Jersey News

Officials from Normandy and La Manche have warned that more protests in Channel Island waters could be staged if solutions to the licencing issues are not found quickly.

Jersey has a one-off bank holiday weekend to mark the anniversary of the Corn Riots.

Jersey Gas customers will be paying an average of £10 to £15 more a month from the middle of October.

Jersey will accept negative PCR tests taken within 72 hours of departure from all countries from Tuesday 28 September.

The Treasury Minister has been urged to give clarity on the future of the co-funded payroll scheme.

The height of the planned new hospital at Overdale has been reduced.

Blue Islands will run direct flights from Jersey to Dublin and Norwich from next summer.

The Deputy Medical Officer of Health says it's important not to give misinformation undue attention after anti-vaccine signs were placed on Wellington Hill around school home time.

The deadline to give consent to stay on the Band 5 waiting list for help to buy a home has been extended until Friday 1 October.

Speed limits will be cut on more than 50 roads in St Helier.

A series of portraits taken during the pandemic are being sold to raise money for Jersey children.

The Chairman of the Jersey Consumer Council is calling for more clarity as plans are announced to charge GST on online purchases that exceed £60.

The Jersey FA has set a target of registering 80 more female football players by the end of 2024.

A scrutiny panel looking into the new hospital project is proposing the budget be cut by a quarter of a billion pounds,

Gas customers in Jersey are facing another price hike.

Flu-like illness slumped in Jersey last year, which the government attributes to the Covid safety measures in place and the flu vaccine programme.

Work to build Jersey's third office block at the International Finance Centre will start next month.

The States Assembly will be asked to spend and borrow big when the 2022 to 2025 Government Plan is debated later this year.

Jersey's first female government Chief Executive has been appointed.

Two 'ordinary guys' from Jersey are set to take on the challenge of a lifetime as they attempt the 3000-mile journey across the world's second-largest ocean.

A group representing events and nightclubs has blasted the Chief Minister's 'non-committal' response to questions about financial support for the industry.

The nasal flu programme in primary schools is underway.

The 'world's fastest triathlon series' returns to Jersey this weekend (18 & 19 September), after last year's event was cancelled.

Children aged between 12 and 15 in Jersey will be offered a first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.

A Channel Islands recruitment firm has launched a new service to match up people who can only work limited hours with hospitality and retail businesses who are desperately looking for staff.

A group of islanders has completed a 980-mile cycle across Britain in aid of Autism Jersey.

''New measures' have been introduced at Les Quennevais School after the headteacher called working conditions 'well below what is acceptable' during recent hot weather.

The External Relations Minister says he's very pleased to welcome Dominic Raab as the new UK politician with responsibility for managing the constitutional relationship with Jersey.

Islanders who recently recovered after getting coronavirus will likely have positive test results discounted for the next 90 days, unless they have symptoms.

One of Jersey's political parties says it won't support the building of a new hospital at Overdale.

Couples in Jersey who get married from 1 January 2022, and those who come to Jersey from that date, will be taxed independently.

Survivors of abuse have agreed a way forward following controversial plans for a memorial at the Weighbridge.

A new website has been launched to help entrepreneurs looking for funding from investors.

States members are due to vote this December on whether assisted dying should be allowed in Jersey.

Jersey's former Planning & Environment Minister, Rob Duhamel, has died at the age of 66 following a short illness.

An attempt to censure the Council of Ministers for not meeting the deadline to publish guidance on delivering affordable homes as part of the Waterfront Development has failed.

Jersey's first female government CEO is due to be appointed - after a proposal to halt the recruitment process was withdrawn.

The Social Security Minister says all the right safeguards do need to be put in place to protect short-term immigrant workers, but that a new population policy has to be sorted first.

The Children and Education Minister says he wants to be able to offer school meals in all primary schools as soon as possible.

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Deputy Jeremy Maçon has fought through tears to thank those who stood by him during a five-month Police investigation earlier this year.

A Greyhound has died after being hit by a vehicle that failed to stop in St Brelade last week.

Just over an hour after returning to a full in-person States sitting for the first time in 18 months, the assembly is back to a part-virtual format.

Calls from fraudsters calling themselves 'Valerie' have scammed more than 20 people across the Channel Islands out of thousands of pounds.

The temporary QR code system for fully vaccinated islanders to get into bars, restaurants and shopping centres in France has been extended while work continues on a digital vaccine certificate.

More than 150,000 coronavirus vaccine doses have now been administered in Jersey.

A youth worker who has gone above and beyond to help young people in her area during the coronavirus pandemic has picked up a special prize in the 2021 Jersey Charity Awards.

India and Joey, two seal pups rescued in Channel Islands waters, are due to be released back into the wild this week.

A 52-year-old woman has been taken to A&E to be checked after being involved in a crash on St Saviour's Road this morning.

Three Jersey firefighters have completed the 9/11 Tower challenge to mark the 20th anniversary of the tragedy and raise money for the Fire Fighters charity. 

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Channel Islands broadcaster Gary Burgess has switched on the famous Blackpool Illuminations.

Police are looking to locate a man who was allegedly attacked as he exited a corner shop on Belmont Road in St Helier.

Lifeboats have been called out off the coast of Jersey after a boat became beached out at the Écréhous.

A Jersey politician says serious questions need to be asked surrounding the conditions that immigrant workers are experiencing in the island.

Coronavirus vaccine pop-up clinics will return in Jersey between Monday 13 September and Friday 17 September.

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Jersey marine officers are working with Exeter University to tag and track bluefin tuna in our waters.

The government says it's looking at long-term measures to help alleviate hospitality staffing pressures next year and beyond.

Jersey Overseas Aid has pledged £375,000 to help those caught up in the Afghanistan crisis, but the island is 'very unlikely' to take in refugees.

The Red Arrows have signed off this year's Jersey International Air Display with a tribute to display commentator Melvyn Hiscock, who passed away earlier this year.

Children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, who are being looked after by Jersey Hospice Care, now have use of bespoke technology.

The head of Jersey's coronavirus vaccine programme says uptake amongst 16 and 17-year-olds has been 'really positive'.

Jersey's emergency services have taken part in a two-minute silence to remember those who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Jersey's Chief Minister is refusing to comment on reports that the boss of Belfast City Council is being lined up as the next States' CEO.

The Red Arrows, Spitfire and RAF Typhoon are amongst the line up for the 2021 Jersey International Air Display.

A cat who was missing for three weeks has been safely reunited with his owner after he was found trapped inside a neighbour's wall!

Islanders aged 12 and above who are direct contacts of positive coronavirus cases are now being offered lateral flow tests to use from home.

Two homes and a commercial garage have been struck by lightning, sparking fires.

A 10 year old boy who has overcome the odds to raise thousands of pounds for charity has met his heroes.

Guernsey and Jersey will finally met on 6 November for the Siam Cup.

Condor Voyager sailings over the next few days have been rearranged because of a lack of cabin crew.

The Managing Director of a Jersey hotel says more emphasis needs to be put on getting youngsters out to work, as island businesses continue to struggle with staff shortages.

The Red Arrows have arrived in style ahead of this week's Jersey Air Display.

A Jersey-based entrepreneur has launched a new app to help victims of violent crime to record evidence and report it to the police.

Police are appealing for information after a parked car was set on fire near Grands Vaux Youth Club.

The Jersey Hospitality Association says the suggested increase to £9.22 an hour ignores the impact of Covid-19 on the industry.

Thousands of children are returning to school for the start of the new academic year, with many safety measures still in place to combat the risk of coronavirus.

Nursery, primary, and secondary school children in Jersey will be offered the nasal flu vaccine from Monday 20 September.

Staffing levels within Jersey's hospitality industry has been described as 'at crisis point' and 'the worst its ever been'.

Two long-serving RNLI volunteers have been recognised for their service and support to the charity.

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