New lighting, seating, bins and trees will be erected in Broad Street as part of a �200,000 scheme, but taxi drivers are not happy with the plans.

The taxi rank is being moved for the five months it will take to complete the work and drivers fear the rank could disappear for good.

Public Services president Senator Philip Ozouf said the rank might return to Broad Street - but hold fewer taxis.

Senator Ozouf also admitted a temporary taxi rank location had not been decided yet.

In November, more than 1,000 people signed a petition protesting about plans to close the rank at Broad Street and move it to New Street.

The parish of St Helier will spend �80,000 helping regenerate the area, but Constable Simon Crowcroft said he would not be asking rate-payers to foot the bill.

Instead, he said he would be looking for businesses to sponsor looking after the Le Sueur monument.