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HOCKEY - Taylor-made victory: Investec Jersey Hockey Club veterans defeated HA Vets Cup favourites Slough 5-0 away yesterday to reach the semi-finals of the competition for the first time ever. Peter Taylor scored a hat-trick and Mark Bailey and Jerry Bolton singles while goalkeeper Paul Duckworth excelled by saving a penalty flick.

SPORTING Academics won promotion back to Division I following a four-year absence after defeating St Brelade 4-2 win at the IJ Bathe Field on Saturday afternoon.

JERSEY won through to the Cimandis Muratti Vase final against Guernsey on 5 May with a convincing 7-0 semi-final victory away to Alderney at Mount Hale on Saturday.

JERSEY RFC U18s still have a firm grip on the Hampshire County Cup after once again snatching a victory, 16-13, from the jaws of defeat yesterday.

FOLLOWING Jersey's 14-6 defeat at Hayward's Heath on Saturday - their first of the season - the home side are now hot favourites for the title and automatic promotion into London Division I, while Jersey will almost certainly will be put to the test again in the play-offs.

WELL over 200 Islanders attended a rally in the Royal Square on Saturday arranged to allow people to express solidarity with victims of alleged child abuse at Haut de la Garenne.

A SOCIAL worker who claims that he was sacked after alleging that children were being mistreated at Greenfields was due to take his case to an Employment Tribunal this lunchtime.

THE police have revealed new pictures of the cellar at Haut de la Garenne where children were allegedly secretly abused for years.

A YOUNG family had a lucky escape from a fire that totally destroyed a room in their house on Friday night.

FORMER police officers have tried to hamper the Haut de la Garenne inquiry by attempting to discredit and smear the leading officers involved, say the current investigating team.