Jersey News

A new baby gorilla has been born at Jersey Zoo.

Jersey's Housing Minister says it is 'morally wrong' that some islanders are living in such poor rental accommodation, in response to criticism from the Jersey Landlords Association over plans to regularly inspect rented homes.

Police want to hear from anyone who saw a car crash at the crossroads of Rouge Bouillon and Savile Street yesterday afternoon.

Islanders are invited to walk through town tomorrow evening to support victims of sexual assault.

We're being urged to use antibiotics appropriately.

Plans for a £230,000 revamp of a paved area next to Green Street car park have been pulled.

Passengers bound for Jersey were delayed after a man boarded the wrong flight.

The Jersey Landlords Association has called plans to register, licence and inspect every rental home in Jersey to ensure basic health and safety standards 'completely unnecessary'.

Leaflets explaining the government's plans to reform healthcare are being sent to homes across the island this week.

The achievements of disabled sportsmen and women from Jersey has been celebrated in a glittering awards ceremony.

A 64-year-old woman has been jailed after claiming more than £70,000 of Jersey income support that she wasn't entitled to.

Peter Wright is preparing to pull a car the distance of a marathon along the Five Mile Road.

Jersey's government doesn't seem to have an agreed view on what the population should be, and no-one has been brave enough to state its limit.

The St. Martin's Bonfire has been cancelled because of the poor weather.

The construction firm building the Horizon apartments on Jersey's Waterfront has been fined £10,000 for causing pollution.

A Jersey cat affectionally known as 'The Bionic Cat' is still going strong, ten years after having an operation to give him two artificial feet.

It is more expensive than ever to get onto Jersey's property ladder.

Condor Ferries has been sold to a consortium including Brittany Ferries and asset management firm Columbia Threadneedle Investments.

Victoria College completed a clean sweep in the Jersey heats of the 2019 De Putron Challenge.

Motorists are being warned to take care as they drive around the island after the wet weather brought local wildlife out of hibernation.

Wintry showers overnight have left Jersey's roads icy and slippery.

More than 150 lines of enquiry are being pursued and 43 people have been identified as 'persons of interest' in the effort to find the man who raped a teenage girl in Gorey.

An attempt is being made to stop plans to extend car park charging hours, as 1 of 22 amendments to the upcoming government plan.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was indecently assaulted in a St Helier bar earlier this month.

Fort Regent will host an ice rink this Christmas, after an agreement was reached with a UK operator.

Most speeches in the States Assembly will now have a 15 minute time limit.

A tree has collapsed onto a road in Waterworks Valley, blocking traffic in both directions.

10 people living in Jersey have together lost more than a combined £350,000 to romance scams so far this year.

A small group of parents have gathered outside the States building to show that 'breastfeeding is not a fad'.

The skate ramp at St Ouen's Youth Club is back open.

A man has been jailed for 12 months after causing a car crash which caused major damage to the front of a house on Queen's Road.

A 36-year-old man arrested on Friday in connection with a rape in Gorey has been eliminated from Police enquiries.

There will be attempt to delay the debate on Ministers' plans to save £40 millon next year.

Islanders can now apply to be part of a Citizens' Panel to help deliver a new hospital for Jersey.

A tree has come down across three cars on Bagatelle Road in St Saviour.

The nation will honour the war dead later, exactly 100 years since the first Armistice Day.

A man arrested on suspicion of raping a teenage girl at a bus stop in Gorey on Halloween has been released on police bail.

Events are taking place across Jersey for Remembrance Sunday.

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A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a teenage girl in Gorey last week.

Jersey’s government has been forced to deny it’s planning to seek independence from the UK.

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VisitGuernsey has launched a new tourism campaign encouraging visitors to get out and explore all 'the Islands of Guernsey'.

Police want to speak to anyone who saw a car being driven at around 70mph along Victoria Avenue on Wednesday morning.

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Police have staged a reconstruction of the movements of a teenage girl who was raped in Gorey on Halloween.

Students from Trinity School have laid a wreath in memory of a French pilot whose Spitfire crash-landed in the parish during the Second World War.

Next year's Siam Cup will be played on 2nd May in Guernsey.

Detectives investigating the rape of a teenage girl on Halloween are looking for the driver of a hatchback car that left Gorey Pier just after midnight.

Two pensioners needed hospital treatment after being hit by a car as they crossed a road in St Helier.

Drugs with an estimated street value of up to £110,000 have been seized by Jersey Customs officers.

Durrell's Go Wild Gorillas auction has raised more than £1.14 million towards a new home for the apes at Jersey Zoo.

St Helier has taken the first step towards more independence from central government.

Police are reviewing 15 sets of CCTV footage as they continue to investigate a rape in Grouville on Halloween.

Two utility companies are giving £40,000 to plant trees on Jersey's north coast.

Sales of poppy pins in Jersey are down.

It will be 'gorilla, going, gone!' tonight when Durrell's silverback sculptures go under the hammer.

People in Jersey with long-term disabilities that mean they can't drive will continue to get free bus travel.

Jersey's first Listening Lounge has opened, offering early support to people suffering stress and anxiety.

A new test for cervical cancer has been introduced in Jersey sooner than planned.

The names of the soldiers from Jersey who died during the Boer, First and Second World Wars are again on display on King Street.

A poster is being circulated in the appeal for information about the rape of a teenager in Grouville.

Police are appealing for help to find a man who indecently assaulted a woman in a St Helier nightspot.

The number of people in Jersey with heart disease could increase by 75% over the next 20 years.

Jersey Police say there has been a 'good response' from the public to an appeal for information about a rape in Grouville.

Sim, the Rouge Bouillon school parrot, is celebrating his 70th birthday today.

The government has made another appointment to the Board of Andium Homes amid ongoing controversy about its relationship with the social housing provider.

Firefighters had to be called out to a property on Beaumont Hill last night after fireworks set light to the roof of a nearby garage.

A sign from Fort Regent's heyday welcoming people to its swimming pool will be saved from destruction.

A near century-old floor polish sign that was found badly damaged during the renovation of the Foot Buildings on Pitt Street has been repaired.

Part of La Route d’Aleval has been closed because water damage has caused the road to become unsafe.

The studio and sports hall at the Les Quennevais Sports Centre has closed because of a leak in the building's roof.

Police are urgently appealing for information after a girl in her late teens reported being raped in the early hours of this morning.

Condor Ferries' weekend sailings are severely disrupted by the weather.

A 29-year-old man is appearing in Jersey's Magistrate's Court this morning after drugs were found being smuggled through Jersey Airport.

Jersey's new Police Chief has been revealed.

Town residents can have a say on whether the Parish of St Helier should be given more power, independent of the Government of Jersey.

Police are looking for a group of teens who left plastic 'bongs' and other drug paraphernalia in the woodland surrounding the Les Quennevais Sports Centre.

A man has been arrested and charged with a range of offences relating to an incident involving a knife in St Helier last weekend.

We're being urged to be careful with fireworks ahead of Bonfire Night.

Local charities and community groups will be able to share new minibuses as part of a joint scheme between LibertyBus and Jersey's government.

OFSTED has published its report into Jersey's Family Court Advisory Service following an inspection in September.

A fundraising campaign has been launched to create a small garden in memory of Harry Zambon, who died earlier this year after a long and brave battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

The Chief Minister is under increasing pressure to scrap plans to extend chargeable car parking hours in Jersey.

A man who tried to import cannabis with a 'street value' of around £200,000 into Jersey has been jailed.

A 'technical issue' on board the Condor Liberation has left passengers stuck on board for several hours.

Police in Guernsey are investigating after a 53-year-old man's body was found over the weekend.

A man has been questioned by detectives investigating the death of footballer Emiliano Sala.

It's been a busy old year. From general elections to fast food shortages, smelly passengers to dad dancing, 2018 had it all.