6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1801+ words) FOLLOWING last week's article looking into the services provided by Jersey Sport, we continue our deep dive into the local disability sport community by getting in touch with the wider community. For such a small island, the large variety on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (426+ words) PROCEEDS from the sale of a former residential home next to Haut de la Garenne could be used to establish a fund for care leavers to access learning opportunities, mental-health support and emergency assistance for unforeseen expenditure. Children's Minister Richard…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (238+ words) SOME of the brightest young entrepreneurs in Jersey were celebrated at the first-ever Young Entrepreneurship Awards earlier this month. Seven young innovators aged 14-18 presented their business ideas to a panel of judges and successful local entrepreneurs. The awards ceremony, held…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (394+ words) PUBLIC feedback will soon be sought on new legislation planned to "strengthen online privacy" and make it easier to get illegal content removed from digital platforms. This includes enabling Islanders to request the removal of content where they can be…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (392+ words) CHILDCARE companies are refusing to participate in a government scheme to fund an additional 15 free hours'per week of childcare amid claims that the proposed "11-per-hour rate is "not viable in its current form. Jersey Early Years Association chair Belinda Lewis…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (259+ words) TUITION fee grants for students studying at university will be increased to match the UK's planned inflation-level rise, the Education Minister has confirmed. Deputy Rob Ward said he "intends to increase the maximum tuition fee grant accordingly" for Jersey students…...

4+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (339+ words) JERSEY'S government needs to urgently recognise the role of unpaid carers in the Island, a support network has said, amid wider calls to make more support available to those looking after loved ones. In a statement, Carers Jersey said it…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (470+ words) OVER two-thirds of Islanders surveyed would back a ban on smoking and vaping for those born in 2009 or later, new figures have revealed. Research on smoking and vaping habits and attitudes in Jersey was conducted by Island Global Research, with…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (368+ words) THE government is working to find activities for young Islanders with disabilities that are "on par" with the Jersey Special Gymnastics Club after the organisation closed this year amid concerns over shared facilities planned at the new Oakfield Sports Centre....

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (637+ words) NO trials have been carried out on the ability of a cholesterol-lowering drug to remove PFAS from the body, the government has admitted " despite plans to roll the medication out to Islanders with high levels of the chemical in their…...