Jersey News

A valid passport is now needed for Condor passengers who board high-speed sailings between Poole and the Channel Islands that go via Cherbourg.

New government data shows that people who are not fully vaccinated are up to 30 times more likely than those who are to be admitted to intensive care with 'Clinical Covid'.

The Jersey Alliance Party says its plans for housing mean that Andium can build 5,000 new properties by 2030.

A new action plan has been developed for tackling child neglect in Jersey.

Jersey's Director of Public Health says while things are looking much better when it comes to Covid-19, they're not quite to the stage where restrictions can be released.

The ban on hospital visits remains in place, but the Health Minister says all involved and working to lift it as soon as it's safe to do so.

Pupils at St Martin's and St Peter's primary schools will be the latest to be offered hot school meals, but concerns remain that the roll-out is still too slow.

The mandatory period of isolation for fully vaccinated people who have coronavirus in Jersey has been reduced to five full days.

A more robust system will be put in place in Jersey's General Hospital to stop people with Covid-19 from getting in.

Two senior figures in Jersey's government claim that islanders they've spoken to are surprised and disappointed at the decision to scrap the role of Senator.

The Liberation Brewing Company has launched its first low alcohol drink.

The government says it has received around 370 responses from students about their experiences with accessing period products in Jersey.

Full rehab services for Jersey patients who have suffered a stroke or other serious injury will make a return.

The Home Affairs Minister says working to rehabilitate offenders of violent crimes against women will be 'a very large part of the solution', after revealing that 93% of victims of domestic sexual offences are female.

The proposed new headquarters for Jersey's Fire and Ambulance services will be dedicated to the late Constable Len Norman.

Jersey's government has dropped opposition to the reopening of stroke rehabilitation services on Samares Ward in an eleventh hour U-turn.

A Jersey woman has become the first female admiral in the Royal Navy.

Hundreds of mourners have said a final goodbye to popular Channel Islands broadcaster Gary Burgess at his funeral service.

Newborn babies on Jersey's maternity ward are being given ear defenders while noisy refurbishment work is going on.

The Children's Commissioner says it's a failing of government that some Ministers didn't know about issues with children growing up in care, including that all but one of the children placed in Greenfields in the last five years had previously been in the Children's Minister's care.

The Bailiff's Office has started recruiting for Jersey's next Lieutenant Governor.

The playing fields at Millbrook - which have been gifted to the island - will be used to extended the neighbouring Coronation Park.

A window at de Gruchy is being used to help raise awareness of the importance of people having their cervical screening.

The Chief Executive of the Chamber of Commerce says he's disappointed that retail and close contact services are still not eligible for support through the co-funded payroll scheme.

A 34 year old man has been jailed for 12 months for stealing from six parked cars and trying to steal from 23 others.

Four people and a pet cat have escaped a fire at their home in Bellozanne Valley.

More Jersey businesses, including restaurants and bars, are now eligible for financial support through the reinstated co-funded payroll scheme.

Plans to demolish a beachfront cafe at Greve de Lecq, replace it with a smaller one, and create a four-bedroom home have been approved.

A report will be published by the end of next week on the vaccine status of adults who were hospitalised in Jersey as a result of coronavirus between July and December 2021.

The government says it made a mistake about the number of occupational therapists and physiotherapists who resigned between January and November last year.

Four teenagers arrested on suspicion of attempted murder have been released from police custody on bail.

A Jersey woman whose dad has been in hospital for the last seven weeks says she is shocked and upset by the decision to temporarily ban visits.

Walk-in appointments to get a coronavirus vaccine are now available at Fort Regent until the end of January.

The Health Minister has been asked to reverse the decision to ban most hospital visits for at least the next week.

People travelling from the Channel Islands or the UK to France will no longer have to prove that their trip is essential.

Guernsey's government intends to buy a passenger ferry and lease it back to Condor.

British Airways will resume flying between the Channel Islands and London City airport this summer.

Islanders who have recovered from coronavirus in the past 28 days will once again be classed as a 'Recently Recovered Previous Positive'.

Jersey's General Hospital and mental health facilities in St Saviour are closing their doors to most visitors.

The plans for Jersey's new hospital do not show how the predicted public benefit outweighs the harm to heritage assets, according to the government's Historic Environment Team.

The founder and outgoing chairman of the Jersey Homes Trust has called for the Affordable Housing Gateway to be widened further immediately to include 25 to 40 year olds.

The government has appointed its first Director of Mental Health and Adult Social Care.

Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing on the Le Geyt estate.

The swimming pool at Haute Vallee school is set be closed for a total of almost three months after a glass bottle got broken poolside.

There are calls for Jersey Dairy to consider removing use-by dates on its cartons in an attempt to cut down on waste.

A teenager has been stabbed on the Le Geyt estate in St Saviour.

The government says periods of isolation for people who test positive for coronavirus 'are kept under constant review.'

Sir Philip Bailhache says his experience is a big reason why he should be Jersey's next Chief Minister.

Seven weeks of roadworks have started at Havre des Pas.

A St Helier flat has been badly damaged by fire.

A teenage girl narrowly avoided being hit by a car near Five Oaks earlier this week.

Unvaccinated people are roughly three times more likely to test positive for coronavirus than those who have had at least two jabs.

Twenty more surgeries and procedures at Jersey's General Hospital have been postponed.

Nearly 28% of secondary school students in Jersey were absent on the first day of term.

Jersey's government is promising cheaper bus travel for school children will be in place before Easter.

Scrutiny says it is 'extremely concerned' that there aren't enough rules in place governing Jersey's emerging cannabis industry.

Deputy Mike Higgins has been asked to apologise after mistakenly emailing a confidential complaint about a States employee to the wrong Paul Martin.

Firefighters have put out a fire in the kitchen of a home in St Helier.

A 20 year old man has been sentenced to three years youth detention after attempting to rob a St Helier jewellery shop last summer.

The Housing Minister has published his policies to 'improve the rental market', including making more islanders eligible for social housing.

States Members could be forced to be more transparent when it comes to declaring outside interests and official gifts given to them.

Secondary school students in Jersey have to wear a mask in class this term as the number of known active infections reaches 3,492.

It is now law again to wear a mask in shops and other indoor public places in Jersey.

Thousands of people from across the Channel Islands and beyond have been celebrating the life of the late broadcaster Gary Burgess.

Jersey is pledging £300,000 to help Gurkha veterans and people in Nepal.

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.