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From Joe Castellino. CHRIS Thomas’s letter (JEP, 17 December) has hit the nail on the head. He highlighted a major problem for Island residents with a Jersey Home Loans mortgage and action should be taken immediately to prevent this mortgage lender’s exploitation of their Jersey home-owning customers.

JERSEY’S Woolworths store will close a week today after more than 86 years of trading in the Island.

YOUNGSTERS completed their Jersey Triathlon Club Aquathon Series with some great racing at Les Quennevais on Sunday morning.

ISLANDERS have been urged to report bouts of food poisoning.

From Dave Le Peurian. WELL, what a surprise, the ‘old boy’ network is at it again in the States, with Senator Le Sueur grooming Senator Ozouf for the position of Chief Minister when it becomes vacant in three years’ time.

JERSEY’S red squirrel population could soon be helped if landowners and farmers agree to have trees or hedges planted on their land.

From Terry Connor. SO here we go again – another Chief Minister elected democratically in secret and, like his predecessor, he had the intelligence not to approach the electorate for revalidation of his Senatorial status before advancing his name for the top job.

MONEY could be withdrawn from dormant Jersey bank accounts and donated to charities or used to run schemes to benefit the Island, it has been revealed.

From Dave Le Corre. IT was interesting to read Senator Alan Maclean’s comments regarding HD Ferries and the level playing field with Condor.

From Mike Broughton. TROLLING along Victoria Avenue away from town in a steady stream, just past the traffic lights by La Motte Garage, at a steady 39–40 mph, I was overtaken by five cars all rushing to get to the filter-in-turn first. Guess what? Each one was a BMW.