Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Jersey Reds boss Harvey Biljon was delighted with his side after they earned a bonus point in their 45-14 win at bottom side Rotherham Titans.

The islanders ran in seven tries, with Tom Pincus scoring a hat-trick and Kieran Hardy contributing two, as 10th-placed Jersey moved 17 points clear of the Titans in the Championship table.

"To come to Rotherham and score six tries, I'm pretty happy," Biljon said.

"They were threatening at times, but I'm really chuffed with where we are."

Image source, Rex Features

Despite the margin of victory, Biljon said there was still room for improvement as his side prepare for league games against Yorkshire Carnegie, currently seventh, and third-placed Nottingham in the next two weeks.

"We knew we were coming here and it was Rotherham's cup final and we had to have our attitude right," he told BBC Radio Jersey.

"I'm really impressed with the victory, but not the way we controlled the game at times and the way the players delivered what we spoke about through the week."

Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online

A cat living in the First Tower area of St Helier is thought to have been shot at by someone with a pellet gun and had a bone "shattered".

Image source, New Era Veterinary Hospital

The cat is called Snug and his owners took him to the New Era Veterinary Hospital at the start of this month with a bad limp on his right leg.

An X-ray found the bone has been shattered into three bits.

Image source, New Era Veterinary Hospital

A spokesman for the animal hospital said it looks like "the cat was aimed at deliberately".

He said: "The bullet travel and shape of bullet would suggest it was a high power gun as the pellet flattened on impact with the bone."

The spokesman said it looks like someone may have been aiming for his chest.

The cat has made a full recovery and is back home with its owners. Police have confirmed they are aware of the incident.

BBC Radio Guernsey

The head of the Guernsey music service says he is "disappointed" its grant from taxpayers could be cut by the education committee.

It says the £680,000 budget could be cut or removed completely if the Policy and Resources Committee imposes further cuts on the department.

Education, Sport and Culture Vice President, Deputy Carl Meerveld, says the committee don't want to cut music funding but it is one of the last bits of discretional spending they have left in their budget that could be cut.

Mervyn Grand from the music service, which also gets £70,000 in funding from parents paying for music lessons, says the proposals came out of the blue.

Jersey Evening Post

A Jersey company is involved in a £60m dispute between the UK government and an airline which went bust leaving tens of thousands of passengers stuck abroad earlier this year, it has emerged, external.

Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online

Michelin star restaurant Ormer has cut ties with founder and former Executive Chef Shaun Rankin.

Mr Rankin made a name for himself after winning the Great British Menu on BBC Two in 2009 and appearing regularly on Saturday Kitchen.

The owners of Ormer say the kitchen at the St Helier restaurant has been under the leadership of head chef Lee Smith (pictured below) since it first opened in 2013.

A spokesman for the owners said: "It is time to move forward with a refocused vision for Ormer and Shaun Rankin does not form part of our plans for the future."

Image source, Ormer

Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online

Dog owners are being urged to keep dogs under control and on a lead when walking near livestock by the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service.

Officers say pet dogs are thought to have chased a flock of rare Manx sheep over the cliff at Greve De Lecq on Sunday afternoon.

Of the 11 sheep believed to have been chased, eight are in a precarious position on the cliff face and two are thought to have fallen to their deaths.

Rescuers are attempting to save the remaining sheep.

Image source, Jersey Fire & Rescue Service

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Guernsey racing driver Andy Priaulx and partner Harry Tincknell have ended the season in third place in the World Endurance Championships.

The pair, driving their Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team Ford GT, were third in their LMGTE Pro class in the final race of the season - a six-hour event in Bahrain.

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“It looked like we could be in with a chance at the beginning, but we just didn’t have an answer for the Ferraris today," Priaulx said.

"We had good tyre degradation, but we just didn’t have enough speed. Having said that I’ve had a great race. I really enjoyed my three stints and managed to make some good passes.

"We’ve had a brilliant season: two wins, second at Le Mans and fought to the very end of the championship. I want to say a big thank you to everyone in the team. We have fought all the way from race one and we could not have had a better group of people doing this with us.”

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Guernsey FC boss Tony Vance has criticised his team despite registering a 5-2 win over Shoreham.

Two goals from Ross Allen and an own goal from Niall O'Hagan put the Green Lions 3-0 up at half time.

But Shoreham brought it back to 3-2 before Jamie Dodd and a third from Allen in the final 11 minutes sealed a fourth win in seven games.

Image source, Fran Torode

"I didn't particularly enjoy today, I thought we could have done things a lot better, I thought they were unlucky," Vance told BBC Radio Guernsey.

"Yes we could have had a lot of goals, but so could they, we needed to sort our shape out a lot better in the first half and our ball retention and playing forward with the ball was not what it needed to be,"

The win saw Guernsey rise to 15th in Isthmian League Division One South while Shoreham remain bottom of the table.

BBC Radio Jersey

A boat which sank after hitting a buoy in Jersey on Friday evening has yet to be recovered.

Two men were taken off the 65ft (20m) yacht by Jersey Fire and Rescue Service after they sent a mayday call out.

Ports of Jersey say the boat is now completely submerged off Portelet at a depth of about 20m (66ft).

A spokesman says the vessel does not pose a danger to navigation and the port is working with the boat's insurance company to salvage it.

Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online

A flock of rare Manx sheep are in a precarious position on a cliff in Jersey after being chased by dogs, according to shepherd Aaron le Couteur.

Image source, Jersey Fire and Rescue Service

Two sheep have died. However, eight still remain standing on the cliff face at Greve De Lecq.

Rescue officers used specialist rope equipment to rescue one sheep on Sunday evening before it got dark.

Rescuers have returned to the cliff this morning to try and help the remaining animals that are "clearly in distress".

BBC Radio Jersey

Guernsey's harbour master says he is confident the island's lifeboat will be able to help with any emergency at sea in Jersey waters.

An agreement between the Channel Islands and France means the services can help each other out with search and rescues when required.

However, Captain Chad Murray says he is concerned about what knock on effect the loss of Jersey's all-weather lifeboat will have going forward.

The RNLI removed their all-weather lifeboat on Friday after a falling out with the St Helier lifeboat crew.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Guernsey Raiders moved to within three points of the top of the London & South East Premier division after an impressive 52-0 win over Shelford at Footes Lane.

Image source, Martin Gary

Douglas Horrocks scored a hat-trick, Dale martin scored two tries and there was one apiece for Robin Le Cocq, Cameron Craine and Chris Ahne with Sam Whitehead converting six of the eight scores.

The victory meant it was five wins from five at home for the Green and Whites this season, who have got eight victories from their opening 10 matches.

Jersey Evening Post

A man who was suspected of dealing drugs in a town street has been placed on probation for six months after he admitted obstructing a police officer, external.

Brent Pilnick
BBC Sport

Jersey striker Karl Hinds scored seven times as Channel Islands champions St Paul's continued their perfect start to the Premiership season with a 9-1 win at Grouville.

Craig Russell and Adam Trotter got the other goals as St Paul's went second to St Ouen with four games in hand and a plus 17 goal difference.

Image source, Jersey 2015

In that day's other match Evan Nobes, Dom Pougeolle and Tom Wherry were on target for the leaders as they won 3-1 at St Clement, who drop to thrid place.

In the Jeremie Cup St Peter returned from Guernsey with a place in the next round after a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Rovers after the two sides drew 2-2 after 120 minutes.

BBC Radio Jersey

A cat in Jersey was "deliberately shot" with an pellet gun according to a vet at the New Era Veterinary Hospital.

The metal pellet shattered the leg of the cat, called Snug.

He had to have an operation to have the pellet removed and a metal plate put into his leg.

The veterinary hospital said the the shape of the pellet and where it ended up would suggest it was shot from a high power gun. It said the pellet flattened on impact with the bone.

The incident has been reported to the police, it added.

BBC Weather

There will often be large amounts of cloud, but also some bright or sunny spells for the Channel Islands today.

It will be mild, but rather breezy. Maximum temperature: 13C (55F).

Guernsey

Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online

About £680,000 worth of taxpayers funding for the Guernsey Music Service is under review according to the Education, Sport and Culture vice president.

Deputy Carl Meerveld says the committee doesn't want to cut the funding but has to look for savings in its budget to meet wider commitments by the States.

He says the committee may have no other option but to cut music funding as it is one of the last pots of money within the department budget that is discretionary.

Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online

The Commodore of the St Helier Yacht Club says he is concerned about the cover available for boat owners now the island's all-weather lifeboat has been removed.

The RNLI removed the vessel after a dispute concerning the station's coxswain couldn't be resolved.

It could take months for the island to get a full all-weather service again, but Jersey's harbour master says sufficient cover is available from the Guernsey vessel and lifeboats in France.

However, Steve Pearl from the yacht club says the French vessels can only operate for a few hours either side of high tide, and the Guernsey lifeboat is far away.

Ryan Morrison
BBC News Online

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