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Community centre at Fort pool?

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FORT Regent’s derelict swimming pool could be turned into a huge community centre for the Island.

Failures who reap a rich harvest

FAILED chief executives do it, shamed civil servants do it, even dribbling football stars do it . . . when you mess up big-time or your performance slumps, you feather your exit with a big reward.

Battle people: Tony Beaumont

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Despite being retired, 69-year-old Tony Beaumont dedicates much of his time to the Battle of Flowers, as the parade’s arena construction manager. He lives with his wife Irene in St Clement.

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The use of Jersey Enterprise

THE Economic Development department is seeking feedback from businesses on the work of Jersey Enterprise.

The art of learning

WITH the rocks at Corbière just feet away from their seaside home, it is hard to imagine why the Rolls family felt the need to leave Jersey.

Poised to set Island record

TEENAGE left-arm spin bowler Ben Stevens has been included in Jersey’s 13-player squad to face Guernsey in the HSBC inter-insular at Grainville this weekend.

Highlands should be celebrated

From Lorraine Fiander-Hill
I REFER to your report (JEP, 29 July) in which Senator Philip Ozouf is reported to say that students are arriving at Highlands College without the reading and writing skills that should have been learned at secondary school.

Raising the bar for equality

WITH this year’s important States elections only a matter of weeks away, voters should by now be making a three-fold resolution: To ensure that they are registered to vote; to use their votes; and to use them with care and discretion.

BBC radio presenter dies at 46

BBC Radio Jersey’s popular breakfast show presenter, John Uphoff, died this morning in Southampton Hospital.

Overseas aid: It does Jersey no good to disparage the efforts of neighbouring countries

From Brian Coutanche
CONVICTION politics and misleading soundbites were much in evidence in two recent pieces broadcast on Radio Jersey.