During the six-month period that the figures cover, the society opened a store in Don Street in St Helier and obtained outline planning permission for the Leale's Yard development in Guernsey.

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Last week, the council rejected a revised planning application for two temporary caravan pitches on a disused builders yard opposite the site.

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How exactly were you planning to trim the 60-foot oak that fell in my back yard, snapping the power lines feeding our neighborhood?

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