COVID-19

This year’s Great Wonderfest festival at Duxmore Farm WILL go ahead, despite almost every other large event cancelling their plans for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Visitors will be able to pre-book a 3m x 3m pitch for 6...

It's a sigh of relief for Islanders as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has today (Thursday) announced that driving lessons, theory tests and driving tests will resume in England next month. Driving lessons and theory tests will restart...

As businesses across the Isle of Wight start to reopen after the lockdown a warning has been issued about checking water systems are safe. During the COVID-19 lockdown, many premises were shut to reduce the spread of the virus, but...

All those at Beulieu House in Newport were determined the show must go on despite the cancellation of this year's Isle of Wight Festival. The annual music festival is among the year’s highlights for Beaulieu staff and clients so news...

Visit Isle of Wight and the Isle of Wight Council are inviting local tourism businesses to a series of seminars to help the local economy recover. Following the UK Government announcement on Tuesday regarding the reopening of trade, Visit Isle...

Islanders continue to show huge appreciation for the Isle of Wight Council's 'check-in' wellbeing service. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, community volunteers through community hubs, voluntary sector organisations and redeployed council staff, have been staying in touch with...

Members of the Wightlink-Wight Mountain Cycle Race Team have been clocking up some serious miles while making use of their extra free time during lockdown. Riding around the Island once wasn’t enough for several team riders with Matt Allsopp and...

1 new confirmed case of COVID-19 has been identified on the Isle of Wight - the first new case since 14th June. The total number of cases of coronavirus locally now sits at 203 - a rise of just 1...

As Mountbatten begins to reopen its charity shops across the Isle of Wight, there has been an incredible response by the community. An influx of donations has been received at the charity’s main donation station at its Newport warehouse on...

Public Health England has issued a heat warning encouraging vulnerable people to take care during the exceptionally hot weather this week. People shielding indoors from COVID-19, older people, those with underlying health conditions and very young children are all more...