Isle of Wight author Harriet Kent has been so moved by the efforts of so many people in fundraising for the NHS and other much-deserved causes during the COVID-19 pandemic that she has stepped up to the mark herself. Written...

Scouts across the Isle of Wight took part in a national 'Camp at Home' event last Thursday (30th April). At the last count, over 65,000 people took part in the event throughout the UK. They built dens in their houses,...

Small firms and sole traders across the Isle of Wight – including high street staples like hairdressers, coffee shops and florists – are eligible for 100% government-backed Bounce Back Loans to help them make it through the coronavirus outbreak. From...

The campaign to procure essential PPE equipment for the Isle of Wight’s care sector has received over £11,000 in donations within days of going live. Wight Mask Ask was launched last week by national charity Embracing Age after realising shortages of appropriate equipment...

A yellow weather warning for fog overnight and into tomorrow morning has been issued by IW Met Service this evening (Sunday). Low cloud and hill fog has dipped close to sea level in some western parts of the Island and...

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight has increased by 4, according to Public Health England. Today's (Sunday's) data shows an increase of 4 cases of coronavirus from 123 cases yesterday to 127 today. The...

The Pop-Up Soup Kitchen are working with Age UK Isle of Wight to support patients in returning to their homes in these unprecedented times. Age UK Isle of Wight’s St Mary's Hospital Living Well Team are working hard up at...

28 Islanders have now died in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, figures from NHS England reveal. The latest victim of the deadly virus passed away at St Mary's Hospital yesterday with another individual passing away on Saturday, it has...

The Isle of Wight's Kelly Sotherton has been talking about her plans to make the next Commonwealth Games as successful as possible. The 3-time Olympic medallist has been appointed as England's athletics team leader for the competition in Birmingham in...

The Office for National Statistics has revealed where local COVID-19 victims lived on the Isle of Wight. Figures represent deaths that occurred between 1st March and 17th April 2020 that were registered by 18th April 2020. Data is collated where...