Jersey in numbers
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£150,000 grant to help Jersey field full team at 2027 Island Games
Jersey’s government has awarded a £150,000 one-off grant via Jersey Sport to help up to 240 athletes cover travel and accommodation costs for the 2027 Island Ga
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Jersey faces 8.6m litre water deficit by 2035, warns utility
Jersey Water warns summer demand hit a 20-year high and a worst-case drought could leave the island 8.6 million litres short per year by 2035.
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Jersey Zoo’s 100-year-old tortoise to be put to sleep
Biggy, a 100-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise at Jersey Zoo, is to be euthanised after infected growths persisted despite two rounds of surgery and a specialist
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Victoria College and Haute Vallée share top prize in States speech contest
Victoria College and Haute Vallée School shared the Mark My Words Shield and a £500 prize, with Victoria College’s Jayden Ochieng winning best individual speech
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Jersey students get their day in court with Collas Crill Moot 2026
The Collas Crill Moot returns for 2026, giving Jersey sixth-formers the chance to argue real legal cases in actual courtrooms, now in its third year on the isla
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PwC Channel Islands promotes local talent to global client role
PwC Channel Islands has promoted Leyla Yildirim to a global clients role and appointed Ali Cambray as the new Chief Strategy Officer from 1 October 2026.
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Jersey hedgehogs facing extinction after third dry summer
Jersey’s hedgehog rescue group has recorded its fewest admissions since 2003, with under half surviving. Three dry summers and less public feeding are being bla
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Could the Bank of England lose its independence over inflation failures?
Parliament is scrutinising the Bank of England’s independence as UK rates sit at 3.75%. Three economists argue for reform, with direct consequences for Jersey m
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Former Go-Ahead chief to chair Ports of Jersey board
David Brown, ex-chief executive of Go-Ahead Group and former Transport for London director, has been appointed non-executive chair of Ports of Jersey.
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DFDS adds 25 extra Jersey-Poole sailings and brings 2027 season forward
DFDS is expanding its Jersey-Poole fast ferry service in 2027, adding 25 extra return trips and starting on 24 March rather than 1 May, after a 21% rise in pass