppbf.org.gg/the-burrow.

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Style, trends & gifts...

There are an array of boutiques in Jersey selling a huge selection of quirky items that you won’t find in the larger stores. A visit to one of the locally owned boutiques will always pay off, whether you’re looking for a little gift for yourself or for a loved one.

If you are looking for a Valentines gift we’d suggest heading to Amelie where you will find all sorts of lovely gift ideas…

Gorgeous gifts from Amalie at 18 Bath Street, perfect for Valentine’s Day!

With new shops opening all the time it’s worth keeping an eye out for them, if you’re starting a family then we’d suggest a visit to Little Star in Liberty Wharf and the more recently opened, Hidden Closet on Market Street.

Happy shopping shoppers…

EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR VALENTINE’s …at Amélie…

Don’t be ordinary!

Get your loved ones something special this Valentine’s Day with our vast selection of gifts.

Whether you want to say ‘I love you’ with chocolates, big gifts, small gifts, or even just a card… we have it covered!

Pop in to No. 18 Bath Street and see what we have for boys and girls this Valentine’s.

Hidden Closet, the kids in the know Here at Hidden Closet our kids are always dressed in the coolest threads from head to toe. We are the kids in the know who are always on the go.

Whether it's on the beach or at a party hanging with friends we’ve got all the latest trends. Our closet is jam packed full of the coolest colours and latest looks for any little go getter.

Our boys range has the latest styles for your little explorer with durable comfy casuals for endless play and styles to keep him looking dashing right through to his 14th birthday.

Our girls range has all the latest styles for your little trendsetter including beautiful outfits to keep her looking adorable from the very beginning right through to her 14th birthday.

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Jeans with braces

Hidden Closet, 5 Market Street, St Helier (next to the market) Facebook.com/ hiddenclosetkidsclothing

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Boys checked shirt

1. £18 Hidden Closet, 5 Market Street 2. £12 Hidden Closet, 5 Market Street

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Little Star, baby & nursery

Jersey Naturally at The Red Triangle Stores in the market

Little Star promises to be a jackpot of child-friendly products from clothing to furniture and décor.

Shop for nursery necessities as well as the latest children’s products from international brand leaders.

Stock up on your Halogen two prong light bulbs now they won’t be shipping them from China from the end of February. £1.50 each or 10 for £12.50!

Stocking a fabulous selection of durable, fun fashion and seasonal trends, including denim, weekend-wear, party pieces and outdoor wear from a great range of top brands such as BillieBlush, Bonnie Mob, Aden & Anias, BillyBandit and Timberland to name just a few.

We have a huge reduction on Christmas stock. Call in to find yourselves woolly gloves, hats & scarves to get you through those remaining colder months!

You will also find a huge selection of suitcases from just £19.99. Perfect for any planned trips this year!

Little Star is the exclusive retailer for Stokke in the channel islands and welcomes new brands, Beau Loves & Carrement Beau.

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Huge selection of suitcases

17 Liberty Wharf, St. Helier T: 01534 862114 Monday - Saturday 10:00 - 17:30

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Variety of children’s animal earmuffs

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Saint James nautical sweater

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Barbour essential lambswool half zip jumper

Barbour Kirktown cable button cardigan

4. From £19.99 Jersey Naturally, The Market 5. £2.99 Jersey Naturally, The Market 6. WAS £69 NOW £54 The Old Sail Loft, Gorey Harbour

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The Old Sail Loft is a stylish, French boutique selling unique and quality ladies and men’s clothing including Barbour shirts, sweaters, wax & quilt jackets. You will also find classic French styles from Saint James, exclusive to The Old Sail Loft.

Over looking Gorey Harbour, this quirky boutique is open Monday - Sunday from 10am – 5:30pm.

T: 01534 855492 | E: theoldsailloft@gmail.com

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Personalised Paper for the Perfect Pair Ananya Cards set the stage for weddings of 2016 with their personalised stationery As we begin 2016, it is clear that brides are becoming a lot more creative when putting together a ceremony that is unique to them.

In fact, when it comes to wedding ceremonies, a study by leading hotel bookers LateRooms.com has has found that just 18% of British weddings will involve a traditional church service this year.

Ananya Cards, an award winning,

bespoke luxury stationery company operating across Jersey and London, is offering a service that will set the stage for a couple's big day in 2016, personalised to their own style and individuality.

Whether it starts with a 'save the date' card or the wedding invitation as the first glimpse of their special day, it will set the scene for the rest of the wedding, from personalised monograms, to seating plans, table numbers,

wishing trees, guest books and thank you cards.

When creating bespoke wedding stationery, Ananya Cards believes it is vital to get an insight into the couple and their personalities. In addition to in depth consultations with the couple, they also talk to the maid of honour, best man, friends and family to cover every perspective. From their favourite book, best loved teas or travel

destinations, it’s these details and distinctions that convey the couple's personality and style through the stationery and help shape their wedding day.

Monograms are a great place to start and are a wonderful way to personalise a wedding invitation and create that extra unique touch. The couple’s initials can be stylised and combined with illustrations and motifs to create an image that symbolises them and works in harmony with the tone of the wedding. This is particularly meaningful and relevant in multicultural weddings to highlight the couple's different heritages.

Ananya Cards’ ‘Tartan Turban’ invitations were designed for an Indian Scottish wedding. They also designed colourful tags for a wish tree to represent the vibrancy of the Indian culture. The tags were tied to the wish tree with tartan ribbons to represent the Scottish culture. Guests wrote their wishes and words of advice on the colourful tags and tied them on the wish tree as a beautiful memento to the couple.

It’s all about thinking outside the box and looking at every detail. Instead of table numbers, Ananya Cards suggests naming each table with something that is relevant to the couple. This could be anything from the names or coordinates of destinations that

have a special significance, to meaningful dates or pet names that the couple use. A wedding booklet with photographs of the couple at specific stages in their lives would also be a nice touch.

Wedding stationery should incorporate elements that are meaningful to the couple; these can then influence the font, colours, textures and embellishments throughout the wedding stationery and create a unique and unforgettable statement about the couple on their special day.

For Ananya Cards, stationery is a great indicator that weddings are becoming more creative and adventurous. Vaishali Shah, Founder, Ananya Cards, says: ‘Our wedding stationery has never been more diverse and inspirational. Most brides have a Pinterest board these days and are gathering images to help inspire their wedding day and push the limits of a traditional wedding. We have seen more grooms getting involved in selecting the design theme for their weddings, too, and this is significant; it’s not just about the bride, it’s about getting to the heart of the couple and allowing their unique relationship to shine through. At Ananya Cards, we encourage creativity and believe that our personal service allows weddings to flourish.’

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1Skull . Black Crystal Pendant £57

3Skull . Black Crystal Earrings £45

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5bangle. . 4 stone change 4 stones included £67 Matching necklace, earrings and ring available

5.Hipanema Bracelet 4. Trendy leather bracelet £47

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8Wallet . Black Skull (also available in grey) £45

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Success Story Sue Harvey has lost an incredible 5 stone! This is her story…

“You have to be of the right mind set to lose weight, if you are not, you won't stick to it” My exercise regime consists of the Sunday morning walk, which Ben will tell you, I haven't missed one except for just after my daughter’s wedding, (I was NOT the largest lady in the photos and the amount of compliments I had embarrassed me! I did feel great when my exhusband said "bloody hell, look at you" though! I also had to have 6" taken off my dress I had bought 6 months earlier.)

In June 2014, my daughter Kim told me that her boyfriend had asked her to marry him. In October, she announced the wedding date was to be the 27th June 2015 which got me to thinking that I did not want to be the fat mother of the bride and the largest person in all the photos. I was so upset as I didn't know how I was going to achieve this. I knew where I was going wrong but I needed something or someone to help me achieve some weight loss.

I also have personal training sessions with Ben - he has upped the ante recently to lifting weights etc. I am still knackered but the fact that I can do the exercises he gives me is great. I could never have done it 18 months ago and my recovery time is a lot shorter than it used to be which proves I am a lot fitter than I used to be. I also go to my Wednesday class with the weigh in, which I must admit, I do need to keep me on track!

A week later, I saw an advertisement for Ben's slim club and thought it was fate. Deciding I needed to lose weight and, lo and behold, the man of my dreams (or nightmares as I was later to find out, but that’s another story!)

As I said, this was the beginning of November 2014 and I weighed 19 stone 3lb (269lbs).

I went to the first class (legs, bums & tums, I think?!) with trepidation in my heart and a very baggy t-shirt!

By the end of it, I was knackered!

On my first Sunday morning walk, I met 2 lovely ladies (Cathy and Thelma) who walked with me all the way and would not let me stop. By the end of THAT, I could not walk.

I used to love bread & cheese - I would have 2 pieces of toast with marg, cheese and ham every day for breakfast, the same when I got home from work as well as my lunch that I had taken with me or bought at the shop - which could of consisted of anything, but to be fair,

I didn't think it was so bad but I did always have Mayonnaise! I would drink coffee by the gallon, always with 2/3 sugars, but as I didn’t drink fizzy drinks or eat many crisps I thought I was OK. I would then go home and have my "snack" of toast and ham with a coffee plus sugar. As I still had a couple of hours before my tea, I would get on the sofa for an hour and have my siesta.

My main evening meal would consist of chips 3 or 4 times a

week with anything from turkey escalope’s and beans to pie and all the trimmings. I also ate a lot of pasta which I thought was ok but with shop bought sauces. I always added them liberally never thinking they were meant for four people even though I was only cooking for two! There is also a hell of lot of sugar and other bad things in these sauces.

Now, 14 months later, I am now nearly 5 stone lighter (which sounds better if I say 70lb!) and just over 14 stone.

Breakfast now consists of Rice Krispies with Alpro natural yoghurt and fruit, or rice cakes with cottage cheese, for lunch I take cous cous with peppers, sweetcorn, lime juice and seasoning and a couple pieces of fruit. For my main meal, I do tend to have the same things but on a much smaller scale, I actually got myself a smaller plate which has worked well as when I had a "normal" size dinner plate I would fill it up to the brim, now, with the smaller plate, I don't do that and even if I did, the portion size is half of what used to be on my plate!

My long term plan is to get to around the 14 stone mark, (you may think this is still quite high, but with my boobs, I would be top heavy if I went any further) and I will see how I feel then as to whether or not I carry on and lose some more weight.

That’s about it really, but the only thing I can say is that you have to be of the right mind set to lose weight, if you are not, then you won't stick to it and the only person who will be disappointed is you.

It is hard, I won't lie to you, but it does pay off and boy do you feel GREAT!

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The idea that carrots help you see in the dark is due to a myth which began in World War II. To prevent the Germans finding out that Britain were using radar, they issued press releases stating that British pilots were eating lots of carrots to give them exceptional night vision. This fooled the British public, as well as German High Command and so began the old wives tale!

1 Not only does a bowl of porridge instantly warm you up, it also boasts a heap of health benefits!

Whole grains and whole-grain derivatives have a high amount of dietary fiber, which fills you up, preventing overeating, and with a high amount of complex carbs, which get digested at a slow pace, you will receive lasting energy.

Porridge also has a generous amount of iron which join forces with red blood cells to carry oxygen to the muscles and all other areas of the body.

There are plenty of other great benefits too, so whether you like yours plain, topped with fruit or with a dollop of honey, tuck in and enjoy!

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A medium-size carrot has 25 calories, 6 grams of carbs, and 2 grams of fiber. The veggie is an excellent source of vitamin A, providing more than 200% of your daily requirement in just one carrot!

Vitamin A is required to synthesise rhodopsin, which is the pigment in your eyes that operates in low-light conditions. If you have a vitamin A deficiency, carrots would correct this, improving night vision, but only to the point of an ordinary person.

Wearable fitness tech

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Worldwide sales of wearable devises went up 163% in 2015 compared to 2014 and is expected to keep rising throughout 2016. Heart rate monitors and GPS are becoming just as mainstream as step counters.

Some of the wearable technology includes features such as heart rate monitoring, sleep pattern monitoring, steps plus calories burned, distance, speed and pace.

With so many to choose from, we’ll leave the picking up to you!

Jersey Easter Marathon 2016 Join the Easter marathon for 26.2 or 13.1 miles of Jersey's stunning coastal roads on Sunday 30th March. Well marked and organised by friendly souls, this will be a marathon with a difference!

The race will start from Gorey and will follow the Coastal road through to St Helier Waterfront. The route will then remain car free until Corbiere Lighthouse is reached. Following the Atlantic coastline the route will turn at L'Etacq and run along the lanes before climbing towards the Les Quennevais Sports Centre and race finish.

For more information contact Digby Ellis-Brecknell on 07797 768480 or hareandtortoiseevents@gmail.com. www.hareandtortoiseevents.co.uk/easter-marathon/4579740340

You Can Experience Bikram Hot Yoga in St Helier Your body is your ‘home’ because it is where ‘YOU’ live. It’s that simple. How you use your body will affect its function.

For many, their daily habits are actually counter to optimal functioning. In Yoga Matters you invest your time, money and energy in getting your house in order and/or maintaining it that way. You will work and sweat on your mat so you can live better off it! This Yoga is holistic but it is not exclusive! Its benefits are VAST and are waiting to be had by ANYONE who is willing to give it a go.

If you feel nervous, scared or a little intimidated no problem!

Many people feel that way when they try something new; just don’t let it stop you from coming to class!

BEGINNERS ARE VERY WELCOME: Bikram designed his series of asanas with beginners in mind, although the method is suitable for all levels.

TOP TIPS for first class: Start hydrating now and study the website; it contains ALL the information you need to prepare you for your first class experience at Yoga Matters, including class times, fees, location map, directions, asana pictures, our ethos and contact details.

Om Om Om make your home your castle.

Yogi Patricia Thomas Helping others to be Yogis too at Yoga Matters www.yogamatters.yolasite.com

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The Nutritional Mind-Set… Total Nutrition was developed with the aim to influence those who want to live a healthier way of life. To nutritionally support everything the body needs and to live life with variety. Food is a very powerful healer as the body has an amazing ability to repair itself given the right nutrition.

Many people struggle to stick to a particular way of eating which is specific to their particular goal or issue. Weight problems, eating disorders, many diseases and allergies are among several difficulties that individuals face every day. To possess the knowledge and make a positive change to your diet and lifestyle, can be extremely beneficial.

Total Nutrition can help you achieve your full potential by designing nutritional programs that are specifically tailored to your needs. Total Nutrition will assess one’s nutrition, lifestyle and

exercise wherever appropriate.

Whether the goal is to lose weight, gain muscle, helping ailments & allergies or just for general wellbeing, Total Nutrition can help you achieve your goals.

Consultations Our consultation process allows us to consider the importance of nutrients and how they affect one’s body, help to determine your specific goals, review your food diary, discuss your dietary preferences, identify your trouble spots, review any symptoms and develop initial pointers.

After a Consultation has been completed, advice will be given based on our findings…

• Facts on essential nutrients • Healthy food swaps • Nutrition essentials • Supplement benefits • Recipes which contain easy to follow meals, and everyday food suggestions.

All of which can be sourced easily & locally.

Advice will also be given on best choices when eating out, grabbing food on the go, down to the smallest things that can make a positive change in your diet. Plus for those who are fussy eaters, there are many alternate suggestions to your dislikes. We will make it as easy as possible for you to put into practice the dietary changes you need.

My specific interests lie within weight loss and weight gain. As a former junk food addict I spent many years over weight where I have learnt over the years to adapt to a healthy lifestyle. Diet and exercise go hand in hand without question. There are many styles of training and exercise out there which don't require ‘going to the gym’. With my advice, I can help you find a training discipline to suit your lifestyle & personality.

As a self-employed Nutritionist from Jersey (Channel Islands), I am currently two-time Miss Channel Islands Champion in the Bodybuilding and Fitness industry.

I placed 4th in the Figure category at the MiamiPro European Championships, and also placed 5th in Female Muscle Model category at this event in 2015. In 2012 I placed 4th in the Fitness category at the UKBFF British Championship finals.

As an athlete I have been competing since 2007, and have been in training for over a decade. I am an aspiring fitness and fashion model whom would love to travel the world and share my experiences with all kinds of people to hopefully become an

influence not only to those who are in the fitness industry, but also to women in general. I want to demonstrate to women that muscle and beauty is an amazing quality to possess. Having true strength from the body and mind, has helped me face many obstacles in my life.

My experience with fitness competitions has given me the in-depth knowledge that has surpassed my expectations in learning about diet, training and lifestyle. After competing in 10 shows I still remain intrigued and

“We will make it as easy as possible for you to put into practice the dietary changes you need.”

curious to see what levels I can push my mind and body to. I have continued to grow in this field to be a sponsored Athlete, Brand Ambassador, Personal Trainer and Nutritionist.

Fitness and nutrition for me is both a Passion and Profession.

One which I am committed to continuously learning & educating myself in order to help others achieve their health & nutritional goals. As individuals, we can be strong willed, disciplined and dedicated to gain the motivation so that we can change our shape, size and general health through correct nutrition.

With over 12 years nutrition and training experience, Total Nutrition is simply the best place for specialised nutrition.

Tania Rodrigues Totalnutrition01@gmail.com 07797789197

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1-1 Thai boxing with a British Champion Founder of Blood Fitness, Michael Blood, is a British Muay Thai title champion, having won the belt for the 67-69 kilo title when he beat his opponent, Steve Young, by stoppage in the third round in 2010.

Michael has always been into martial arts, however, he didn’t hear about Thai boxing until the age of 15 and only started as he went along with a friend. Within the first few lessons he began to love the sport and realized how beautiful the art was. Michael also loved the fact that you could

perfect the techniques and really see if they would actually work or not by competing full contact with your opponents.

He now offers 1-1 Muay Thai Boxing training sessions for anyone, from complete beginners to experienced fighters, and will tailor training for each individual client’s needs – whether it’s learning Muay Thai, losing weight or getting fit, he or one of his experienced staff will put you through your paces.

Blood Fitness has now moved

“You don’t need any skills apart from motivation – everything else comes with time and practice.”

to a new location at The Rock Fitness Ltd, Le Breton Lane, St Helier.

Sessions currently run from 6am to 8pm Monday to Saturday every week.

From Monday 8th February there will be female only classes and from Wednesday 10th males only.

These beginner classes will be twice a day. Female only from 7am and 7.30pm every Monday and male only classes from 7am and 7.30pm every Wednesday. Classes are approx. 45 minutes.

For more information on classes and 1-1 sessions contact Michael now on 07797919906 or check out the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BloodFitness-387219038137806/

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Deals & disco Deals & discount vouchers Do you want to attract new customers or just boost business during the quieter months?

Place your discount voucher for just £98!

Jersey Pages is delivered to over 40,000 homes every month, so advertising with us is sure to bring in new clientele.

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£10 OFF When you spend £50 or more on any hair or beauty services ART AND CUT 55 New Street St Helier T: 07797 963421 Valid until end of February

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15% OFF THE BIGGEST LOSER CHALLENGE 2016 WAS £500

NOW £425

• Starting Monday 14th March • Over a 12 week period • Last year’s winner lost 3 stone in 12 weeks!

Contact Ben for more information on 07700 331681 or see www.bigbensfitclub.com

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JERSEY PAGES 15% OFF VOUCHERS FOR THE MARCH ISSUE WAS £98

Call us on 07829 838844 or email

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Includes: • 2 general body workout classes • 2 personal training sessions with Ben • Free use of gym at anytime • Unlimited classes including Sunday walks

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Neilla at Jamie’s Hair Design

Now £28 Neilla is also offering 15% off other hair services with production of this voucher.

Tel: 01534 618300 E: office@bodyrox.je Seale Street, Seaton Place, St Helier

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Headboards, dining chairs, wing chairs, boats-cushions, caravans, antiques, sofas

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Decadence Events Valentine’s Ball Saturday 13th February | 21:00 Rojo Cocktail Bar Decadence Events are back with another glamorous night - the Valentine’s Ball! We caught up with Laura Rosser to find out a little more...

What can Islanders expect from the Decadence Events Valentine’s Ball?

The Valentine’s Ball is a seated cabaret show with performances from two burlesque performers and a magician called Jasz Vegas providing close up magic throughout the night.

For those who don't know, sum up what Decadence Events are all about?

We specialise in bespoke events that everyone will be talking about.

We organize parties for all ages, check out our website for more details www.decadenceevents.je In a sentence what is burlesque?

Burlesque is the ART of the strip tease.

Tell us a bit about the headline act, Jaaz Vegas.

Jasz Vegas is currently one of the stars of the hottest new magic show to hit the BBC mainstream: Killer Magic. She performs a style of magic that is unlike any other performer on the scene.

She has edge, dazzling skills and

brings a truly contemporary feel to the card table. Labelled as the female Troy!!

What is her Killer Trick? Are we going to see it on Valentines night?

Jasz Vegas has many amazing tricks that will be disclosed on the night!

Its not just magic and burlesque though, there is music too. Tell us about who is performing?

We have Clique - Pete de Momme playing low slung deep house grooves & Del from PHILOSOPHY OF HOUSE playing a blend of funky, deep, soulful house made up of tried and tested favourites as well as fresh new tracks for everyone's listening pleasure.

Which burlesque dancers are performing on the night?

BEAU ROCKS Beau works both in the UK and internationally headlining shows all over Europe and at home. A well established performer both in the UK and internationally,

and was Voted in the top 10 UK burlesque performers of 2014.

SOPHIA ST VILLIER Sophia performed at Playboy Club London's 1st Birthday for Will.i.am alongside Professor Green and wound up on the pages of Perez Hilton's gossip site.

What is the dress code?

Glamour!

Where will the event be held?

The event will be held at Rojo from 9pm on Saturday 13th February.

Where can you buy the tickets?

Tickets can be bought from the Eventbrite website.

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TOGETHER PARTIES & ICONIC PRESENTS TOGETHERNESS THE ROYAL YACHT | 20.02.16 DOORS 9PM - 2AM | 18YRS + / R.O.A.R | TICKETS - £30 (+BF) www.rogersanchezjersey.eventbrite.co.uk Also available from The Royal Yacht / White Label Records & Roulette Clothing Bringing together two of Jersey’s finest exclusive clubbing brands.

Togetherness is a collaboration be-tween Together Parties & Firethorn Productions (Iconic).

Please join us as we welcome one of the world’s most Iconic DJs to the stunning surroundings of The Royal Yacht!

PRE-PARTY / 6PM–10PM / SIROCCO Ross Hunter & Friends RESIDENTS AFTER-PARTY FOR OVERNIGHT GUESTS ONLY / 2AM – 6AM / LITTLE DRIFT Steve Ferbrache / Craig Alder / Simon Gasston Roger Sanchez Biography 2015 proved to be one of Roger Sanchez’s most creative and prolific years to date, with the continued success of his S-Man moniker, and the first releases under his own name for some time.

Following the return of his S-Man alter-ego, the huge “Remember Me” (feat Stealth) as Roger Sanchez, relaunched his Stealth Recordings label, and grew from Pete Tongs essential new tune into a global radio and club hit, picking up deals with Ministry Of Sound - Australia, Ego - Italy, We Play - Germany, Blanco Y Negro –Spain and beyond.

Current remixes for Apres’s Chicago and Mystery Skulls feat Brandy & Nile Rodgers, have added to a lengthy, and illustrious mix discography featuring legends like Madonna and George Clinton.

His DJ shows have also gone into overdrive across all five continents, demonstrating a growing hunger for his characteristic take on house music. In the club he mixes up the likes of new stars Dusky and Huxley with the next level, underground gems he sources from labels and producers across the world, crafted with the kind of experience that only comes from two decades of DJing. The same fervent, crate-digging attitude he’s always been known for can also be found on his radio show, where he champions new talent and obscure tracks he picks up on his travels, having first road tested them in the booth.

His label, UNDR THE RADR, launched in 2014 with his own Dangerous Thoughts track (under his S-Man guise), also saw the collaboration Drop The Needle with Man Without A Clue & Kevin Knapp. The collaborations with Huxley (The Calling) and Tough Love (In The Name Of Love) followed suit, continuing the theme of exploring new ground that was shown with his Amour single for Riva Starrs Snatch label.

From a humble beginning in NYC to multi-year residencies in Ibiza; from digging in dusty crates to headlining festival main-stages around the world, Roger is truly a self-made man and dance music star.

The crafting of Roger Sanchez, the DJ, started in the late 80s in Corona, Queens, where as a young man he was enticed by the

early roots of hip-hop sprouting all over New York. Attending parties by the Bronx River and other jams as a break-dancer and graffiti artist, he was introduced to DJing through friends, trying his hand in an organic environment where his creativity behind the decks flourished from a few singles into an ambitious catalogue of over two thousand original productions and remixes.

These tracks have not always been under his own name, though.

Roger has released music under a slew of monikers, including S-Man, Roger S., The Nu-Solution, Underground Solution, DV8, Ego Trip, El Mariachi, The Funk Junkeez, Tribal Infusion, Twilight, and Transatlantic Soul amongst others. Each new name has allowed him to push his music in unique yet blended directions, allowing him to carve parallel and weaving paths through the tastes of the times while enjoying opportunities to break out of the known!

Anyone whos DJ’d knows that you have to put in work, both to sharpen your skills and to find those unique cuts that no one else has.

Ever evolving on his hustle, always pushing himself, and others, to do better, the S-Man sums it up perfectly when he states: “I’m always moving forward, but never losing sight of where I’ve been.”

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Fish Dish Fish is one of the healthiest foods we can eat, providing plenty of essential nutrients.

Fish is a low-fat, high quality protein and is filled with omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins such as D and B2 (riboflavin). It is rich in calcium and phosphorus and a great source of minerals.

Health experts recommend eating fish twice a week, so we have provided one of our favourite healthy, delicious fish recipes, from Men’s Health, to get you on your way!

Seabass curry with coconut oil Ingredients • 2 sea bass fillets • 1.5tsp turmeric • 15ml coconut oil • 1 onion, finely sliced • 3 green chillies, slit lengthways • 3 garlic cloves, sliced •15 curry leaves • 200 ml coconut milk • 4 tbsp butter

Method 1. Rub the fish with the turmeric and a little salt.

2. Heat the coconut oil and add onion, chillies, garlic and curry leaves. Cook until onions are soft. Season, add coconut milk, simmer.

3. Pan fry the fish in butter for 6 mins or until cooked through. Serve with rice or potatoes mashed and curry sauce on top.

Fine Fish, Game & Poultry Suppliers • Fruit Des Mers • Freshly cooked Crab and Lobster • Local Bass and Mackerel in season 27-28 Beresford Market, St. Helier Contact 01534 877033

Serves: 2 Preparation time: 2 mins Cooking time: 15 mins

499 cal (Per serving) 25g protein 20g carbohydrates 39g fat (27g saturated)

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Now open and taking reservations To book a table please call 01534 766014 Open for lunch and dinner from 12pm – 2pm & 5.45pm – 10.30pm Also open for Sunday lunch £14.95, food service from 12 – 3pm 57 Kensington Place, St Helier | www.casamiajersey.com | restaurant@casamiajersey.com

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POST WAR DESIGN Are you sitting on a small fortune?

By Stephen Cohu Literally, you may be sitting on a small fortune! Tens of thousands of pounds worth of post-war furniture and design is sent to the tip every year by people who assume it has no value. Don’t make that mistake!

Many Jersey residents, who may have acquired these items as utilitarian at the time of manufacture, or inherited them from their parents or grandparents, more often than not will despatch them to the great furniture heaven in the sky, via the incinerator chimney!

Designs are simple and clean, the modern look, hence the term modernist used to describe the whole design movement following the end of the Second World War. In 1951 the Festival of Britain Exhibition was held to mark the centenary of the original Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace of 1851.

The designs shown were a move away from the grandeur of the prewar period to focus on simplicity and function.

Scandinavian Supremacy Scandinavian design emerged in the 1950s in Norway, Sweden but especially in Denmark and Finland.

The idea that beautiful and functional everyday objects should be affordable not only to the wealthy was a core theme in the development of modernism and functionalism. The increased availability of new low-cost materials and methods for mass production opened quality furniture up to the masses. Scandinavian design often makes use of formpressed wood, plastics, anodized or enamelled aluminium or pressed steel and most often crafted in teak or rosewood.

Much of it ends up in charity shops where it is recognised and readily snapped up by the knowledgeable buyer, often for just a few pounds.

Worse still, it is totally overlooked as being worthless, ending up as

landfill, lining the ash pits at La Collette!

Denmark The Danish look became classic middle class good taste in the late 50s, usurping more traditional looking furniture Denmark was the centre of furniture production and design where many of the best known designs of today originated.

Over the years they have been much copied, usually with just a slight change to avoid copyright law.

The egg chair by Arne Jacobsen is a good example. Originals can be worth several thousand pounds but a Chinese copy could be bought for £50. Functional pieces such as draw-leaf tables, dining chairs, sideboards and side-cabinets and trolleys were produced in matching suites or as individual items.

I recently went on a house call, the people were selling up and downsizing. The lady was dismayed to learn that her treasured antiques had very little value but was incredulous that the most desirable items in the house were a Danish teak suite of furniture she thought would have to go to the tip!

The United Kingdom G-Plan G-Plan furniture was a pioneering range of furniture produced by E Gomme Ltd of High Wycombe. In 1943 furniture was part of rationing in the United Kingdom and the Board of Trade set up the Utility scheme which limited costs and the types of furniture on sale. A small number of simple designs were available in oak or mahogany. This scheme ended in December 1952 and combined with the Festival of Britain led to a demand for more modern furniture.

In 1953, Donald Gomme, the designer at E Gomme, decided to produce a range of modern furniture for the entire house which could be bought piece by piece according to budgets, hence the “Plan”. In the early 1960s in response to competition from Danish furniture the company introduced a Danish Modern range, which is very popular today. Much G-Plan furniture has survived and the most stylish pieces are keenly collected.

and Albert Museum. In 1947, the first production-line Windsor chair, and other pieces from the range of Windsor furniture, went on sale.

Ercol's mass-produced furniture found a ready market in post-war Britain, which demanded smaller pieces with simpler lines than their chunky pre-war counterparts. Ercol furniture was exhibited at the 1951 Festival of Britain, as it represented the latest style and fashion in furniture design and manufacture.

Early Ercol is highly collectable.

Ercol Ercol is another iconic brand from the same period, established

by Lucian Ercolani. In 1946, Ercol exhibited its bentwood furniture at the Britain Can Make It Exhibition, held at the Victoria

Archie Shine/ Robert Heritage Archie Shine was a British furniture manufacturer which produced high class Danish inspired pieces in the late 50s and throughout the 60s, designed by Robert Heritage. It was high quality craftsman made

“Don’t dispose of your post war possessions for a pittance (or worse!) they may be worth considerably more than you think.”

and well proportioned. Teak and rosewood were the favourite woods. Heritage designed the famous Hamilton sideboard for Archie Shine based on classic Danish lines and won a Design Centre Award for this sideboard in 1958.

The USA and the rest of the World Everyone has heard of Charles and Ray Eames and Knoll Associates.

Originals are worth serious money.

Le Corbusier is another celebrated name and every European country produced their own great designers and designs in the Modernist period.

Conclusion Don’t dispose of your post war possessions for a pittance (or worse!) they may be worth considerably more than you think.

I believe the acquisition of items from this period could also prove to be a good investment with the added benefit of good design and lasting quality.

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GOLD, SILVER & JEWELLERY! WITH THESE LONG WINTER EVENINGS THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME TO GO THROUGH YOUR DRAWERS AND HAVE A CLEAR OUT OF YOUR UNWANTED AND UNWORN JEWELLERY. GET SOME CASH RATHER THAN HAVING IT SIT IN THE SAFE OR IN THE DRAWER! WE DON’T JUST BUY SCRAP - WE BUY FINE JEWELLERY FOR FINE PRICES! DIAMONDS, EMERALDS, SAPPHIRES, RUBIES, AQUAMARINES.

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Seven advantages of fitted wardrobes When you build your new home, are you wondering whether you should include a fitted wardrobe in your plans for the bedrooms?

There are many good reasons to do so. Below are seven different advantages to consider when you make the decision about whether to add a fitted wardrobe — also known as a “built-in wardrobe” or “bespoke wardrobe” — to your new home plans.

1. Get a Wardrobe Precisely to Your Needs

Tailored

your freestanding wardrobe into the bedroom, and you realized that the size and shape were all wrong? Maybe the wardrobe was too large, and it dominated the room and overwhelmed the other furnishings. Or maybe the wardrobe was too small, and looked puny and miserable amidst the other components in the room.

Ever had a freestanding wardrobe that was in the way, and looked awkward no matter where you put it?

You can design a fitted wardrobe with all the features you want, and all the details you would use. You can omit any features that would not be useful to you.

Have you ever bought a freestanding wardrobe, only to discover that it wouldn’t fit through the door in the room where you wanted to place it?

Does it drive you mad that freestanding wardrobes don’t include enough space for you to tidy up your shoes and accessories in the allotted compartments? You can solve this problem easily with a fitted wardrobe; in fact, when you build a fitted wardrobe, you can even specify the inclusion of a shoe rack with exactly the number of pairs of shoes you own.

Have you ever been frustrated by wasted space in your room, because the wardrobe was a little too small, and it left unusable areas between itself and one or more walls?

Add additional cupboards, drawers, shelves, compartments, racks, and hangers as needed to create your own flexible, unique space. And, all of these features can be neatly enclosed behind stylish, customtailored wardrobe doors.

Want a built-in vanity table where you or your significant other could sit and accessorize that day’s ensemble, or a full-length mirror for making sure your shoes match your suit? No problem; these details are easy to arrange.

Your fitted wardrobe will occupy exactly the amount of space you want to designate for it — even if your building lot is small and narrow, or you only have a small, odd-shaped space to devote to the wardrobe.

2. Intelligent, Efficient Use of Space Have you ever experienced a sinking feeling when you moved

You can banish these worries by designing a fitted wardrobe that fits seamlessly into the room. Your fitted wardrobe will be just the right size, with no wasted space.

3.

Include Custom-Tailored Lighting in Your Fitted Wardrobe Is it hard to find things in your freestanding wardrobe at night, or on cloudy days, because it’s so dark inside? With a fitted wardrobe, you can custom-tailor the lighting you need — right into the design.

You can even decide to include a light inside each cabinet, cupboard or drawer, and the light could be triggered to turn itself on each time that compartment is opened.

4. Just the Right Materials and Finishes Ever bought a freestanding wardrobe that you thought would be just perfect for your home — but then when you brought it home you discovered that the wood finish didn’t quite match the other surfaces and fixtures in the room?

Have you considered spending hours, days or even weeks

stripping and sanding the paint off an old wardrobe so you could refinish it to coordinate better with its environment?

When you build a fitted wardrobe, you can use materials that will complement your other furnishings flawlessly.

5. Contemporary, Style

Up-To-Date

A fitted wardrobe distinguishes your contemporary new home from older or vintage homes that don’t typically include such updated features. When you are building a brand new home it is sensible to seize the opportunity for including precisely the style of wardrobe that you desire.

6. Clean More Efficiently Tired of dusting the top of your wardrobe and cleaning dust bunnies out from underneath of it?

And cobwebs out from between the walls and the freestanding wardrobe?

While you can’t stop spiders from taking up residence in your new fitted wardrobe, at least you will

not be encouraging them with the inclusion of unused space.

7. A Fitted Wardrobe Is a Useful, Tangible Investment A fitted wardrobe becomes part of your home, and is an investment that can make your home more valuable. Unlike many investments, this is one that you can actually enjoy using every day; it is a tangible investment that you can enjoy, yet still reap some rewards from in the future if you ever decide to sell your home.

When you plan to build your new home, it is worth considering these seven advantages for including fitted wardrobes in the bedrooms or other rooms.

Contact the team at Bespoke to see how they can help you.

Hugo Duarte 07797 839639 | Hugo@bespoke.je Jota Loureiro 07797 827507 | Jota@bespoke.je www.bespoke.je

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Styles & trends for the home

Joker Sofa. thingstrendy.com £750

HF 2200 Designer Table Aquarium www.aqua-techuk.co.uk £599

Darwin Chest of Drawers made from mango wood, an exciting addition to their best selling ‘Freud’ range, the ‘Darwin’ Chest of Drawers is a practically perfect small storage solution. With its 3 traditional shallow letterwriting trays, perfect for envelopes and notelets and 6 drawers presented in a cool pallet of sea blue, black & white with a collection of horn, £495

Name Design Studio- Oriental 3 Seater Patchwork Sofa Handmade three seats sofa upholstered with vintage Uzbek Suzani, Thai Hmong, floral printed and pink velvet fabrics. £1500

The Jamboree Corner Sofa is definitely an eye-catching piece with its bold and vibrant colourful mix of velvets.

Ashley Manor has been making quality British furniture for more than 20 years. D.C. Williams & Son supplies the full Ashley Manor range. www.d-c-williams.co.uk

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ATF launches domestic heating oil service ATF Fuels has launched a new service supplying domestic heating oil to Jersey homes.

The company has set out to offer the lowest prices in the island, based on the Jersey Fuel Watch website*. The firm can currently supply kerosene and also premium home kerosene to islanders.

Head of operations Jonathan Best said: “Clearly there is a need for more competition in the heating oil market and we are seeing a clear demand for our service in these early days from customers wanting a better deal.

“More than that, feedback on our customer service has been great, especially for our next day and emergency delivery services.”

ATF is an independent, locally

owned and managed fuel distributor and has been providing aviation fuel at Jersey Airport since 2014. The company also has plans to expand its supply operation to include providing agricultural and commercial fuels to homes, farms and businesses in the future.

“We’re very excited about shaking up the heating oil market and developing our offering further,” said Mr Best.

“We already offer a top-up and remote monitoring service and a planned payment scheme, but we will shortly be launching an online ordering service.

“We have a dedicated and experience team here and I think that customers value our commitment to providing the best prices and service.”

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Business & Finance

The Virtual Office!

First I must declare some bias here! Being one so made as to not be capable of understanding today’s technologies I am drawn to earlier solutions like chalk and slates in place of databases and I prefer face to face meetings over email, SMS, Skype, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc etc.

By Vernon Breese

I exaggerate of course but you might understand my position if you have had to use SharePoint, the Cloud, (anything Telecoms related) open a bank account online or find an email message older than a fortnight in age!

This said, when they changed thermal photocopy paper to plain A4, I thought it was time to ‘get with the programme’ – things are good in the office again. I cannot by any means claim to champion the latest developments in virtual currency trading, the challenges of bigdata management or people-less banking but I do embrace change and, I enjoy watching those

dynamic young professionals launch into the ether at Mach 2 without a tether. (So to say) Here’s the thing with the virtual function: around every corner of town there’s a different office to be found and they are each set up especially for the performance of their own business. Some office owners make their surroundings stylish and welcoming, others more functional and may even seem barren but whatever makes up your office, does it all have to be really yours!

Well, no. And this is where the virtual idea comes in because like so many other areas of performance today - the practice seems forever - to be ‘outsourcing’.

The virtual office is just that: outsourced functionality. There is in fact nothing ‘virtual’ about it; it’s just elements of the usual office performed offsite elsewhere and the advantages of a virtual office are those you associate with the outsourcing of anything: lower costs, access to professional specialists and pre-tested systems to name but a few examples.

This holds real appeal if you are just starting up or are a modest sized business. If you cannot afford office space at all then the virtual office option is a great solution. You get all the trimmings of a professional office at a fraction of the cost.

So what do you get from the typical ‘virtual office’? In truth, you get ‘virtually’ anything save for perhaps: drive, enthusiasm for a product, determination to succeed, your ethics, resilience, funding, strategy, forethought, dynamism, entrepreneurship, best practice for your specific work or the clever idea which sets you off in business in the first place. I may sound a little facetious here but the point I make is: you do have to have a business! The entrepreneurship and all the clever stuff is required of you in the first place – don’t think that you can go to a virtual office services provider and pay for automatic or guaranteed success.

(That’s like paying an estate agent and expecting honesty.)

“...all the clever stuff is required of you in the first place – don’t think that you can go to a virtual office services provider and pay for automatic success.”

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In Brief Collas Crill advises Market Tech Group on £900 million facility Collas Crill acted for the Market Tech Group in a £900 million secured debt facility from AIG Asset Management (Europe) Limited, to refinance their existing facility with Nomura International Plc and Bank of Cyprus.

Market Tech Holdings Limited, the ultimate parent company for the Market Tech Group, is a Guernsey incorporated AIM listed company with a market capitalisation of c. £975m.

Market Tech provides a leading online and offline retail destination, by pairing its online e-commerce business with some of the most iconic retail buildings in London, including the Camden Market Lock and Camden Market Stables.

Mourant Ozannes Here are some of the tasks and services you could expect of a typical virtual office service.

This is not at all an exhaustive list but it does give you an idea of what they do: 1) Commonly they provide a convenient location and sometimes even a ‘prestigious’ address centrally located in the relevant town or city; 2) Provide post managing and forwarding services; 3) Offer meeting rooms and hosting support 4) Offer secretarial, PA and event support services 5) Run payroll, banking and billing 6) General administration These last three, offered on a pay-as-go basis, sit well in the virtual office. Your costs are limited to the time it takes to perform the function. You don’t have to employ a team of people to effect the processes.

One of the biggest advantages is that using a virtual office frees up time for you to focus on the business at hand, and leave the general administration to people who can do it better at less cost! Simple.

The demand for virtual offices is growing and with technology today this option is increasingly viable and may even be a good space saving solution where virtual office businesses provide

‘offices’ to a host of users or where space might be at a premium?

The key to successful outsourcing of your offices and services is being able to rely upon an enterprise that really has got it right and manages your business unfailingly. If you run your own office and make

mistakes you can mitigate most risks by reacting accordingly, a virtual office is unlikely to be able to do this for you so you need one that doesn’t make mistakes!

The two key reservations most people hold with a virtual office are firstly that they don’t feel like they ‘have a home base’ and

sometimes this is needed to foster team work and collegiate thinking and secondly that individual businesses could find themselves being hosted in the same arena as a direct competitor.

I am sure our virtual office services providers are on the case already…

“The demand for virtual offices is growing and with technology today this option is increasingly viable.”

partners named in 2015 Citywealth IFC Power Women Top 200 Five Mourant Ozannes partners: Rachael McDonald in the BVI, Jessica Roland in Guernsey and Felicia De Laat, Helen Ruelle and Jacqueline Richomme in Jersey have made it into Citywealth’s ‘IFC Power Women Top 200 List 2015.’

Recognising 200 of the most powerful women in government, private wealth, education, private client advisory and philanthropy across the world’s leading International Financial Centres, the list focuses on influencers as well as professionals and celebrates powerful women from diverse backgrounds.

Italy Removes Blacklisting Jersey and Guernsey are no longer on any Italian ‘black lists’ and will be included on Italy’s ‘white lists’.

Among other benefits, it is anticipated that this will enable Italian resident investors to invest into Guernsey and Jersey domiciled structures including the many investment funds that are set up in the Channel Islands.

With both Guernsey and Jersey having been given a clean bill of health by the European Securities and Marketing Authority for the AIFMD marketing passport into Europe, this is an important step for the islands in being able to attract European business.

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YOUR FIRST PORT OF CALL FOR FINANCIAL ADVICE Lumiere Wealth is fast becoming recognised as one of Jersey’s leading Independent Wealth Management providers.

Based at Castle Quay, Lumiere Wealth began life in April 2015 and is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

The firm currently employs a team of twelve Jersey resident staff with further recruitment planned for 2016.

Lumiere Wealth’s commitment to Jersey is demonstrated further in its recent acquisition of additional office space at Castle Quay, which will be ready in early 2016.

“At Lumiere Wealth, we offer a bespoke, independent, wealth planning advisory service to private clients, corporate intermediaries and corporate clients.

In addition to wealth management, our scope of services includes investment products, retirement planning, life cover, income protection, critical illness cover, key man insurance, private medical insurance, life policies and employee benefit schemes. We provide a first class, friendly and professional service to our clients. Our qualified consultants have over 200 years of experience collectively and all are very proud of the relationships they have built and continue to build with their clients.

Recognising that everyone’s needs and financial circumstances are unique, we adopt a bespoke approach and a tailored solution for each and every one of our clients. Initial client meetings are held at our cost and an appointed Independent Wealth Manager conducts a thorough financial review in the form of a six stage approach to fully understand the client’s circumstances and future goals. The Wealth Manager will then create an investment plan

The Lumiere Wealth team

to help enhance capital/produce income, or both and to achieve the best returns with the lowest possible volatility.

Once the client is happy with their proposed plan and the anticipated costs, their Wealth Manager will arrange a further discussion and assist their client with completion of the relevant documentation.

Once the plan has been implemented, it will then be closely monitored by their Wealth Manager, who will send them regular reports and updates.

Where possible, Lumiere Wealth hold regular face to face reviews with their clients to ensure their aspirations continue to be met.

In addition to our private client offering, we are able to offer

wealth management services to both corporate clients and corporate employees. Lumiere Wealth provides advice on how to make the funds within a corporate body or a trust work harder, or assist in building a remuneration package, for example. We can speak with corporate clients directly or, if the company already has an investment team, provide them with regulated alternative investment options so that they may deal directly with their clients.

We are also able to offer corporate clients a range of employee solutions to support their business and have recently appointed an Independent Wealth Manager who has particular expertise in this area. This individual brings much sought-after, specialist advice

“At Lumiere Wealth, we offer a bespoke, independent, wealth planning advisory service to private clients, corporate intermediaries and corporate clients.”

on a full compliment of Group Employee benefits products, including Death in Service, Income Protection, Group Critical Illness and Healthcare Trusts. Whilst many Jersey employers already invest in employee benefits for their staff, they often question the value they receive in return for their investment, which is frequently down to a lack of communication with the membership provider and limited understanding of the products and the benefits they provide.

At Lumiere Wealth, we can resolve this issue by providing Total Reward Statements for our corporate clients and ‘Flexible Benefits’, which are becoming increasingly popular. Flexible benefits provide an element of choice for the member from a wider range of benefits, and this approach puts the employer back in control of their budget and empowers staff to become involved in the benefit selection process.

Our new Employee Benefits remit works well in tandem with Lumiere Wealth’s dedicated Private

Medical Insurance (PMI) offering, to provide a one-stop corporate advisory solution for Jersey businesses. Our dedicated PMI Specialist has a suite of different PMI products that he is able to offer his clients and, being in a position to review the whole PMI market, he can offer the best value medical, dental and corporate ‘cash back’ schemes to Lumiere Wealth’s customers. We consistently strive to seek the optimum solution for our clients and the majority of our new PMI clients are now a direct referral from existing customers to their colleagues or personal friends.

From our waterfront offices, we aim to be the first port of call for financial advice and would welcome the opportunity to demonstrate how we can help with wealth management and financial planning needs.”

Lumiere Wealth is based at Millais House, Castle Quay, La Rue De L’Etau, St Helier, Jersey JE2 3EG and is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

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In Brief Successful EU marketing by Jersey fund managers The number of Jersey-registered alternative fund managers marketing into Europe through national private placement regimes (NPPRs) under the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) rose significantly again over the final six months of 2015, according to new figures from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC).

As at December 2015, 104 alternative fund managers (AIFMs) had been authorised in Jersey to market into Europe through NPPRs, up 24% compared to June last year.

Over the same period, the number of Jersey alternative funds (AIFs) being marketed into Europe through NPPR authorisation stood at 230, a 12% increase compared to June 2015.

2015 Population Office figures published New figures for 2015 have been published showing the number of applications for registered and licenced staff and how many were granted or refused by the Population Office.

The headline figures for 2015 applications are as follows: •918 applications for permanent registered staff were made in 2015, of which 460 were approved and 458 refused. In addition, 334 permanent registered permissions were removed from businesses in 2015.

•The highest number of approvals were in the finance (94) and construction (153) industries, and the highest number of refusals were in the hospitality sector (134) and construction (106).

•In line with new policy guidance, the hospitality industry was supported with 105 seasonal permissions in preparation for the 2016 tourism season. The construction industry also received 91 short term contract permissions to support an increase in activity.

•317 applications were also made for licenced staff, previously called “j cats”. Of these 280 were approved, including 127 in the finance industry.

Thrive with The Hive, by local author; The Busy Queen Bee. "A practical guide to service excellence with lessons from nature’s most powerful business organisation – The Beehive" In this book, The Busy Queen Bee takes a look at the importance to a successful business of its customers. She uses a powerful analogy from nature, describing the work of the humble Bee and its ultra efficient work ethic.

service is, not just for individual businesses, but for a successful economy. For, if businesses thrive by providing excellent service, the local economy will thrive too. Like those industrious insects, the bees, we all have a vital role to play.

This ‘bee book’ was born following a light-hearted moment when I remarked to a friend that I was just like the queen bee, and all my shoppers were my little bees, who go off and work for me and return with the pollen (results for our clients). The notion of ‘The Hive’ really appealed to me. So I began my research into the queen bee and her role in the beehive. I soon discovered a book called ‘The Wisdom of Bees’, by Michael O’Malley.

The clues to their successes are to be found in their clever social organisation: • They have clear objectives • They are excellent communicators • They are able to quickly take in and consolidate information and transform that information into co-ordinated action • They are reliable workers that are very good at what they do

This was a total revelation as, being a beekeeper, O’Malley was able to talk in details about bees and, by looking hard at the hive, he created 25 lessons on what the hive can teach business about leadership, efficiency and growth.

I love the analogy of the queen bee leader and her harmonious groups of co-ordinated, efficient and productive bees. As such, in 2014, I re-branded myself as The Busy Queen Bee. My mission as The Busy Queen Bee is to show businesses how crucial excellent customer

The concept of the beehive provides a systemic way of conceptualising the workplace and the institutional strategies and operations. The beehive shows us the power of working together to achieve goals; creating a harmonious hub where everyone plays their role in contributing to the higher mission.

This book provides my own version of easy, practical guidelines to businesses, large and small, to provide immediate and noticeable benefits. But it should also be helpful to bees in order to understand what part you are contributing to the achievement of the organisation's goals.

We shall be looking specifically at the ten "buzz" words to follow to provide your internal and external customers with an unforgettable experience: 1. Assess 2. Develop 3. Train 4. Measure 5. Act 6. Feedback 7. Consistency

8. Value 9. Loyalty 10. Service Culture Ten simple steps for successful customer-centric businesses; to start changing the delivering of a service to actually providing, consistently, their customers with an unforgettable experience every time they walk through their doors.

I marvelled at the complexity and intellectual capacity of bees and soon realised that this methodology could also be applied to customer service.

Furthermore, I wanted to create a guide that could help businesses to provide excellent customer service and, given that enterprise has recently been through one of the worst times in history, I knew this was the right path to follow. And so, I did.

Almost three years later, 418 pages and 67489 words, I am delighted to be launching Thrive with The Hive, on Monday 8th

February. You can download your copy at leanpub.com/ ThrivewithTheHive or contact me on info@thebusyqueenbee. com if you want your own signed hardcopy.

Help me by spreading the buzz about this book on Twitter @cbsbusyqueenbee #ThrivewithTheHive I hope you will enjoy reading the book as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it, and make sure you always find “ways to buzz” Words by Claire Boscq-Scott

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Jersey named best IFC for the fourth consecutive year at Citywealth Awards Jersey’s credentials as a centre for private wealth management have been underlined once again, being named ‘International Financial Centre (IFC) of the Year’ in the annual Citywealth IFC Awards.

It is the fourth consecutive year Jersey has been awarded the accolade, this year being selected by the panel of judges above other shortlisted jurisdictions Guernsey, Isle of Man, Bermuda, Malta and Singapore.

Richard Corrigan, Deputy CEO, Jersey Finance, accepted the award at a gala ceremony, which was held at the Grange City Hotel in London.

Organised by leading events and publishing group Citywealth, the Awards were established five years ago to highlight the expertise and service excellence

of advisers and managers in the private wealth sector in major IFCs. They are judged by an international panel of highly respected practitioners from all sectors, with winners being selected based on their excellence, achievement, innovation, expertise and service.

Geoff Cook, CEO of Jersey Finance said, ‘To have been

recognised through these Awards for four consecutive years is no small achievement and reflects Jersey’s consistent ability to adapt and evolve through a rapidly shifting private wealth landscape. We are delighted to receive this recognition and would like to thank the judges and our business partners for their help in positioning Jersey as the gold standard in IFCs.”

CISE sees 8% rise in new listings More than 400 securities were listed on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) in 2015.

Investment funds, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and convertible bonds were among the 423 securities which listed on the CISE last year. That represents an 8% increase in the number of securities listed compared to the previous year, taking the total number of listings to 2,173.

to see this increase in new business during 2015. We’ve seen a wide range of new listings, including both open and closed ended funds but notable growth areas have been REITs, where already we have a number of further applications for listing in the coming weeks, and also convertible bonds, where we expect to see a further pipeline of business in 2016.”

During the period, the market capitalisation of the CISE increased by £61.6 billion (21%).

During last year, China Cinda Finance (2014) II Limited became the first issuer with an ultimate parent company domiciled in China to be listed on the CISE.

Fiona Le Poidevin, CEO of the CISE, said: “It’s really pleasing

Mrs Le Poidevin, who took the helm at the start of 2015, added:

“2015 was extremely busy not just with new listings but also other developments. At the start of last year we opened our office in Jersey and our Guernsey office moved premises during the summer. We also updated our systems, rebranded, made changes to our rules for listing debt, started a review of our rules for listing investment vehicles and introduced new rules for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs).

“The changes we made last year have put us in a strong position and I’m looking forward to continuing with this work and welcoming more new business to the CISE during 2016.”

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Jersey and Switzerland sign joint declaration Jersey has signed a joint declaration with Switzerland on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information in tax matters on a reciprocal basis.

the global AEOI standard (“the Common Reporting Standard”).

The first exchange of information between Jersey and Switzerland on a reciprocal basis will occur in 2018.

The Minister for External Relations, Senator Sir Philip Bailhache, signed the declaration in London with the Swiss Ambassador to the United Kingdom, HE Dominik Furgler, on Friday the 15 January 2016.

The declaration specifies that each jurisdiction is satisfied with the confidentiality rules provided for in the other jurisdiction with regard to tax.

Identical declarations have been signed with Switzerland by Guernsey and the Isle of Man. The declaration reflects the firm commitment by the Swiss and the governments of the Crown Dependencies to the collection and exchange of information in tax matters in accordance with

Senator Bailhache said “The signing of the declaration reflects the close economic ties that exist between Switzerland and Jersey and our common commitment to compliance with the international standards on transparency and information exchange in tax matters.”

Digital Jersey event to address KYC and user authentication Digital Jersey and global fintech network NewFinance are bringing together a panel of international and local experts in the fintech compliance arena to discuss Know Your Client (KYC) and user authentication.

The event on 11 February will be an opportunity to hear from some of the most innovative companies in the industry, as well as get the latest regulatory update from the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

The keynote speaker Ken Burrows, a Management Consultant at VIX Verify, is flying in from Australia to share his insights with the Jersey audience. VIX Verify specialises in online identity verification, was founded in 2006 and has offices in Australia, Asia, Europe and the USA. They provide global data coverage, real time validation and are

biometric experts. Clients include banks, financial services, telecoms and ecommerce businesses.

Andy Jarrett, Director of Business Development at Digital Jersey, will introduce the event and Eddie George, Founder and CEO of New Finance, will host a panel discussion.

Andy Jarrett commented: "We are pulling together international and local experts on fintech KYC, which is incredibly relevant to Jersey’s local industry. This is the chance to engage with these innovators and discuss how tech could transform and streamline what can be an unnecessarily burdensome process for financial services."

The event takes place on Thursday 11 February, 5.30 to 7.30pm at Digital Jersey Hub, Block 3, The Forum, Grenville Street, St Helier.

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The Higher Education Fair back for 24th year running at the University Centre Jersey, Highlands College The Higher Education Fair is being held at Highlands College this year on Thursday 10th March 2016 1.30pm-6.30pm, organised

by Careers Jersey, sponsored

by Capita Asset Services and in partnership with University College Jersey (UCJ) at Highlands College.

As the Leading Provider of Higher Education in Jersey, UCJ is proud to be welcoming sixth-form and mature students from across the island to the Concert Hall at Highlands to find out more about the options available for studying at degree level both on and off the island.

There will be over 70 exhibitors from the UK and local institutions, able to answer questions about studying a degree in a wide variety of disciplines, as well as giving advice and guidance on entry criteria, UCAS applications, and also the important social aspects of University life.

Ben Bennett (Head of UCJ) at Highlands said: “This is a great opportunity for our students to showcase what excellent HE provision exists here in Jersey. We have been going through a very exciting period of change in the last 12 months and we have built on very solid foundations in terms of the range and quality of

what we provide our adult learners.

Current UCJ students will be on hand at the Higher Education Fair to meet potential students and to talk about their experiences.

UCJ staff will also be delivering presentations on all subject areas offered.”

Since 1993, islanders have been able to study for a degree at Highlands College, working in partnership with Plymouth University and London South Bank University. The range of degrees now available on-island has grown significantly, as well as the inevitable improvements in quality and student experience, which come from two decades of organisational learning. Students at UCJ can take a degree in business, finance, sports management, IT, childhood studies, social sciences, construction management, art, and architectural technology. There are a range of pathways including both full and part-time. Over 150 students form part of a college community that numbers over 1000, and offers the full range of pastoral support and extra-curricular activities.

The UCJ model focuses on employability. Graduates are highly sought-after by employers both locally and abroad and degree programmes all embed a significant

element of work-based learning enabling students to gain the skills employers seek and – perhaps more importantly – a professional network which can help with that all-important first step on the job ladder. UCJ is entering an exciting period of growth and is well placed right at the centre of the ongoing island conversation about a full university for the Channel Islands.

Potential students are encouraged to call up and speak to an admissions tutor or student advisor,

or arrange a visit to the campus to meet with programme teams.

Glenda Rivoallan (Vice Principal – Lifelong Learning) adds: “The HE Fair promises to be a great event and Highlands College are proud to be working in partnership with Careers Jersey in ensuring that adult learners regardless of age have the opportunity to explore further education options. This is a very exciting time in the life of people who are about to make important life changing decisions, it is a privilege for the college to host such an important event. Whether students are progressing from school, considering a career change or returning to education later in life, this is an ideal event to get you closer to your career aspirations and put goals into action”. UCJ here at Highlands have a proud tradition of offering HE courses and employability rates are way above figures cited by UK institutions. I look forward to welcoming local partners, exhibitors, prospective students and parents/guardians on the day.”

For more information on the Higher Education Fair please contact Zoe Hibbs marketing@highlands.ac.uk or call 608633.

Governors’ Vacancies The Board invites applications, with a view to joining the Governing Body of Highlands College, from persons willing to contribute towards guiding and inspiring Jersey’s only Further & Higher Education College.

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Further information and an application form can be obtained from the Board Secretary Cathie Wright T: 608503 or email Cathie.wright@highlands.ac.uk Closing date: Fri 19th February

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