STATES Members threw out Senator Stuart Syvret’s attempt to remove the Council of Ministers yesterday. By a majority of 41 to eight, they rejected his calls to support a vote of no confidence in Chief Minister Frank Walker and his nine ministers. The vote came after around seven hours of debate and with only four […]
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A Week in Politics
LOOKING back it seems so obvious now – I was wrong. Not just wrong, but thick, dumb and wholly incorrect.
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Housing to go green on site at Le Squez
THE Housing department intend to lead the way in green development by making 155 new homes at a Le Squez housing estate carbon-neutral.
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Concrete starts to fall from Convent Court
CONCRETE is falling off Convent Court and the tower block will have to be pulled down within the next 18 months, according to Housing Minister Terry Le Main.
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Town pub: Brewery and residents in deadlock
THE brewery which owns the Eagle Tavern appeared to have failed last night to convince residents who live nearby that the pub could become a good neighbour if it was reopened.
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States tenant ‘had to cook by candlelight’
A STATES tenant cooked her meals by candlelight because she had been asked by Housing to settle arrears before a wiring fault was repaired, States Members were told yesterday.
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Getting on like a house on fire . . .
SOME ministers from Jersey and Guernsey may not be on the best of terms, but Housing Minister Terry Le Main visited his Guernsey counterpart yesterday for a tour of the islands’ estates.
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Access plan would ‘maroon’ residents
TOWN residents say their houses will be turned into a traffic island if a developer turns a grassy track into an access route.
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Island Plan crusade launched by Deputy
THE Island Plan, hailed as a blueprint to control development in Jersey, is flawed, says the previous chairman of the planning sub-committee.
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Residents tell Planning of their objections to flats development
TOWN residents met Planning today to object to a residential development in Clearview Street.
