Jersey News

Plans have been submitted to build a new home for the Jersey Bowling Club at Warwick Farm.

Islanders are being urged to ditch their cars this week and try another way of getting around.

A woman is in hospital after being pulled from the water near the Dicq Slip.

Firefighters have rescued a teenager who fell 'several metres' onto rocks at Jersey's Ouaisne Bay.

The daughter of a former Jersey Minister who died last year is running 2,500 kilometres for charity.

The windows of several parked cars in St Brelade have been smashed.

The Guernsey Raiders beat Jersey by a convincing 62-26 in the Siam Cup at the Stade Santander.

No-one was hurt after a car rolled over a cliff at Le Saie harbour.

Jersey Police say it's very fortunate that no one was hurt after rocks were thrown onto cars from the ramparts of Fort Regent last night (13 May).

615 Jersey frontline emergency workers, prison staff and Armed Forces members are receiving a Jubilee Medal.

Hospital patients can now have more than two visitors.

Digital Covid-19 vaccine certificates now only show a QR code for the latest dose.

Jersey Post and Mind Jersey have teamed up to reach out to islanders experiencing loneliness.

The near 200 year old Pontac House Hotel in St Clement will be converted into a five-bed home, if planning permission is given.

There will be a new sculpture trail in Jersey next summer.

Jersey Police are looking for a man whose dog allegedly bit a woman in St Clement on Friday 6 May.

Long-awaited recommendations for where new primary schools should be built or extended in St Helier will be presented to the next government in September 2022.

Mental health support in Jersey schools is severely underfunded, according to a new report.

A group of JCG students are calling on the government to make it mandatory for Jersey businesses to publish their gender pay gaps on a yearly basis.

The Channel Islands have joined an agreement between the UK and France designed to prevent terrorist attacks in the English Channel.

Blue Islands flights between Jersey and Dublin will start on Thursday 19 May after post-Brexit licencing issues were resolved.

Parishes of Jersey FC has invited teams affected by the expected cancellation of a CONIFA tournament in France to play here instead.

The shop vacancy rate in St Helier has fallen to 7.5%.

Jersey's Customs and Immigration Office says it's facing an 'unprecedented challenge' with passport applications.

A Jersey sight impairment charity is concerned about the impact of electric and hybrid vehicles on pedestrian safety.

Islanders who want to vote in Jersey's upcoming general election by post or pre-poll have to register by 12pm today.

The Queen has sent her 'warmest greetings' to the people of Jersey to mark the 77th anniversary of the island's liberation from occupying forces.

Jersey is marking 77 years since the end of the German Occupation during the Second World War.

Both the Fire Service and RNLI's inshore lifeboats were called out last night after a sailing boat hit rocks near Greve D'Azette.

A 53-year-old man has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder in Jersey more than 30 years ago.

A Jersey man who was found with more than £22,000 in a rucksack after being arrested for breach of the peace has been jailed after illegal drugs were found in his home.

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Jersey Police has released CCTV footage of two suspects who threw flaming bottles across the car park of St Saviour's Parish Hall on Monday 2 May.

A quarter of Jersey children are living in relative poverty.

A new charity has been set up in Jersey to help stroke survivors and their families.

The family of the first British soldier to land in Guernsey to free the island from the German Occupation are returning for the 77th anniversary of Liberation Day.

Plans to build 153 homes on the site of the former planning offices at South Hill have been rejected.

Two people have been jailed for a combined 14.5 years for being involved in an operation to smuggle heroin with a street value of £215,000 into Jersey.

Matt Le Tissier has accused ITV Channel of threatening to turn his planned appearance at Jersey Bulls' end-of-season awards dinner into a controversial event if he spoke.

85 year old Trevor Green has written, curated and staged an exhibition about the German Occupation of Jersey.

The government is looking for volunteers to serve on the reinstated Rent Control Tribunal.

Islanders who test positive for coronavirus and are not well can now claim Short Term Incapacity Allowance.

The delay in opening the hospital lab to process Covid-19 tests in Jersey cost the government an extra £5.1 million.

Jersey Bulls have u-turned on the decision to invite controversial pundit Matt Le Tissier to their end-of-season awards dinner.

Jersey Police are looking for two people who allegedly threw glass bottles that were on fire in the St Saviour's Parish Hall car park on Monday 2 May.

More than 11,000 islanders struggling with the cost of living are now eligible for extra financial support from Jersey's government.

One in ten homes in St Brelade and St Peter were vacant on census day last year.

The average Jersey home will be paying £104 a year more for electricity in 2023 following two 5% tariff rises, the first of which will take effect this July.

Jersey has become the newest member of the Paris Climate Agreement.

Friends, family and parishioners have come together at St Saviour's Church to say goodbye to the late parish Constable.

Jersey Police are investigating the unexplained death of a woman at Victoria Bathing Pool in St Helier

Two people have been rescued from rocks after being cut off by the rising tide.

Rules for dogs on Channel Island beaches come back into force today (1 May)

Jersey's plan to cut carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050 has been approved.

Lisa Hart has been appointed as the new Greffier of the States of Jersey.

Politicians are set to be allowed to join States sittings remotely from off-island, but only if 'unforeseen circumstances' prevent them from being in Jersey.

Domestic abuse will become a specific offence in Jersey - punishable by up to five years in prison.

Chief Minister Senator John Le Fondré will seek re-election in St Lawrence Trinity and St John as a member of the Alliance Party.

GST will be removed from period products in Jersey.

Jersey Police want to speak to anyone who saw a boy steal money from a girl at a cashpoint and smash her phone on the floor.

More than £100,000 has been donated to Jersey's Ukraine Appeal by a local family.

The government has rejected another plea to cut fuel duty in Jersey.

Jersey Police want to hear from anyone who has any footage of the crash on the St Clement's main road on Wednesday 27 April.

An attempt to suspend the drive for Jersey to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 has failed.

States members have turned down what was called a 'temporary solution' to provide accommodation for migrant workers.

The States has stepped in to make sure the Lido at Havre des Pas is kept up to standard.

People who test positive for coronavirus in Jersey will no longer have to isolate from Friday 29 April, but it will still be strongly recommended.

Most events for this year's Jersey Festival of Words will take place in Howard Davis Park.

The chairman of Jersey's Consumer Council says he's very disappointed with the Chief Minister's response to his short-term suggestions to help islanders cope with surging prices.

Inflation in Jersey has hit 6%. It's the largest annual rise in the cost of living since 2008.

The former Ann Street Brewery site could be turned into more than 260 new affordable homes if plans due to be submitted next month are approved.

Sure customers across the Channel Islands were left with no mobile data for several hours on Wednesday because of a network fault.

A new trade park has opened at Five Oaks. It includes a Co-op supermarket and a second Le Gallais self-storage facility.

All conventional hustings ahead of this June's election will be filmed and put online for voters to watch at any time.

Jersey's Housing Minister has until the autumn to come up with an effective mechanism to try and discourage properties from being left vacant for long periods of time.

A group of islanders are sleeping in a Jersey car park to raise awareness of homelessness.

Two-thirds of adults in Jersey are now fully vaccinated against coronavirus.