Jersey in numbers
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Jersey warned it risks failing victims without £5m justice investment
Jersey’s justice system needs 49 new posts and around £5m to handle up to 225 extra cases a year under new violence against women and girls laws.
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Neighbours object to Mont à l’Abbé disability playground over traffic
Plans for a wheelchair-accessible playground at Mont à l’Abbé School face objections from St Helier residents worried about traffic on nearby roads.
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Jersey braced for 90mph gusts and possible named storm by Friday
Jersey Met warns of severe gale force 9 winds and gusts up to 90mph by Friday, with DFDS already rescheduling ferry services and a named storm possible.
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Jersey backbencher fights to put unpaid carers on government agenda
Deputy Lyndsay Feltham has lodged an amendment to Jersey’s 2026-2030 Common Strategic Policy to make respite and community support for unpaid carers an explicit
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Jersey approved medicinal cannabis eight years ago and never regulated it
A Jersey campaigner says the island failed to regulate medicinal cannabis in the eight years since the States Assembly approved its medical use, following an in
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Over 300 hazards found in farm worker homes after carbon monoxide death
More than 300 hazards have been found in Jersey farm workers’ accommodation since inspections began following the carbon monoxide death of a seasonal worker in
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Appleby wins 13 firm rankings in Chambers UK Guide 2027
Appleby has earned 13 firm rankings and 30 individual recognitions in the Chambers UK Guide 2027, with five Jersey and Guernsey partners achieving the top Band
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Midge-borne Shamonda virus found on two Jersey farms
Shamonda virus, a midge-borne cattle disease new to Europe, has been identified on two Jersey farms, making the island the first in the British Isles to record
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AI policing and heart failure research win at Jersey TechAwards
Jersey’s 8th Annual TechAwards attracted 500-plus guests and a 70% rise in nominations, with AI policing and heart failure research among the winners.
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DFDS adds extra sailings as half-term winds threaten Jersey
Strong winds are forecast to disrupt Jersey ferry services this week, with DFDS planning extra sailings and adjusted schedules to limit half-term holiday disrup