A PLAN to turn a former St Brelade pub into a ‘secure horticultural laboratory’ has been approved by the Planning Committee despite concerns over the ‘mystery’ future use of the site.
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Jersey Post loss was ‘not totally unexpected’
A £437,000 loss made by Jersey Post last year was ‘not totally unexpected’, the Assistant Treasury Minister has said.
GST rise ‘unlikely for some time’
JERSEY is in ‘no rush’ to increase GST or any other taxes, with its finances less damaged by the pandemic than was initially feared, the Assistant Treasury Minister has said.
‘Highly unlikely’ that Spend Local cards will be topped up
JERSEY’S Spend Local voucher scheme, which gave Islanders £100 to spend in local businesses, is due to be introduced in Northern Ireland – but it is ‘highly unlikely’ that the local cards will be topped up, a States Member has said.
Assistant minister’s tweets draw criticism
AN assistant minister has said controversy surrounding a tweet he posted is a ‘bit of a storm in a teacup’, before apologising to those he may have offended.
Jersey Post defends £134K bonus award despite losses
TAXPAYER-OWNED Jersey Post has defended paying bonuses totalling £134,000 to two executives – in a year that it posted a £400,000 operating loss.
Record debt level will be a risk, says Scrutiny chief
THE government is putting the next generation of Islanders at risk by moving to take out record levels of debt while ‘speculating’ that its cash reserves will continue increasing in value, a Scrutiny head has said.
Quite what will happen during the reform debate in the House on 20 April is anyone’s guess
WHEN is a States decision not a States decision? No, this isn’t the start of one of Deputy Lindsay Ash’s jokes, but a serious question that once again has been raised this week as the Assembly prepares to (yet again) discuss the age old matter of electoral reform.
‘Freddie’s Law’ move prompts a review of Island road safety
A ROAD safety review will be carried out following a campaign led by the mother of a teenage boy who was knocked off his bike and seriously injured.
Hundreds of homes planned for town hotel sites
HUNDREDS of new homes on the sites of hotels are being proposed for St Helier – with a 25% payment-deferral scheme to help first-time buyers.

