1st March 1958
Jersey buys Fort Regent
The States of Jersey bought Fort Regent from the British government for £14,500, but initially was unsure what to do with the site. Plans for its development were finally approved in principle in 1961.
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Other events that occured in March
Sir Stephen Dalton is appointed Lieutenant Governor
- Sir Stephen Dalton was born in Leicester and pursued a military career that culminated in an appointment as Jersey’s 42nd Lieutenant Governor
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Missing banker is discovered in a Jersey cave
- A banker from Glasgow was missing for two weeks before his body was discovered in the Pirate Cave at Corbiere.
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Newspapers demand corporal punishment
- Newspapers demanded that a French labourer to be given corporal punishment for attacking a woman and leaving her for dead in St Martin.
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Condor Liberation enters service
- Condor described its £50m catamaran, Liberation, as a state of the art high speed ferry that would increase capacity and comfort.
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