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THE potential for people with disabilities to find work and make progress into more fulfilling roles continues to improve, a recent training award event showed.

BY the end of the week there will be between four and 25 new Deputies eagerly waiting to take up their seats in the States.

JERSEY badminton stars Elizabeth Cann and Mariana Agathangelou have taken singles and doubles titles at this year’s Bank of Scotland International Championships in Glasgow.

JERSEY-based listed home shopping company Flying Brands is no longer in takeover talks.

THE vital role that volunteering plays not only in the social life of a community but also in economic terms was highlighted at the recent conference led by Volunteering England chairman Justin Davis Smith.

FINANCE companies in Jersey should consider allowing their staff one day a month to volunteer and give something back to the community.

From Paul St John Turner. THE proposed Budget amendments made by Senator-elect Sarah Ferguson and Deputy James Reed concerning ‘20% means 20%’ income tax, to mitigate the effect of this on Middle Jersey, seem both fair and appropriate for present circumstances.

‘Disappointing, boring and deeply uninspiring.’

WHILE I can perhaps understand the thinking behind the reluctance of the Youth Hostels Association to rush back to Haut de la Garenne, that does not mean I wholeheartedly support it.

JERSEY’S young team suffered the heartache of defeat in the Ambassadeur Bowl Under-21 Muratti at Springfield on Saturday after Guernsey pulled back a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 after extra time.