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
Tarka the Otter released in cinemas
- Based on Henry Williamson’s novel of the same name, the screenplay for Tarka the Otter was co-written by Gerald Durrell, founder of Jersey Zoo.
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Jersey-set film Danger Route opens
- Danger Route told the story of a Second World War plot to knock off British scientists, masterminded in Jersey.
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France opens controversial Jersey consul
- France opened a consul in Jersey shortly after French emperor Napoleon had spoken out against the island in the press.
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Agent ZigZag is born
- Spy Eddie Chapman double-crossed the Germans during World War Two, earning himself the name Agent ZigZag.
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