Jersey News

Bergerac star and best-selling novelist Celia Imrie has joined the line-up for this year's Jersey Festival of Words.

The outgoing Chief Minister will allow the next government to decide whether to complete the compulsory purchase of St Helier land needed for the new hospital project.

A man who assaulted a woman in Jersey and then tried to get her to withdraw her police statement has been jailed for 21 months.

Jersey is celebrating its annual 'Children's Day' today.

Hundreds of islanders are taking the plunge every day this month for the 30 Bays in 30 Days challenge.

A Jersey vet has launched a fundraiser to help a much-loved horse enjoy a pain-free retirement from racing.

The CEO of the Jersey Hospitality Association is stepping down to pursue other interests in Dubai.

A new, temporary Medical Care Unit has opened on the ground floor of Jersey's General Hospital.

Firefighters have tackled a large fire in a domestic oil tank at a home in St Martin.

Jersey Bulls will be the first team from the Crown Dependencies to enter the FA Youth Cup next season - as long as they can raise £30,000.

Nearly 1500 people in Jersey are known to have coronavirus in Jersey, but the government admits that it may not accurately reflect the full number of active cases.

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Jersey's new politicians have gathered in the States Chamber for the first time this morning to bid farewell to the departing Lieutenant-Governor.

Rock-up coronavirus vaccine clinics are returning across the island between Saturday 2 July and Saturday 9 July.

Glasses are being raised in the Jersey Cancer Research store to pay tribute to campaigner Dame Deborah James, who died yesterday at the age of 40 after a lengthy battle with bowel cancer.

Parents in Jersey are being urged to make sure their children are vaccinated against polio.

One of Jersey's last surviving D Day veterans has died.

The outgoing Chief Minister has been asked to pause the compulsory purchase of St Helier land for the new hospital project.

A compulsory purchase order signed last week and served on the Parish of St Helier regarding land for the new hospital project has been called 'wrong' by a returning member to the States Assembly.

A new and improved Howard Davis Hall has been officially opened.

One of the first propositions debated by the new States Assembly will be whether to raise the minimum wage to £10 an hour from October.

Jersey's next Chief Minister will be either Deputy Sam Mézec or Deputy Kristina Moore.

On the same day as becoming a Deputy for the first time in 11 years, Ian Gorst has lodged a proposition to bring back Senators in time for the next election in 2026.

Jersey's 49 newly-elected States Members have been sworn-in to office at the Royal Court.

The people who led 'None of the Candidates' campaigns have been called 'cowardly' by the politician who suggested the ballot paper option.

The Days Like These festival, due to take place in Jersey next month, has been cancelled because organisers have no main stage.

The leader of Reform Jersey has confirmed he will challenge for the position of Chief Minister.

Independent observers of this week's election say it was more competitive than any in the past.

Jersey is now tied with Wales when it comes to gender balance in parliament.

Jersey Police are appealing for witnesses after a crashed car was found abandoned on La Grande Route de St Brelade.

Jersey is at the start of another wave of coronavirus, with case numbers rocketing for a second straight week.

Chief Minister John Le Fondré has lost his seat in Jersey's States, along with Home Affairs Minister Gregory Guida.

The shocks and upsets of Election 2022, and who has won a seat in the States Assembly?

JT has been fined £50,000 following a partial shutdown of networks last summer.

Two new faces to politics will be taking their places on the Constables benches in the next States Assembly.

JLC leader Sir Philip Bailhache is making a political comeback, but Jersey Alliance leader Sir Mark Boleat has failed to get elected.

The polls have closed in Jersey's 2022 General Election, and the votes are being counted. Get the results here as they're declared...

Ex-Senator Philip Ozouf has been voted back into the States Assembly, but Deputies Jeremy Maçon and Kevin Pamplin have been unseated.

Kristina Moore has topped the poll in St Ouen, St Peter and St Mary, followed by her 'Better Way' colleague Lucy Stephenson.

Senator Steve Pallett is out of the States, while Dr Helen Miles has topped the poll in St Brelade.

Political newcomer Rose Binet joins sitting deputies Carolyn Labey and Steve Luce in Grouville & St Martin.

Three sitting deputies and a political newcomer have taken the four seats in St Helier North.

Reform Jersey has had a clean-sweep in St Helier Central, taking all five seats.

Sam Mezec has topped the poll in St Helier South, while Housing Minister Russell Labey and Social Security Minister Judy Martin have been unseated.

Islanders are being urged to take care after a dangerous species of caterpillar has been found in Jersey.

Sally Minty-Gravett will take on her seventh, and final, Channel swim in August.

The water play area at Millbrook Park has reopened.

Fewer islanders are registered to vote in this year's election compared to the last one in 2018.

Jersey's Airport Director says he isn't expecting any significant changes to planned flights after Gatwick announced it will be capping flights over the summer.

Lateral flow tests are set to remain free beyond the end of June.

The Swim Safe programme is returning to Jersey, teaching nine and ten year olds how to stay safe in our waters.

91-year-old Irene Probstein, who escaped to Jersey from St Malo in 1940 - before the Occupation - has returned to the island.

Jamie Lee Warn's third bid for leave to appeal against his conviction for murder has been refused.

16 year old Abigail Ellis is the Variety Young Star of the Year 2022.

 A public consultation has opened into what Jersey's minimum wage should be.

A pedestrian has suffered 'substantial injuries to his side' after being hit by a car near St John's Church last night (18 June).

The new water play area at Coronation Park, which only opened yesterday (18 June), is out of use because of issues with water quality.

Jersey has had its hottest June day on record.

Morrisons is recalling several breaded chicken products because they might contain small pieces of glass.

Part of Mont Les Vaux in St Brelade is due to stay closed until the end of next week because a hole has opened up in the road.

Islanders are being asked to continue following public health guidance after a 'sustained and significant rise' in Covid-19 cases over the past ten days.

The first plans for this year's Channel Islands Pride celebrations have been announced.

Blue Islands has added another ATR-72 aircraft to its fleet.

Temperatures of 33°C are forecast today (17 June) and health officials are asking islanders to take sensible precautions to stay safe.

Jersey's new million-pound, state-of-the-art padel facility is opening to the public.

Lloyds Bank is shutting its branch at Five Oaks by the end of the year, with 18 jobs being lost.

There are just two weeks left for islanders eligible for the Covid spring booster vaccine to get their next dose.

More than 80 visas to get hospitality staff into Jersey still haven't been approved by the UK Home Office - weeks or even months after applications were submitted.

A brand new Rolex has gone under the hammer for more than £30,000, and all the money from the sale has been given to Centrepoint.

The headteacher of Les Quennevais School says she's 'more disappointed and frustrated than anyone' that students are enduring uncomfortably hot conditions because air cooling systems still aren't working properly.

A 600m² mural has been unveiled celebrating Jersey's Polish, Portuguese and Romanian communities.

There is exactly one week to go until election day and organisers have set out where islanders should go on Wednesday 22 June to have their say on who forms the next States Assembly.

We're being advised to prepare for potentially record-breaking temperatures this week, with highs of 32 Celsius forecast.

Dozens of giant tortoises will appear across Jersey next summer.

One of the masts which provides mobile phone coverage in Sark has been switched to solar power.

International observers have arrived in Jersey to assess the upcoming election.

EVie wants to trial e-scooters in the Channel Islands.

The head coach of Jersey's Special Gymnastics Club is appealing for help to find a new home before 5 July.

The leaders of two of Jersey's political parties are having to take a break from the election campaign trail to self-isolate.

Another unannounced inspection of Jersey's secure children's facility has found that standards still aren't being met in several areas.

Much-loved Jersey Zoo orangutan Kea has left the island.

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A man has been jailed for six months and banned from driving for two years for his involvement in a high-speed pursuit that was filmed on his own phone.

Jersey should play in and stage international football fixtures and tournaments, according to a former senior Muratti captain.

Islanders wanting to vote early and in-person in Jersey's general election can do so at St Paul's Centre.

More than 30,000 people have flocked to St Helier's Marina for the return of the Jersey Boat Show.

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.