From Keith Shaw. I HAVE just read your front page report (JEP, 16 March) claiming that Senator Alan Maclean supports the scrapping of existing countryside protection, in favour of the building of a new supermarket. One reason he gave was the benefits to local consumers, but I guess there would be considerable benefits to a […]
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Enterprise awards evening a sell-out
The 2010 Jersey Enterprise Awards gala evening to be held at Fort Regent next Friday is a sell out.
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A minister spread too thinly
LAST year, six per cent fewer holidaymakers came to Jersey than in 2008.
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Minister: Relax planning rules for supermarket
Protection for the countryside should be scrapped so that a new large supermarket can be built on the outskirts of town, according to a controversial new States report.
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Consumer protection at last?
MINISTERS this morning announced the first major step towards creating a new consumer law to protect Islanders from rogue and unfair traders.
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Even when the outcome of an event seems certain, things can still go wrong
WHEN a previous shift of Charlie Chuckle’s Laughter Factory voted in 1997 for a town park to celebrate the millennium, the bright spark who drafted the projet made a glaring error.
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Cobra founder at awards night
THE eighth annual Jersey Enterprise Awards will be held next month and the keynote speaker has been confirmed as Lord Bilimoria, the entrepreneur and life peer who co-founded Cobra Beer.
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Old Harbour plans put on hold as Minister steps in
ECONOMIC Minister Alan Maclean has ordered plans to redevelop the Old Harbour to be suspended after strong opposition from boat owners.
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Minister defends lawyers against cartel allegation
LAWYERS do not have a cartel and only charge high fees because of the complex and specialist nature of their work, says Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean.
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Picnickers in the ‘park’
SEVERAL hundred St Helier residents got a glimpse on Sunday of what they could do if there was a town park.
