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JERSEY’S Paralympic gold medal winner returned from Beijing yesterday.

MORE coaches are needed to develop netball in the south west region – and Jersey is no exception, says current England international netballer Jo Binns.

JERSEY’S funds industry will be put under the spotlight at a debate in London next month.

From Bridget Murphy. LIKE some people, Anna Plunkett-Cole (JEP, 20 September) does not like the Radisson Hotel at the Waterfront, and guffawed at the idea that colour would make a difference, as suggested by Esplanade Quarter architect Jim Greaves.

CROQUET is an unnerving game. Having covered it, first, nearly 20 years ago, at the Wanderers’ football ground on a bumpy pitch, when I watched one of the players blatantly cheat by kicking his ball towards the hoops when he thought no-one else was looking, I have long been fascinated by its intricacies. CROQUET is [...]

TWENTY-ONE candidates have joined the race for six Senatorial seats in the coming election.

From Francis Haydon. I WONDER if Senator Kinnard has thought through all the complications which will arise if the proposed anti-discrimination law is applied to sexism.

THIS man is wanted by police in connection with a series of house burglaries in Jersey.

From Ed Le Quesne. I STRONGLY support the call by Francis Le Gresley for a bank deposit support scheme to be put in place for Jersey residents. I would put it alongside the call for an ombudsman that is raised from time to time then quietly dropped and question again the policy of only admitting [...]

FINALLY, farewell, Roy Smith, who has announced his intention of giving up powerboat racing after 25 years. The former world champion has always been open, modest, and a pleasure to talk to.