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HEADTEACHERS mounted a robust defence of methods used in States secondary schools to deal with pupils with difficulties, when they appeared before a Scrutiny panel yesterday.

PLANS for the demolition of the Fort d’Auvergne Hotel at Havre des Pas and the construction of 37 flats have been approved.

From Brian Villette. DOES Environment Minister Freddie Cohen not listen to the voters and has he not heard the protests against the construction of tall buildings recently concerning the waterfront?

THE axing of 80 jobs at Jersey Telecom should come as no surprise, given the company’s recent history.

Investic Jersey men’s hockey team captain Mark Dicker is confident that Jersey can play well and win their third round Hockey Association Men’s Trophy match away to Maidenhead tomorrow.

MORE than one in four Islanders have now had the swine flu jab.

THE battle to get into the top flight of the Dominion Winter Netball League is simmering nicely.

From Nick Palmer. ONCE again, those in our government (and their expensive advisers) fail to demonstrate ‘joined up thinking’.

THE issue of people trafficking was raised yesterday at a demonstration in the Royal Square.

A JERSEYMAN accused of paying £2,000 to import racist CDs into Jersey told a London court yesterday that the money was for a series of hard-rock gigs in east London.