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Jersey residents vote to keep GMT

Jersey residents have voted against replacing British time with a European model.

Nearly 24,000 of the island's residents went to the polls with more than 72% voting against the move to Central European Time (CET).

The States of Jersey will now make the final decision as the result is not binding.

Before Wednesday's referendum business leaders said moving the clocks forward one hour would damage the economy by putting the island out of step with London.

Jersey Finance Limited said it would mean longer hours in the office for workers and 70% of members said they were against any change.

The vote for CET was led by Senator Jimmy Perchard who claimed an extra hour of daylight would benefit the health of residents, the environment and tourism.

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