TRINITY has become the fourth parish to have received accreditation as a “Jersey Living Wage” employer – with those behind the campaign hoping the remaining parishes will “follow the example” and sign up. The accreditation was secured through a campaign run by Catholic social action charity Caritas Jersey, which is licensed by the Living Wage […]
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Parish votes to buy plot for £180k to secure control over future use
TRINITY parishioners have agreed to buy a plot of land for £180,000 to secure control over its future use following a failed bid to build a luxury house there. The purchase of the small parcel at La Verte Rue, bordering the road and the parish’s Maisons Cabot retirement homes, was agreed at a well-attended parish […]
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Politicians reject Grouville housing scheme over ‘immense impact’ concerns
PLANS to build four houses on a coastal site in Grouville have been turned down by the Planning Committee. Politicians voted by six to one to go against a planning officer’s recommendation for the approval of the scheme at La Mielle du Parcq. The application would have involved the demolition of an existing five-bedroom property […]
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First spade in the ground for new Les Amis specialist nursing facility
THE first symbolic spades hit the ground this week for a new five-bedroom nursing and complex needs facility that will support Islanders with learning disabilities. Les Amis trustees were joined by Trinity Constable Philip Le Sueur on Wednesday to ceremonially break ground on “Project Trinity”. Construction work on the Rue de Bechet site is scheduled […]
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Extra unit added to St Brelade housing scheme
DANDARA has succeeded in gaining approval for an additional apartment to be added to a scheme in St Brelade despite opposition from nearby residents. The developer’s scheme for the site at Fair Acre on Route Orange will now feature 14 residential units after members of the Planning Committee voted unanimously in favour of revised plans. […]
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Former coach depot in La Colomberie to be replaced with 29 flats
THE former coach depot and electrical store at La Colomberie will be demolished and replaced with 29 apartments, one office and a shop, after planning permission was granted yesterday. The Planning Committee – a group of politicians who decide larger and more contentious applications – unanimously gave permission for the development, which kinks round from […]
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St Lawrence cattery and St Ouen homes proposals to come before Planning Committee today
PLANS to build a cattery in St Lawrence and “affordable” homes in St Ouen were among the applications due to come before the Planning Committee on Thursday. The committee – a group of politicians who meet to decide on more controversial applications – was due to decide whether the “small-scale” 13-pen cattery should be built […]
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Mad Mary says she is ‘so happy’ to be back
A BEACH café at Bouley Bay has reopened after being closed for several weeks as it had to relocate to a new spot in the bay. Mad Mary’s owner Mary Tunney said it was “amazing” to be back open. The café successfully applied for planning permission to move around 100 metres to the west while […]
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Planning Committee rejects 600sq-m shed in St John
A FARMER in St John has had his bid to build a new 600sq-m shed rejected by the Planning Committee. Parishioners turned out in force at the meeting on Thursday 16 January seeking to persuade committee members to back a recommendation from planning officers that the application, which was lodged by Jonathan Le Feuvre, should […]
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‘Heartbreaking’ vandalism at 18th-century farmhouse
VANDALS have caused extensive damage to a listed 18th-century farmhouse which was bequeathed to the National Trust for Jersey by the property’s late owner. Described as “heartbreaking” by the trust’s chief executive, Alan Le Maistre, the vandalism at La Ronde Porte included the smashing of every glass window in the property, doors being kicked in, […]
