Islanders who are due to take their cars to the garage for an MOT from 30th March have been granted a 6-month extension - meaning no vehicle will need to be tested until at least the end of September. The...

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus on the Isle of Wight now stands at 8, according to the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Maggie Oldham, Cheif Executive of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, has announced this morning (Wednesday)...

The Isle of Wight Council and the funding body WightAID have joined forces to ensure frontline charities to the coronavirus response receive the support they so desperately need. For the next few months, WightAID will focus its grant giving to...

Southern Vectis have adjusted their bus timetables in response to the lower than usual passenger numbers on services across the Island. As of today, special timetables will apply on Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 37. A normal...

Forecasters are warning that temperatures will plummet next week, bringing the risk of snow and ice across the Isle of Wight. If things weren't complicated enough with coronavirus, IW Met Service are advising tonight (Tuesday) that things will turn from...

The government is texting people across the Isle of Wight and the rest of the UK to inform them of the new rules announced by the Prime Minister yesterday (Monday). Islanders will today be receiving a text directly to their...

A new confirmed case of coronavirus has been identified on the Isle of Wight as nationally numbers soar to over 8,000, it has been announced tonight (Tuesday). It has been 7 days since the last confirmed case was revealed. The...

Islanders will soon be able to spend more using contactless technology as the spending limit for such card payments is being increased from £30 to £45 from 1st April. The limit increase is in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis and...

Police on the Isle of Wight say that it is clear to them that lots of people are not heeding the government's orders to say indoors unless absolutely essential. Officers have been carried out patrols across the Island today (Tuesday),...

In a display of ‘true island spirit’, the Isle of Wight Distillery team has turned its expertise and knowledge to the production of hand sanitiser for locals in need. The hand sanitiser has been created using a World Health Organisation...