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IN the calm before the storm, it is probably best to take cover. And if the financial tempest making its way from the north is as bad as everyone is saying, you might as well make a dash for a new car.

CREDIT-crunched bargain hunters are hitting charity shops in their droves in a bid to beat the financial crisis.

WHEN Mary Ann beers returned to Island shelves recently, the JEP published an old picture of a group of pub landlords.

From John Storey. I THINK I was right about calling our States Members inept in a previous letter. We now learn (JEP, 28 January) that the retirement age may have to be increased.

THIRD-PLACED Jersey RFC take on seventh-placed Old Albanians, who beat them 25-20 away from home earlier this season, with Jersey coach Ben Harvey asserting that: ‘It isn’t a grudge match, it’s a re-match.’

EIGHT men have received medals for long service and good conduct at a ceremony at Government House. The Lieutenant-Governor, Lieutenant-General Andrew Ridgway, presented the medals to seven officers from the States Police and one Ambulance Service employee.

A FORMER senior adviser at the Bank of England has been appointed as a commissioner of the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

From Lady Broomfield. A RECENT walk with my dogs over the dunes at St Ouen’s Bay, which were scattered with dogs’ mess even though there was a litter bin there (flanked by an empty plastic bag holder), made me think of ways in which the vets of the Island might be able to help.

Dennis Hobson is the boxing promoter who is bringing a world title eliminator to the Hotel de France on Valentine’s Day

WORLD-class high-speed broadband should be available in every Island home as soon as possible, the Treasury Minister said today.