The Council of the Isles of Scilly is also planning to improve the harbour on St Mary's for a bigger and better ferry after the 35-year-old Scillonian III is retired in 2018.

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In addition, the Whitmans are the process of planning an expansion of the Bal Harbour Shops, which has epitomized luxury shopping in the Miami area since its opening in 1965.

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John Maggs, from the Friends of Penzance Harbour campaign group, wrote in a letter to the chief executive of Cornwall Council that the plans would not now go through a full planning application process because of a recent Penzance Harbour Revision Order.

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