Jersey News

A senior education official has been sentenced to 15 weeks in prison for possessing indecent images of children.

CCTV evidence shows what the three crewmen of the L'Ecume II were doing in the hours before the disaster at sea.

Fewer babies were born in Jersey in 2022 and the island's fertility rate is at a 20 year low.

The age at which people can marry in Jersey has risen from 16 to 18. It's one of a number of changes to the law that take effect today (24 March).

For the first time, both the men's and women's Muratti finals will take place on the same day this year.

Both Jersey and Guernsey teams have won at the finals of the de Putron School Challenge.

The crew at the Channel Islands’ RNLI saved five lives in 2022 including those of two pilots from Jersey who recall how it felt seeing the lifeboat come to their rescue.

Work to install a new Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Jersey airport is likely to take around two months.

Jersey's government is investing £12m into pharmacies to recruit and train staff and extend healthcare support and advice services.

Suzanne Wylie, the first female CEO of Jersey’s government, has handed in her shock resignation.

Victim recovery dogs have returned to the UK after not locating missing Thomas Frost.

The speed limit has been lowered on more than a dozen roads in St. Clement.

Key pieces of evidence from the fatal Haut du Mont explosion are being examined at one of the UK's top laboratories as Operation Spire enters its next stage.

The chair of a new think tank says Jersey's voting engagement is one of, if not, the worst in the world.

Just 59 of the island's 2,475 healthcare staff went to recent workshops about government plans for new healthcare facilities.

Jersey's harbour has a new visitor… but we’re being asked to avoid disturbing her as she has been through a rough patch.

The scene of December's fatal explosion has been given back to the government as the police have finished collecting evidence.

Three men are starting seven and a half year jail terms for their part in dealing drugs in Jersey.

Constable Simon Crowcroft has withdrawn his proposition calling for a pause to the redevelopment of Jersey's Waterfront.

Two men from the UK have been charged with importing drugs with a combined street value of £350,000 following two separate, unconnected seizures at the island's ports.

Police are appealing for help to identify a man who got a knife out to construction workers when they asked him to leave a St Helier building site.

A ban on TikTok on government-owned devices is being considered in Jersey after the UK made the move last week.

David Sullivan has been jailed for nine and a half years after being convicted of three counts of rape.

A 19 year old has been found guilty of attempted murder after a teenager was stabbed repeatedly in St Saviour last January.

The ferry company has confirmed the name of its new conventional ropax vessel.

Jersey's Irish community will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a host of events in St Helier.

An islander has created a new rental service for baby clothes and equipment to offer local parents a cheaper and green option.

Both the island's Chief Officer for HCS and the Chief Nurse have resigned from their roles.

Plans for more than 100 homes at South Hill have been rejected for a second time.

A musician from Jersey has turned a poem by award-winning former Children's Laureate Chris Riddell into a song to raise money for a charity working in war-torn Ukraine.

Shoppers could see more French products on supermarket shelves after Condor bought a new ferry.

Friends of Fort Regent have met with the Sports Minister as the group's petition reaches 2,100 signatures.

Les Amis will not go ahead with its planned residential home at Val Plaisant for islanders with learning disabilities.

Jersey's Bailiff has received his knighthood in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.

The Housing Minister has asked Jersey Homes Trust to delay a 9% rent rise.

Artists from across the Channel Island have the opportunity to display their work in an exhibition that will tour Europe in 2024.

Jersey footballer Luke Harris has signed an extended contract with club Fulham FC following his 18th birthday.

The RNLI's George Sullivan has come back scrubbed up and more ready than ever for rescue missions following a full refit.

Jersey Homes Trust tenants have been told their rents will increase by 9% on 1 April. Reform Jersey is renewing its call for rent control.

Jersey will mark the Coronation of King Charles III with a public event at Coronation Park.

Specialist search dogs are set to arrive into the island shortly to look for Thomas Frost, who has been missing for one month.

Five people have been arrested following an operation by the police's Drug Squad on Friday (10 March).

Health staff are being invited to drop in workshops this week to discuss where Jersey's future healthcare services should be based.

Swimmers who have taken part in this year's Swimarathon have raised almost £85,000 for local food banks.

A plan is being worked up to make GP appointments cheaper for all islanders.

Jersey's government has brought in new requirements for air show organisers who want a grant to fund their display.

Ten years ago the Channel Islands were blanketed in snow following the most significant snowfall in three decades.

An open letter has been sent to the island's States Members urging them to reconsider the future of Fort Regent.

The Chief Minister has praised enforcement action against a group of illegal traders operating in Jersey.

Jersey Bulls FC is committing itself to making a new women's team so all islanders can play football at higher levels.

A second, conventional roll-on, roll-off ferry has been acquired by Condor to assist on key routes between Guernsey, Jersey, the UK, and France.

The 51st Swimarathon will see 2,500 islanders raising money for the island's food banks.

Trudi Roscouet, founder of Vitality40Plus, is Jersey's Inspirational Woman of the Year 2023.

Regent Skating Club has received a further grant from Ports of Jersey to help with the cost of travelling to competitions

After weeks of dry weather, Jersey will get significant rainfall this week, with the heaviest hitting this evening (7 March).

A new fund to support mental health services has been set up in memory of Jersey teenager Kezia Mason, who took her own life one year ago.

French tourists will be able to visit Jersey for the day with just their national ID cards.

Jersey's States Employment Board says it is disappointed nurses and midwives have rejected their 7.9% pay offer.

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a 62-year-old man who has suffered a serious head injury.

Jersey's nurses and midwives have rejected their pay offer.

A hydrogen powered flight - tested as part of a Jersey partnership - has had a successful launch in the US.

The search for missing Thomas Frost is being scaled down, three weeks on from his disappearance.