Jersey News

The government says Covid vaccine certificates are now available digitally to use in the UK and France.

The fine handed down to the Royal Yacht for breaching Covid-19 rules has been reduced from £350,000 to £100,000.

Supporters of a new skate park at Les Quennevais are being urged to submit comments as part of a new consultation running for the next fortnight.

It's been revealed that 'upwards' of 140 trees will be removed to make way for a new hospital at Overdale.

Jersey College for Girls and Victoria College have acknowledged that "this is no quick fix" but are actively normalising the conversations surrounding sexual misconduct on campus.

A retired islander has been given a certificate of thanks after knitting 100 hats for babies on Jersey's maternity unit.

People travelling to and from Jersey for the half-term break are being urged to allow more time for their journey.

Plans have been submitted to build a new 50-metre firearms range at Crabbe for the States of Jersey Police.

A 48 year old man has been charged with attempted murder and grave and criminal assault following an alleged stabbing in Jersey.

Jersey's government has been told to get a better grasp of sexual harassment and abuse in schools following 68 anonymous testimonies from JCG students.

Rob Sainsbury is taking temporary charge of Jersey's Children, Young People, Education and Skills department.

Secondary school students are learning about coercive control behaviour as part of a new campaign to tackle domestic abuse in Jersey.

Jersey's RNLI crews have rescued a French yacht taking on water at the Ecrehous.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was found with stab wounds at a home in St Helier.

Guernsey rescuers have come to the aid of a Jersey boat at midnight, after the crew 'set off in the dark having been drinking'.

A new allotment is being set up for cancer patients and their carers in Jersey.

A serving Jersey Police officer has been arrested on suspicion of a serious sexual assault.

Police in Jersey are appealing for witnesses after an apartment near West Park was reportedly broken into and the people who live there were assaulted late at night.

The Jersey Women’s Refuge Inspirational Woman of the Year Award had been presented.

The proportion of new homes at two St Helier developments reserved for first-time buyers could increase from 15 to 50%, if States Members agree.

Ministers have officially lodged a proposition that would pave the way for Jersey to legalise assisted dying.

QR codes to prove islanders have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be rolled out next week.

'Ambitious' plans to offset carbon dioxide emissions from air and sea travel to Jersey are set to be revealed in the coming months.

The Infrastructure Department will take over the construction of the new £75 million sewage works at Bellozanne.

The island's historic links to the slave trade are detailed in a new Jersey Heritage report.

More than 40 artists have been commissioned by ArtHouse Jersey for its latest project which has gone on display at the Town Church.

Islanders will be paying 4% more for electricity from January.

Jersey's long-awaited Population Policy now won't be debated until next year.

Jersey's second Premier Inn is due to open on Valentine's Day.

Jersey Police have a new Acting Deputy Chief Officer and Head of Crime.

Emergency services were called to St Catherine after a car overturned.

Children won't have to leave their education setting if they're identified as a direct contact of a positive Covid case.

The Public Accounts Committee says more could have been done to target the £100 'Spend Local' scheme to support businesses worst affected by the Covid pandemic.

A replacement has been announced for Julian Blazeby, who is stepping down as Director General for Justice and Home Affairs this week.

Racehorse owner and former Jersey resident Trevor Hemmings has died at the age of 86.

The Mayfair Hotel will be demolished and replaced by 201 flats.

More than £600,000 of government money is being put into recruiting 100 home care workers.

Father Christmas will turn on the Christmas lights in St Helier next month!

Domestic abusers could soon be tracked on a register to help prevent serious and repeat offending, under a new law proposed in Jersey.

There is help to find a future career at this week's Jersey Skills Show.

A man is due in Jersey's Magistrate's Court over an assault on a woman in Havana nightclub at the weekend.

Police are investigating after a stone was dropped from Pier Road onto vehicles travelling through the tunnel below.

Emergency powers given to officials in Jersey to enforce Covid restrictions will remain in place until at least the end of April 2022.

A new weekly wellbeing drop-in service for children, young people, and their families is opening today.

Jersey's former Treasury Minister says he would have been 'laughed out of the States' if he had suggested spending £804.5 million on a new hospital.

There are currently 74 children looked after and 48 approved foster carers in the Island.

Islanders over the age of 16 will need to sign up to the Yoti app to make use of their digital Covid-19 vaccine certificate.

A planning application has been submitted to demolish the existing hospital buildings at Overdale.

Jersey's flu vaccine programme will start on Tuesday 12 October.

Two Jersey firefighters have rescued a small dog from the reservoir in St Catherine's Woods.

The States Assembly has voted, following a two-day debate, to approve a budget of £804.5 million for the new hospital project, and to borrow £756 million to finance it.

Jersey's External Relations Minister says some French fishing boats have not been given licences because of a 'blockage' in details being passed on to authorities here.

Performance groups have written to the Chief Minister for a second time, demanding action to reopen Jersey Opera House.

Children have a new advocacy service run by the charity Barnardo’s Jersey.

Former Children's Minister, Deputy Jeremy Maçon, has re-joined the government.

The Environment Minister has vowed to investigate after reports that food deemed unsafe for food banks, because it was one day past its sell-by-date, was collected by the government to feed Covid workers.

Jersey's payroll co-funding scheme will be extended to cover October, with Ministers still discussing further business support measures during the winter.

Anyone who thinks they have hit or run over a cat in Jersey must stop and phone the JSPCA.

France has again threatened to cut the UK off from energy supplies if the terms of the Brexit deal aren't stuck to.

The government is being urged not to squander cycling gains made during the coronavirus pandemic.

Pupils at Plat Douet School have paid tribute to their 'wonderful' teacher, Jo Brinkworth, who died last week.

The Social Security Minister says her officers are looking at giving 'an appropriate extra payment to any households who depend on gas to keep their homes warm'.

The government is being asked to re-open its La Motte Street customer service building to islanders without them needing an appointment.

The States Assembly will vote this week on the budget size and level of borrowing for Jersey's new hospital project.

The car park at the Esplanade has closed for good.

Testing at Jersey's borders could be relaxed in time for the October half term holidays.

Jersey waters will be overfished if conditions aren't reapplied to licences, according to the Blue Marine Foundation.

Stanley the dog has had a lucky escape following three surgeries and the removal of part of his intestine after he ate seaweed.

Jersey's Covid-19 laboratory is working again after a weekend of technical problems that have caused a backlog.

Some islanders awaiting the result of a coronavirus PCR test will have to be tested again because of 'technical issues' at the island's lab this weekend.

Christmas Lottery tickets have gone on sale across the Channel Islands

New family rooms for vulnerable children and families have opened in Jersey.

People waiting for a Covid-19 test result are facing a delay because of a technical problem at the lab.

Covid-19 accounted for 7% of all deaths in Jersey in 2020. That compares to 12% in England and Wales.

Jersey's Chief of Police says the despicable actions of former police officer Wayne Couzens, who raped and murdered Sarah Everard, have shaken the foundations of trust and confidence in the police 'to the core'.

The Managing Director of the CI Travel Group wants the government to abandon coronavirus border testing, at least for those who are double vaccinated, before the next half-term break.

The government says at least 15% of the 1,000 new homes built at the Waterfront development should be reserved for first-time buyers.

British Airways will continue to operate between Jersey and Heathrow next summer, rather than Gatwick.

Sports clubs have been given funding to help recover from the impacts of Covid-19.

The annual charity food collection returns after Covid-19 restrictions forced it to be postponed earlier this year.

Nearly a quarter of over 80s in Jersey got their coronavirus booster dose last week.

The president of the Jersey Fishermen's Association says ministers have been bullied and manipulated into issuing so many licences to French fishermen to use island waters.

A cable car linking the Waterfront and Fort Regent is the most popular transport choice amongst islanders who've responded to plans to redevelop the leisure centre.

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