And the news that the society has a policy of producing electricity from natural sources has been warmly welcomed by the chairman of the Environment Scrutiny Panel, Deputy Rob Duhamel.

A planning application will be submitted soon for a wind turbine to be put on the roof of the Homemaker store.

And in Guernsey the Channel Islands Co-Operative Society aims to install modern solar panels on a petrol pump canopy to harness natural energy.

The news was revealed by the society’s head of major developments Allan Smith, who recently stepped down as chief executive after nearly 35 years at the helm of the Co-op in the Channel Islands.

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