Orlando Crowcroft
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1 week ago |
jerseyeveningpost.com | Orlando Crowcroft
A GRIEVING mother has raised nearly £2,000 to fund a private ADHD assessment for an Islander following the death of her son earlier this year. Carolyn Connor said that her son Michael, who died in early 2025, had life-long mental health issues since early childhood that went unrecognised by the authorities. Ms Connor started a JustGiving page ahead of her son’s funeral, which takes place on Wednesday, and has asked that well-wishers and people who knew him donate to it rather than buying flowers.
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2 weeks ago |
jerseyeveningpost.com | Orlando Crowcroft
JERSEY Opera House has announced that Andy Eagle will stand down as interim director of the theatre just four weeks before it was due to open following a multi-million pound restoration project. The surprise announcement from the board of the Jersey Opera House on Tuesday came amid an ongoing spat with the government over technical upgrades that were not included in the five-year £12.7 million refurbishment project but which Mr Eagle said were desperately needed.
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2 weeks ago |
jerseyeveningpost.com | Orlando Crowcroft
GPs could face stricter controls on their powers to prescribe antidepressants and drugs like benzodiazepines as part of a new mental health strategy published this week.
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1 month ago |
jerseyeveningpost.com | Orlando Crowcroft
LEAKED documents show that the beleaguered Battle of Flowers spent at least £745,000 on the 2024 parade, including nearly £54,000 on security, £50,000 on marketing and £35,000 on international musical acts, including £30,000 on Eurovision runner-up Sam Ryder.
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1 month ago |
jerseyeveningpost.com | Orlando Crowcroft
VIOLENT attacks on teachers and staff at Island schools have surged 500% in three years, with 18 school employees having to attend the Emergency Department after being assaulted at work in 2024 alone. Data released under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that there were 120 incidents of violence and aggression against school staff in 2024, 147 in 2023 and 146 in 2022. Since 2021, 55 staff members have had to attend the Emergency Department after being attacked.
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new albums by Horna and Blood Incantation in 2024 cap an extremely good year for heavy metal. In all the miseries of our contemporary age, I am lucky to have lived through: 1. a golden age of black metal, 2. a golden age of craft beer, and 3. the decline of Manchester United.
Feel your pain, Chip. I still get the royalty letters from Bloomsbury showing a minus as my eight year old book hasn't paid off its advance - maybe it never will.
