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ISLAND tennis must up its game to attract more world-class players to future big-money tournaments in Jersey, says Channel Islands Lawn Tennis Association manager Hugh Raymond.

RWB won the Channel Islands Club Championship on Sunday – for the seventh consecutive time.

From Chris Perkins. WITH reference to the environment being under attack, it should be noted that the government has said that ‘nature . . . where life is reproduced and exists, has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its processes in evolution.

A WAR game which is illegal in many countries could be allowed in a field in Trinity.

From Kim Hanson. THERE has been much media coverage of Esplanade Quarter. I am all for healthy competition, but why is it necessary to recruit construction workers from outside the Island?

THE Youth Hostels Association announced this morning that they would not be going back to Haut de la Garenne – because the police have left it in such a poor state of repair.

From Nigel Ryall, manager. I READ with interest the letter ‘Does your face fit?’ (14 November).

AN exhaustive investigation and Scrutiny inquiry has been promised to ensure that the right developer gets the contract for the £350-million Esplanade Quarter site.

From John Wileman. THE current edition of The Week magazine reports that the new Ferrari California is priced at £143,000 and can achieve 0-62 mph in fewer than four seconds. The article continues: ‘It’s a good choice in these straitened times.’

POLITICAL apathy was evident in St Helier last night as fewer than 50 people turned up for their district hustings.