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TWO people who go to great lengths to raise funds for charity spent six hours last Saturday cycling on the spot in Marks and Spencer.

While some people might have been enjoying a candlelit dinner on Valentine’s Day evening, friends and members of Dance St Helier were rock ‘n rolling at the Town Hall.

THE Jersey Surf School took the top honours at the Jersey Enterprise Awards last night.

RED noses, a Michelin-starred chef and a race to rival all endurance events were tossed into the mix by Islanders this Pancake Day.

From Patrick Cooper. WHEN I lived in the UK I used to work for a major supermarket chain, so I have a better knowledge than most of the ways in which product promotions are used to entice and encourage customers to shop in stores. I have also become pretty aware of value for money.

From Sam Wiseman. IN all the planning to fill the town with additional shops, I find myself wondering why we have not considered the introduction of a shop like Tesco Extra.

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy faces an anxious wait for hospital checks after pricking his hand on a used syringe left in a park.

From Kay Laverty. IN relation to the reduction of public costs, as a member of a Parish in Bloom Committee I have observed at first hand the effects of cutting back on manpower on the gardens and areas around our ‘jewel in the crown’, Gorey Castle.

ABOUT 9,000 Islanders currently living in lodging accommodation may be given the legal protection of a tenancy agreement in future.

From John Cornick. IN response to Mr Caree’s letter (JEP, 21 February) regarding his 4×4, I feel that his ‘couldn’t care less’ attitude makes a mockery of all that is environmentally correct in our society.