'Family will be a major victim of deregulation'
FAMILY time will be one of the biggest victims of deregulating Sunday trading, some shops have warned as those against the move raise fears over major changes to island life.
Attempts to overturn the States' previous decision to allow total deregulation and support a partial system instead, were defeated in the States by just one vote on Tuesday.
And, as the news sank in yesterday, some local small independent shops who do not want to open on Sundays were concerned they would lose out if not.
Among them was owner of Mill Street shop Cockadoodle, Melanie Jefferies, who said Sunday was the only day she got to see her family. Now she might have to work on that day too.
'I have to see my family sometime – when do people perceive we can do this?' she said.
'At the moment it's just Sunday.'
Forest Stores butchery manager Jason Hamon, who is also a pig farmer, said Sunday was a day he spent with his family,
Pastor Tim Berry of La Villiaze Evangelical Congregational Church, also raised concerns over the impact it would have on family life.
'I think it will be damaging for Guernsey's society,' he said.
