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From Simon Crowcroft, Constable of St Helier. IN his letter (JEP, 10 August), Barrie Bertram wrongly supposes that St Helier’s new relationship with Funchal is to be ‘solely commemorated’ by the renaming of James Street.

EMPLOYEES of CPA Global have been leaving the office this week – to do some voluntary work at the Battle of Flowers.

TWO-and-a-half cheers for the geniuses who have apparently put the brake on the demise of the motor industry – for the time being, anyway.

FOR around a quarter of a century, Raymond and Jeanet Light have visited the Island every August to watch the Battle of Flowers.

THE world might be in throes of the worst recession in living memory but Jersey has so far weathered the storm of plummeting house prices.

HOLDERS St Paul’s eased into the football Charity Cup semi-finals last night following a deserved 3-0 victory against Jersey Scottish at Clos des Pauvres in St Saviour.

Iain Sutherland, of Poole in Dorset, has e-mailed in the hope of making contact with a John and Jean Noel, who are old friends of his father’s.

THE only contact most Islanders will ever have with Jersey’s lifeguards is being viewed through binoculars as they enjoy their day on the beach, quietly unaware that they are being watched by many pairs of protective eyes.

MINISTERS have reopened negotiations with unions over pay and cutbacks – but insist that they won’t budge over the £4 million cuts target and the pay freeze.

From Terry Connor. SO Senator Le Sueur said that he thought that it had been done, but didn’t actually bother to check.