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Following Friday’s announcement of the measures – including the creation of a new independent organisation to replace Jersey Tourism – hoteliers, restaurant owners and travel companies have welcomed the fresh approach to promoting Jersey.

The Jersey International Air Display has entertained Islanders and tourists for decades with appearances by the Red Arrows and other iconic aircraft including the Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster.

The seasonally adjusted figures – which iron out the variations caused by seasonal work – show that 1,780 people were out of work last month, 20 fewer than during the previous month and 50 fewer than the average recorded for the previous three months.

Economic Development MInister Alan Maclean wants to strike out any debate on increasing protection for Jersey’s protected green zone and Coastal National Park and has lodged a proposition to cut it from a forthcoming discussion on possible changes to the Island Plan 2011, which governs land use in Jersey.

Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean said that he would support a review of planning priorities to allow a sizeable site to be rezoned in town to accommodate the likes of an Aldi, Lidl or Tesco store.

Figures out today show that last month 1,750 people were registered as actively seeking work – 60 fewer than in November and the lowest number recorded since October 2012.

And Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean said that the report showed that the market for the sale of cigarettes in the Island was ‘not functioning effectively and was not fully open and competitive’.