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HERSELF and I are acquainted (although far from friends) with a couple who used to live not far from Chez Clement.

THINGS are getting weird when the Conservative Party starts following the Jersey Democratic Alliance’s lead on policy.

STATES housing has been underfunded for many years and upgrading homes to decent standards is impossible under the current system, according to a damning leaked report.

THIS week the Council of Ministers is presenting its business plan to the States in the anticipation of building a solid framework for next year’s round of public spending.

JERSEY Connections has had another success in that the Noel family have been in touch with Iain Sutherland, of Poole, in Dorset.

JERSEY have moved to third place in the National Division 3 Rugby League after beating Sutton and Epsom by 45-0 at St Peter on Saturday.

A GROUP of Islanders are this week trekking across Peru to raise money for charity.

From Gary McDonald. I WANT to say how much I appreciated the article by Carl Walker on junior football (JEP, 12 September).

THE chairman of Huelin-Renouf Shipping, Roger Bale, has retired after a quarter of a century in the position.

So winter draws on, and perhaps a waterproof too. The thought of a few months of winter weather should not worry a reasonably well equipped cyclist.