2nd November 2010
Liberty Wharf shopping centre opens
St Helier’s £40m Liberty Wharf occupies a former Victorian abattoir, and retains many of the listed building’s original features. The first tenant announced, several months before opening, was Marks & Spencer’s homeware department, but the first shop to open was Pasty Presto, which sold pasties imported from Cornwall.
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Other events that occured in November
Jack Higgins’ Night of the Fox is broadcast
- Jack Higgins' Jersey-set story, Night of the Fox, was broadcast on television in 1990, starring George Peppard.
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Jersey’s first pillar box is installed
- The first pillar box to be erected in Jersey appeared in 1852 under guidance from novelist Anthony Trollope.
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Diarist and deacon Jen Chevalier dies
- Born in 1589, Jean Chevalier’s diaries describe life in Jersey at a time when the crown and the state were frequently at odds.
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Fire service cleans up corrosive spill at the power station
- A corrosive spill at the power station managed to eat through two pumps before it could all be gathered up and safely contained.
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