COVID-19

35 people have now been discharged from St Mary's Hospital after recovering from COVID-19, according to the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The latest figures available show there are now a possible 109 active cases of coronavirus on the Isle of...

Road resurfacing work is set to resume on the Isle of Wight again, towards the end of May, following a review of Government guidance and staff safety training. Island Roads, in consultation with the Isle of Wight Council, have continued...

13 young people and 6 adults have successfully climbed the height of Scafell Pike from home, raising more than £2,200 for South Wight Area Youth (SWAY) and the Isle of Wight Foodbank. The ‘Hike at Home’ challenge had the team...

Figures released by NHS England show that 34 Islanders have now sadly died with COVID-19 at St Mary’s Hospital, but it appears that the number of deaths has levelled out in recent weeks. The first coronavirus death on the Isle...

Jack up the Summer 2020 has been cancelled owing to the ongoing coronavirus situation, it has been announced this afternoon (Tuesday). Organisers of the annual music festival, which was due to take place between 7th-9th August 2020, have been left...

Islanders locked down during the coronavirus crisis have been getting on their bikes, new figures reveal. Research has shown that in some parts of the Island, those taking up cycling has dramatically increased since government lockdown measures were introduced in...

The Bishop of Portsmouth has asked the government to recognise how Isle of Wight residents are serving the nation by trialling an NHS app. Rt Rev Christopher Foster was speaking in a virtual session of the House of Lords and...

A new online service will launch on Tuesday 26th May for small and medium sized employers to recover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees, the Government has announced today. The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance are collaborating with HM Coastguard to ensure time-critical patients with an unknown coronavirus status are transferred to mainland hospitals as safely as possible. Utilising the larger AW189 Coastguard Rescue helicopter, Doctors and Specialist...

KFC in Lake will re-open for drive-thru orders only from tomorrow (Tuesday), it has been confirmed. The finger lickin’ good news comes just days after the Newport store was re-opened, with queues forming around the Coppins Bridge car park from...