'Appalling estate' is no more
HOUSING minister Dave Jones felt emotional signalling 'the end of an era' after getting behind the controls of a digger to demolish the last house on the Bouet estate.
Matt Nichols' video shows Deputy Dave Jones starting the demolition work
Following a delay when a family of swifts was discovered nesting in the house, the estate has been flattened to make way for new housing in partnership with the Guernsey Housing Association.
Deputy Jones said it was satisfying to make the first dent in knocking the final house down.
'I demolished the first and the last house,' he said. 'It's an emotional time for me because I've dedicated my political life to improving social housing for the people of Guernsey.'
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