Nick | Wed 6th January 2010
SussexDave....i think it was a mobile police unit or porta cabin to regular folks...the station was having a major facelift so they moved into an old hotel converted to offices so cells of anyhing..

Andy | Wed 16th December 2009
I have never been in favour of driving bans personally a large fine would sufficed.

Daydream Believer | Mon 30th November 2009
To change the system you have to change the people in power and demand changes to the things that matter. Whilst i think it is too late on the mainland(barring a revolution) I would hate to think that Alderney cannot address the problem.
I was once told that what happened in America took 30 years to happen in the U.K, and what happened in Jersey was 30 years behind the U.K.
Don't let Alderney go this way.
I totally agree with your comments regarding this matter, BUT, it is up to the people of Alderney to prevent it happening.
You have a beautiful island with mainly wonderful people, I would hate to see a minature England in Alderney in 30 years time.

Icey | Sat 21st November 2009
Daydream Believer, I am trying to bring attention through this page to say enough is enough.
I totally agree with what you say. It's just that we have voted in people to The States the past only to be let down because it was only when they got in after quite frankly fictitious manifestos that the public could see why they actually stood in the first place. I commend Jean Mapp for her efforts. In a case such as the Jurat’s and with regards to this story though, I think that that you will find that they elect within themselves by just asking someone who they think will fit in or who they like. The general public has no say in who becomes a Juror. There is no election. Until this system is changed, it will stay unfair, preferential, hypocritical and a ‘do as I say, not as I do’ corrupt system.

Daydream Believer | Fri 20th November 2009
Society will always be 'don't do as i do, but do as i say' until the average person stands up for theirself and says enough is enough
A lot of what i read about the 'States' relate to a few people getting elected for their own ends. What you need is people who care and will do sometihng for the right reasons.
Jeanne Mapp made a stand about the chickens, right or wrong, its what she believed in and was not about personal gain.
Convince people like that to stand for election and vote them in. They cannot be any worse than the current bunch of self grabbing,' i'm alright jack' bunch that tend to rule government and states around the uk etc.

Icey | Sat 14th November 2009
It always amuses me to read about our Chairman lecturing people about their conduct whilst summarising before passing sentence. Maybe he should lecture himself about driving through High Street whilst obviously breaking the speed limit?

Icey | Mon 26th October 2009
I agree with you both though I stand by my comment. There is just no consistency here though. These two men both broke the law, they were both wrong, though as I said, the 2nd man ran away from the Police. This is a blatant case of double standards and it is just simply not fair. Mr Partridge should explain how decisions are reached as there are so many cases where preferential treatment for some individuals has applied.

Doug | Mon 26th October 2009
DayDream makes a good point. Surely in a small, closed community it is important that sentencing guidelines be fairly rigid in order for the majority to retain respect for the law, the police and the judiciary?

Back in the UK JP's have fairly limited discretion.

DayDream Believer | Sun 25th October 2009
Firstly i do read the comments posted on all the stories and can only conclude that the issue here is about 1) law and order and, 2) consistency with 'sentancing'.
No one should have to put up with people breaking the law if it causes a nusiance to the any member of the community and the police should have the necessary powers and 'tools' to apprehend offenders.
The public also have the right to expect offenders to be sentaced equally for their offence and not dependant on who they are, or who they are related to, or what mood the person sentancing is in.
Having said that, surely the needs of policing the community should be proportionate to the size and problems of that community and reading the comments made that is clearly a matter of opinion between an islander and an outsider.

Doug | Sun 25th October 2009
Well Ady I'm happy that you're happy. However I'm disappointed that you have not been here to Alderney yet. You really should make the effort sometime. I'm sure the fresh sea air will be good for your health and the relative peace and quiet good for your soul.

Icey | Thu 22nd October 2009
Ady, I would like to offer an olive branch. It’s no good or constructive picking at each others comments all day as it could never end. I have opinions, you have opinions and we both naturally think that we are right. That doesn’t necessarily mean that either of us are though. My comments have been trying to bring attention to matters that affect Alderney and sometimes yes, in a sarcastic way, I.e. Police bike and NASA. It was just a way of trying to humorously say that “I” didn’t think that we as a community need it as we have never had it in the past. Change is important though a thing such as the Police bike for one instance, in “my” opinion is too much. You are correct, the town area is too rowdy at times. I think that I have said as much myself in these pages, though I really do not think that it could be compared to London as I have lived in both. I love Alderney, that’s all. I want to see things like open government and not just empty promises or secrecy from some of our States Members as has been proved lately. I just want fair play and not double standards as seems to be the case in this particular story. I apologise for being sarcastic towards you. I hope that you will take this offer and just agree to disagree on this particular subject. I hope that you are well.

Icey.

adyquartermain | Thu 22nd October 2009
Oh so in your comment (you) was aimed at me
ok!never said i had or lived in london or been to alderney, was coming over but got cancer and the comment was about victoria street artical and where i live.
dont care now
BE HAPPY ICEY

How is nasa relavent ( how you read it)

Icey | Thu 22nd October 2009
Shall we actually talk about the relavent story here. Anyway,thanks Ady. As for my comment that you refer to, what I actually said was “You sound like someone who hasn’t even been there”, and not as you quoted me as saying “that she had not been there”!!! See article. Is that clear in regard? There’s a bit of a difference in the way that they are read. If not then you have my sincere apologies. Here’s a question. From your very own comment actually. “Do people read the articles and comments before they add a comment”? I do hope you understand now ady. Icey.

adyquartermain | Thu 22nd October 2009
Right here we go ! the i feel happy was for doug ,just in case he thinks i am angry because i used capital ( have a look at rest of this site ) bad eyes as above!!!!!.
I use upper or lower case no reason i hope that is now clear to every one .
Alderney is made out to be low crime rate but it has its share( contents not the same as on the packet) is that clear. As things are all connected on alderney , if some people on alderney are ok to break the law
because its in town ( to be expected ! see rest of site) if any laws are broken??? just a comment . As for your comments on other parts of this site , the woman stated she lived in london and moved to alderney and what was your comment , that she had not been there!!!. so is that now clear in regard
of do people read the articals and comments before they add a comment . And as for not up to scratch one rule for one and one for another comes to mind ?. I do hope you understand now icey. ady.

Icey | Wed 21st October 2009
Easy easy Ady! I am aware of every comment that I have made on the site. I just did not totally understand the last one that's all and whether it was just a criticism of my comments! Please feel free to enlighten me or put me right though if I have said wrong.

adyquartermain | Wed 21st October 2009
Ady not andy ? it was just a comment! you may want to look at other comments you made on this site? on other articals. Do people read the articals on this site and take it in before they put a comment, and i thought my eyes are bad .

Icey | Wed 21st October 2009
Not totally sure what you mean Andy or who you are getting at??? I'm happy to debate if you could clarify for us.

Icey

adyquartermain | Wed 21st October 2009
MOVE TO ALDERNEY!,WHAT A PLACE TO LIVE JUST THE SAME AS THE UK AND NOT WHAT IT SAYS ON THE PACKET . NOT MUCH HOPE FOR THE ISLAND IF THE PEOPLE ARE OK WITH THE LAW BEING BROKEN ?
ON OTHER THINGS, SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE OR IF THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE ARE NOT UP TO SCRATCH!. GOOD TO SEE THE CRIME RATE GOING DOWN ! . BY THE WAY I FEEL HAPPY.

Icey | Sat 17th October 2009
Well Dave, I think that the police do provide Alderney with 2nd hand though perfectly useable equipment and that very appreciated and worthwhile van I think is actually a van-trailer of some sort for emergency situations. I’m not totally sure.

On a not so essential side, we do also now actually have a Police Motorcycle with an engine with more cubic capacity than a 737, radar, machine gun and more buttons than anything NASA has in it’s fleet which Alderney clearly needs and could never have managed with out!

Sarcasm aside, the main point of this post is to question not the police but the consistency or should I say lack of from our court. It reports that he was doing 65 mph on the main road on the island. OK, who am I to dispute that? However, approximately 2 weeks after this guy was sentenced and lost his license another individual kept his license at the courts discretion after he was followed from a pub with two passengers, crossed a junction at approximately 35mph without stopping, got to his house and then actually ran away. He was fined £450 and had no license disqualification at all. All I would like to ask for is a little consistency as this seems like a witch hunt. In a quote from the chairmen of the court, Jurat Colin Partridge said: "The previous conviction has been taken into account as we believe it to be relevant.”You were driving at nearly twice the speed limit in a public area after dark. You appear to be unaware of your excessive speed. You do not have to look at the speedometer to know how fast you are going." What a contradiction as shouldn’t the same principle apply to the 2nd man? He after all actually ran away and hid. I would like to invite the chairman of the court to explain his decision making process through the pages of ‘The Journal’ as this is not the first time there has been seemingly preferential treatment for individuals!

SussexDave | Wed 14th October 2009
Just a thought, why is the youth in this article pictured in front of a Bedfordshire marked Police van? Has he (a) been in trouble with that Police force before, or (b)are Bedfordshire Police helping supply Alderney with marked Police vehicles?