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A YOUNG man from Slovakia died while swimming in St Brelade’s Bay yesterday.

SIX friends have raised £5,000 for Cancer Research after completing a 181-mile coast-to-coast bike ride.

CREATING more nursery classes or creating a private and public partnership are Islanders’ two favoured options for sorting out Jersey’s unfair nursery system.

From Ruth Nelson. WITH reference to the lawsuit filed in an attempt to force the Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, to appoint UK judges to hear cases in Jersey (JEP, 13 August), I would be glad of enlightenment for, simple country girl that I am (to paraphrase Helier Clement), I have always assumed this wonderful Island, [...]

A GUERNSEY fund administration firm which opened a Jersey operation earlier this year has been bought by its management and backers RJD Partners for around £25 million.

I HOPE I’m not the only one to feel more than a tinge of pride at the contents of the recent letter from Mike and Pat Reynolds, who are on holiday in the Island with a group of 14 or so deaf people from the Midlands.

NICK Saunders repeated his success of last year by winning the annual Ogier Jersey Triathlon yesterday.

From Don Filleul. I AM seriously concerned about the future of that magnificent property at Haut de la Garenne and write to seek support for its retention and use by the Youth Hostel Association.

THE Fairtrade campaigner Daniel Wimberley is running for Senator.

JERSEY milk, cream, butter and yoghurt have been tasting success in the UK.