Housing Minister news


More social housing is needed in rural area, says minister

MORE social housing needs to be built in the rural area, Housing minister Dave Jones has said.


Criticism is a result of the system

Writing in this page on Monday, the Housing minister made some interesting points about what he considered to be unwarranted criticism of States members by a correspondent to this newspaper and, in the course of his detailed reply, made some further observations.


Anti-incinerator campaigners hand over 3,000 names…

MORE than 3,000 people have signed a petition urging the States to say no to Public Services’ £93.5m. waste plant.


Keep asking the difficult questions

AN EXCHANGE in the States yesterday between Housing minister Dave Jones and Health and Social Services member Mike Hadley over licence issues was an interesting illustration of how the Assembly has changed over the years.


Longer licences ‘breach policy on population’

HOUSING has hit back at criticism over its licensing regime.


‘Jersey power rests behind closed doors’

JERSEY’S political system ‘is little more than an elected dictatorship’ according to a member of Guernsey’s Policy Council.


‘Wrong place’ housing scheme is defended

HOUSING is tearing down sound family homes so that bungalows for the older tenants can be built in the wrong place, according to a former estate agent and builder.


Bungalow plan for Mont Arrive

STATES houses at Mont Arrive are to be replaced with bungalows designed for older people.

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