JERSEY will follow the UK’s recent decision to introduce a free chickenpox vaccine for young children next year. Jersey’s public health director Peter Bradley said that the varicella vaccination will be introduced as part of the routine childhood immunisation schedule from January 2026. “Eligible children will receive the combined MMRV vaccine – protecting against measles, The post Jersey to follow UK in introducing free chickenpox vaccine for children appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

BLUE Islands has said its fleet has been restored to “full strength” following operational issues and that a “marked improvement” will be visible in the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s next set of statistics – after being ranked bottom of its UK flight-punctuality list for the second quarter of this year. The CAA’s latest quarterly report The post Blue Islands ranked UK’s least punctual airline in new stats appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

A BUDGET immediately before an election can tend to be a bit of a damp squib as Members, and in particular, ministers seek to limit any potential damage to their political stock with one eye on polling day. The current Council of Ministers though may not have that luxury with much being made of the The post Ministers facing fight for funding: What might be in the Budget? appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

THE former Harbourmaster of Carteret, who did much to strengthen ties with Jersey as well as befriend Alphonse Le Gastelois, who lived in self-imposed exile on Les Écréhous reef for 14 years after being wrongly accused of being the Beast of Jersey, has died. Alain Blancheton, who passed away recently at his home in Carteret, The post Former Carteret harbourmaster and friend of the ‘King of the Ecréhous’ dies appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

NEGOTIATIONS with some of the sports clubs moving out of Fort Regent are still “ongoing” just months before the iconic facility closes for refurbishment – with some groups unhappy that a higher rate has been proposed to move elsewhere. A number of sports groups and services have already left Fort Regent and agreed alternative arrangements, but The post Negotiations “ongoing” as some Fort sports clubs raise concern over cost of moving out appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

THE true-crime author researching one of the Island’s most notorious unsolved murders has spoken about the “huge response” from Islanders to his appeals for help with the case. Mark Bridgeman said that while he had originally expected to have completed a first draft of his book about the killing of Finnish au pair Tuula Höök The post ‘Huge response’ from Islanders to author’s appeals for murder clues appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

IT ONCE flew between the Channel Islands, UK and Europe – but now sits quietly in a secure area near the air traffic control tower… The future of a former Jersey Airlines plane that was brought back to the Island by a group of local enthusiasts in 2018 could involve a charity or not-for-profit organisation, according The post Plans in the works to help ensure historic aircraft has a “sustainable future” appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

JERSEY Heritage is recommending that the Victoria Marine Lake in St Aubin’s Bay be awarded Grade 4 listed status, it has emerged. Deputy Inna Gardiner, who has been supporting a group of Islanders and constituents keen to restore the 128-year-old pool, told the JEP that Jersey Heritage had forwarded an assessment to Jersey Property Holdings The post Bid to give Victoria Marine Lake listed status appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

From the summer of gorillas and tortoises to the silence of pandemic closures, Durrell has seen boom, bust and bruising battles over its future. With the 2024 accounts exposing its hardest year yet, the JEP traces the story of its finances, visitors and challenges in the years following its rebrand. Megan Davies reports. 2017 marked The post News focus: A wild few years for Jersey Zoo appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.

DURRELL’s toughest year yet has been laid bare in its 2024 accounts – showing a steep drop in visitor numbers, plunging donations, shrinking commercial income and a six-figure bill for staff departures. The newly published annual report reveals how the Trust, already rocked by the ‘We Love the Zoo’ campaign group’s bid to unseat its The post Jersey Zoo rocked by plunging visitors, soaring costs and staff exits in turbulent year appeared first on Jersey Evening Post.