25th December 1859
Parishioners break into belfry demanding to hear bells
When the parishioners of St Mary’s demanded that the church bells be rung on Christmas eve, and the Rector, Mr Balleine, refused, they took matters into their own hands. The following day – Christmas day – they broke down the church door to assert what they saw as their ancient rights to hear the bells at Christmas.
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Old-school pornographer is sentenced to hard labour
- A pornographer printing photographs for distribution worldwide was sentenced to a year's hard labour as punishment.
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Occupation author Michael Ginns is born
- Michael Ginns was a prolific author and founder member of the Channel Islands Occupation Society. He died in February 2017.
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An unknown man is arrested in Jersey
- An unknown man was arrested in Jersey on suspicion of murdering his wife who was discovered stabbed in her bed.
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Jersey and Guernsey papers agree to merge
- The saga of the Guernsey Press and Jersey Evening Post had been running for over nine years by the time the two agreed to merge in 1998.
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