Don’t you know there’s a pandemic on? TIMES change, manners and customs do as well. But some things remain surprisingly constant. It is, for example,

From: the ‘Re-wilding Britain’ organisation It says the Government’s draft England Tree Strategy  is woefully inadequate for tackling the climate and nature crises. More ambitious

A personal view by Philippa Evans Bevan, a regular contributor to RURAL magazine, who writes from her often used and much beloved home on the

 Rosemary Bett, who died on 28 August, was instrumental in the preservation and recording of Jersey’s cider and apple history. The following tribute to her

The recipe is from Sally Roberts, who lectures on herbs and plants at Samarès Manor. Her article on herbs will appear in the autumn issue

This week is ‘Asian Hornet Week’ (7 – 11 September), during which the British Beekeepers Association is promoting an awareness campaign encouraging people to look

JICAS (Jersey Centre for Advanced Studies) still has 2X £2000 dissertation bursaries to award for candidates on its MSc Island Biodiversity and Conservation, in partnership

A RECOVERY of threatened habitats and of species associated with them has been observed by scientists monitoring Jersey’s recently-created marine protected areas (MPAs), where trawling

Côtard – or custard? – and the connection with ‘costermonger’? We have received this comprehensive history of the Côtard apple variety, by Vincent Obbard of

We continue our celebration of the Jèrriais language on the run up to European Day of Languages Telling people a bit about yourself in Jèrriais

We continue our celebration of the Jèrriais language on the run up to European Day of Languages with Joan Tapley’s poem, Lé Jèrriais. Marianne Coutanche

ISLANDERS are urged to keep an eye out for Asian hornets when picking blackberries, gardening, or preparing for the Branchage, following the discovery of a