PLANS to change the use of a car park in town into a skateboard park have been submitted to Planning by the Waterfront Enterprise Board. The application comes four months after the States agreed that they would construct a permanent skate park on the site of a warehouse at the New North Quay by the […]
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Standard Chartered Jersey Marathon 3km fun run (results)
DESPITE the rain, the wind and the crashing waves over the sea wall, nearly 250 people of all ages ran the 3km fun run, organised as part of the Standard Chartered Jersey Marathon on Sunday. The fun run, sponsored by the Jersey Evening Post, included races in four age categories for those who wanted to […]
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Wheels on a roll – at last!
YOUNGSTERS from St Saviour’s School made the most of the new £125,000 skate park which opened on Monday at the New North Quay. Children on bikes, skateboards and in-line skates can now enjoy the purpose-built facility that was opened by Deputy Ben Fox and Jake Hipwell, the president of the Channel Islands Skateboard Association. There […]
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A tied vote would have led to a run-off
IF Wednesday’s St Helier No 3 vote had been tied, a run-off election would have been held. Just one vote separated Deputy Ben Fox (698) and newcomer Suzette Hase (697) in fourth and fifth place in the district – meaning that he got in, and she did not. Although the Public Elections (Jersey) Law does […]
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Election result: St Helier No 3
After a recount, two Deputies were declared to have lost their seats in St Helier No 3. Transport Minister Guy de Faye and Overseas Aid chairman Jacqui Huet were unseated and Deputy Ben Fox only held onto his place in the States by one vote. Air Display organiser Mike Higgins and Headway founder Andrew Green […]
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Benefits all round from skate park
THE creation of a skate park might appear to be a triviality in comparison with major Island events and issues such as the recent elections, the selection of a new Council of Ministers or looming threats to the economy. However, for the relatively modest expenditure of £125,000, young Islanders have been provided with an excellent free facility that will undoubtedly pay dividends in a number of important areas.
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Constable refuses to pay up for youth project
THE Constable of St Helier, Simon Crowcroft, has called off a £60,000 youth project, prompting resignations from the parish’s Youth Committee.
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Review of 2008: November
THE political shake-up that failed to materialise during the Senatorial elections a month earlier finally arrived in the Deputies’ contest. There were 12 new Deputies voted into the 25 available seats – two of them members of the Jersey Democratic Alliance doubling their number of elected representatives – while five sitting Members, including the Transport […]
