From Lyndon Farnham. I RECENTLY wrote to all States Members asking them to request the JEC to hold or reduce the proposed 24 per cent increase in their tariffs which have become effective from 1 January 2009. May I first set the record straight in relation to your correspondent, David O’Byrne, who stated that I, […]
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£100m for housing estates
MORE than £100 million will be spent repairing run-down housing estates because they have been neglected for so long. A massive five-year refurbishment programme is under way and it is currently costing up to £80,000 a property to repair some homes. This week Housing Minister Terry Le Main and members of his department showed the […]
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Warning over building costs
A WARNING that Island construction firms could fleece taxpayers by abusing the multi-million-pound economic stimulus package has been issued by Consumer Council chairman Alan Breckon.
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Call to double Woolies payment
SENATOR Alan Breckon has called for the States to pay former Woolworths staff almost £290,000 in compensation – more than double the figure already requested. Earlier this month Deputy Geoff Southern lodged a proposition asking the Treasury and Resources department to pay the workers the £139,500 that they would have been entitled to if they […]
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And he’s off!
FIVE months ago, he romped home in second place out of a 21-strong field – beating the odds and confounding the bookies. But last week Senator Alan Breckon failed to even make the starting line after ditching the day job and taking a trip to the Cheltenham races while States Members were reappointing him as […]
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What a waste!
ISLANDERS are throwing away up to a staggering 20,000 tonnes of food every year, according to the Consumer Council.
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New year call to Islanders
EVERY Islander has a part to play to make Jersey a great place to live in, according to the new Chief Minister. In a New Year’s message published on the States website, Senator Terry Le Sueur also thanks people who give up their time to voluntary organisations to help to look after the vulnerable over […]
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A Week in Politics
IT’S a funny thing, your first States sitting. The first one that I remember doing was a Budget meeting, probably in 2000 or 2001, and being confused about how States spending rose relentlessly without anything significant to show for it. I suppose I still am.
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A crucial aid for the consumer
IN spite of having polled the second-highest vote in last year’s Senatorial election, Senator Alan Breckon has failed to win a place on the Council of Ministers.
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A Week in Politics
IT was a strange coalition that handed ministers an embarrassing defeat over duty hikes in the Budget last week: some came from the left, some came from the right, and some came along because they don’t like the Treasury Minister.
