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TWO Jersey football squads are on tour to Southampton this weekend.

HAUTLIEU Hockey Club's 4-0 win last weekend ensured them the Division II championship title once again, while Convicts maintained pole position in Division I of the Jersey Men's Hockey League following a victory against club-mates Victims at Les Quennevais Playing Fields.

MIDFIELDER Ged McConnell continued his excellent goalscoring form of late to steer Jersey Scottish to a comfortable flybe. Combination Division I victory against struggling St Peter at Springfield last night.

SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Daniel Halksworth secured the right to take part in the British Olympic swimming trials with a magnificent bronze medal swim in the National Vittel Cup in Rennes, France, last weekend.

THE introduction of an initiative which, if it is accepted by the members, will bring the International Island Games Association into line with sporting associations and governing bodies world-wide, was discussed in Jersey this week.

WEYBRIDGE Vandals, newly-named Weybridge Vandals, were so pleased only to lose 14-0 to league leaders Guildford in their London South-West League Division III game at the weekend that they phoned the Jersey rugby club straight afterwards to tell them the news.

JERSEY Harbours is pushing to become a States-owned limited company.

THE proposed tax measures are coming in too early and States savings are being delivered too late, according to the head of the Chamber of Commerce.

THE building of a hotel on a green field site would be encouraged by Senator Philip Ozouf if he were elected as president of Environment and Public Services.

GANGS of youths who cause trouble at the waterfront are being told: 'You're not above the law.'