GET this: ministers are obsessed with secrecy and hoarding power, States sittings are a boring nightmare of repetition, stupid questions and pointless debates on the whims of individual Members, and five years of the ministerial system has created an atmosphere of antagonism and suspicion within the States Chamber.
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Living Legend homes plan is rejected
PLANS to demolish the Living Legend to build 65 homes on the St Peter tourist attraction site have been refused by Planning.
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Revised north of town plan unveiled
WITH the States about to debate a proposal to set a December deadline for work to start on the town park this week, a revised North of Town Masterplan has just been revealed.
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Zephyrus flats ‘a step in right direction’
THE Planning department is moving in the right direction at the Waterfront, according the Deputy of St Mary, a long-standing campaigner for the environment.
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Minister passes plan for Waterfront flats
PLANS to build five blocks of flats near the Radisson hotel on the Waterfront have been approved by the Environment Minister.
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‘Killer’ gas detectors a legal requirement?
CARBON monoxide alarms could soon have to be fitted in homes when a new combustion heating appliance is installed. Environment Minister Freddie Cohen announced today that he intended to change building by-laws to make detectors of the killer gas a legal requirement. The change would affect any dwelling with newly-installed solid fuel open fires, wood […]
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Buildings must be sympathetic to the surroundings as sculpted by nature or made by man
EVERYONE has a favourite patch of the Island’s turf, be it a particular gully at low water, a certain stretch of the north coast, a wooded valley or the twists and turns of a network of lanes.
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Rezoning vote undermines minister’s deal with Dandara
ENVIRONMENT Minister Freddie Cohen says that he has been left in an extremely difficult position after the States agreed to rezone a field near the former Jersey Dairy site.
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1937 Airport terminal to be protected
PLANS to list the 1937 Airport terminal building to protect it for future generations are being considered by Environment Minister Freddie Cohen.
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Are we in another fine mess?
ALTHOUGH the Environment department has emphatically pleaded not guilty to all charges of irregular conduct in respect of the new incinerator at La Collette, a year-long Scrutiny investigation has posed serious questions about the project.
