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THE Island should be looking to the creative industries to replace the finance industry in future, a former senior banker told an audience of business leaders this week.

SO who are we to believe? The Treasury Minister, who tells us that working differently should be able to save the States £50m a year, or at least most of it? Or the union leader who tells us that 400 jobs will have to go in one department alone?

AS a result of a States decision, cyclists below the age of 18 will now be obliged to wear protective helmets, though these will remain a matter of personal choice for adults.

From Andrew Lewis. I HAVE been following the trail of letters outlining the pros and cons of cycle helmets in this column for some weeks.

JERSEY’S Health department spent £2.25 million on combating swine flu, it has been revealed.

JERSEY and Guernsey’s football associations are miles apart in their plans for increasing competitive matches for the islands’ top players.

FAMILIES could be spared devastating ordeals by yesterday’s States decision to force under-18s to wear cycle helmets, according to Deputy Andrew Green.

From Darius Pearce. I WAS moved to write by the headline of 8 March: 400 Health jobs ‘in cash crisis threat’.

THE former Ann Court site will be used for housing, not a multi-storey car park, the States have agreed.

GUERNSEY may still build a £93 million incinerator, even though their States Members shelved the idea last month.