COVID-19

A series of online information sessions targeting the Island’s vital tourism and hospitality sector helped bring understanding to a wide range of issues over the last few days. The 6 sessions, organised and promoted by Visit Isle of Wight and...

The Government has announced that from today (Wednesday) employers now have the flexibility to bring furloughed employees back to work on a part-time basis - a whole month earlier than previously announced. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has so...

Months of negotiations into buying the Venture Quays site in East Cowes could go down the drain due to coronavirus. The Isle of Wight Council has been negotiating with Homes England for the building and land that make up the...

Wightlink will resume services on its Yarmouth-Lymington route on Friday 17th July 2020, it has been confirmed. The cross-Solent operator says this decision reflects the increasing demand for Wightlink’s services as Government lockdown restrictions are relaxed and has been taken...

Police are reminding the Island's hospitality industry to remain compliant ahead of businesses re-opening on Saturday, some for the first time in over 3 months. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Licensing and Alcohol Harm Reduction Team have issued an...

A homeless artist is to auction a stunning 170cm carving of a narwhal tusk to raise money for a West Wight charity supporting vulnerable people throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. David Wallace, whose work will be shown at the Royal Academy...

Another new confirmed case of COVID-19 has been identified on the Isle of Wight – but it’s only the 2nd new case since 14th June and the 5th this month. The total number of cases of coronavirus locally now sits...

Cross-Solent operator Red Funnel has announced that it will be increasing its vehicle ferry service from 10th July 2020 with a further 22 sailings per week. The increase comes as Red Funnel is seeing more demand for its ferry crossings...

Cineworld has confirmed that the re-opening of it's Isle of Wight cinema has been pushed back to 31st July. It was previously announced that the cinema would be re-opening on 10th July, but the release of a number of films...

The Isle of Wight Council has launched the latest addition to its coronavirus toolkit to control the virus and protect the Island. The COVID-19 Prevention, Incident and Outbreak Control Plan provides a blueprint for containing and managing COVID-19 outbreaks to...