COVID-19

The coronavirus contact tracing app, which is currently being trialled on the Isle of Wight, has seen over 70,000 downloads to date, it has been announced. Although not all of the downloads are thought to be from the Isle of...

1 in 3 care homes on the Isle of Wight are now reporting outbreaks of the coronavirus. In the latest figures, published by Public Health England, 24 out of 75 care homes on the Island, including residential and nursing homes,...

Although the number of new COVID-19 cases on the Isle of Wight is levelling out, there has been a further 4 confirmed cases recorded locally according to new data. 161 Islanders have now been confirmed as having coronavirus according to...

The Isle of Wight can emerge from the COVID-19 outbreak as a renowned centre of innovation and technological know-how, local MP Bob Seely believes. Bob has said he is proud that the Isle of Wight is leading the way with...

Islanders are being reminded that they should only consider visiting the tip if it is genuinely essential after one resident turned up with a single broken coat hanger and a faulty charger. Workers at the Lynnbottom Household Waste and Recycling Centre...

The team at Visit Isle of Wight are at the forefront of developing a new nationwide Tourism Standards scheme with Visit England that will be launched soon to help kickstart the UK’s tourism industry. Working in collaboration with Visit England,...

Isle of Wight Council committee meetings will be run live online using Microsoft Teams from June, it has been announced. Some elements of the normal democratic processes were temporarily suspended so that the council could develop a response to the...

New guidance issued to police officers expressly states that social distancing is no longer enforceable by law. In a document published by the College of Policing, officers are being told they cannot fine people for ignoring the 2-metre rule because...

In line with the latest government guidelines, Red Funnel is urging the public to heed the government’s advice and refrain from using public transport as much as possible - this includes using the company’s ferry service between Southampton and East...

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Steve Double, a local NHS employee, recently purchased and then donated 30 plants for distribution to members of our community who have been socially isolated during the COVID outbreak, with the aim of boosting their wellbeing. The...