COVID-19

A large build up of sand on the beach at Ryde is being cleared by the Isle of Wight Council from today (Tuesday). Contractors have not been clearing the sand at Ryde regularly during lockdown. However, as it’s now got...

Burger King is set to re-open a number of its drive-thru restaurants from next Monday, including here on the Isle of Wight. The fast food giant closed its doors back in March as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. It...

Following the announcement of the Government's first sketch of a road map for reopening society, the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has launched a free online tool to help businesses start to develop their own road map to restart, restore...

Schools across the Isle of Wight have been working creatively to minimise the impact of having to close to most pupils, due to the COVID-19) pandemic, on their pupils' education. Island schools have developed home learning packs, kept timetables of...

Under the new government guidelines, Busy Bee Garden Centre in Ryde will re-open to the public on Wednesday morning. The company has been closed since the lockdown began in March but has now been permitted to re-open and will do...

Conflicting information from the Government has led to confusion amongst Islanders as to what is and isn't changing as lockdown is eased - but here is a full list of what you can and cannot do. The new rules will take...

Cowes Enterprise College has been forced to closed its doors for the rest of the week to enable a deep clean to take place after an individual tested positive for COVID-19. Although the majority of children have been off school...

31 Islanders have now died at St Mary's Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, latest figures released this afternoon (Monday) confirm. According to NHS England, the latest victim of the deadly virus passed away at the hospital on 8th May....

The chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales says police officers won’t be issued tape measures as the coronavirus crisis becomes ‘almost impossible’ to police. Boris Johnson’s address to the nation left the public, and police forces alike,...

Sandown Carnival have confirmed that 2020's children's, main and illuminated carnivals have been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Following the Prime Minister's announcement yesterday evening that lockdown will continue into July, the committee has decided to call time...