29th January 2015
A familiar name is sworn in as Bailiff
William Bailhache was sworn in as the 87th bailiff of Jersey upon the retirement of his predecessor, Sir Michael Birt. He wasn’t the first Bailhache to assume the role, though: his brother, Sir Philip, had been Bailiff before him, for 15 years between 1994 and 2009.
If that wasn’t confusing enough, when Jersey’s new phone directory was published in April 2019, the Bailiff was listed not as Sir William Bailhache but the Right Honourable Earl John Fogarty. Around 6000 copies were distributed before the error was spotted. Comments on news stories about the mix up suggested that few residents used the phone book any more so it seems unlikely many would have noticed.
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Other events that occured in January
French troops launch the Battle of Jersey
- The Battle of Jersey in January 1781 saw 1400 French troops invade and attempt to take over the Channel Island. They were unsuccessful.
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Lost GoPro is returned to its Jersey owner
- A lost GoPro camera made its way from Australia to Jersey when its owner was identified.
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Jersey company plans massive nuclear shelter
- A Jersey-based company developed plans for western Europe's largest nuclear fallout shelter at the height of the cold war.
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Channel Television disappears
- The Channel Television brand disappeared when owner ITV rationalised each of the stations in its network.
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