JE AND ALBERT BARTLETT JOIN FORCES TO DELIVER THE CHANNEL ISLANDS’ LARGEST ROOFTOP SOLAR ARRAY
Jersey Electricity (JE) and Jersey Royal Company (JRC), part of Albert Bartlett Group, will partner to deliver the Channel Islands’ largest rooftop solar array at JRC’s Peacock Farm in Trinity. Under a long-term arrangement, JE will lease the Farm’s roof and build the solar array to generate local solar electricity which will be transported directly […]
THE NORMAN CHRISTMAS MARKET RETURNS TO JERSEY
Get into the festive spirit with a taste of France, the Norman Market is coming back to the Weighbridge! From Tuesday 9 December to Sunday 14 December, you’ll be able to browse, shop, and sample delicious French goodies just in time for Christmas. Opening Hours The market will be open daily from 9am to 6pm […]
GREEN LIGHT FOR NEW RESEARCH INTO JERSEY’S HISTORIC FEUDAL SYSTEM
Funding has been secured for a major new research project into Jersey’s historic feudal system, which dates back to medieval times. The £250,000 needed for ‘The Fiefs and Seigneurs of Jersey: History and Significance’ project was successfully raised through private individuals, with support from Jersey Heritage, the Société Jersiaise and the Government of Jersey. The […]
THE JERSEY FARMING CONFERENCE 2025 – SPEAKER VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE
Were you unable to get to the Jersey Farming Conference on 6 November, or to follow the live streaming at the time? Not to worry about having missed it – because all the speeches are now on line and the videos of each speech can be found here: These are:
DFDS WELCOMES MORE PAWS ONBOARD
DFDS has announced an increase in its onboard capacity for pets, allowing more to travel with their animal companions on southbound routes to and from Saint-Malo. A 25% increase has been applied to the Tarifa Jet and Levante Jet, allowing more pets than ever before to travel to France with their owners. The southern route […]
GREEN CARE WORKS BETTER TOGETHER
Green Care is a rapidly expanding land diversification, which can have a commercial element. Across the South of England there are an average of 15+ farms per county providing the service and countless horticultural/other activities on smallholdings and the like. Visiting participants can be anybody from 9-90yo with an additional need eg autism, learning difficulty […]
VOTE: WHAT MAKES JERSEY UNIQUE?
The breeding of Jersey cows, crafting of cabbage sticks, ringing of bells in the west and performance of Jèrriais – four of the 12 things nominated by Islanders as key to making Jersey what it is today. Should they be on a list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) to be safeguarded for the future, and […]
CELEBRATE BATS THIS WINTER – GLOBAL EXPERTS JOIN JERSEY BAT GROUP FOR WINTER TALKS SERIES
The Jersey Bat Group has announced its 2025–2026 Winter Talks series, bringing together six inspiring bat experts from around the world for an engaging season of conservation stories, cutting-edge research, and Island-to-international perspectives on bat ecology. Running from November to March, this online speaker series will feature leading bat researchers from Jersey, the UK, and […]
JERSEY FARMING CONFERENCE – 3
A speech by the Minister for The Environment, Deputy Steve Luce, given at the annual Jersey Farming Conference on 6 November 2025. Slightly edited This conference is an annual meeting where farmers and landowners, and the rural community, are brought together to talk and think ‘farming’. Whether you’re a grower, dairy farmer, landowner, or someone who […]
MORE THAN MILK — THE JERSEY COWS’ GIFT TO OUR ISLAND (Jersey Farming Conference — 2)
A speech by the chairman of the Jersey Milk Marketing Board, Phil Le Maistre, given at the annual Jersey Farming Conference on 6 November 2025. Slightly edited Last year, we heard some particularly encouraging news from Alex Bartlett, of Albert Bartlett Ltd, following their acquisition of the Jersey Royal Company. They committed to investing in […]