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Agathangelou’s golden strike

JERSEY badminton player Mariana Agathangelou’s new partnership with Scotland’s Jillie Cooper is going from strength to strength, with another gold medal to their name after victory in the Welsh International at Cardiff.

Suited to play boules

A NEW sporting challenge has taken hold at the Weighbridge.

Here in Jersey, B&Q’s sales are up by nine per cent

From Chris Davies, store manager. I AM writing with reference to your article on B&Q’s third quarter results printed in your newspaper on 27 November.

Turner reaches Games qualifying mark again

DESPITE suffering serious distractions from some of shooting’s leading names, Jersey air rifle marksman David Turner still managed to record a qualifying score for the Commonwealth Games this weekend.

Reasons for Greenfields dismissal

HEALTH Minister Ben Shenton has revealed why Greenfields manager Simon Bellwood was sacked last year.

GST: A little too much irony in this headline

From Dave Medder. THANK you for publishing my ‘Vote for us’ letter (JEP, 26 November).

Surfers happy to get the hump

WAVES were not the only things Jersey’s best young surfers had to ride as a major international competition got under way in Morocco over the weekend.

Kittens killed in fire tragedy

A FAMILY has been left devastated after a fire severely damaged their home and killed their kittens.

A key part of every child’s syllabus

From Joseph Labia. ONE hopes that the Island’s new States Members are well grounded in economics.

Traffic hit as water main bursts

THE earth moved in St Peter on Saturday afternoon when a burst water pipe caused part of the road to collapse.