Jersey News

A court has heard the Haut du Mont explosion nearly four years ago, which killed ten people, 'was an incident waiting to happen.'

Some flights between Jersey and the UK today (8 September) have been cancelled or delayed because of an issue with UK air traffic control.

Guernsey Airport operations were disrupted for an hour when a Jersey-bound jet made an emergency landing.

The lack of an inter-islands ferry is making it difficult for islanders in Jersey to get to Pride 2026 in Guernsey.

The heroics of the RNLI's St Helier lifeboat crew will feature in the BBC's Savings Lives at Sea programme for the first time tonight.

The part-time pedestrian crossing near Victoria College Preparatory School is now permanent, but only during school term time.

As well as revamped wicker puffins, the Plémont headland is getting a pond.

A proposal to temporarily cut fuel duty in Jersey has been withdrawn.

Three former gas workers and the island's gas company are going on trial over the deaths of 10 people in an explosion at Haut du Mont in December 2022.

Two new Supertri champions have been crowned in Jersey!

Jersey RFC's head coach says there's lots of positives to take, despite opening the new league season with defeat.

World-class triathletes are returning to Jersey for the Supertri Pro Series Final but without Jonny Brownlee who's announced his retirement.

A woman has been sentenced in the Royal Court today for trying to import 9.6 kilograms of synthetic cannabis in a spare car tyre.

The Grief Disco wants to create a 'cathartic', compassionate space for people to process grief through dance music, movement, and connection.

Two new courtrooms have been created in an empty government building on the Esplanade in St Helier to help the Royal Court cope with the number of cases.

A man has been rescued in a dramatic three hour long recovery operation after falling down a cliff while climbing near Grosnez Castle.

The ball court at Millennium Park is being transformed into a new community basketball space in memory of player and coach Guillaume Hoareau.

A youngster is being praised for swimming to shore to alert lifeguards that their family needed saving.

With a week to go until the Jersey International Air Display, islanders are being asked to support the event however they can.

Meteorologists have confirmed that this summer in Jersey was the warmest on record.

Organisers of this weekend's festival 'Up-there' have cancelled the event.

Islanders will be asked to donate money to the people of Nepal through a Bailiff's Appeal.

Children are being asked to submit designs for a refurbishment of St Andrew's Park.

Watch the moment Crush the turtle - found washed up on a Jersey beach during Storm Goretti - is released back to the wild.

Building is getting underway of 139 new homes at South Hill in St Helier.

43-year old Paul Duffy has been sentenced to 6 years and 8 months' imprisonment for importing £45,000 of Class A Drugs through the post in coffee sachets.

Islanders preparing to head to University this month are being urged not to miss out on getting a meningitis B vaccine.

Families in Jersey will now have more funded childcare options.

A pedestrian is in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car in Grands Vaux.

Islands Unlimited has now cancelled all inter-islands sailings until 10 September because of a mechanical problem.

Jersey is sending £200,000 to Nepal, to help in the aid effort following last week's devastating floods.

Islanders are being invited to Jersey's first 'Volunteering in Sport Fair.'

With strong winds forecast this weekend, Jersey's fire service is urging islanders not to light any bonfires.

Today (28 August), Jersey's Royal Court found 31-year-old Ian Michael Agostini guilty of four offences against a woman he met on a dating app, on their first meeting, including two counts of rape.

Jersey's Chief Minister says his government stands in solidarity with the people in Nepal, following the devastating flash floods there.

The amount of Jersey's territorial waters protected from dredging and trawling will more than triple from next week (Tuesday 1 September).

The officer in charge of Jersey's Marine Resources admits the fishing profession is a 'difficult one' to be in right now.

Jersey Water has fired up the desalination plant to boost water supplies after what’s on track to be Jersey’s hottest summer on record.

The Jersey Employment Forum has reopened a consultation on the minimum wage.

Supertri Pro Series organisers are urgently appealing for volunteer course marshals for the RBC Race for the Kids on Sunday 6 September.

Jersey's fire service is urging islanders not to become complacent, after an open land fire broke out near the desalination plant at Corbiere.

£8,000 has been raised during an annual 10k run in memory of a former Jersey police officer and footballer.

DFDS says it's currently working on finalising its timetables for the Christmas and New Year period.

After the government refused to disclose the fields where PFAS-containing solids were spread, a freedom of information appeal has been upheld, meaning they must now do so.

An air and sea search was sparked over fears a kitesurfer was missing at sea.

A bonfire was the cause of a blaze on open land at Corbiere.

For the first time ever, locally-caught bluefin tuna is on the counter at the Jersey Fish Market as permits took effect for five commercial fishermen to land the species.

UK soul pop band The Christians and local showband Jersey Bounce complete the line-up for Weekender 2026.

A Sammy Henia-Kamau hat trick helped Jersey Bulls into the next qualifying round of the FA Cup.

A man from London has been sentenced to 2 years and 3 months by Jersey's Royal Court for attempting to purchase goods worth over £10,722 from Jersey retailers, using stolen card information.

The typical pay for a full-time worker in Jersey is £930 a week.

After competing with just two hour's notice in 2025, Siena Stephens as been awarded a wildcard for this year's Supertri Pro Series Final.

Gorey Fete is back in its spaghetti-eating and ale-chugging glory.

Police are appealing for information after a 61-year-old man was injured on Friday evening in St Helier.

The Economic Development Minister has apologised to islanders for his remarks on the minimum wage after the Chief Minister tells him he 'did not follow the Ministerial Code.'

Students have been picking up their GCSE results, with Jersey's overall pass rate at 77.1 %.

A Curling rink is opening at Rocco's in October.

More than 2,500 children qualify for the government's first ever grant to help with the cost of going back to school this September.

The rain falling in Jersey today (Wednesday 20th August) is ending a 22-day drought.

Plants have been stolen from a community garden in Jersey.

The playground at South Hill in St Helier will be closed for almost three years.

Jersey Zoo says it is 'adder-ly delighted' with its newest baby animals.

Heated debate over Jersey's minimum wage continues, with the Chamber of Commerce supporting a review into how rate increases have affected employment, working hours, prices, business investment, and the island’s competitiveness.

Discarded fishing gear from Jersey is being given a second life, as sunglass frames and litter picking tools.

Jersey's government wants islanders' input on the plans to phase out petrol and diesel cars.