COVID-19

200 cases of COVID-19 have now been confirmed on the Isle of Wight. The latest statistical information from Public Health England confirms that the total number of confirmed cases has hit the new milestone. Previously, the total sat at 199 but a...

Parking charges are set to be re-introduced across the Isle of Wight next week, as more people return to work and shops prepare to reopen. From Monday 8th June, on duty key workers will be the only people who can...

Nearly 30 people have now died in care homes on the Isle of Wight due to the coronavirus, with almost 180 people confirmed as contracting the virus in such homes. In statistics released today (Tuesday), the number of deaths registered...

Local MP Bob Seely has welcomed further details on the Government’s extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the inclusion of some of the changes which he had pushed for. Last month, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the extension...

Having sex in your own home with someone from a different household could land you a criminal record as a result of an update to the coronavirus lockdown rules. As part of the regulation changes announced last week, the Government...

All GP practices across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight now have the ability to have video appointments with patients, after a programme to introduce the technology was accelerated in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As part of the...

The Island’s biggest summer show, the annual Isle of Wight Garlic Festival, has been cancelled for 2020. The pungent event, now in its 37th year will next take place in 2021, on the 21st and 22nd of August, organisers have...

With fears of a second wave of coronavirus in the country, and the government trying to reduce the reproduction (R) number, research suggests the Island’s R is well below 1. If the R number, the number of how many new...

The arrival of the first of 5 new trains for Island Line has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been confirmed. In September last year, it was announced that the Isle of Wight will be receiving Class...

Dog walkers will once again be banned from certain beaches around the Isle of Wight coast from next Monday, it has been confirmed. The usual summer restrictions, which normally come into force on 1st May, were pushed back this year...