THE government’s development company has been sent back to the drawing board over its plans to transform a large area of the Waterfront. Its proposal to build nearly 1,000 homes and £150 million worth of facilities for the public – including a new swimming pool, cinema, outdoor lido and slipway at West Park – on […]
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Waste mounds could get bigger after minister wins vote
LARGE mounds full of hazardous waste that the government has been dumping at La Collette without planning permission could get even bigger, after the States Assembly overwhelmingly backed a proposition from the Infrastructure Minister. Members voted 39 to three in support of a proposal by Deputy Tom Binet to extend the life of the ‘waste […]
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Historic St Saviour farm given to the National Trust for Jersey
A ST Saviour farm with 18th century origins has been given to the National Trust for Jersey. La Ronde Porte, a two-storey farmhouse on Grande Route de St Martin, has been bequeathed to the organisation by the late Philip Le Sueur, who requested that the trust should retain the property. The farmhouse, which is set […]
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Plan for 262 homes in St Helier to be decided on this week
A MAJOR redevelopment scheme in the north of town – which would include building 262 homes – is due to go before the Planning Committee on Thursday. The group of politicians, led by the Constable of Trinity, Philip Le Sueur, will determine an application from Dandara, which is hoping to develop the former Ann Street […]
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Jersey Alliance yet to decide future as sole elected Member quits
THE Jersey Alliance has no current plans to fold – despite losing its only elected member – its former leader has said. Sir Mark Boleat, who said his role as party leader ceased to exist after the election, admitted that the results had been ‘heard loud and clear’ but that discussions as to whether the […]
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Rates are on the rise
RATES are set to rise across the board this year, with the Islandwide rate going up for all property owners and tenants, and individual parishes facing increasing costs. The Islandwide domestic rate – which is collected by the parishes but passed on to the government to fund welfare – is increasing from 0.8p per quarter […]
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Jersey's toxic mounds are here to stay… but what next?
LARGE ‘illegal’ mounds of contaminated waste – which have grown without planning permission – finally have official approval, two decades after they began to be formed. On Thursday, the Planning Committee approved a retrospective application that sanctions the construction of a so-called ‘eastern headland’, which runs south of the incinerator and is clearly visible from […]
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Planning committee rejects plans for care-village off Plat Douet Road
PLANS to build nearly 70 homes and a ‘dementia and care village’ off Plat Douet Road have been rejected by the Planning Committee. The proposals – which included demolishing disused homes, offices and a warehouse and replacing them with 66 apartments and the 127-bed ‘village’ – had been recommended for approval by the Planning Department. […]
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Election 2022: Results
Deputy of St Helier South (four seats) Mezec 955, Coles 713, Poree 679, David Warr 616, Labey 591, Martin 496, Le Cornu 418, Jeune 277, Manning 276, Hopkins 247, Luce 220 Deputy of St Helier North (four seats) Gardiner 1665, Le Hegarat 1268, Andrews 1136, Ahier 999, Romeril 737, Pointon 656, Vibert 454 Deputy of […]
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Bid to get Senators back not over yet, says Deputy
MOVES to reinstate the role of Senator are ‘by no means off the table’, according to the politician behind the proposition to restore the Islandwide mandate, which was narrowly defeated in the States. Deputy Ian Gorst was defiant after seeing his proposals knocked back by 24 votes to 23 after a debate lasting more than […]
