Jersey in numbers
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Jersey faces squeeze as IMF flags UK inflation and rate rises
The IMF has upgraded UK growth to 1.3% for 2026, but warns of higher interest rates and energy prices with direct consequences for Jersey homeowners and househo
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BWCI acquires 4insight to create bigger Channel Islands research firm
BWCI Group has acquired Jersey-based market research firm 4insight Limited, merging it with Island Global Research. Founder Dorothy Parker stays on as Director.
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Tribe recalled as Jersey target World Cup qualifier spot
Batter Asa Tribe returns to Jersey’s squad for the ICC World Cup Challenge League A final round in Nairobi, where the island side lead the standings.
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St Aubin’s Road closed after crane overturns at West Park
A lorry-mounted crane overturned at the West Park apartment block in St Helier on Tuesday, sending one person to hospital and closing St Aubin’s Road.
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Ogier’s Jersey and London teams earn Legal 500 UK recognition
Jersey-headquartered law firm Ogier has been recognised in the Legal 500 UK 2027 Guide, with its Channel Islands and London teams cited across multiple practice
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20,000 books sold at Trinity farm to fund Jersey guide dogs
Guide Dogs Jersey’s 32nd annual Biggest Book Sale raised £18,000 at Peacock Farm in Trinity, bringing the event’s 32-year cumulative total to over £615,000.
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What to do if you find a seal pup stranded on a Jersey beach
Grey seal pupping season has begun in Jersey. BDMLR urges islanders to stand back, keep dogs away, and call the helpline rather than intervene.
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Lee Madden reveals £5,000 donation and takes Value Jersey chair
Lee Madden, who resigned as Chamber of Commerce president over a donation to Value Jersey, has confirmed the sum was £5,000 and been appointed chair of the poli
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No safeguards yet for social housing if hospital workers take Andium homes
758 households are on Jersey’s social housing waiting list, yet no safeguards exist to protect their priority if Andium homes are offered to hospital constructi
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Jersey moves to close major post-release supervision gap by 2027
Jersey is the only place in the British Isles without mandatory post-release probation. A new law planned for 2027 would change that, with supporters and scepti