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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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