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JERSEY’S Cyril Renouf finished top bowler in the individual standings at the European Team Championships in Cyprus yesterday.

JERSEY RFC’s under-19 squad bid to create history by reaching the quarter-finals of the National Colts Plate tomorrow.

From Senator Jim Perchard. WE live in an internet age. Communicating to people around the world is a matter of a few clicks of the mouse.

A PETITION to the Queen asking for her assistance to help Islanders recover money trapped in frozen accounts at an Icelandic-owned Guernsey bank was handed into Government House this week.

A MAJOR investigation into Jersey’s mortgage market is under way following allegations that Jersey Home Loans has ‘unfairly treated’ customers.

From D Le Plongeon. READING the JEP of 18 February, I see that our Environment Minister has approved another monstrosity, with 196 flats, 16 sheltered apartments, a 60-bedroom nursing home and a pre-school nursery with parking for 281 cars at Westmount.

AN investigation is under way after 70 guests and staff had to be evacuated from the Radisson hotel on the Waterfront after a small fire broke out on the third floor yesterday.

From Vera Moody. OH, how I agree with Betty Brooke (JEP, 21 February) about the forthcoming closure of the Poundworld shops. These small, locally owned shops will be sorely missed for the type of goods they sell.

From Madeline Bates. I FIND it rather amusing that the headline on your report (JEP, 25 February) regarding research on language has the word ‘invite’ (a verb), when it should be ‘invitation’ (a noun).

THE Kooks have been confirmed as the Sunday night headline act at this year’s Jersey Live Festival.